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READ ALOUD SCHOOL 116This video was taken at public school 116 in Mongolia. It is a school for the visually and hearing impaired. I visited along with my colleagues from MUST and some of my university students. Unfortunately, there is still a negative stigma around students who have various learning challenges in Mongolian culture, and so this trip was a learning experience for my college students as well. I had braille versions of Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree" created. I also used realia and lots of tactile learning for the students here. We all had a wonderful day- it was one of my most special moments as an educator.
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TRIP TO WISER, MUHURU BAY, KENYADuring spring break 2019, I had the incredible opportunity to visit the campus of WISER in Muhuru Bay, Kenya. Muhuru Bay is a small fishing village with very limited means but so much color and life. WISER is an amazing school that was created to empower girls through education. Spending a week with these girls was truly inspiring; they are dedicated, eager to learn, and driven to make it beyond the borders of their village, as well as the limitations imposed upon them by society. We traveled to WISER with 10 high school students as a cross-cultural exchange trip. Our hearts were inspired beyond anything we could have imagined. This trip is what education is all about- bringing together such different cultures, only to recognize that we have so much in common and can learn and grow from one another.
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Hands on learning at the central park zooTeaching at a school in New York City opens up a world of possibilities for hands on, authentic learning opportunities. One of my favorite field trips to take English language learners is the Central Park Zoo. The CP zoo has wonderful educational programs for students. During each of my visits, they had organized for our students to learn about the various animals and species in the zoo; then, students become 'global ambassadors' and practiced their english skills by interacting with visitors to play games and engage them in various exhibits at the zoo.
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Give a little bitThis was my first read aloud of Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree." At the end of my lesson, students sang along to The Goo Goo Dolls "Give a Little Bit." It is another one of my teaching highlights; to see that crowd of students so engaged and unified in my lesson was heart warming. It was also a moment that made me sure that I was put on this earth to be a teacher.
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