ABOUT ME
Hello everyone! My name is Abby and I cannot wait to get to know you all. I have very little experience with educational technology, but I am very excited to learn more about it this spring. I always disliked using unfamiliar resources because I found it very intimidating, but I began to embrace using technology…
ELNG 200- Self Assessment
ELNG 200 E-Portfolio Self-Assessment Rubric Criteria Unsatisfactory 1 Emerging 2 Proficient 3 Exemplary 4 Rating 1. Selection of Artifacts My artifacts and work samples do not relate to the purpose of the eportfolio. Some of my artifacts and work samples are related to the purpose of the eportfolio. Most artifacts and work samples…
International Students
“When I first came to Vancouver, the first two years I cried a lot because, like, most of my friends and dad are in Hong Kong”-Katie. Reading The struggles of affluent East Asian youth in Canada, really made me think of the students at Luther College High School in the dorms that I work with.…
Indigenous Language
After watching Five Ideas To Support Indigenous Language Revitalization in Canada, there were a lot of great ideas that I took away to increase my awareness around Indigenous culture and language. Instead of greeting people with “hello” or “hi” like I usually do, I will put an effort to use a different language. There are…
Diversity
After reading Language Planning & Policy in Saskatchewan Schools, there were a lot of beneficial points that stood out to me. Learning about Indigenous Peoples history is very important to include in lessons plans. In 1871-1971, eleven Post-Confederation treaties with Indigenous peoples were signed. After these treaties were signed, most of their land was taken…
Linguistic Landscape
Section 1 I chose to write about Luther College High School for my linguistic landscape. The reason why I have chosen Luther College High School is because I have been working there as an RA in the dorms for the past two years; taking care of mostly international students. Luther has been open since 1913,…
Multilingual Classrooms
As a teacher, the goal is to help their students and assist them the best they can. One way teachers can succeed in doing this is by maximizing engagement among all students. Teachers learning effective ways to integrate multilingual instructional strategies in a classroom setting is important so all students have the ability and tools…
Language Awareness
In the reading “Critical Multilingual Language Awareness and Teacher Education”, Garcia focuses on getting teachers to question and rethink the concept of language and to recognize linguistic diversity in young children. If teachers begin to have a better understanding of their students and how their students learn, they will have a higher success rate in…