24TRA406 Multilingual Poetry - Bringing Languages Together

 

 

 

 

DATE:      Thursday, 9th May 2024
TIME:       7.00 pm to 8.00 pm
VENUE:   Online Via Zoom

Target Audience: Primary Teachers, Post Primary Teachers and Special Needs Assistants

This practical webinar will share some techniques of using poetry in the classroom to celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity.

Participants will be expected to engage and be involved in the activities via the chat function.  Be sure to have a pen and paper ready for interactive activities that you can later implement in your own school setting.

Kirsten has been using poetry to support EAL learners for 10 years and will share some valuable resources that are freely accessible for classroom use. Poetry is not to be feared and while Kirsten is not a poet, she promises that you will leave the webinar inspired and with some ideas for integrating creative writing in a multilingual classroom.

Bio of presenter - Kirsten Barrett 

Kirsten Barrett is a Scottish primary school teacher from Glasgow. Glasgow has been welcoming refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants for decades.  Kirsten has taught for 15 years and has specialised as an English as an Additional Language (EAL) teacher.  In that time she has spoken at various different events and is keen to help others learn from each other.

Recently she has relocated to her home in Cork and is looking forward to developing her own knowledge of the Irish system.  She is a keen reader of children’s books and a huge advocate for Reading for Pleasure.