{"id":36,"date":"2017-04-07T18:22:26","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T18:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2020-05-05T17:54:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T17:54:53","slug":"meld-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to mELd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Our goal is to create opportunities for <strong>all<\/strong> students, including students learning English, to learn rigorous mathematics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Why it Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematics teachers at all levels are responsible for developing mathematical proficiency among all of their students. Achieving this goal is especially&nbsp;challenging in linguistically diverse classrooms because English Learners must simultaneously develop understandings of key&nbsp;mathematical concepts while developing fluency in academic English. Nearly 25% of California students are classified as English Learners, yet many of them do not have access to opportunity to learn mathematics.&nbsp;The stakes are especially&nbsp;high in the&nbsp;modern&nbsp;era, where we expect students to learn both rigorous content and 21st century skills such as modeling with mathematics and engaging in argumentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Recent News and Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stemforall2020.videohall.com\/presentations\/1693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.29.37-AM-3-1024x608.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.29.37-AM-3-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.29.37-AM-3-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.29.37-AM-3-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.29.37-AM-3-1536x912.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-05-at-10.29.37-AM-3-2048x1216.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/stemforall2020.videohall.com\/presentations\/1693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STEM Videohall 2020<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"404\" src=\"http:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-04-at-3.41.19-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-04-at-3.41.19-PM.jpg 707w, https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-04-at-3.41.19-PM-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curriculum Samples<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"439\" src=\"http:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image.png 763w, https:\/\/meld.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/stemforall2019.videohall.com\/presentations\/1402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STEM Videohall 2019<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Mission Our goal is to create opportunities for all students, including students learning English, to learn rigorous mathematics. Why it Matters Mathematics teachers at all levels are responsible for developing mathematical proficiency among all of their students. 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