Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos (CEMELA)

拉美裔数学教育中心(CEMELA)解决了该国最大和增长最快的少数群体的数学教育需求，这是一个具有最令人不安的学业成就模式的多元化群体。鉴于与工人阶级/低收入拉丁裔学生和社区相关的独特的语言、社会和文化因素，有必要采取多学科方法来解决他们的教育问题。虽然有一些著名的学者专注于拉美裔的教育，但他们的研究是在政策、语言和文化领域，而不是主要在数学教育方面。很少有数学教育学者在与拉丁美洲人/美国人学习数学有关的特定领域拥有多学科的专门知识。拉美裔数学教育中心的目标是通过以下方式推进数学教育领域：(A)开发一种综合模式，将数学教与学与拉美裔学生的文化、社会和语言环境联系起来；(B)增加掌握这一综合知识的数学教育者和教师的人数，以最终改善拉丁裔/AS的数学教育，特别是低收入背景的数学教育。这一目标将通过数学教育、数学以及教育中的语言和文化方面的专家的合作来实现。CEMELA汇集了亚利桑那大学、亚利桑那大学、桑尼赛德联合学区和图森联合学区；在伊利诺伊州，伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校和芝加哥公立学校；在加利福尼亚州，加州大学圣克鲁斯分校、北蒙特利县学区和帕加罗联合学区；在新墨西哥州，新墨西哥大学、阿尔伯克基公立学校、索科罗综合学校和伯纳利洛公立学校。该中心特意代表了不同的地理背景--边疆(UA)、城市(UIC)、农村(农业/移民)(UCSC)和农村/城市(UNM)--以充分反映拉美裔/AS中相应的教育和文化经历的多样性。

The Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as (CEMELA) addresses the mathematics education needs of the largest and most rapidly growing minority group in the country, a diverse group that has one of the most disturbing patterns of academic achievement. Given the unique language, social and cultural factors associated with working-class/low-income Latino/as students and communities, a multidisciplinary approach is necessary to address their education. Although there are well-established scholars who focus on the education of Latinos, their research is in the areas of policy, language and culture, not primarily in mathematics education. Few mathematics education scholars have multidisciplinary expertise in the particular areas relevant to the learning of mathematics by Latinos/as. The goal of the Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as is to advance the field of mathematics education by:(A) Developing an integrated model that connects mathematics teaching and learning to the cultural, social, and linguistic contexts of Latino/as students and (B) Increasing the number of mathematics educators and teachers with this integrated knowledge to ultimately improve the mathematics education of Latinos/as, particularly those of low-income backgrounds. This goal will be achieved by the collaboration of experts in mathematics education, mathematics and language and culture in education. CEMELA brings together in Arizona, The University of Arizona, Sunnyside Unified School District and Tucson Unified School District; in Illinois, The University of Illinois at Chicago and Chicago Public Schools; in California, The University of California at Santa Cruz, North Monterey County School District and Pajaro Unified School District; and in New Mexico, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Public Schools, Socorro Consolidated Schools, and The Bernalillo Public Schools. Intentionally, the Center represents diverse geographical contexts -- borderlands (UA), urban (UIC), rural (agricultural/migrant) (UCSC) and rural/urban (UNM) -- to adequately capture the corresponding diversity of educational and cultural experiences among Latinos/as.