VBlog #1
Hello! Welcome to my Vblog! My name is Stephanie Thorpe, and I am in the final stretch of my college experience at the University of Houston. I will be graduating in May with a degree in Teaching & Learning, with a certification in Early Childhood-6th Grade. English is my first language, but I do find learning new languages pretty interesting. When I was in high school, I took Spanish I and II. I remember being given opportunities to not only speak Spanish, but to listen, read, and write in Spanish. One of my favorite projects in Spanish II was a video presentation I made about my daily routine. I had to memorize my lines in Spanish as I demonstrated the activities I was discussing, such as fixing my hair and doing my makeup. I appreciated being given the option to record a video of myself rather than a presentation in front of the class because the video was lower-stakes, and allowed me to be creative. As I plan for my future classrooms that will include ELLs, I want to take into ...