Waking up to the Literacies and Diversities of New Mexico

Abstract

In the process of obtaining my degree in the Dual License Program at the University of New Mexico, I have been asked numerous times to reflect on past educational experiences so I may then relate those experiences to my teaching style in the classroom. Reflecting on these positive and negative experiences, I was able to focus on which experiences I can replicate or revise to provide the most meaningful experiences for my students. Having chosen English language arts as my concentration field for teaching, I have focused primarily on how I can use my former experiences in past English classes to create positive educational experiences for my students. This process included reflecting on books that mattered to me, books I saw myself in, and then creating similar literacy experiences for my future students and how I can turn those experiences into a culturally relevant teaching pedagogy.

Citation

Montoya, M. (2021), "Waking up to the Literacies and Diversities of New Mexico", Rice, M.F. and Dallacqua, A.K. (Ed.) Luminous Literacies (Advances in Research on Teaching, Vol. 36), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-368720210000036006