How does growing up in a diverse community impact the educational outcome of English learners? What kinds of learning experiences have the most impact on diverse learners? What advice would a recent high school graduate and former English learner give to students facing similar challenges? We discuss these questions and much more in our conversation with Take the Pledge scholarship winner Camila Garcia.
Camila recently began studying English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after graduating high school in Beardstown, IL. As we discuss in the episode, Camila is an avid reader, a quality which she believes helped her achieve English proficiency. She is particularly fond of The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak.
Her story is an inspirational reminder of how all students can reach their highest aspirations when provided with the necessary support and opportunities in school.
S12/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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