MATSOL 2014 Conference: Online Program
Refresh • Reflect • Renew
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Honoring the Counterstories of SLIFE Through Digital Storytelling
Friday, May 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM–11:45 AM EDT
Middlesex West
Session Abstract
This session will present the findings of an ethnography that was conducted in an urban high school SEI classroom during a unit on digital storytelling. Based on students’ counterstories, alternative programming and pathways to graduation are proposed. This research aims to shift the focus from “eliminating deficits” to working with students’ strengths.
Session Length
Research-Oriented Presentation (45 minutes)
Audience
Secondary Educators
Adult/Workplace Educators
Community College ESOL Educators
Higher Education ESOL/IEP Educators
Program Administrators
Teacher Educators
Adult/Workplace Educators
Community College ESOL Educators
Higher Education ESOL/IEP Educators
Program Administrators
Teacher Educators
Topic Strand
Specific Populations (ELLs with disabilities, SLIFE, etc)
Lead Presenter
Christina Porter, Revere Public Schools
Biographical Statement
Christina Porter is the Director of Humanities for Revere Public Schools. She has a Master’s degree in Adolescent Literacy from Tufts University, and a doctorate in Urban Education from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Co-Presenters
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