Name: Creating Awareness about Immigration through the Use of Student Literature
Start: 2019-03-21T13:30:00-0700
End: 2019-03-21T14:45:00-0700

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Creating Awareness about Immigration through the Use of Student Literature

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This presentation focuses on how teachers can create awareness about social issues in our society. Teachers will demonstrate how the story of immigrant and migrant worker, “Panchito,” in Cajas de carton, by Francisco Lopez, and Voices from the Fields, by S. Beth Atkin, helped create student awareness and empathy regarding what is happening in our society concerning immigration. Teacher created literature unit and project ideas will be provided for those in attendance.

Speakers

Jonathan Herrera

Dual Immersion Educator, Chula Vista Elementary SD

Jonathan Herrera currently works as a dual language educator in Chula Vista Elementary School District. He has 14 years of teaching experience at the elementary level, 13 of those years have been in dual language. He received his B.A, Masters in Education (Critical Pedagogy) and his... Read More →