While listening to this episode, think about why encouraging students to express their feelings, experiences, and knowledge through all their language abilities is important. I will share how making their learning relevant to them in personal ways by acknowledging not just their feelings and their experiences, but also their full language abilities, turns on learning instead of shutting it down. This is especially true when we couch the learning in the arts, such as poetry.
We also welcome our first guest during this episode. Sharina Martinez-Cole will join us to talk about her experiences being a bilingual in America and to read some poetry in Spanish.
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