Jim cummins bilingual education
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Jim Cummings
American voice actor (born 1952)
For other people with similar names, see Jim Cummings (filmmaker) and James Cummings (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Brian Cummings.
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Cummings in 2022 | |
| Born | James Jonah Cummings (1952-11-03) November 3, 1952 (age 72) Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Stephanie Jardon (m. 2001; div. 2011) |
| Children | 4 |
YouTube information | |
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| Years active | 2023–present |
| Genre | Voice acting |
| Subscribers | 106,000[1] |
| Total views | 38,208,212[1] |
| Website | jimcummingsworld.com |
James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 1952)[2][3] is an American voice actor. Beginning his career in the 1980s, he has appeared in over 400 titles. Cummings has frequently worked with the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros., serving as the official voice of Winnie the Pooh since 1988, Tigger since 1989, the Tasmanian Devil
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Featured Speaker: Jim Cummins, Ph.D.
1. Setting the Context for the Presentation and Purpose
"The contradictions California faces in regards to Bilingual education (policy, public perception, direct leadership by administrators and teachers, etc.)... Leadership starts with individual teachers... when [they] walk in the classroom door, [they] have choices."
2. What Do We Mean by "Empowerment"?
"Empowerment is a word that is being debased in many ways... it is important to define this term... if we know what it means... it opens up perspectives in terms of where we need to go."
3. Power Relations Framework: Macro-interactions
"[The framework discussed in Negotiating Identity] Frames where we are and highlights the fact that If we are going to talk about empowerment, it is important to talk about power relationships..."
4. The Pedagogical Divide
"One of the things that has always been there... working class kids, low-income kids, racial and/or minorities tend to experience forms of pedagogy that are different in many respects by those [that] affl
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BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT: Jim Cummins
Jim Cummins received his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of Alberta in the area of educational psychology. He is currently a professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, Learning in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. His research has focused on the nature of language proficiency and second language acquisition with particular emphasis on the social and educational barriers that limit academic success for culturally diverse students. He has served as a consultant on language planning in education to numerous international agencies. His publications include: Bilingualism and Special Education: Issues in Assessment and Pedagogy (Multilingual Matters, 1984); Bilingualism in Education: Aspects of Theory, Research and Practice (with Merrill Swain; Longman, 1986); Minority Education: From Shame to Struggle (with Tove Skutnabb-Kangas; Multilingual Matters, 1988); Empowering Minority Students (California Association for Bilingual Education, 1989); Heritage Languag
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