The Math education world talks a lot about positioning students for success, but What exactly is positioning? Turns out that the definition of positioning in the education world is not just about the physical location of one student versus another.

Host Desiree Harrison interviews Dr. Kathryn Chval, highlighting the book, Teaching Math to Multilingual Students, Grades K-8: Positioning English Learners for Success, that she co-authored.
Topics Explored:
1. What is positioning theory and how does it relate to education?
2. Strategies for positioning multilingual learners to success
3. Behaviors to avoid

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