https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1 KWL Chart en-us 2019-04-17 09:47:30 UTC 2019-04-19 15:48:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/91810442/4eab4ab0d7f4cb776574703dd4e24fd6/giraffe_icon.svg tw444764 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352739058 I don't know much about it but I think it has to do with UNESCO supporting the education of students in their native language, specifically, minority and indigenous languages.]]> 2019-04-19 12:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352739058 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352740140 Encourages the use of the home language in the classroom maybe?]]> 2019-04-19 12:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352740140 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352753980 I’ve heard of UNESCO, but do not know anything, really,  about the “mother-tongue bilingualism.”]]> 2019-04-19 14:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352753980 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352760125 children learn best in their mother tongue first]]> 2019-04-19 15:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352760125 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352767975 Mother tongue does not mean the language that just the mother speaks]]> 2019-04-19 15:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352767975 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352767990 Mother-tongue language instruction is inefficient, and though it sounds nice in theory, it is not realistically practical.]]> 2019-04-19 15:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352767990 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768008 I knew UNESCO existed, but not what its function or goals were]]> 2019-04-19 15:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768008 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768052 Do any schools in the US utilize this?]]> 2019-04-19 15:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768052 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768082 I learned what UNESCO was and I hope to support their mission, as I believe it is important for students to learn in their native language to better set them up for success. ]]> 2019-04-19 15:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768082 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768094 Learning in Mother tongue is important for students to be able to learn other languages also. ]]> 2019-04-19 15:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768094 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768099 There are many different definitions for mother tongue, it’s not just your first language ]]> 2019-04-19 15:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768099 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768120 Mother tongue can just mean the language of your ancestors, whether or not you speak it yo self]]> 2019-04-19 15:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768120 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768163 The focus on Mother Tongue instruction seems like it could be realistic for some language groups, but not all due to the sheer lack of speakers.]]> 2019-04-19 15:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768163 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768167 Navajo?]]> 2019-04-19 15:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768167 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768168 What can we do as educators to advocate for these types of schools?]]> 2019-04-19 15:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768168 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768198 I think teaching Mother Tongue is difficult and not achievable because resources are often slim and having just one mother tongue in a given school is unrealistic.]]> 2019-04-19 15:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768198 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768232 If you are trying to teach in the mother tongue and then would need to group like languages together, would the kids be isolated from each other

]]> 2019-04-19 15:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768232 https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768269 Does Mother-tongue discourage families from moving to countries where their lives may be better?]]> 2019-04-19 15:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/luethr/x1y02iny9gg1/wish/352768269