In Episode 45: Supporting Latinx students to see the many possibilities for themselves. Plus challenging the shame and stigma associated with speaking your first language, Spanish.
Episode 45
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Episode Guest
- Victor Martinez is a dual language English teacher in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Quick Guide
- Victor introduces himself
- The impact of not seeing students like yourself in college
- Opportunities for, and attitudes about Latino students
- Applying the lens of racial equity in the classroom
- How Victor uplifts his students’ voices and values their experiences
- Black Lives Matter Action Week – Determining what’s ‘suitable’ for our students and responding to push-back
- The link between bilingualism, multilingualism and inclusion
- The shame and stigma associated with speaking your first language
- The challenges for students in the current political climate – regarding immigration
- The impact of being a Latino and gay teacher
- Different attitudes to watching a video about police brutality
- The difference between working in a majority white school versus a majority Latino/People of Color school
- Victor’s involvement in LULAC and LULAC Lambda and how they impact on his work as a teacher
- Owning our voice and advocating for what’s important to us
- Spotlight Segment: Mendez vs Westminster (1945) Court Case in the USA
- Twists & Turns Segment: Integration
- Closing Remarks
- The Right Track Segment: The impact of a sign on Victor’s classroom door
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