How can relationship building and interpersonal connection play a vital role in English learners developing a love of reading? What can educators do to encourage students to move outside of their comfort zone at school, especially when it comes to reading academic content? How can providing students with leadership opportunities enhance learning and inspire students to think in new ways?
We discuss these questions and more with Shreya Rohatgi, a first-year college student at the University of Oklahoma who earned one of Ellevation’s scholarships last year. Shreya is a biochemistry major with a minor in psychology. She is also intentionally taking classes that invoke her creative side, which she feels is an important part of a well-rounded education. She is also a member of the Presidents Leaders Club, where she has been lucky to be part of what she calls patchwork of people whose individual talents and experiences come together to create something powerful.
We caught up with Shreya in the middle of our application period for Ellevation’s 2022 scholarship. We hope our conversation with her inspires you to encourage your students to apply. We’ll accept applications through May 12th and you can find all the information you need on our Community page. You can also find multimedia resources - including a transcript of this episode, accompanying blog posts, videos, collaboration opportunities, and more - on our learning community.
As always, thanks for listening to Highest Aspirations.
--- 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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