Embracing Change
A Multiliteracies Approach
"The responsibility to advocate for change lies not only with teachers, students, and their families, but also with principals, administrators, superintendents, schools and governments, both provincial and federal" (Giampapa, 2010, p. 426).
I have always considered teaching to be a challenging yet an immensely rewarding career. Striving to meet the daily requirements of student diversity, ongoing open communication with parents, school-based initiatives, and implementing the Ontario curriculum in meaningful ways keeps a motivated teacher challenged. When I am able to blend these expectations and create a climate where students succeed socially, emotionally, and academically it results in all stakeholders feeling success. Having taught primary and junior students for over two decades, I have embraced how education and effective instruction has evolved; however, the field of Multiliteracies has been the most significant catalyst to improve my best practices in the classroom.
This WIX is created for parents, educators, and administrators who want to continue to value and motivate students in our 21st-century classrooms. Howard (2007) describes how "researchers found that three factors have a major effect on students' motivation and performance; their feelings of belonging, their trust in the people around them, and their belief that teachers value their intellectual competence" (p. 18). Implementing a Multiliteracies approach and student diversity satisfies these requirements while it also works towards "creating a kind of person an active designer of meaning, with a sensibility open to differences, change and innovation"(Cope & Kalantzis, 2009, p. 175). By reading through this site, you will gain an overview of the Multiliteracies framework and how this pedagogy promotes student diversity. Created by: Kristine Lemieux