Search Results for: Burton

Publication Alert! Supporting multilingual learners in schools AND ethical publication practices (by Dr Jennifer Burton & Dr Jeff Bale)

~ Blog Editor ~ Leave a comment

This week’s special BILD post celebrates a recent publication whose ten authors include several BILD members and contributors. Click on their names to enjoy their past posts. We are grateful to BILD to have the opportunity to share our recently published book Centering Multilingual Learners and Countering Raciolinguistic Ideologies in Teacher Education: Principles, Policies and […]

Talking Matters as Knowledge Mobilization (and Why Every Graduate Student Needs a Mentor): A Tribute to Merrill Swain (by Jennifer Burton)

~ Blog Editor ~ Leave a comment

“I’ve got a book I want to share with you that I think you’re really gonna like, Jennifer,” Merrill says, holding the red covered book in her right hand, glancing at its cover[1]. She does not immediately hand me the book, of course. She has this way of building anticipation, of taking a listener on […]

Linguistic Landscapes as an Activity to Support Multilingual Learners in Mainstream Classrooms (by Jennifer Burton)

~ Blog Editor ~ Leave a comment

From March 17 to October 11th, 2022, the Canadian government approved 302,071[1] temporary resident applications supporting Ukrainian nationals and their family members affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These Ukrainian children and their families bring a variety of skills, resources and languages, contributing to Canada’s multiple linguistic and cultural landscape. Yet, educational institutions continue […]

Shifting from Safe Spaces to Brave Spaces: Re-Conceptualizing Dialogue on Social Justice and Diversity in Classrooms (by Jennifer Burton)

~ Blog Editor ~ Leave a comment

This blog post is inspired by Dr. Sunny Man Chu Lau’s recent BILD piece and her connections between Cesar Millan’s animal-centric approach to posthumanist and new materialist ways of being and belonging in the classroom. I am particularly drawn to these words, Discipline is not about punishing, but rather supporting the animal to understand boundaries […]