Frances Kvietok Duenas's Page

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Subject area expertise: Multilingual/Bilingual education
Intercultural education
Rural education
Education for/in indigenous communities
Non-formal education
Latin America

Grade level(s) taught: pre grade 1, grades 4 to 6, adult education

Present status: Noncertified Educator

Language(s) you can instruct in: English, French, Spanish

Number of years teaching experience: 1 to 4

Skills & Interests: Film editing
Documentary-film production
Certified Bilingual Interpreter by the City of Philadelphia

Photography
Local knowledge
Travelling

If you have done work internationally, where and in what capacity?: Irapuato, Mexico (currently) : Program coordinator of an alternative language acquisition program for adults in Mexico and the U.S. (curriculum development, implementation and teacher training) Website: linguabyalpa.webs.com

Lima, Peru (summer 2010): Co-founder of DOCUMENTA.PE
Cusco, Peru. http://documentape.blogspot.com/ Documenta.pe! is a group of young people interested in expanding the use of media within communities that traditionally have not had access to this right. During the months of June-July 2010, we worked with secondary school students from the Juan Valer Sandoval public school in Villa Maria del Triunfo, Lima. Our workshops involved the creation of stories, film production and editing. We also facilitated workshops for teachers interested in creatively incorporating media production into their classrooms.

Cusco, Peru (summer 2009) - Fieldwork for senior thesis: “The implementation of intercultural and bilingual education in indigenous communities of Cusco, Perú” (Kvietok, 2010) with a focus on the experiences of bilingual teachers (Quechua-Spanish). Visits to 4 bilingual schools and ample networking with EIB (educacion intercutural bilingue) sector. Soon to be published paper " Interculturality in the hands of teachers: the experience of intercultural bilingual educators in rural Cusco, Peru' (Working Papers on Educational Linguistics, UPenn)

Paris, France (spring 2009) - As an intern at the non-profit AFEV, I conducted independent research on the mentoring programs for newly arrived immigrant students. Interviews, field visits, library research. Paper: « After school mentoring programs for newly arrived immigrant students in France: The Afev experience »

Puebla, Mexico (summer 2007) Co-Facilitator of Mexico Summer Project, Servicio, Desarrollo y Paz. Counseled international work group working in nahuatl indigenous community. Liaison between working group, community and NGO staff. Counseled and participated in construction projects and elaboration of summer school educational programs.

Chiclayo, Peru (summer 2005). Coordinator of the 'Education through film' program run by ONG CIPDES. In charge of screening films and implementing educational workshops with students and teachers in rural primary schools in the outskirts of Chiclayo, Peru.

I completed my college studies in the U.S. (Swarthmore College), which to me is an international experience. During my college career, i participated in the following: Tutoring of ESL/ELL students, activism for worker unions, produced a documentary on migrant workers, research assistant for Dr. Zentella on transfronterizo students, Spanish tutor.

If you are willing to volunteer, in what area(s):: curriculum development, digital media, evaluation measurements, internships, researchers, translation, workshop facilitation

How did you hear about us and a few words why you want to join EBB:: Through idealist.org

On joining EBB -
Transcultural and transnational education is not only my personal lot (born in the U.S., raised in rural and urban Peru and having studied in the U.S. and Europe) but has also become my intellectual passion, as an education and anthropology major focusing on intercultural education. The work of EBB is exactly the type of work I am interested in.

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