Even though I've enjoyed (most of the time) working at the law offices of KKRBG over the past few summers, this summer I was looking for something different. When I overheard some education majors talking about summer research on diverse learners one of the education department professors was working, it sounded right up my alley and and a perfect opportunity for me.
This summer has definitely been different than what I'm used to in more ways than one, but I've adjust to slow-paced campus life and hopefully expanded my mind a bit with this research. It's been really interesting to research ELL students, since Spanish is a love of mine and I will be student teaching in a 4th grade bilingual class starting in September. I couldn't be more excited and nervous. I'm excited for the adventure of student teaching and I think I'm ready to take the next step in my journey toward being out in the "real world." Diverse learners also include special education students and students living in poverty, which I have also enjoyed learning more about and I hope to become an advocate for these students in my future classroom. My travels this year and my upbringing have really made me what to be a culturally responsive teacher and this research has given me the opportunity to explore how I can do that.
I have also had the chance to explore new technologies. This research blog, has allowed me to delve a bit deeper into the blogging world. I kept a short blog in Costa Rica, and it is our hope that students in education classes will learn to use new technologies as teaching tools or as a way to examine their growth throughout the semester.
It's been a fun summer working with Stacey. She always keeps it interesting. :) Whether I'm laughing at her Stacey-isms or giving her "the eye", I couldn't imagine investigating the world of diverse learners with anyone else. I'm excited to see where our path toward discovery will lead us.
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