Human Chapters

In a special partnership between Human Chapters and Regional Victorians of Colour, we are engaging in conversations with community members about their experience of the recent floods in regional Victoria. An enormous thanks to Ali for participating in this conversation.

It was an honour to engage in a conversation with Jeremiah about his Chapter, The Phenomenal Teacher. Jeremiah generously shared the following in this conversation:

- his career in teaching

- his family background in education

- the people that have inspired his drive and passion

- his understanding and implementation of Structured Literacy before he knew it was called that

Jeremiah can be found on:

https://www.instagram.com/thephenomenalteacher/

https://twitter.com/Mr100Teacher

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremiah-short-b82a1341/

Tik Tok: @thephenomenalteacher

https://thephenomenalstudent.com/

An enormous thanks to Jeremiah for taking the time, energy, and effort to engage in this conversation and to everyone else that will listen to it on Human Chapters YouTube, Podcast, and/or Facebook page.

It was an honour to engage in a conversation with Ruhee about her Chapter, Advocating for Yourself as a Woman of Colour. Ruhee generously shares numerous points about why she selected this Chapter and some of these include:

- her migration journey

- what diversity and inclusion mean to her

- the depth of depression

- the reconnection with her purpose

- her business, Allied Collective

- the main takeaways

Ruhee can be found on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allied-collective/

Website:alliedcollective.com.au

Instagram: @alliedcollective

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Allied-Collective/100069307755227/

An enormous thanks to Ruhee for the energy, effort, and time spent on having this robust conversation. A huge thanks to everyone that will listen to this conversation on Human Chapters YouTube, Podcast, and/or Facebook page. :)

It was an absolute honour to engage in a robust conversation with Melanie about her Chapter, My Journey in Education. Melanie generously discussed the following points:

- The beginning of her journey in Education.

- Her son's dyslexia diagnosis.

- Her own journey in the Science of Reading and why it became an obsessive mission, passion, and deep love.

- Her work in Montreal, Canada.

- Her passion for sharing information with parents. Her decision to start the page, Decoding Dyslexia - Quebec on Facebook.

An enormous thanks to Melanie for taking the time, energy, and effort to have this important conversation, and to everyone else for listening to this conversation on  @humanchapters  YouTube, Podcast, and Facebook.

Melanie can be found on Instagram and Facebook - @soarwithdyslexia

It was an honour to have a conversation with Meena about her Chapter, Discovering Me Through Volunteering. Meena discussed the following in this conversation: 

- Her transition to Shepparton (a town in Victoria, Australia). 

- Her deep involvement in several volunteer organisations - South Shepparton Community House, Greater Charter Women's Advisory Committee, The Door Bells - Migrant Women's Network, Didi Bhaini Samaj Victoria, and so forth.  

- The opportunities she has received through her volunteer work. 

- A fundraising campaign she initiated during the recent floods that occurred in Shepparton.  

An enormous thanks to Meena for taking the time, energy, and effort into sharing her Chapter and to everyone else that will listen to it on Human Chapters YouTube, Podcast, and/or Facebook page.

It was a deep honour and privilege to have a conversation with my mum, Niranjana about her childhood. She is an absolute pillar of strength and a beautiful soul that I get to call mum.   

An enormous thanks to mum for taking the time, energy, and effort into having this beautiful conversation for International Women's Day. This will be available on Human Chapters YouTube and Human Chapters Podcast. Enjoy the conversation and share it with others that may connect with it.

It was an absolute honour to engage in this incredible conversation with Tasneem about her Chapter, Diversity and Cross-Cultural Inclusion. Tasneem discusses the following: 

- a little bit about her childhood across regional Australia 

- the metaphorical significance of the Melbourne airport 

- her careers, voluntary work, and various posts that have carved the path to her current work (consultancy, speaker, broadcaster, etc.) 

- identity, representation, inclusion, diversity, and so forth.  

Tasneem can be found on: Website - https://www.tasneem.com.au/ Social media platforms - Facebook and Instagram - @Tasneem Chopra  OAM; LinkedIn, etc.  

An enormous thanks to Tasneem for taking the time, energy, and effort in having this important conversation. A massive thanks to everyone that will engage in this conversation. Please share it with those that may connect. It will be available on Human Chapters YouTube, Human Chapters Podcast, and Facebook.

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Heather about her Chapter, Love Literacy Mount Maunganui. Heather discusses the following points: - Her child's diagnoses - dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia 

- the course of these diagnoses and how they impacted Heather's career decision 

- Her career paths from Insurance to early childhood teaching to becoming a Structured Literacy Practitioner 

- Heather's key takeaways included: 

1. Trust your gut - if you think or know your child is experiencing learning difficulties at school, don’t delay, go and get help. Be that parent.  

2. The understanding that Dyslexia is not an issue of intelligence, it is neurological in nature, and the brain is wired differently to read, write and spell.  

3. In NZ, there are several resource sites, but the one with the most information is the Dyslexia Evidence-Based Website, which also has a Facebook group.  

4. Failure with Dyslexia follows students into adulthood, it's important to find something they are really really good at to focus on.  

5. In terms of business - or myself, avoid the could have, should have, and would have, and don’t be afraid to try. If it doesn’t work out, at least you can say you tried and gave it a go, and I think that’s something hopefully my kids will see and I can role model. My favourite saying is "Do the best you can until you know better, then when you know better, do better" This is by Maya Angelou.  One of my favorite phrases is from a Mentor - "The best way to learn something is to teach it".  

Heather can be found on Instagram & Facebook @loveliteracymountmaunganui and on YouTube  @loveliteracymountmaunganui9388   Heather's website is - https://www.loveliteracymountmaunganui.com/  

An enormous thanks to Heather for taking the time to share this Chapter and to everyone else for listening to this conversation on Human Chapters YouTube, Podcast, and/or Facebook. Please share it with those that may connect.

It was an absolute honour to engage in a robust conversation with Megan about her Chapter, My Transformation Education Chapter. In this conversation, we cover the following points: 

- Megan's love for teaching and her landing in the profession, 

- Her experience when she first commenced her career, 

- The discovery of something that did not appear to work for all her students, 

- Engaging in the LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) training, which assisted with Megan's shift in practice and knowledge expansion 

- Some of what her current practice includes in areas of decoding (the technical act of reading), language comprehension, the building of knowledge and vocabulary, writing practice, and so forth.   

Megan can be found on @hughesheartforfirst on Instagram where she shares important information, activities, and resources.   

An enormous thanks to Megan for taking the time out for this personal conversation and to everyone that will engage with it on Human Chapters YouTube and/or Podcast. Please share it with those that may connect.