Hello! My name is Breanya Hogue I go by Breanya or Bre. I'm excited about this opportunity to work with the Balfour Scholars Pre-College Academy. My journey in higher education includes receiving a Bachelors of Science degree in Early Elementary Education with a concentration in ESL (K-5) and a Masters of Education degree in School Counseling (K-12). I taught 5th grade for five years (all content areas). In spring of 2014 I was accepted to the Education and Social Change doctoral program at Bellarmine University. I was teaching full time and attending school full time on the weekend when I found out about the Literacy, Culture, & Language Education program here at Bloomington. My minor is Educational Leadership. I currently work as an Associate Instructor teaching preservice teachers literacy methods (grades 4-6).
My approach to global learning includes incorporating literacy and arts projects along with service and social action to understand other cultures. This passion started in high school as I was granted the opportunity to study and live abroad for about two months in Cuernavaca, Mexico and gain a new lens as a student (this was my first time abroad). From my experience as an Ella Baker Curriculum Trainer and former Servant Leader Intern with the Children's Defense Fund's Freedom Schools Program I was exposed to a lot of literature K-12 that addressed local and global issues. As a former International Awareness & Involvement Chair for my sorority's Louisville chapter, I partnered with a Peace Corp member in Tanzania to help start a library in a local village. In my Master's program I had the opportunity to travel to Independence, Belize to help train school workers on school guidance approaches and practices.
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Library partnership I helped start with my sorority and Peace Corps member
I still have a relationship with the family that upkeeps this space and they still need resources |
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| Students in Kikuyu Community Library (in Tanzania) reading books donated and shipped by Louisville Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. |
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| 2011 Cohort Group selected to travel to Belize. I am 1 of 2 School Counselor graduates selected to go on this trip with the other teacher candidates. |
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| Some of my favorite students from the experience that expressed their need for shoes and clothes. |
In the past I have read picture books or shared multimedia texts/videos with students and had them respond through art and social action projects or writing to the issue or topic in the text. I feel some of these books are appropriate for all ages and one could tailor the activities such as (Beatrice's Goat & One Hen which are based on true stories and have lots of additional supplementary YouTube videos and news clips that can be incorporated). I feel it necessary for students to have an awareness of their privilege compared to students in other countries (in regards to access to education, the overall economy, and opportunities). I would love to incorporate a service aspect through my GALACTIC workshop where students learn about various agencies such as Heifer International, fair trade initiatives and businesses, the benefits of giving, testimonials of individuals that benefit from these programs that reside in that country and then students to devise there own project or continue with an existing project (tangible) by the end of the week. They could learn all of the aspects of social planning and organizing and by the end of the week share their plan/project start with other groups. This type of service is educational and beneficial to students and can early on expose them to a global perspective. For some it may spark an interest and they may want to pursue a career in this type of work.
