Marta Civil

Interests

Research

Equity in mathematics education; informal mathematics education; cultural, social, and language aspects in the teaching and learning of mathematics, linking in-school and out-of-school mathematics, and parental engagement in mathematics.

Teaching

Mathematics courses for prospective and practicing teachers; mathematics education research courses at the graduate level.

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Books

• de Oliveira, L. C., & Civil, M. (2020). Teaching mathematics to English language learners: Preparing pre-service and in-service teachers. Palgrave-macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48355-5
• Crespo, S., Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Civil, M. (2017). Access and Equity: Promoting high quality mathematics in grades 3-5. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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  Third book in the series (in terms of order of publication)
• Hunter, R., Civil, M., Herbel-Eisemann, B., Planas, N., & Wagner, D. (2018). Mathematical discourse that breaks barriers and creates spaces for marginalized learners. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
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  This is an edited book with contributions from across the world
• White, D. Y., Fernandes, A., & Civil, M. (2017). Access and Equity: Promoting high quality mathematics in grades 9-12. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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  4th and final book in the series
• Celedón-Pattichis, S., White, D. Y., & Civil, M. (2017). Access and Equity: Promoting high quality mathematics in grades K-2. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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  This is the first volume of a 4-book series that NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) asked me to coordinate. I am the series editor as well as co-editor for each of the books
• Fernandes, A., Crespo, S., & Civil, M. (2017). Access and Equity: Promoting high quality mathematics in grades 6-8. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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  This was the first book published in the series of 4 books
• Eli, J. A., Wood, M. B., Civil, M., Turner, E. E., Turner, E. E., Civil, M., Wood, M. B., & Eli, J. A. (2016). Proceedings of the 38th Annual North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona.
• White, D., Crespo, S., & Civil, M. (2016). Cases for teacher educators: Facilitating conversations about inequities in mathematics classrooms. Information Age Publishing.
• Civil, M., & Turner, E. E. (2014). The Common Core State Standards in mathematics for English language learners. Alexandria, VA: TESOL International Association.
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  The CCSS have been adopted by most states in the country and we as mathematics educators must attend to this widespread adoption and implementation. This book addresses the gap reflected in the statement, "it is also beyond the scope of the Standards to define the full range of supports appropriate for English language learners." This collection of pedagogical practices supports ELLs with the content and language demands of the CCSSM. Each chapter highlights, via detailed classroom-based vignettes, specific pedagogical practices that teachers can use to support ELLs with the Standards for Mathematical Practices, and each concludes with questions for reflection and suggestions for action plans.
• Kitchen, R., & Civil, M. (2011). Transnational and borderland studies in mathematics education. New York: Routledge.
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  Every year, significant numbers of immigrant children from Mexico enter classrooms in the United States. These immigrants comprise a heterogeneous group of students with diverse needs, abilities, and experiences. Transnational and Borderland Studies in Mathematics Education is the first collection to offer research studies across these communities. Providing invaluable research on both sending and receiving communities in Mexico and the US, this collection considers the multiple aspects of children’s experiences with mathematics, including curriculum, classroom participation structures, mathematical reasoning and discourse – both in and out of school – and parents’ perceptions and beliefs about mathematics instruction. An important treatment of an insufficiently documented subject, this collection brings together researchers on both sides of the border to foster and support an interest in documenting evidence that will set the stage for future studies in mathematics education.
• Téllez, K., Moschkovich, J., & Civil, M. (2011). Latinos/as and mathematics education: Research on learning and teaching in classrooms and communities. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
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  This book that explores the mathematics education of Latinos/as in 13 original research studies. Each chapter represents research that grounds mathematics instruction for Latinos/as in the resources to be found in culture and language. By inverting the deficit perspective, this volume redresses the shortcomings found in the previous literature on Latino/a learners. Each study frames language (e.g. bilingualism) not as an obstacle to learning, but as a resource for mathematical reasoning. Other chapters explore the notion of cultural variation not as a liability but as a tool for educators to build upon in the teaching of mathematics. Specifically, the book reframes culture as a focus on the practices, objects, inscriptions, or people that connect mathematical concepts to student thinking and experiences, both in and out of school.The book's four sections divide the research: The first section of the book focuses on mathematic learning in classrooms, specifically exploring bilingual, Latino/a students; the second section explores Latino/a learners in communities, including the role parents can play in advancing learning; the third section includes chapters focused on teacher professional growth; the final section concerns the assessment (and mis-assessment) of Latino/a learners. The research shared in this volume provides ample evidence that mathematics educators who choose to ignore language or culture in their pedagogy risk shortchanging their Latino/a students.

Chapters

• Civil, M., Been Bennett, A., & Salazar, F. (2021). Learning from mothers as they engage in mathematical modeling. In Exploring mathematical modeling with young learners(pp 413-436). Springer.
• Civil, M., Hunter, R., & Crespo, S. (2020). Mathematics teachers committed to equity: A review of teaching practices. In International handbook of mathematics teacher education (Vol. 1)(pp 243-273). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Brill / Sense Publishers.
• Civil, M., Civil, M., Civil, M., Anhalt, C. O., Anhalt, C. O., Anhalt, C. O., Mcgraw, R. H., Mcgraw, R. H., Mcgraw, R. H., Eli, J. A., Eli, J. A., Eli, J. A., Civil, M., Anhalt, C. O., Mcgraw, R. H., & Eli, J. A. (2019). Stronger together: The Arizona Mathematics Teaching (MaTh) Noyce Program’s Collaborative Model for Secondary Teacher Preparation. In Recruiting, retaining, and preparing STEM teachers for a global generation. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense.
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  Eli, J., McGraw R., Anhalt, C., & Civil, M. (2019). Stronger Together: The AZ Mathematics Teaching (MaTh) Noyce Program’s Collaborative Model for Secondary Teacher Preparation. Book chapter in J. Leonard, A. Burrows, and R. Kitchen (Eds.), Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining STEM Teachers for a Global Generation. Sense Publishers, The Netherlands.
• Anhalt, C. O., Staats, S., Cortez, R., & Civil, M. (2018). Mathematical Modeling and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. In Cognition, Metacognition, and Culture in STEM Education(pp 307-330). New York: Springer.
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  Anhalt, C. O., Staats, S., Cortez, R., & Civil, (M). (2018). Mathematical modeling and culturally relevant pedagogy. In Y. J. Dori, Z. Mevarech, & D. Baker (Eds.). Cognition, metacognition, and culture in STEM education (pp. 307-330). New York: Springer
• Civil, M. (2018). A commentary on identifying and connecting to family and community funds of knowledge. In Toward equity and social justice in mathematics education(pp 145-149). New York: Springer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92907-1
• Civil, M. (2018). Immigrant students in mathematics education. In Encyclopedia of mathematics education. New York: Springer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77487-9_73-4
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  This an updated entry for the Encyclopedia from the previous one from a few years ago
• Civil, M. (2018). Intersections of culture, language, and mathematics education: Looking back and looking ahead. In Invited Lectures from the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education(pp 31-47). New York: Springer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72170-5_3
• Civil, M., & Hunter, R. (2018). Promoting equitable teaching in mathematics teachers education. In Equity in mathematics education: Addressing a changing world. Charlotte, NC: IAP.
• Civil, M., Anhalt, C. O., Mcgraw, R. H., & Eli, J. A. (2019). Stronger together: The Arizona Mathematics Teaching (MaTh) Noyce Program’s Collaborative Model for Secondary Teacher Preparation. In Recruiting, retaining, and preparing STEM teachers for a global generation. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense.
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  Eli, J., McGraw R., Anhalt, C., & Civil, M. (in press). Stronger Together: The AZ Mathematics Teaching (MaTh) Noyce Program’s Collaborative Model for Secondary Teacher Preparation. Book chapter in J. Leonard, A. Burrows, and R. Kitchen (Eds.), Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining STEM Teachers for a Global Generation. Sense Publishers, The Netherlands.
• Civil, M., Cortez, R., Staats, S., & Anhalt, C. O. (2018). Mathematical Modeling and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. In Cognition, Metacognition, and Culture in STEM Education. The Netherlands.: Springer: the language of science, Publishing Editor Education.
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  Anhalt, C., Staats, S., Civil, M., & Cortez, R. (2018). Mathematical Modeling and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Book chapter in Yehudit Judy Dori, Zemira Mevarech, and Dale Baker (Eds.), Cognition, Metacognition, and Culture in STEM Education. Springer: the language of science, Publishing Editor Education, The Netherlands.
• Eli, J. A., Mcgraw, R. H., Anhalt, C. O., & Civil, M. (2018). Stronger together: The Arizona Mathematics Teaching (MaTh) Noyce Program’s Collaborative Model for Secondary Teacher Preparation. In Recruiting, retaining, and preparing STEM teachers for a global generation. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense.
• Celedón-Pattichis, S., White, D. Y., & Civil, M. (2017). Introduction. In Access and equity: Promoting high-quality mathematics in grades preK-2(pp 1-12). Reston, VA: NCTM.
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  Celedón-Pattichis, S., White, D., & Civil, M. (2017). Introduction. In S. Celedón-Pattichis, D. Y. White, & M. Civil (Eds.). Access and equity: Promoting high-quality mathematics in grades preK-2 (pp. 1-12). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Fernandes, A., Crespo, S., & Civil, M. (2017). Introduction. In Access and equity: Promoting high-quality mathematics in grades 6-8(pp 1-10). Reston, VA: NCTM.
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  Fernandes, A., Crespo, S., & Civil, M. (2017). Introduction. In A. Fernandes, S. Crespo, & M. Civil, M. (Eds.). Access and equity: Promoting high-quality mathematics in grades 6-8 (pp. 1-10). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Nemirovsky, R., Kelton, M. L., & Civil, M. (2017). Towards a vibrant and significant informal mathematics education. In First Compendium for Research in Mathematics Education (J. Cai, Editor)(pp 968-980). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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  Nemirovsky, R., Kelton, M. L., & Civil, M. (2017). Towards a vibrant and significant informal mathematics education. In J. Cai (Ed.), First Compendium for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 968-980). Reston, VA: NCTM.
• Civil, M. (2016). “This is nice but they need to learn to do things the U.S. way”: Reaction to different algorithms. In Cases for mathematics teacher educators: Facilitating conversations about inequities in mathematics classrooms (D.Y. White, S. Crespo, & M. Civil, Editors)(pp 219-225). IAP.
• Felton-Koestler, M., & Civil, M. (2016). Conversations about inequities in mathematics content courses. In Cases for mathematics teacher educators: Facilitating conversations about inequities in mathematics classrooms(pp 215-218). IAP.
• Fernandes, A., Civil, M., Cravey, A., & DeGuzmán, M. (2017). Educating to empower Latina/os in mathematics in the New South. In US Latinization: Education and the new Latino South (S. Salas & P. Portes, Eds.)(pp 67-88). SUNY Press.
• White, D. Y., Crespo, S., & Civil, M. (2016). Facilitating conversations about inequities in mathematics classrooms. In Cases for mathematics teacher educators: Facilitating conversations about inequities in mathematics classrooms(pp 1-5). Information Age Press.
• Civil, M. (2014). Immigrant Students in Mathematics Education. In Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education(pp 277-282). New York, NY: Springer.
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  S. Lerman (Ed.)
• Civil, M., & Turner, E. E. (2014). Introduction to Common Core Standards in Mathematics for English Learners. In The CCSS in Mathematics for English Language Learners(pp 1-5). TESOL Press.
• Fernandes, A., Civil, M., & Kahn, L. H. (2014). Beyond writing and speaking: Broadening mathematical communication with English language learners. In The Common Core State Standards in mathematics for English language learners: Grades K-8(pp 67-80). Alexandria, VA: TESOL International Association.
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  M. Civil & E. E. Turner (Eds.)
• Civil, M. (2012). Mathematics teaching and learning of immigrant students: An overview of the research field across multiple settings. In Opening the cage: Critique and politics of mathematics education(pp 127-142). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
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  B. Greer & O. Skovsmose (Eds.)
• Civil, M., & Menendez, J. M. (2012). "Parents and children come together": Latino and Latina parents speak up about mathematics teaching and learning. In Beyond good teaching: Advancing mathematics education for ELLs(pp 127-138). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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  S. Celedon-Pattichis & N. Ramirez (Eds.)
• Civil, M., & Planas, N. (2012). Whose Language is It?. In Alternative forms of knowing (in) mathematics(pp 71--89). Springer.
• Civil, M., Planas, N., & Quintos, B. (2012). Immigrant parents’ perspectives on their children’s mathematics education. In Towards equity in mathematics education: Gender, culture and diversity(pp 267-282). New York, NY: Springer.
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  (Reprint of article published in ZDM (2005), 37(2)). H. Forgasz & F. Rivera (Eds.)
• Civil, M., Planas, N., & Quintos, B. (2012). Preface to “immigrant parents’ perspectives on their children’s mathematics education”. In Towards equity in mathematics education(pp 261-266). New York: NY: Springer.
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  H. Forgasz & F. Rivera (Eds.)
• D'iez-Palomar, J., Civil, M., & Molina Roldan, S. (2012). Problematizing family engagement in building bridges to improve mathematics education: Spaces for participation. In Educational leadership: Building bridges among ideas, schools and nations(pp 51-66). Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age Publishing.
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  C. Boske (Ed.)

Journals/Publications

• Civil, M. (2021). Learning With and From the Community. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education at Teachers College, 12(2).
• Civil, M., & Quintos, B. (2021). Mothers and children doing mathematics together: Implications for teacher learning. Teachers College Record.
• Stoehr, K., Salazar, F., & Civil, M. (2021). The power of parents and teachers engaging in a mathematics bilingual collaboration. Teachers College Record.
• Roberta, H., & Civil, M. (2021). Collaboration in mathematics: Taking a sociocultural perspective. Avances de Investigación en Educación Matemática, 19, 7-20.
• Salazar, F., & Civil, M. (2021). Experiencias de cinco madres mexicanas con la enseñanza de las matemáticas a distancia de sus hijos e hijas (Five Mexican mothers’ experiences with their children’s online mathematics teaching). Cuadernos de Investigación y Formación en Educación Matemática, 20, 279-289.
• Civil, M. (2020). Families as resources for the learning and teaching of mathematics. Revista APEduC Journal: Research and Practices in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, 1(2), 186-193.
• Civil, M. (2020). Teachers, teacher educators, and families working together towards a transformative equitable education. Revista APEduC Journal: Research and Practices in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, 1(2), 198-200.
• Civil, M., & Hunter, R. (2020). Review of the book The Stories we tell: Math, race, bias, and opportunity, by V. N. Faulkner, P. L. Marshall, & L. V. Stiff. Teachers College Record.
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  This is a review of the book Review of the book The Stories we tell: Math, race, bias, and opportunity, by V. N. Faulkner, P. L. Marshall, & L. V. StiffIt appears in the Book Reviews section of Teachers College Record, March 2020
• Civil, M., Stoehr, K. J., & Salazar, F. (2019). Learning with and from immigrant mothers: Implications for adult numeracy. ZDM Mathematics Education, 1/12. doi:10.1007/s11858-019-01076-2
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  This paper focuses on a group of mothers of immigrant origin as they engage in explorations and conversations about mathematics. We examine how bringing in tasks that draw on their children’s school mathematics, and on the participants’ knowledge and experiences, can inform us about their understanding of mathematics and provide opportunities to further enhance this understanding. Our analysis centers on two different types of mathematical tasks, both with rich potential for adult numeracy education. The first type of task engages the mothers in school mathematics through an exploration of addition and subtraction. In the second type of task, we look at mothers as adult learners working on two mathematical problem solving tasks, with different levels of connections to their everyday experiences. The findings point to a relationship between the type of context (everyday based versus school based) and the nature of the adult learners’ mathematical sense making and engagement with the tasks. While there was some initial apprehension towards the school based tasks, the direct connection to what their children are learning was a strong motivator. The everyday based tasks bring up the potential tension between everyday mathematics and academic mathematics. The more the task connected to their everyday knowledge, the more the mothers drew on their experience to offer approaches that made sense from a practical point of view. We argue that these different types of tasks can complement each other in working with adult learners to enhance their numeracy skills.
• Quintos, B., Civil, M., & Bratton, J. (2019). Promoting change through a formative intervention: Contradictions in mathematics education parental engagement. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 26(2), 171-186. doi:10.1080/10749039.2019.1602656
• Stoehr, K., & Civil, M. (2018). Conversations between preservice teachers and Latina mothers: An avenue to transformative mathematics teaching. Journal of Latinos and Education.
• Aguirre, J., Herbel-Eisenman, B., Celedón-Pattichis, S., Civil, M., Wilkerson, T., Stephan, M., Pape, S., & Clements, D. H. (2017). Equity within mathematics education research as a political act: Moving from choice to intentional collective professional responsibility. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 48(2), 124-147.
• Fernandes, A., Kahn, L. H., & Civil, M. (2017). A closer look at bilingual students’ use of multimodality in the context of an area comparison problem from a large-scale assessment. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 95(3), 263-282. doi:10.1007/s10649-017-9748-5
• Herbel-Eisenmann, B., Sinclair, N., Chval, K. B., Clements, D. H., Civil, M., Pape, S. J., Stephan, M., Wanko, J. J., & Wilkerson, T. L. (2016). Positioning mathematics education researchers to influence storylines. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 47(2), 102-117.
• Civil, M., & Hunter, R. (2015). Participation of non-dominant students in argumentation in the mathematics classroom. Intercultural Education, 26, 296-312. doi:10.1080/14675986.2015.1071755
• Stephan, M. L., Chval, K. B., Wanko, J. J., Civil, M., Fish, M. C., Herbel-Eisenmann, B., Konold, C., & Wilkerson, T. L. (2015). Grand challenges and opportunities in mathematics education research. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 46, 134-146.
• Civil, M. (2014). Musings around participation in the mathematics classroom (Guest editorial). The Mathematics Educator, 23(2), 3-22.
• Civil, M. (2014). Why should mathematics educators learn from and about Latina/o students’ in-school and out-of-school experience? (Invited Commentary).. Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, 7(2), 9-20.
• Civil, M. (2014). [Review of] Empowering science and mathematics education in urban school. Research in Mathematics Education, 16, 79-84.
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  DOI: 10.1080/14794802.2013.836384.
• Civil, M. (2016). A rejoinder to Jrene Rahm’s “Stories of learning, identity, navigations and boundary crossings in STEM in non-dominant communities: new imaginaries for research and action”. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 11, 77-80. doi:10.1007/s11422-014-9647-3
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  DOI 10.1007/s11422-014-9647-3
• Civil, M. (2016). STEM learning research through a funds of knowledge lens. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 11, 41-59. doi:10.1007/s11422-014-9648-2
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  DOI 10.1007/s11422-014-9648-2
• Planas, N., & Civil, M. (2013). Language-as-resource and language-as-political: Tensions in the bilingual mathematics classroom. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 25, 361-378.
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  DOI 10.1007/s13394-013-0075-6
• Strutchens, M., Bay-Williams, J., Civil, M., Chval, K., Malloy, C., White, D., D’Ambrosio, B., & Berry, R. (2012). Foregrounding equity in mathematics teacher education. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 15, 1-7.
• Fernandes, A., Anhalt, C. O., & Civil, M. (2010). Going beyond ‘multiple choice’: Probing Mexican-American students’ thinking and communicating on assessment items in measurement. TODOS Research Monograph II, Assessment of Hispanic/Latino Students in Mathematics, 2(1).
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  Fernandes, A., Anhalt, C., & Civil, M. (2010). Going beyond ‘multiple choice’: Probing Mexican-American students’ thinking and communicating on assessment items in measurement. TODOS Research Monograph II, Assessment of Hispanic/Latino Students in Mathematics.

Proceedings Publications

• Civil, M., & Hunter, R. (2021, August). Broadening Participation in Elementary School Mathematics: Views From Two Different Contexts. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Elementary Mathematics Teaching (SEMT ’21), 9-20.
• Civil, M., & Hunter, R. (2019, August). Supporting Mathematics Teachers to Build Deep Understandings of the Home Contexts of their Students. In The Mathematics Education for the Future Project- 15th International Conference- Theory and Practice: An Interface or a Great Divide, 4, 96-99.
• Civil, M. (2018, November). Looking back, look ahead: Equity in mathematics education. In PME-NA (North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education), 16-31.
• Wood, M. B., Turner, E. E., Civil, M., & Eli, J. A. (2016, November). Proceedings of the 38th Annual North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. In Psychology of Mathematics Education North America.
• Araujo, Z., Roberts, S., Anhalt, C. O., Civil, M., Fernandes, A., Moschkovich, J., Wiley, C., Zahner, W., Araujo, Z., Roberts, S., Anhalt, C. O., Civil, M., Fernandes, A., Moschkovich, J., Wiley, C., & Zahner, W. (2015, November). Mathematics Education and English Learners. In Psychology of Mathematics Education – (PME) 37th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group, 37, 1384-1393.
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  Mathematics Education and English Learners, A Working Group in Psychology of Mathematics Education – (PME) 37th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group., pp. 1384-1393. Authors: Araujo, Z., Roberts, S., Anhalt, C., Civil, M., Fernandes, A., Moschkovich, J., Willey, C., Zahner, W. (2015).
• De Araujo, Z., Roberts, S., Anhalt, C., Civil, M., Fernandes, A., Moschkovich, J., Willey, C., & Zahner, W. (2015, November). Mathematics education and English learners. In Psychology of Mathematics Education - North American Chapter, 1384-1393.
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  In T. G. Bartell, K. N. Bieda, R. T. Putnam, K. Bradfield, & H. Dominguez (Eds.) Proceedings of the 37th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
• Hunter, R., Civil, M., & Planas, N. (2015, July). Mathematical discourse that breaks barriers and creates space for marginalized learners.. In Psychology of Mathematics Education, 1, 133-134.
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  In K. Beswick, R. Muir, & J. Wells (Eds.). Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
• Planas, N., & Civil, M. (2015, July). Bilingual mathematics teachers and learners: The challenge of alternative worlds.. In Psychology of Mathematics Education, 4, 41-48.
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  In K. Beswick, R. Muir, & J. Wells (Eds.). Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
• Fede, B., Civil, M., & Toscano, R. (2014). Exploring mathematics together: Figuring the worlds of teachers and prospective teachers. In Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of PME 38 and PME-NA 36, 3, 41-48.
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  S. Oesterle, P. Liljedahl, C. Nicol, & D. Allan (Eds.)
• Civil, M., Fede, B., & Wood, M. B. (2013, Summer). A third-space of mathematical practice: Implications for teacher education. In 37th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 5, 43.
• Civil, M. (2012). Opportunities to Learn in Mathematics Education: Insights from Research with "Non-Dominant" Communities. In Proceedings of the 36th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 1, 43-59.
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  T.Y. Tso (Ed.)
• Mojica, G., Fede, B., & Civil, M. (2012). Elementary teachers implementation of complex instruction. In Proceedings of the 34th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 573.
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  L.R. Van Zoest, J.-J, Lo, & J.L. Kratky (Eds)
• Anhalt, C. O., Fernandes, A., & Civil, M. (2008, Summer). U.S. Latino Students’ Thinking and Communication on National Assessment Educational Progress (NEAP) Measurement Items. In International Congress of Mathematics Education (ICME).
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  Anhalt, C., Fernandes, A., & Civil, M. (2008). U.S. Latino Students’ Thinking and Communication on National Assessment Educational Progress (NEAP) Measurement Items, Proceedings from the Eleventh International Congress of Mathematics Education (ICME), TSG 33: Mathematics Education in a Multilingual and Multicultural Environment, Monterrey, MX, July.

Presentations

• Civil, M. (2021, April). Diversity as a resource towards students’ participation in the mathematics classroom. AIMS Center Colloquium Series (https://aimscenter.org/).
• Civil, M. (2021, April). Listening to students: A path to a more inclusive participation in mathematics. Southern Georgia Mathematics Conference.
• Civil, M. (2021, August). Conversatorio: Matemáticas para la justicia social (Panel: Mathematics for social justice). Maratón de matemáticas ; Teachers2Teachers Global - Ecuador.
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  This was a panel of 5 people- I was sole responsible for my contributions
• Civil, M. (2021, December). Learning with and from families: Opportunities to rethink (mathematics) education. International Colloquium for the Strengthening and Sustainability of Community Educational Alternatives, UNAM, Mexico City.
• Civil, M. (2021, December). Parents as Adult Learners of Mathematics: The Centrality of Building Relationships and Community (Keynote). New South Wales Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council Annual Conference, Australia.
• Civil, M. (2021, February). What does it mean to be a mathematics teacher educator?. Annual Meeting of the Associations of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)/ Judith Jacobs LectureAMTE.
• Civil, M. (2021, February). “We also think and solve problems”: Mathematical conversations with immigrant adults. Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM) Virtual Seminar.
• Civil, M. (2021, January). Who gets to participate in the mathematics classroom?. Boston College Colloquium.
• Civil, M. (2021, June). Funds of knowledge and mathematics education: Lessons learned and next steps. Institute for Learning 2021 Forum.
• Civil, M. (2021, November). A Participation Framework to Inform Mathematics Courses for Prospective Elementary Teachers.. California State University Math Colloquium Series.
• Civil, M. (2021, October). Reflexiones sobre la Enseñanza de las Matemáticas desde una Perspectiva Sociocultural (Reflections about Mathematics Teaching from a Sociocultural Perspective). webinars in mathematics and physics organized by a consortium of universities in Mexico.
• Civil, M., & Fernandes, A. (2021, June). Access & Equity: Promoting High-Quality Mathematics. Mathematics Teacher Academy, Baylor University.
• Civil, M., & Hunter, R. (2021, August). Broadening Participation in Elementary School Mathematics: Views From Two Different Contexts. Symposium on Elementary Mathematics Teaching (SEMT'21).
• Civil, M., & Hunter, R. (2021, July). Taking a strengths based approach to learning and teaching mathematics. ICME-14 (International Congress on Mathematical Education) (postponed from July 2020 to July 2021).
• Civil, M., Salazar, F., Quintos, B., & Hernandez, M. (2021, August). Aprendiendo Juntas: Tertulias Matemáticas con Madres Inmigrantes (Learning Together: Mathematics “Tertulias” with Immigrant Mothers). “Ciclo de Seminarios Matemática en los Territorios, aportes desde los enfoques socioculturales”, Santiago, Chile.
• Salazar, F., & Civil, M. (2021, July). Mexican American Women Talking About Graphs: A Focus on Their Lived Experiences. ICME-14 (International Congress on Mathematical Education, Shanghai, China) (postponed from July 2020 to 2021.
• Stoehr, K., Salazar, F., Civil, M., González-Rodas, H., & Rosas, M. (2021, June). Latinx Parents and Teachers Working Together to Support Students’ Mathematics Learning. 2020 TODOS Conference that was postponed till June 2021.
• Civil, M., & Griffin, L. (2020, March). New Possibilities for Parents as Partners in the Mathematics Education of Bilingual Learners. Teachers Development Group – 2020 Leadership Seminar. Portland, OR: Teachers Development Group.
• Civil, M., & Salazar, F. (2020, November). Learning mathematics with and from parents: Implications for school mathematics. Rossier School of Education Herman and Rasiej Math Initiative Lecture Series USCRossier School of Education, USC.
• Civil, M., Stoehr, K., & Salazar, F. (2020, February). Preparing Teachers to Build on Families’ Mathematical Experiences. Annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE). Phoenix, AZ: AMTE.
• Zavala, M., & Civil, M. (2020, August). Black, Indigenous, and Latinx Parents as Intellectual Resources: From Option to Imperative.. Webinar - Casio Education and TODOSCasio Education and TODOS.
• Civil, M. (2019, April). Reflections on Mathematics Education and Equity Considerations. Invited Colloquium Math Department, University of Montana, Missoula. University of Montana, Missoula.
• Civil, M. (2019, October). Some Reflections on Participation in the Mathematics Classroom. Colloquium, Department of Mathematics, Texas State University, San Marcos. San Marcos, TX.
• Civil, M., & Hunter, R. (2019, August). Supporting Mathematics Teachers to Build Deep Understandings of the Home Contexts of their Students. The Mathematics Education for the Future Project- 15th International Conference- Theory and Practice: An Interface or a Great Divide. Maynooth, Ireland.
• Civil, M., & Salazar, F. (2019, February). Listening to Latinx Mothers’ Views on Mathematics Education.. Western Regional Noyce Conference, Tucson, AZ. Tucson, AZ.
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  This presentation included a panel of Mothers from the project "Let's talk about Mathematics" (funded by Heising-Simons)
• Joseph, N. M., Civil, M., Edwards, B., Stoehr, K. J., Fernandes, A., & LopezLeiva, C. (2019, February). Mathematics Teacher Educators Walking to Equity Through Critical Reflection and Analysis of Structural Systems. Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Orlando, FL.
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  This was a presentation of the AMTE equity committee (which I chaired till last year)
• Stephens, A., & Civil, M. (2019, November). School-Family-Community: Contextual Influences on Early Math learning for English Learners. Promising Math 2019: A conference linking research and practice. Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL.
• Civil, M. (2018, April). Discussant for symposium on “Joining the pieces of the tivaevae to enact strength-based mathematics learning for Pāsifika students in Aotearoa New Zealand.”. AERA. New York.
• Civil, M. (2018, August). Mathematics Education and Latinx Students: Looking Back and Looking Ahead. UNAM-PAME Mathematics Colloquium. Tucson: UNAM Tucson.
• Civil, M. (2018, November). Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Equity in Mathematics Education. PME-NA. Greenville, SC: PME-NA.
• Civil, M. (2018, September). Implications of Funds of Knowledge for Rural Informal STEM Learning. Conference on Informal STEM Learning in Rural Places. Alexandria, VA: NSF / Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance.
• Civil, M., Amy, R. M., Foote, M., Aguirre, J., Turner, E. E., & Anhalt, C. O. (2018, June). The Price of Guacamole: Designing Rigorous and Relevant Mathematical Modeling Tasks that Build on the Strengths of Community and Cultural Contexts. TODOS: Mathematics for ALL. Scottsdale, AZ: TODOS: Mathematics for ALL Organization.
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  Anhalt, C., Turner, E., Aguirre, J., Foote, M., Roth McDuffie, Amy, Civil. M. The Price of Guacamole: Designing Rigorous and Relevant Mathematical Modeling Tasks that Build on the Strengths of Community and Cultural Contexts. TODOS: Mathematics for ALL Conference, Scottsdale, AZ June 21-23, 2018.
• Civil, M., Fernandes, A., Joseph, N., Bullock, E., Dickey, E., & Bartell, T. (2018, February). AMTE equity committee exploration: To what extent are AMTE members addressing/meeting indicators toward equity?. AMTE (Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators). Houston, TX: AMTE.
• Civil, M., Salazar, F., & Acosta Iriqui, J. M. (2018, April). Let’s Talk About Mathematics: Teachers Learning With and From Parents. AERA (American Educational Research Association). New York: AERA.
• Stoehr, K. J., Salazar, F., Civil, M., & Yanez, H. (2018, June). Weaving the Mathematical Threads Through Home, School, and Community. TODOS Conference. Scottsdale, AZ: TODOS: Mathematics for All.
• Civil, M. (2017, April). Have you ever felt or been erased in the mathematics classroom?. Iris M. Carl Equity Address to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM),. San Antonio, TX: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Civil, M. (2017, May). Aprendizaje de procesos culturales centrado en comunidades no dominantes: Una visión desde las matemáticas / STEM. (Learning cultural processes focused on non-dominant communities: A vision from mathematics / STEM. Invited talk at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago. Santiago, Chile: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Civil, M. (2017, May). Enfoque sociocultural de la enseñanza de las matemáticas, la equidad y el compromiso de las comunidades (A sociocultural approach to the teaching of mathematics, equity and the commitment of communities). Invited Talk at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Campus Villarrica. Villarica, Chile: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Civil, M. (2017, May). Equidad en educación matemática (Equity in mathematics education). Workshop given at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago. Santiago, Chile: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Civil, M. (2017, November). Cultural and linguistic diversity as resources for mathematics teaching and learning. TODOS Live! (Webinar)TODOS: Mathematics For All.
• Civil, M. (2017, October). Working with families and students to develop equitable mathematics learning environments. Annual meeting of California Mathematics Council – South. Palm Springs, CA: California Mathematics Council-South.
• Civil, M. (2017, September). Cultural and linguistic diversity as resources for mathematics teaching and learning. Webinar for Global Math DepartmentGlobal Math Department.
• Civil, M. (2017, September). Social justice and equity in mathematics education: Learning with and from parents.. Virtual presentation (panel) at the Fall Conference of AMTE-TX, Fort Worth, TX.AMTE-TX.
• Civil, M., & Kalinec-Craig, C. (2017, April). A conversation about mathematics with Latin@ parents. annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). San Antonio, TX: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Civil, M., Hernández, M., & Murdock, L. (2017, November). Breaking Barriers: Mexican-American mothers as partners in mathematics education.. NCTM INNOV8. Las Vegas, NV: NCTM.
• Civil, M., Stoehr, K., & Salazar, F. (2017, October). Parents and teachers exploring together the mathematics learning of emergent bilingual children. Promising Math 2017. Chicago: Erickson Intitute.
• Salazar, F., Civil, M., & Acosta Iriqui, J. M. (2017, January). Let’s talk about math: Parents and teachers talking and doing mathematics together.. MEAD conference. Tucson High School: Center for Recruitment and Retention.
• Civil, M. (2016, April). Diversity as an asset in mathematics education. annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). San Francisco.
• Civil, M. (2016, April). My work on family engagement and DLLs. Family Engagement and Dual Language Learners.. Los Altos, CA: Heising-Simons Foundation.
• Civil, M. (2016, December). Diversity as a resource for mathematics teaching and learning. Invited talk presented at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand.
• Civil, M. (2016, December). Learning mathematics with and from parents: An avenue to strengthening the school-community connection. Invited talk at the New Zealand Ministry of Education.. Wellington, New Zealand.
• Civil, M. (2016, July). Compartir per aprendre matemàtiques: Participació i implicació familiar (Sharing to learn mathematics: Participation and family engagement. Congrés Català d’Educació Matemàtica (Catalan Congress of Mathematics Education). Barcelona, Spain.
• Civil, M. (2016, July). Intersections of culture, language, and mathematics education: Looking back and looking ahead. 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME). Hamburg, Germany.
• Civil, M. (2016, May). Funds of knowledge and math in the making… Similarities? Differences?. Math in the Making Conference. New York.
• Civil, M. (2016, November). Invited talk as part of a “panel on affective and cultural dimensions of family math engagement: Fostering positive identities, attitudes, and mindsets”. Supporting Family Math Fluency in Young Children. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Science of Learning Center.
• Civil, M., & Menéndez, J. M. (2016, June). Parents as partners in ensuring equity and excellence in mathematics for ALL. TODOS 2016 conference. Scottsdale, AZ.
• Civil, M. (2015, January). Language, culture, and mathematics: Implications for the mathematics education of Latina and Latino students. Invited colloquium talk at California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA..
• Civil, M. (2015, June). Language and culture considerations in the mathematics education of Latina/o students.. Invited talk at Oregon State University.
• Civil, M. (2015, June). Who gets to participate in the mathematics classroom?. invited talk at Oregon State University.
• Civil, M. (2015, March). Latina mothers as resources for early mathematics education. Biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development (SCRD). Philadelphia.
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  Presented as part of a symposium on “family engagement in early mathematics learning”
• Civil, M., & Menéndez, J. M. (2015, January). Resources for teaching mathematics: Listening to parents. Presented at the Mathematics Educators Appreciation Day (MEAD.
• Civil, M., Anhalt, C., McDonald, R., & Ramirez, N. (2015, January). Keeping equity on the forefront. Presented at the Mathematics Educators Appreciation Day (MEAD).
• Anhalt, C. O., Eubanks-Turner, C., Cortez, R., Civil, M., & Mosqueda, E. (2014, October). Current Research Trends in Mathematics Education: Issues That Matter. Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) National Conference. Los Angeles, CA, USA: Mathematics Association of America (MAA).
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  Anhalt, C. , Chair, Scientific Symposium sponsored by the Mathematics Association of America (MAA), Current Research Trends in Mathematics Education: Issues That Matter. Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in the Sciences (SACNAS) National Conference. Speakers: Christina Eubanks-Turner (Loyola Marymount University), Ricardo Cortez (Tulane University), Marta Civil (University of Arizona), Eduardo Mosqueda (University of California, Santa Cruz). Los Angeles, CA, October 2014.
• Civil, M. (2014, April). Argumentation in mathematics: The case of English language learners. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). New Orleans, LA.
• Civil, M. (2014, April). Building capacity for research on equity in mathematics education: The case of CEMELA (Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as). Invited symposium on Building research communities in mathematics education, presented at the NCTM Research Conference. New Orleans, LA.
• Civil, M. (2014, April). MAPPS (Math and Parent Partnerships in the Southwest) and beyond: Reflecting on parental engagement in mathematics. Presented as part of a panel on Engaging Families in Early Mathematics, at the 17th International Roundtable on School, Family, and Community Partnerships. Philadelphia, PA.
• Civil, M. (2014, April). Mathematics education and English language learners. Presented at the Mathematics Education Colloquium Series at Boston College.
• Civil, M. (2014, July). Exploring mathematics together: Figuring the worlds of teachers and prospective teachers. Presented at the 38th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Vancouver, Canada.
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  [Co-authors, B Fede (first author) & R. Toscano; M Civil, Presenter]
• Civil, M. (2014, May). Listening to Latino/a parents: Implications for parental engagement in mathematics education. Presented at “Boosting Success for 21st Century Learners: Equitable Practices for High Achievement” Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Equity Center. Baltimore, MD.
• Civil, M. (2014, October). Considerations for the mathematical participation of non-dominant students: Implications for teacher education. Presented as part of a MAA sponsored symposium on “Current Research Trends in Mathematics Education: Issues that Matter”, at the Annual meeting of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). Los Angeles, CA.
• Civil, M. (2014, October). Listening to parents, teachers, and students: Implications for equity in mathematics education. Presented at Texas A&M University. College Station, TX.
• Civil, M. (2013, April). English Language Learners in the mathematics classroom: Equity considerations.. Presented at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• Civil, M. (2013, April). “I didn’t learn it this way”: Approaches to parental engagement in mathematics education. Workshop presented at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• Civil, M. (2013, July). A third-space of mathematical practice: Implications for teacher education. Presented at the 37th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Kiel, Germany.
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  [collaborators B. Fede & M. Wood]
• Civil, M. (2013, May). Learning with and from families: Implications for the mathematics education of ELLs and Latino/a students. Presented at “Boosting Success for 21st Century Learners: Equitable Practices for High Achievement” Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Equity Center. Baltimore, MD.
• Fede, B., Mojica, G., & Civil, M. (2013, January). Supporting elementary teachers as they learn to implement complex instruction in mathematics classrooms. Presented at the seventeenth annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE). Orlando, FL.
• Fernandes, A., & Civil, M. (2013, April). Broadening mathematical communication with English language learners. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Denver, CO.
• Civil, M. (2012, April). Discussant for symposium “Developing ambitious mathematics teaching with an equity stance: Rethinking routine practice.”. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Vancouver, Canada.
• Civil, M. (2012, April). Discussant for symposium “Mathematics + Early Childhood = ?”.. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Vancouver, Canada.
• Civil, M. (2012, April). Discussant for symposium “Reimagining mathematics teaching quality for K-12 English Language Learners and Latina/o students.”. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Vancouver, Canada.
• Civil, M. (2012, July). Opportunities to Learn in Mathematics Education: Insights from Research with “Non-Dominant” Communities. Plenary talk presented at the 36th Annual Conference of Psychology in Mathematics Education (PME). Taipei, Taiwan.
• Civil, M. (2012, October). Talk presented as part of a panel on “Common Core State Standards for mathematics: Leveling the playing field or another set of obstacles to overcome for Latin@ and Native American students?”. Annual meeting of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). Seattle, WA.
• Menéndez, J. M., & Civil, M. (2012, October). Teaching our children: Latino parents speak up about mathematics teaching and learning. Presented as part of a symposium (Math teaching that matters! Refocusing teacher attention to mathematics education needs of our students, communities, and families).. Annual meeting of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). Seattle, WA.
• Wood, M. B., Turner, E. E., Koestler, C. A., & Civil, M. (2012, February). Experiences, Explanations, and Third Spaces: A New Model for Pre-Service Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education. 16th Annual Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Conference. Fort Worth, TX: Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.

Others

• Briehl, M. M., Civil, M., & Chief, K. (2020, November 3). Conversation with Dr. Betsy Cantwell on Diversity and Inclusion in research/STEM. University of Arizona.
• Civil, M., de Araujo, Z., LópezLeiva, C., Sylves, E., & Zavala, M. (2020, June). What are the best approaches for teaching mathematics to newcomers to the U.S. who are English learners?. The Answer Lab at USC Rossier.
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  This was a brief that I was invited to write on mathematics education and newcomers (English Learners). I recruited other TODOS leaders and we wrote it together. It is brief 009It's part of the answerlab: https://theanswerlab.rossier.usc.edu/