As part of the program I’m working on this summer in Palestine, we organized a WhatsApp chat for all of the students so that we could communicate with them. Well, maybe I should have foreseen this, but this group chat of 75+ teenagers quickly took on a mind of its own and this morning I… Continue reading I woke up to 1,875 WhatsApps 😳
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Translanguaging
Emergent Multilingual/Multilingual Language Approach: Translanguaging In the programming I work on in Palestine, we are transitioning to a translanguaging approach for English instruction. Haven’t heard of translanguaging? Read on! I learned most of this information from the wonderful Mohit Mehta. What is Translanguaging? Translanguaging is the use of the students’ full linguistic repertoire to make… Continue reading Translanguaging
Visiting an Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Center
Currently, a major topic in the field of Children’s Rights is the rights of unaccompanied minors who are migrating to Europe. Teens are migrating quite rapidly in hopes of building a future for themselves. In the course Children at the Heart of Human Rights, we explored what the responsibilities are of host states and what… Continue reading Visiting an Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Center
Children at the Heart of Human Rights
In June I had the chance to take a course at the University of Geneva’s Geneva Summer School program. The course was led by Dr. Phillip Jaffe, Dr. Jean Zermatten and Dr. Roberta Ruggiero who are all affiliated with the Centre for Children’s Rights Studies (CCR – UNIGE). The course was an introduction to the multidisciplinary field… Continue reading Children at the Heart of Human Rights
Empathy School
Top 3 Take-Aways from Empathy School This spring I had the opportunity to attend “Empathy School”. Although a program designed for educators and instructional coaches, the lessons taught are also highly applicable to business and personal life. I’ll list the three main take-aways here. I want to preface all following statements by saying that it… Continue reading Empathy School
Hello world!
Educator, researcher, social justice advocate, game designer. I’m a former teacher who now spends their time trying to design games that lead people to new knowledge through experiential learning. I plan on using this space to write about learning, productivity, games and research. There might also be the occasional recipe or travel blog on here.… Continue reading Hello world!