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Esperanza Education 2021: A Fresh Start

April 07, 2021
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Some reflections from our collaborators on the strange year 2020, and a look ahead to what 2021 has in store - including a website refresh!
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Esperanza Education 2020

January 09, 2020
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It's a new year and a new decade! Here's a recap of 2019, including some of our favourite posts, and some of our plans for 2020.
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The Indigenous Languages of British Columbia

March 08, 2018
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Language Love on the West Coast Last month the government of British Columbia announced that their 2018 budget would include $50 million to support Indigenous language revitalization across the province. I’m very excited, of course, as there is more and more support for the work
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Esperanza Education 2018

January 10, 2018
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New Year, New Focus Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that another year has passed already! 2017 was a great year for our contributors at Esperanza Education – a year of personal and professional growth for all of us. It has been a year of change too, and 2018 brings a
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Do you speak organizer?

August 03, 2016
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Vocabulary of the Social Change Community Over a year a ago, I took a position as Provincial Organizer with Dogwood, an organization that brings together local people to defend air, land, and water in B.C. I notice that since then, I have adopted a new set of words and ways of using c
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Countering the Five Faces of Oppression

April 11, 2016
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A Social Justice Approach for Everyone As described in my first ever blog post, Esperanza Education aims to promote social justice education throughout all aspects of our work and relationships. My own understanding of social justice has been influenced by philosopher Iris Marion Youn
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Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2015
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2015 in Review As I reflect on the past year for Esperanza Education, I recognize that it has been a year of both stability and change. Esperanza Education is now in its 8th year of operation, and our Language, Learning, and Culture Blog has been running for 2.5 years. Our readership
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Learning Vancouver’s Local Language

July 06, 2015
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Last year I asked readers to help me decide which language to focus on next: French or Punjabi. Well, I have to admit, I didn’t follow through on either plan! Although I have continued to use Duolingo for French vocabulary building, and have learned a few more Punjabi phrases fr
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Reflective Practice in Teaching

May 13, 2015
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What is reflective practice in teaching? When new teachers go through their teacher training, a lot of time is spent on feedback and personal reflection – sometimes called reflective practice. You do something – plan a lesson, teach a lesson, develop a unit – see how
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Interview with founder Nicole Benson

April 08, 2015
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Check out this podcast interview of Esperanza Education founder Nicole Benson on the Map Your Learning website. She discusses her path as an educator, her experience living and working in Peru, what bringing social justice and language education together is all about, blogging, and mu
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