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Mi nombre es Cristina. Soy una Colombiana que ha vivido un poco más de la mitad de su vida en Canadá. ¡Amante de la lectura, la cual disfruto inmensamente con mi hijo, Noah! Este podcast es una forma creativa de compartir mi pasión por la lectura y disfrutar junto con ustedes de cortas historias magníficas en español, francés e inglés. ¡Juntos nos divertiremos para conocer un poco de literatura y practicar, porque no, tú listening level en estos idiomas, si los estás aprendiendo! ¡Bienvenidos!
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Join Victoria and Anna, along with expert guests and industry friends, in a deep-dive investigation into just what literacy is, and how the students within the US education system could be better serviced when it comes to modern literacy methods
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Award-winning host and advocate Amanda de Cadenet connects with trailblazing women around the world to celebrate the multifaceted nature of the female experience. From models and athletes, to actors and designers, these honest conversations explore how their unique voices and journeys leave the world better than they found it. The VS Voices podcast provides a platform for women to speak their diverse truths, share personal stories, and advance discussions of issues that are important to them ...
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ChasingHorse grew up in a matriarchal family in Alaska as a member of the Hän Gwich'in people. Her advocacy, on behalf of her community, has made her an ambassador in the fashion industry for new perspectives and values, which she inherited from her mother and grandmother. For ChasingHorse, integrity and authenticity runs deep—her entire family is …
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The Taiwan-born designer found her original inspiration in a Laura Ashley dress owned by her mother—and she snipped, stitched, and sewed her own wardrobe until she recreated the clothes she pined after. Once her technique was refined in Asia and Europe, she launched her label in Tokyo in 2011. Her designs are meant to embody the female gaze—influen…
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The Victoria’s Secret Icon burst onto the acting and modeling scene while injecting a carefree cool that has contributed to her stardom. Ten years into her storied career, she is raising a son with her best friend, running a prolific podcast, and letting go of what doesn’t serve her. In this insightful interview, Ratajkowski describes living withou…
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A member of The Tour ‘23’s VS20, Sanchez exploded onto the scene when her short film Bebe premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Her style is a mix of darkness and beauty, and for this project, Sanchez uses her signature aesthetic in the storytelling around women and their relationship to Bogota. In this interview, she urges listeners to reconside…
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Owner of the eponymous London-based label, Lele’s designs marry her passion for formal draping with casual ease. Her work is rooted in her own cross-cultural background, examining her Indian and British identity all through a feminine lens. A winner of both the 2020 LVMH Prize and 10 Asian Designers to Watch Award, her work has been featured in exh…
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Long-time best friends Aldridge and Swanepoel walked the VS runway years before Instagram was there to capture it. Their experiences bonded them, allowing the women to support one another through everything from motherhood to major business decisions. In this wide-ranging, reflective interview, the two The Tour ’23 stars describe the changes they’v…
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The Lagos-based designer identifies as a storyteller—and her fashion brand functions as a part of her personal narrative. She uses Africa as a central point of inspiration, while literally and figuratively weaving spirituality and conscientiousness into her designs. Her work has been featured in London, Paris, Lagos, Durban, and Bogota fashion week…
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Jones makes her mark on history and The Tour ‘23 as one of the first trans models to ever wear a pair of iconic Victoria’s Secret wings. Throughout this deeply revealing interview, Jones discusses her small-town upbringing, VS as a symbol of feminine power, and her role in the Prime Video special. In addition to modeling, she is an advocate, and wo…
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The Victoria's Secret Voices podcast is back with Season three. Join host Amanda de Cadenet in going behind the scenes with the iconic talent of the Tour '23. Learn about their experience and their personal, never before heard stories, along with so much more. Hear directly from the incredible women of the Tour 23, including Emily Ratajkowski, Lago…
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Season 1 concludes with one final ‘Making Meaning’ episode—and there is plenty to process. Meta is the word of the day as we think about the utility of meta-linguistic awareness and transfer as tools that empower students to take stock of their own language journeys. Later, Victoria and Anna assess the assessment systems and dive deep into how they…
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As a language learner herself, Alexandra Güílamo has spent more than twenty years serving a wide range of language learner programs. Alexandra is a former teacher, academic coach, elementary school principal, and district-level director in highly diverse urban and suburban school districts. She is one of the leading dual-language experts, an author…
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As a language learner herself, Alexandra Güílamo has spent more than twenty years serving a wide range of language learner programs. Alexandra is a former teacher, academic coach, elementary school principal, and district-level director in highly diverse urban and suburban school districts. She is one of the leading dual-language experts, an author…
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Nicole Knight is the Executive Director of the English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement Office at Oakland Unified School District. She is honored to have served Oakland students for the last 24 years as a teacher, teacher leader and instructional leader at the site and district levels. A National Board Certified Teacher in English as a…
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Vs Voices host Amanda de Cadenet brings you a series you will love as much as Voices. The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet is a game changing interview series featuring some of the most famous and impactful women in the world, sharing stories in an intimate and unique way. From music mega stars, to Presidents this series was the first of its kin…
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In this making meaning episode, we’re diving into how our time with Dr. Susana Johnson, David Rogers, and Cristina Sánchez-López. We discuss how to acknowledge and build on students’ home language experiences and create rich classroom experiences that focus on strong oral language skills. We also discuss what it means to teach students to be litera…
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Cristina Sánchez-López collaborates with educators in the US and Canada on many issues related to the education of Multilingual Learners (MLs) including developing culturally and linguistically sustaining Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS); bilingual special education; middle school mathematics; curriculum development; literacy across the conte…
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David Rogers supports the work of Dual Language Education of New Mexico-DLeNM whose mission is to promote the effective design and implementation of dual language education (www.dlenm.org) in New Mexico, and beyond. In his thirty-five years as an educator, David has served as an education volunteer and program coordinator in Peace Corps Paraguay, S…
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Susana Ibarra Johnson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education and TESOL at New Mexico State University. Susana is a former bilingual education teacher. Her understanding and devotion go beyond her academic training to her own experience as a bilingual learner. As a former biliteracy researcher and senior consultant for the WIDA Con…
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In this making meaning episode, we’re diving into how our time with multilingual researcher and advocate, Dr. Jim Cummins. There was quite a bit to unpack, including: - How the pendulum swings in Literacy pedagogy and instruction - The concept of “Literacy Saturation” - The thread between what we learned from Dr. Cummins and past episodes. You can …
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Jim Cummins is a Professor Emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. His research focuses on literacy development in educational contexts characterized by linguistic and socioeconomic diversity. In numerous articles and books, he has explored the nature of language proficiency and its relationship to l…
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Jim Cummins is a Professor Emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Dr. Cummins stresses the crucial role of literacy engagement in developing reading comprehension. Explicit phonics instruction plays an important role in developing students' decoding skills but, to be optimally effective, it needs to…
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In this second making meaning episode, Anna and Victoria are joined by fellow educator Lillie Ruvalcaba. Together they discus how the time with Dr.Socorro Herrera and Dr. Ester de Jong help educators better understand literacy: the noise of an oracy forward classroom; side stepping the curriculum to meet students needs; and harvesting home language…
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Ester de Jong is Professor and program leader in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education program at the University of Colorado Denver. Prior to UC Denver, she was the Director of the School of Teaching and Learning and Professor in ESOL/Bilingual Education at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Her research focuses on equ…
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Dr. Socorro Herrera is a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education at Kansas State University and directs the Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advocacy (CIMA). Her K-12 teaching experience includes an emphasis on literacy development and her research focuses on literacy opportunities with culturally an…
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In this first making meaning episode, we’re diving into how our time with Dr. Laurie Olsen, Dr. Kathy Escamilla, and Dr. Jody Slavick helps us better understand literacy: - the explicit attention to oracy in every classroom - the professional learning needs of educators - and the family engagement “invitation.” The episode is a mix of analysis of e…
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Dr. Slavick is one of the contributors to the National Committee for Effective Literacy’s White paper on Comprehensive Effective Literacy Policy and Instruction for English Learner/Emergent Bilingual Students. She currently serves as the director of professional development for the Literacy Squared program at the BUENO Center at the University of C…
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Dr. Kathy Escamilla today. Dr. Escamilla a Professor Emeritus in the Equity, Bilingualism, & Biliteracy Division BUENO Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Colorado Boulder. Additionally, she’s the author of numerous articles and books including Biliteracy From the Start: Literacy Squared In Action. She is specifically interested…
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Dr. Kathy Escamilla today. Dr. Escamilla a Professor Emeritus in the Equity, Bilingualism, & Biliteracy Division BUENO Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Colorado Boulder. Additionally, she’s the author of numerous articles and books including Biliteracy From the Start: Literacy Squared In Action. She is specifically interested…
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Continue the conversation with Dr. Olsen, a researcher, writer, advocate, and leader of educational equity with an emphasis on immigrant and English learner education, language access, and rights. Links: Seal of Biliteracy https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/er/sealofbiliteracy.asp EL Roadmap https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/rm/ ELA/ELD Framework https://www.…
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With a Ph.D. in social cultural studies in education, Dr. Olsen has been an educator, a writer, and an advocate for half a century. Dr. Olsen has Designed and led demonstration projects, and evaluation projects in English learner and immigrant education – with a strong emphasis on educational equity. She has written dozens of books, articles, and r…
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Meet Anna and Victoria, two educators passionate about reading and all things literacy. Join them as they interview experts from across the nation with expertise in literacy and multilingual education in an effort to better understand research and how to support our students, specifically our multi-lingual learners in becoming literate individuals …
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Pose actor Indya Moore is achieving their goals in spite of living through a traumatizing childhood. Brought up as a Jehovah's Witness, their realization that they had been assigned the wrong gender at birth caused them to leave home and enter the foster care system. Their struggle not only to transition, but to find the basic comfort, love, and se…
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Moms in America have always gotten a raw deal, but nothing showed it more than the pandemic. With no paid leave, the fight for flexible work, and discrimination in the workplace, it’s no wonder 85% of Millenial women say being a mom is a struggle right now. But help is on the way—Reshma Saujani, the woman who founded Girls Who Code and the Marshall…
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She has scaled the heights of PepsiCo, Apple, Uber, and Netflix—blazing a trail through boardrooms of some of the world’s most-successful companies. But it's been a hard climb, admits Bozoma Saint John, the marketing executive that companies keep on speed dial for radical solutions. In a refreshingly candid and searingly honest interview with host …
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Why are black women more likely to be diagnosed younger, and with more virulent cancers? Why is cancer treatment still so brutal? At what age should women get access to preventative care? These are some of the important issues surrounding those of us at risk or whose lives have been touched by breast cancer. Host Amanda de Cadenet is joined by the …
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She’s known as ‘The Oracle’ and you’ll soon hear why. Bethann Hardison’s trailblazing career spans several decades. She started out in the garment industry, had a wildly successful modeling career , became a power agent, and a forever champion of diversity to this day. When you think of American fashion history, it starts here with Bethann. At the …
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It’s a highly-lucrative industry, but who really owns it? In her provocative new book, writer Fariha Roisin investigates the origin of wellness from the ancient civilizations of the East and traces it to present-day America. As a Muslim, queer, Bangladeshi-Canadian, Fariha’s own intersectionality is brilliantly demonstrated as she questions the way…
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Amanda de Cadenet explores the secrets to successful extended relationships with America's number one divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser. Laura has represented a string of celebrity clients, from Angelina Jolie to Dr Dre. As divorce attorney to the stars, she tells Amanda “One of the things that enrages me the most is false accusations” and shares how sh…
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Meet Deja Foxx now, because she’s going all the way. One of the youngest people in modern history to have worked on a presidential campaign, she not only intends to run for the White House “but I intend to win.” As one of the one in three young Americans who are ‘hidden homeless’, she stood up to senator Jeff Flake over his attempt to ban women fro…
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