I attended a meeting today for a student in one of my Honors classes. This student (named Student A for confidentiality purposes) is in the moderate range for hearing loss. Continue reading
Dealing with Diverse Learners – A Student with Hearing Loss
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Illegal Immigrants – So What’s the Big Deal?
Illegal Immigration: This is a huge, controversial topic that I find is often overlooked. Continue reading
A Lesson in Culture – Visiting Heritage Academy
For the second and final week of my Multicultural Practicum class on diversity in education, me and a classmate were placed in Heritage Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A 100% Somali school, this was something completely different than the public school systems I’ve grown up with and taught in. I didn’t know what to expect. Continue reading
Wait…You Don’t Speak English?
Last week I went to Storm Lake High School for my Multicultural summer class exploring diversity in education. Storm Lake is a school in an incredibly diverse city that changed my perspective on both ESL and becoming an English teacher. Continue reading
A Trip to Waterloo!
I’m currently enrolled in a 2-week summer class, Multicultural Practicum, which focuses on diversity and culture in education, and ways that teaching can adapt and be changed by the environment of the school or the students.
Today we headed to Waterloo, Iowa to see a community struggling with diversity, and working to adapt and change for the growing, cultured community. Continue reading
Love Has No Labels
