The ESCAPE Projects

Teaching and Learning in a Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Way

We explore the use of language friendly pedagogy in STEM education. We’re happy you’re here!

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Community Outreach: Sharing Pashto and Dari Resource Booklets

This past weekend, Mehdia Hassan had the pleasure of sharing our Pashto and Dari resource booklets with Afghan newcomer families in Cornwall, Eastern Ontario. The event, hosted by CESOC, took place during a vibrant community picnic in the park. She was invited to present in Dari and speak with parents about how these resources can…

Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME) in Oshawa

Dr. Dania Wattar and Rosalia Cha had a great session with 25 educators, administrators, and researchers at the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME) in Oshawa in May! As AI continues to evolve rapidly and teachers increasingly use it to support instruction, they focused on integrating culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy with AI tools to…

Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) in Chicago

Dr. Mai Naji and Rosalia Cha presented at Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) in Chicago in March. They explored how digital tools and curriculum mapping can foster more inclusive STEM education for multilingual and newcomer students. Through comparative curriculum analysis across 18 countries, inclusive assessment practices, and community-based resource development (e.g., in Dari and…

Bridging Educational Contexts: Adapting Ontario’s Curriculum for Dutch Teachers in the Netherlands through the ESCAPE Project

In the fall of 2024, Martine, a graduate student from the Netherlands, joined the ESCAPE project to share her knowledge of the Dutch education system. During these months, she wrote a section about the Netherlands for the ESCAPE website and created a Dutch version of the 12-lesson booklet as part of her internship.  For the…

Workshop in Quebec

Dr. Sunny Lau from Bishop University invited Dr. Emmanuelle Le Pichon and Dr. Mai Naji to conduct a workshop for high school teachers in Quebec. This workshop was part of the Entente Canada-Quebec project, designed to assist teachers in offering courses in French at this Anglophone college, in compliance with the newly enacted Law 14…

Scientific Terms in Different Languages

On this table, we can see scientific concepts commonly addressed in our classes, translated into English, Korean, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. Each translation is accompanied by a detailed semantic explanation of the concept. For example, in Korean, the term “Gravity” is represented by two characters meaning “weight” and “force” respectively. Knowing this translation helps to…

Language Friendly Resources

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Great resources in many languages
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Research- and Evidence-Based Practices

Anonymous (Educators) 

“Thank you very much for offering…students such a great opportunity to accelerate the learning of math.” 

“Binogi [and] ESCAPE were both useful resources as they provided a learning resource that was already culturally responsive. They provided a good framework to work off of and build my own resources in the future.”

Cavalcante, Gagné, & Le Pichon-Vorstman (2024)

“Language-friendly pedagogy is a perspective that assumes that every individual needs to be included, as opposed to an integrative perspective that focuses on helping a particular student to catch up with the rest of the group. Language-friendly pedagogy embodies an asset-based orientation to every person in the school and calls for the languages and cultures of the school community to be visible both throughout the school and in the pedagogical approach adopted by subject area teachers (p. 31).”  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07908318.2023.2265407

Guides for Teaching Math and Sciences for Teachers