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My name is Sarah Shinkle (she/her). I am the instructor for Developing Biliteracy this summer. I have worked many years as a bilingual Kindergarten teacher and an early childhood instructional coach in MPS.  One interesting fact about me is that I have a major phobia of needles. During the summer, I like watching my son's baseball games, trying to roller-skate with my daughters, reading outside and drinking margaritas by the fire. I am looking forward to gaining new ideas and perspectives from students during this course.

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My name is Aviva Bergtrom (she/her).  This is my third year in the graduate program for Curriculum and Instruction.  Something fun I like to do in the summer is spend time with my family.  We all love to hike and are hoping to get some good hiking in again this summer.  I am taking this course as this year I had, for my first time, a student who spoke almost no English as they had just moved here from India and I realized I needed more tools to help this child, and any others I may have in the future be successful.  I hope to get out of this course more tools for my toolbox to help my students be as successful as possible.

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My name is Melody Heu(she/her). This is my 3rd semester at UWM and I am majoring in early education with a minor in ESL teacher Education and a Sub-Major in Inclusive Early Childhood. I like to draw/paint, go on walks, and spend time with love ones.

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My name is Sarah Olson (she/they). This is my 2nd semester at UWM and I am getting my post-bac in ESL and Early Childhood Special Education. I already have my bachelor's in Early Childhood and Elementary Education and I hope to be able to learn more about ESL and ECSE to support more of my students in my classroom! I enjoy playing games on my switch in my free time (Animal Crossing/Pokémon) and I love to cuddle with my kitties, Pidge and Theo!

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My name is Carisa Johnson (she/her). I am a third-year doctoral student studying urban education with a concentration in Exceptional Education. I enjoy any outdoor activity in the summer and have an affinity for kayaking. My daughter is 9 years old, and we enjoy exploring all that Wisconsin's geography offers. This year, I will teach Special Education in a school that serves 40 percent multilingual learners, and I want to be better equipped to support their personal and educational goals. 

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Greetings, everyone! I'm Hannah. I've taught 7th or 8th grade ELA for eight years and am currently seeking my Masters in Reading Education, with the reading teacher and literacy specialist licenses. Not only will this class make me a better ELA teacher next year for the ELL students in my classroom, but I'm hoping it will train me to be an exceptional literacy leader in the future, one who advocates and celebrates biliteracy. On a more personal note, my husband's first language is Farsi and we hope that our daughter can navigate both languages in the future.

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Hi, I am Grace Willer (she/her), a junior at UWM. My major is secondary English education. I am taking this course due to my major, and I hope to learn more about biliteracy and its role in educational settings, especially because English is my only language. 
During the summers I work as a camp counselor, and today was the first day of camp. I enjoy working with kids, and love spending time outside. 
Overall, I am excited for this class!

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My name is Aziz Aitelhassouni (he/him).  This is my second year in grad school for French literature and Translation and I am enjoying the program. I enjoy hiking especially at dawn and see the sunrise. I teach French at Rufus King High School and I would like to learn more on how to guide students to be successful the classroom and beyond.  

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Hi! My name is Alexis, I use she/her. I am a senior at UWM studying Inclusive Early Childhood Education, Spanish, ASL and global education. I am taking this course because I am a part of the PIECE program and hoping to gain my bilingual certifications next semester for Spanish. I hope to learn content for my classroom that would benefit ESL and bilingual learners. I love to read and be outside so during the summer I am outside a lot, at the beach or taking a relaxing walk around the neighborhood on my free time.

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Hey hey hey! My name is Payton Roth (she/her). I am currently in the PIECE program with the ESL add on. During the summer, I love to be outside and when I can and weather permits, go to the beach. If weather is not nice, a good cuddle day with my cat is always great too! I am taking this course to fulfill my requirement and to further educate myself on how these bilingual learners learn, and to create fun lessons that can be used for bilingual learners!

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Hello everyone! My name is Nour Rayyan (she/her) and I am a first year grad student going for a masters in education while I am getting my post baccalaureate in Early Childhood  Education to gain my teaching license and become a full-time kindergarten or 1st grade teacher. I am bilingual in English and Arabic but also know Turkish. I absolutely love to travel especially in the summer! I am also on the artsy side, with art/painting and baking/decorating as my passions. I am taking this class to gain some more insight as to how to incorporate other languages into my teaching when I have bilingual students in my classroom and how to allow them to use their full language reservoir in the classroom rather than just part of it (the English part).

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My name is Clara (she/her)! This is my third year in the IECE program and I am studying to get my certifications IECSE and ESL teaching as well. In the summer I love to be outdoors in nature and going on adventures. I'm hoping to learn more strategies for teaching diverse groups of students in this class!

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Hello everyone! My name is Rukayat Goodluck (she/her). This is my second year at UWM. I am currently in a post bac program in world language/ESL and Masters in currculum and instruction. I transitioned from being a lawyer to an Educator (French Teacher in a High school here in Milwaukee). I am a language enthusiast, I enjoy travelling, spending time in nature and learning new things. This course is part of my masters and licensure requirements. I believe in a proper utilisation of every learning opportunity, hence I am also here to learn from you all.

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Hello y’all! My name is Anthony Bryant (he, him, and his), and I’m back at UWM for certification because Milwaukee Public Schools required me to get one since I got hired as an American Sign Language Teacher at Milwaukee Sign Language School in January 2024.The photo you see is of my mother and me when I graduated from UWM back in December 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree. That was the best early Christmas present for both of us. I graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Science in Exceptional Education: American Sign Language Studies in December 2013. My journey led me to serve as a para-educator at Milwaukee Sign Language School since 2014, where I have learned a lot from working with some of the best teachers, including one who graduated from UWM with a master’s degree a few years ago. This is the reason I am taking this class because I want to improve my skills, polish my teaching methods, and become a fully qualified teacher for MPS. An interesting fact about me is that I’m Deaf. I can speak, but I can’t hear.

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My name is Nunna (she/her). I'm in my third year of the Early Childhood Education program. In my free time lately I have been learning how to knit. I am hoping this course helps me become more competent in how to support future ELLs in my classroom. 

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My name is Corinna Anderson (she/her). This is my second year in the graduate program for Curriculum and Instruction. I have my bachelor's in Elementary Education. I have taught middle school science, fourth grade, and next year, kindergarten. Something I love to do during the summer is travel. I am married with two boys, Gavin (12) and Ashton (8), they are my favorite traveling companions. This last year as a fourth-grade teacher, I had a student that spoke very limited English. I worked with the school's EL teacher to create materials and try to navigate the fact that I spoke little to no Spanish. I enjoyed the experience of working with her and am excited for this class, I wish I had taken it last summer! :-) 

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Hello everyone! I'm Mee Xiong; I use she/her pronouns. This is my first year as a grad student in the Instruction and Curriculum Program at UW-Milwaukee. I already graduated with my bachelor's in Early Childhood Education last spring. One interesting thing about me is that I do not know how to ride a bike, but I do make awesome bombing cake pops (please refer to the photo above). I am taking this course because growing up I was an ESL student. Biliteracy plays a role in my life because while I am struggling to learn English, I was expected to learn how to read, write, and speak my home language so I can help with language barriers. Because of this, I want to find all the ways that I can to help and support all students become successful in their learning journey, especially those who speaks a different language or just simply want to improve their English. Outside of school, I enjoy crafting, baking, taking nature walks, and traveling. I look forward to meeting everyone during our Wednesday's night class. Let’s rock this class!!!  

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Hello! I´m Pamela Alcivar. This is my 4th semeter in UWM and I´m getting the World Language teaching license. I move here in August 2022. I come from to Ecuador. My first language is Spanish. I´m teaching Spanish in Bradley Tech High School. My plans for this summer are to travel to my country, hug my family and of course to eat a lot of ecuadorian food. I'm excited for this course and to learn more about education. The education in United States is different to my country. I really enjoy every class! 

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My name is Pedro Longoria (he/him). I am heading into my fourth year at uwm majoring in early education. Some interesting facts about me is I love to thrift and I love the Milwaukee Bucks! I  taking this course as it is apart of the Piece program as I am going for my ESL certification.

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My name is Brooke Wetor (she/her). I am in my final semester for my master's in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in reading. I am currently a special education teacher at Browning Elementary. One interesting fact about me is that I had two sets of wisdom teeth. I am taking this course to grow my knowledge and develop my skillset to be able to more effectively provide instruction to ELL students. 