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Educators’ Explorations with Gender Performativities and Orientations: A Participatory Action Research Project in West Nile Sub-Region, Uganda
No full textThis paper discusses findings from a feminist participatory action research study conducted in the West Nile region of Northern Uganda with a group of 35 educators who attended a one-week intensive professional development course focused on promoting gender equality in schools. Through a theoretical and methodological framework of multiliteracies and multimodality, gender constructs were “exposed” (Butler, 1988) and “disoriented” (Ahmed, 2006), opening new spaces for the promotion of gender equality, as well as pedagogical approaches to literacy that the participants could integrate into their own teaching practice to facilitate transformative learning in their own school contexts
Preservice Teachers Defining and Redefining Reading and the Teaching of Reading
No full textThis qualitative study was developed to explore changing beliefs about literacy teaching and learning in the context of one required introductory English Language Arts course. Research questions targeted shifts in individual as well as group responses from a current class of teacher candidates interested in PreK-Grade 8 classroom teaching. Research methods included pre- and post-course surveys, and reflective narrative statements on mid-term “exit cards”; these tools were designed to support course improvement as well as gather data that might facilitate the development of other courses and programs. Important implications emerged for teacher preparation in the area of literacy education. Many of the teacher candidates reported transformation of ideas in relation to the conceptualization of reading and the teaching of reading, shifting from word-oriented approaches to meaning-oriented approaches. Offering opportunities to recall, unpack, and share experiences with other teacher candidates appeared to provide a useful context for interrogating and reinforcing perspectives, or adopting new beliefs, about the teaching of reading
Identifying Patterns in and Relationships Between Rural Canadian Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Children’s Graphic Representations and Their Talk
No full textIn this paper, we report on the first phase of an initiative we undertook to develop a classroom tool to document and describe children’s emergent writing. Here, we describe the process through which we developed an analytic framework to assist us in identifying patterns in young Indigenous and non-Indigenous children’s graphic representations in response to three formal tasks. Participating children lived in 11 northern, rural communities in two Canadian provinces. The resulting patterns, consistent with those described in the literature on children’s emergent writing, suggest the need to explore further how children use the verbal mode while representing meaning graphically
Imagining University/Community Collaborations as Third Spaces to Support Indigenous Language Revitalization
No full textThis paper explores the development of language instruction programs in universities to support Indigenous language revitalization. Eleven Indigenous educators shared rich insights through interviews. Their visions called for language learning that is functional, inseparable from land-based learning, and within multigenerational learning environments led by Elders. Building on these visions, the authors imagined a third space—an Indigenous-led, in-between space—to discuss the potentialities for universities and local communities to come together. The discussion offers strategies for a third space where universities support language revitalization in communities through co-programming, community-based courses in functional, immersive settings guided by Elders, and an online site for additional supports
Bridging Two Solitudes - Integrating Literacy Research across linguistic, cultural and disciplinary boundaries
No full textCompétence d’interaction et négociation du sens dans une activité de littératie entre pairs en immersion française en Colombie-Britannique (Canada)
No full textEn contexte d’apprentissage du français langue seconde, la compétence d’interaction est une compétence clé à construire. Elle repose sur l’idée que l’apprenant communique et interagit avec ses interlocuteurs, pour la construction des savoirs langagiers et disciplinaires. Alors que les interactions entre enseignant et élèves font l’objet de nombreux travaux, le travail entre pairs reste encore opaque. À partir d’une activité de littératie entre élèves d’immersion sixième année, et en nous appuyant sur une approche sociolinguistique, il s’agit de montrer les rouages du travail collaboratif pour cerner les stratégies linguistiques et cognitives employées par les apprenants dans la résolution d’une tâche.En contexte d’apprentissage du français langue seconde, la compétence d’interaction est une compétence clé à construire. Elle repose sur l’idée que l’apprenant communique et interagit avec ses interlocuteurs, pour la construction des savoirs langagiers et disciplinaires. Alors que les interactions entre enseignant et élèves font l’objet de nombreux travaux, le travail entre pairs reste encore opaque. À partir d’une activité de littératie entre élèves d’immersion sixième année, et en nous appuyant sur une approche sociolinguistique, il s’agit de montrer les rouages du travail collaboratif pour cerner les stratégies linguistiques et cognitives employées par les apprenants dans la résolution d’une tâche
Do “Interactive” Educational Technologies Promote Interactive Literacy Instruction?
No full textThis article explores the concept of lesson interactivity within six primary and elementary teachers’ use of whole-class and personal digital devices over multiple lessons including Interactive Whiteboards, data projectors, laptop computers, and others. The analysis focuses on the differences between technical vs pedagogic interactivity (Smith, Higgins, Wall, & Miller, 2005) where technical interactivity refers to direct tactile interaction with technology and pedagogic interactivity refers to the interaction between teachers, students, and lesson content which may occur with or without technology use. Technical interactivity varied in duration between teachers and lessons, but teachers’ use of whole-class devices typically exceeded students’ use. Use of personal devices by students was infrequent, and often supported the content displayed on a whole-class device. In terms of pedagogic interactivity facilitated by technology use, the most frequent activities were teacher-directed questioning and guided practice, during which the teachers had a correct answer or method in mind. Use of deeper pedagogic interaction through discussion, student inquiry, or research were not observed. Teachers expressed that they faced barriers to interactive technology use including program and resource constraints as well as lack of teacher comfort with technology. This research was conducted following Tri-Council guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans. It has passed the research ethics board of two universities and two school districts. This article explores the concept of lesson interactivity within six primary and elementary teachers’ use of whole-class and personal digital devices over multiple lessons including Interactive Whiteboards, data projectors, laptop computers, and others. The analysis focuses on the differences between technical vs pedagogic interactivity (Smith, Higgins, Wall, & Miller, 2005) where technical interactivity refers to direct tactile interaction with technology and pedagogic interactivity refers to the interaction between teachers, students, and lesson content which may occur with or without technology use. Technical interactivity varied in duration between teachers and lessons, but teachers’ use of whole-class devices typically exceeded students’ use. Use of personal devices by students was infrequent, and often supported the content displayed on a whole-class device. In terms of pedagogic interactivity facilitated by technology use, the most frequent activities were teacher-directed questioning and guided practice, during which the teachers had a correct answer or method in mind. Use of deeper pedagogic interaction through discussion, student inquiry, or research were not observed. Teachers expressed that they faced barriers to interactive technology use including program and resource constraints as well as lack of teacher comfort with technology. This research was conducted following Tri-Council guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans. It has passed the research ethics board of two universities and two school districts.  
L’analyse du développement des processus de l’écrit de quatre élèves à risques de la 7e année dans un programme d’immersion française
No full textThis ethnographic study reports on the progress made by four at-risk French immersion students in their writing processes during one school year. By comparing the data collected while using think-alouds in November/December 2012 and May 2013, we examined the progress made in regards to planning, translating and revising processes as well as in aspects related to affect. We used Hayes’ (1996) writing model as a coding scheme. Our results revealed that the at-risk students made progress in areas related to translating, revising and affect, but little progress was noted in planning.Cette étude ethnographique rapporte les progrès effectués au cours d’une année scolaire par quatre auteurs à risques d’un programme d’immersion français par rapport aux processus de l’écrit. En comparant les données recueillies à l’aide de protocoles de verbalisation en novembre/décembre 2012 et en mai 2013, nous avons examiné l’amélioration par rapport à la planification, à la mise en texte, à la révision/correction et à l’affect. Comme grille d’analyse, nous avons utilisé le modèle d’écriture de Hayes (1996). Nos résultats ont révélé que les auteurs à risques de cette étude avaient effectué des progrès par rapport à la mise en texte, à la révision/correction et à l’affect, mais peu quant à la planification
Un regard qualitatif sur la motivation en grammaire d’élèves de la fin de l’ordre élémentaire scolarisés en contexte francophone minoritaire
No full textÀ partir de données provenant d’un questionnaire et d’une entrevue, cet article explore la motivation en grammaire de huit élèves de la fin de l’élémentaire en milieu minoritaire et la met en relation avec le développement de leur compétence à effectuer l’accord du verbe à l’écrit. Les résultats nous permettent de poser des hypothèses viables sur la relation entre la motivation en grammaire et le développement de ladite compétence. Ils révèlent aussi que, pour les élèves, le travail grammatical est fréquemment associé à la mémorisation de formes linguistiques et que celle-ci ne contribue pas à leur motivation
Les pratiques déclarées de l’enseignement de l’oral au primaire. Qu’en est-il en Belgique francophone ?
No full textCette contribution apporte des éléments de réponses aux recherches sur les pratiques déclarées des enseignants menées dans différents territoires francophones. Elle a en effet pour visée de traiter les questions suivantes : Que font les enseignants belges pour travailler les compétences en Savoir Parler et Écouter ? Quelles sont les pratiques et les gestes professionnels qu’ils estiment mobiliser dans leurs pratiques ? À quelle fréquence et pourquoi travaillent-ils l’oral en classe ? C’est l’analyse des données recueillies par questionnaire auprès de 290 enseignants du primaire qui nous permet d’élaborer des éléments de réponse.