Registrations accepted online until Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
Using Identity Texts to Design your Heritage Language Curriculum
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Have you discovered the power of identity work to unlock students' language and grow their confidence? Do you want to use more identity work with your multilingual / heritage language learners, but not sure where to start? Are you looking for creative ways to incorporate identity work units that are arts-based and rich in multimodal literacies?
Join us for this interactive workshop, where we will - explore the possibilities identity work offer for our multilingual / heritage language learners - experience making and sharing different kinds of identity texts - create and share identity work units and get feedback on how they worked with students - come away with free access to all the units created by the members of the group Identity exploration and expression are foundational to a reparational approach to heritage language instruction.
This course will focus on the integration of identity texts into heritage language curricula. Participants will collaborate with other teachers to design an identity text unit for heritage language learners, practice with each other and students, and share final units to be used in each other's classrooms.
Facilitated by J. Eik Diggs (M.Ed., PhD Candidate, and veteran multilingual / heritage language teacher)
All sessions are virtual, and will be highly interactive. Please be prepared to access shared docs, and have access to microphone and camera.
Meeting Dates: Thursdays | October 6 - December 1, 2022
- October 6 - November 3 ( 5 - 6:30 p.m. CST)
- November 10 - December 1 ( 4 - 5:30 p.m. CST)
Limited to the first 15 registrants.
Registration Questions
Registrants will be asked the following questions in the registration. Please have the answers prior to registering:
Registrant name, address, phone, email, accommodations/comments, gender idenity; race/ethinicity (optional), how did you hear about the event, I have met all the minimal tech requirements, I understand CES is not responsible for trouble shooting technology software, I understand the cancellation/refund policy, name on CEU Certificate, names to qualify for group discount (optional), job title, years experience, language(s) you teach, language(s) you are comfortable using with others, language(s) you can understand & grades/ages you teach
Cost Information
Fee - $75
Included in the Fee: The event fee includes instruction and CEU.
Group Discount: Save $8 if 2-3; $11 if 4-5; $15 if 6-10; $19 if 11 or more from the same school or organization register. Make sure to check "Group" disount in the registration if you believe you will qualify. Only one discount can apply per registrant, no other discounts will be applied. Discounts cannot be applied after you register and pay. You will be charged if three from you school or ogranization do not attend.
Indigenous Language Educators Discount: Save $75 for teachers of Indigenous languages. Make sure to check "Indigenous Language" disount in the registration if you believe you will qualify. Only one discount can apply per registrant, no other discounts will be applied. Discounts cannot be applied after you register and pay. You will be charged if you are not a teacher of Indigenous languages.
Prior to Attending Information
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What You Will Need to Attend
- Required book
- A computer, tablet, or smartphone
- A reliable internet connection (hard-wired connections work best)
- A microphone (external mics preferred)
- Webcam
Course Credit
Do not register on this site if seeking course credit.
- Current UW-Whitewater students seeking graduate or undergraduate credit please register using WINS.
- Non-UW-Whitewater students seeking credit please contact Continuing Education Services before registering at contined@uww.edu.
- If you have a non-teaching degree and are seeking initial teaching licensure, please education@uww.edu before registering.
- If you have teaching license and are seeking additional licensure in world (heritage) language education, please email education@uww.edu before registering.
Instructors
Jenna Cushing-Leubner
Assistant Professor
Natalia Benjamin
Teacher
Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera
Assistant Professor
