scratching through borders
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Scratching Through Borders. Presented at Refresh 2011 Candace Lewko and Tobiah Goldstein The Youth In Transition Program . The Guiding Quote. Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. —Mahatma Gandhi. Scratching. Participate! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SCRATCHING THROUGH BORDERS
Presented at Refresh 2011
Candace Lewko and Tobiah Goldstein
The Youth In Transition
Program
The Guiding QuoteFreedom is not worth having if it does not
include the freedom to make mistakes.—Mahatma Gandhi
ScratchingParticipate!
Using a scratching utensil, attempt to scratch a similar image to the square provided in the bag.
Scratch during the presentation.
Take note of your own limitations, frustrations, and successes. Take note of the experience for short discussion at the end of the presentation.
• the learner group – ESL Literacy, ages 16-24
• the experience: How did the students get here?
The Project
• arts-based tasks to practice problem-solving• taking the students on a journey where
frustration already exists• facilitation of ‘scratching’
The steps to achieving our goal
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Barriers to Success
Facilitating the project required:
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• a four-minute video that included original audio, music, and art produced by Youth In Transition on the topic of freedom and human rights
• available on a DVD (produced for the students) and Lethbridge College social networking sites (Youtube, Facebook)
• presented on Remembrance Day (2009) at a local school and at the 2010 ATESL con
conference in Edmonton
The Outcome
• working square-by-squareIs there an analogy to language learning?
• looking at ‘large tasks’ in small steps
Reflection
• scratching through their own limits, own perceived limitations
• traversing borders
This learner group is presented with many borders/barriers in their Canadian educational journey.
Student Progress
• on the surface: language learning/improvement
• under the surface: confidence accomplishing larger tasks that seem difficult to complete, including additional language learning
• negative coping strategies transformed into positive approaches to problem-solving
Discussion Freedom is not
worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
—Mahatma Gandhi
Scratchboard created by participants of ‘Scratching Through Borders’ - ATESL Conference, Edmonton, 2010
In Conclusion
“The way we see the problem is the
problem”
- Stephen R. Covey
Scratchboard created by participants of ‘Scratching Through Borders’ - Refresh Conference, Lethbridge College, 2011