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INTESOL 2019: Teachers as Leaders for Change
This year’s conference will highlight teachers’ ability and potential to enact positive change in the lives of English learners. From early childhood through high school, in higher education and adult education, teachers play integral roles in daily placement and instructional decisions, in influencing awareness of their colleagues and communities, in advocating for more equitable policies and practices, and much more. In many ways, teachers are uniquely positioned to act as catalysts of change, to support and amplify nascent change where they see it, and to rally stakeholders to broad support of change at scale. Teacher educators and teachers of English learners can bridge values and ideals with practice, courageously and reflectively integrating more student voices and experiences into their learning communities. This conference aims to showcase this important work. 
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Aida Darwish

School City of Hammond
English as a New Language Coach
Hammond

Language Development Coach

Hobbies and Activities

Aida Darwish loves drawing, music, reading, and traveling.  She volunteers her service in church ministry. 

Professional Background

  • B.A. Spanish Education - Purdue University Calumet (Northwest)

  • M.S. -Literacy, Culture, and Language Education 

  • ENL (English as a New Language)/EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Endorsement

Autobiography

Aida Darwish has been teaching for twenty-five years as an English as a New Language teacher/coach. She started her teaching journey with the Language Development Program as a push-in and pull out teacher. Darwish is currently at Eggers Middle School, where she coaches teachers on the concepts, strategies, and techniques concerning English Learners. She considers students ‘multiple dimensions of processing information.  Darwish is the K-12 INTESOL Representative.  Aida Darwish earned a Master of Science degree from Indiana Bloomington University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue Calumet. 

Aida Darwish has traveled abroad to ten different countries.  Also, she has traveled to ten countries in missionary trips which has provided her an opportunity to learn about the culture and how students’ funds of knowledge play a role in the way information is processed. Every student has a preferred way of processing and organizing information and the environment to fit in his or her way of view of the world. Therefore, these experiences have allowed her to gain ideas on how to be more open minded, create a better classroom environment, and consider students' learning styles. As a matter of fact, these experiences have widened her cultural awareness, increased her knowledge, and enhanced her teaching practice. Besides, she has gained knowledge regarding variations in behavior across culture and its impact in learning.

Lastly, Aida Darwish has been an advocate for students, parents, and teachers. She has seen some of her elementary students succeed and become professional individuals. Moreover, she has had the privilege of working with a couple of her prior students.