
Rusty Bresser
Math Consultant
Math and Science Lecturer, UC San Diego
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Rusty Bresser facilitates math and science professional development for teachers and administrators. He is particularly interested in issues of equity and social justice and helping teachers find ways to support English language learners in math and science.
Professional Experience
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K-8 classroom teacher, 20 years
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UC San Diego Education Studies math and science methods lecturer by(recipient of 2015 Barbara and Paul Saltman Distinguished Teaching Award)
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UC San Diego Extension science instructor
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Math Solutions math consultant
Publications
Math Solutions Publications
Becoming Scientists: Inquiry-based Teaching in Diverse Classrooms, Grades 3-5, Stenhouse Publishers
“Equity for Language Learners”
Teaching Children Mathematics, Oct. 2009 Focus Issue
Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class, A Multimedia Professional Learning Resource, Grades K-5, Math Solutions Publications
"Helping English-Language Learners Develop Computational Fluency"
Growing Professionally: Readings from NCTM Publications for Grades K-8
Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class, Grades K-2 , Math Solutions Publications
Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class, Grades 3-5, Math Solutions Publications
Minilessons for Math Practice, Grades K-2, Math Solutions Publications
Minilessons for Math Practice, Grades 3-5, Math Solutions Publications
Math and Literature 4-6, 2nd Edition, Math Solutions Publications
Strategy Talks: An Equity Approach to Teaching Arithmetic for Understanding, unpublished M.A. thesis
Developing Number Sense 3-6, Math Solutions Publications
"Math Matters", Creative Classroom Magazine, New York
​"Math in Action", Instructor Magazine, Scholastic, Inc., New York