What vital roles do social and cultural capital play in determining the opportunities available to new arrivals? How can peers be leveraged to help newcomers cross the we/them divide while growing academically? What does it mean for new arrivals to “cross the finish line” and what are a few key steps educators can take to help them get there?
We discuss these questions and much more with Pamela Broussard. Pamela Broussard is a passionate keynote speaker, presenter, and high school New Arrival Center teacher from Houston, Texas. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience ranging from elementary to master's degree prep courses. She has taught Regular Ed., Special Ed., ESL/EL/ML, SLIFE, and New Arrivals. She has taught in the USA and abroad. In addition to teaching, she is Rotary International Peace Fellow. She has traveled to more than 35 countries including working in Afghanistan for seven years. She has spent time in: refugee camps, war zones, orphanages, trash heaps, and human trafficking zones. These experiences and trainings have given her a wealth of experience with Social Emotional Learning, Cultural Responsive Teaching, and Trauma-Informed Teaching. When she's not teaching, you can find her with hands covered in paint, glue stuck to her fingers, and collage supplies across her desk doing art.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/highest-aspirations/messageS12/E8: Leveraging family advocacy to close learning gaps with Sofía Núñez
S12/E7: Improving outcomes and long-term trajectories for Multilingual Learners with David Nungaray
S12/E6: Teaching academic language at the discourse level with Diane Staehr Fenner and Syndey Snyder
S12/E5: Fostering leadership in EL families with Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch
S12/E4: Harnessing the power of self-reflection to personalize professional growth with Shélynn Riel and Anna Ciriani-Dean
S12/E3: Empowering every educator to be a teacher of language with Dr. Sarah Schmidt de Carranza
S12/E2: Fostering equity through Culturally Responsive Teaching with Dr. Sharroky Hollie
S12/E1: Making connections between languages to boost literacy with Dr. Sandra Mercuri
S11/E10: Season 11 Wrapped
S11/E9: Dual Language programs: Improve quality and ensure equity with Conor Williams
S11/E8: Student perspective for improving school experience for children of immigrants with Falmari Rojas-Barrios.
S11/E7: Independent study for gathering & sharing immigration stories with Dr. Joanna Dreby and Dr. Eric Macias
S11/E6: Combating compassion fatigue: Self-care for educators with Dorina Sackman-Ebuwa
S11/E5: A real conversation about how implicit bias impacts student expectations & potential with Amy King and Yvonne Williams
S11/E4: School-wide systems of improvement for more equitable instruction with Sarah Ottow
S11/E3: Empowering bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural students with NABE TOY Sonia Águila
S11/E2: Creating environments for intrinsic motivation to flourish with Larry Ferlazzo
S11/E1: Learn to discuss, discuss to learn with Dr. Mariana Castro
S10/E10: Innovative Approaches to Newcomer Programs with Kimberly Mitchell
S10/E9: An overview of the history of ELs in education policy with Ellevation co-founder Teddy Rice
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