WIDA

     As I continue on my path to become an educator, I am consistently presented with new information in order to better prepare me.  If information and knowledge are tools, then it is in my best interest to always expand my tool bag.  Today, WIDA and it's use is that tool.  In my Adolescence Development class, I will be assigned a student who is an English Language Learner(ELL).  WIDA will help me facilitate their learning, in order for us both to succeed.
     WIDA will allows educators the opportunity to know where their students place with their understanding of English.  It also gives defined goals of each level, so educators and students can monitor their progress together.  This is important because it presents information that will benefit the student and gives educators the means that they can best reach their students.

The Dangers of Viewing Others Through a Single Story

https://youtu.be/D9Ihs241zeg

         Chimamanda Ngozi’s narrative of the danger of a single story was informative in identifying the obstacles that we must overcome in characterizing people and groups. Single stories usually focus on a negative trait or aspect of a people or culture, which makes them easier to remember and use in generalizations.  Ngozi also emphasizes how easy it is to view people through a single story, through no fault of the people being viewed.  She iterates that if the single story is repeated often enough, then through time it will eventually become the true narrative of those people.  It is important for us to be aware of these pitfalls in our lives in order to view all people equally.  As future educators, we must be extremely cautious of this in order for our students to be able to succeed to their fullest potential.