Encouraging Math Success for Students at All Language Levels

Presented by Nigel Nisbet, Former Math Coach, Current Vice President, Content Creation, MIND Research Institute; and Rocío Trejo, Bilingual Curriculum Specialist, Milwaukee Public Schools (WI)

Sponsored by ST Math, Created by MIND Research Institute

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How do we promote success in mathematics for language learners? In this edWebinar, Nigel Nisbet, VP of Content Creation at MIND Research Institute, walks through the neuroscience research around how our brains learn and how a visual approach can give students (regardless of language) immediate access to problem solving, building conceptual understanding, and building self-beliefs in mathematics.

Rocío Trejo, Bilingual Curriculum Specialist at Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), builds on this to share practices that have strengthened content and language learning for students in the MPS bilingual program. See her classroom data on the noteworthy results, and how MPS is scaling to promote academic success for bilingual program students. Viewers gain insight on the neuroscience research and spark ideas on how to apply this approach in their classrooms, schools, or districts.

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-8 math coaches, school and district leaders, and education technology leaders.

About the Presenters

Nigel Nisbet is the vice president of content creation at MIND Research Institute and leads a team of content specialists in building engaging, interactive and completely visual games that teach all students how math really works. He came to MIND after working as a mathematics specialist for Los Angeles Unified School District where he designed and delivered professional development programs and implemented the transition to Response to Intervention (RTI) programming. Prior to joining LAUSD, he taught mathematics, AP physics, and AP computer science at Van Nuys Senior High.

Rocío Trejo was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) and is now dedicated to serving this community. Rocío started her career in MPS as a high school mathematics teacher. She worked with English learners and bilingual students, as well as students in the mainstream program. Rocío now serves the district in an administrative role as the bilingual curriculum specialist. She has master’s degrees in curriculum and instruction as well as administrative leadership from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and is currently a doctoral student at Alverno College.

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ST Math® is a PreK-8 visual instructional program that leverages the brain’s innate spatial-temporal reasoning ability to solve mathematical problems. The program’s unique, patented approach provides students with equitable access to learning through challenging puzzles, non-routine problem solving, and informative feedback. ST Math was created by MIND Research Institute, a neuroscience and education social impact organization dedicated to ensuring that all students are mathematically equipped to solve the world’s most challenging problems.