Conference 2023

Plurilingual Pedagogies & Digital Technologies to Support Learning in STEM

ESCAPE Projects Symposium

Speakers

This conference showcases applied research related to language-friendly pedagogy and digital technologies in elementary and secondary classrooms and schools. The ESCAPE Projects research team has collaborated with teachers, students, policy makers, teacher educators and international researchers to create opportunities for multilingual newcomer students and their families to integrate and thrive in schools and together they have explored the impact of language friendly pedagogy.

Recordings

Conference Event Table

Title	Speaker(s)	Language	Recording
Introduction to the Conference: Project Objectives and Partnership with SSHRC	Emmanuelle Le Pichon	French	Click here to watch
Sharing activities and the impact of the implementation of Binogi and Language Friendly Pedagogy in French Immersion classrooms and schools	Douglas Falcao & Jean Didier Mamberi (in-service teachers, York Region District School Board)	French	Click here to watch
Panel presentation I. Purpose of the Research: French and Canadian Perspectives II. Results of the Research Student and teacher perspectives on the Binogi platform and the Escape Project resources	Nathalie Auger (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier) Jérémi Sauvage (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier) Carole Fleuret (Université d’Ottawa) Laurine Dalle (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier, online) Emmanuelle Le Pichon (IEPO, Université de Toronto) Moderator: Antoinette Gagné (IEPO, Université de Toronto)	French	Click here to watch
Panel Presentation Pre-service teacher perspectives on the Binogi platform and the ESCAPE Projects resources	Nathalie Auger (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier) Jérémi Sauvage (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier) Antoinette Gagné (IEPO, Université de Toronto) Alexandre Cavalcante (IEPO, Université de Toronto) Emmanuelle Le Pichon (IEPO, Université de Toronto)	French	Click here to watch
Discussion on the challenges, growth opportunities and possibilities afforded by plurilingual pedagogies and digital technologies to support learning in STEM	Open discussion chaired by Jenni Alisaari (University of Turku, Finland)	French	Click here to watch
Keynote	Jim Cummins (OISE, University of Toronto)	English	Click here to watch
Sharing activities and the impact of the implementation of Binogi and Language Friendly Pedagogy in classrooms and schools	Robin Persad (Queen Victoria School, Hamilton School District)	English	Click here to watch
Why ESL/FSL and STEM educators need each other: Culturally and linguistically responsive tips and tricks	Dania Wattar (OISE, University of Toronto and AB Academy) Mai Naji (OISE, University of Toronto) Leanne Adegbonmire (OISE, University of Toronto) Moderator: Emmanuelle Le Pichon (OISE, University of Toronto)	English	Click here to watch
Refresh your math skills: various cultural ways of solving math	Alexandre Cavalcante (OISE, University of Toronto)	English	Click here to watch
Workshop on how multilingual and digital resources allow for the inclusion of families and communities: country curriculum comparisons, insights from families using the Binogi platform with their children	Dania Wattar (OISE, University of Toronto and AB Academy) Mai Naji, Rosalia Cha, Zahra Safdarian (OISE, University of Toronto) Emmanuelle Le Pichon (OISE, University of Toronto)	English	Click here to watch
Concluding Remarks	Jim Cummins (OISE, University of Toronto)	English	Click here to watch

Questions

My students don’t understand the school language enough to learn Maths. What should I do?/Mes élèves ne comprennent pas suffisamment la langue de l’école pour apprendre les mathématiques. Que dois-je faire ?
Attempts to involve the parents have been challenging. Are they interested at all? /Les tentatives d’implication des parents ont été difficiles. Sont-ils vraiment intéressés ?
I do not know that my students have received some education in STEM but they do not seem to understand what we are doing in class. How come? /Je sais que mes élèves ont reçu une certaine éducation en matière de STIM, mais ils ne semblent pas comprendre ce que nous faisons en classe. Comment cela se fait-il ?
I am an immersion teacher teaching science in French to English speakers. I have a double obstacle as my students need to learn French and their parents do not understand it. How is a language friendly approach working in my class? /Je suis professeur d’immersion, j’enseigne les sciences en français à des anglophones. J’ai un double obstacle : mes élèves doivent apprendre le français et leurs parents ne le comprennent pas. Comment une approche amie des langues fonctionne-t-elle dans mon cas ?
French is a minority language in Ontario and our students are highly multilingual. How can we promote the French language while supporting and building on their own?/Le français est une langue minoritaire en Ontario et nos élèves sont très plurilingues. Comment pouvons-nous promouvoir la langue française tout en soutenant et en développant leur propre langue ?
I am a STEM teacher and not a language teacher. How should I involve the language to support my students?/Je suis professeur de STIM. Pas un professeur de langues. Comment dois-je faire intervenir la langue pour soutenir mes élèves ?
I am an ESL teacher not a STEM teacher. How do you want me to support students in STEM? /Je suis professeur de français langue seconde. Pas un professeur de STEM. Comment voulez-vous que je soutienne les étudiants en STEM ?