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ATESOL NT Webinar: Expanding primary EAL learners’ meaning making possibilities through ARTP
Raf, Julie and Shu had the great opportunity of presenting a webinar for ATESOL NT on ‘Expanding primary EAL learners’ meaning making possibilities through arts-rich translanguaging pedagogy’. We had a fantastic turnout with teachers from the Northern Territory and across the country joining us to explore how to use the arts and translanguaging to support language and literacy learning. Continue Reading ATESOL NT Webinar: Expanding primary EAL learners’ meaning making possibilities through ARTP -
Publishing in the Margins: A Transnational Investigation of Arts-Rich Bookmaking for Multilingual Literacy Development
In November this year, Julie and I travelled to San Marcos, Texas to meet and participate in a knowledge exchange with Professor Jesse Gainer. This trip was funded by the Dyason Fellowship to support the development of international research collaborations. Our shared focus with Professor Gainer on bookmaking with marginalised children and communities prompted this connection. During our time in San Marcos, Julie and I were honoured to be able to attend the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Awards hosted by the College of Education at Texas State University. Nancy Valdez-Gainer, Jesse’s wife and fellow academic at TSU is the organiser of the awards and generously invited us to attend during our time at TSU. Continue Reading Publishing in the Margins: A Transnational Investigation of Arts-Rich Bookmaking for Multilingual Literacy Development -
Considering literacy for plurilingual children
Thank you to Associate Professor Ruth Fielding of the School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education at Monash University for inviting me to be part of a panel sharing what our work means for literacy learning for plurilingual children. Continue Reading Considering literacy for plurilingual childrenblogs.unimelb.edu.au/art-pl/considering-literacy-for-plurilingual-children
