Visual Tools for Storytellers in the Bilingual Classroom #thinkingmaps #cabe2023 #misookgroupie

Cabe 2023 with our NMUSD ELD team

Language is rooted to our identity. When we try to hide it, suppress, or ignore this part of ourselves, we never truly flourish into the spectacular beauty we were designed to become. - Valentina Gonzalez

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'How to Use English Learners’ Primary Language in the Classroom' by 🌍 ναℓєηтιηα gσηzαℓєz in edutopia edutopia.org/article/englis… As usual, we can all learn from her!

Congratulations to our students who were recently Reclassified-Fluent English Proficient! This takes hard work and perseverance and we are SO proud of our scholars. Please join us in celebrating their accomplishments as they give us enormous #davisduckspride ! #ThinkFeelThrive

You just can't.

Great read! “[use] the instructional level as an outcome rather than a starting point… if on Monday you begin working with a text…at a frustration level, by Friday they should be able to read it with the levels of fluency and comprehension fit instructional level criteria.”

This anchor chart breaks down the partner share process – and inspires Ss to take their collaboration skills from ⭐️ to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

(Via T @ thinking_about_third on IG)

instagram.com/p/Ci0aAaCuaEw/… #StudentVoice

Very proud of our RULER NMUSD district. Today’s keynote was incredible to kickoff this year and our SEL focus.

Working to be a marigold.

Find Your Marigold: The One Essential Rule for New Teachers cultofpedagogy.com/marigolds/ via Cult of Pedagogy

Solar cars in STEM Newport-Mesa USD summer enrichment camp !! So much enthusiasm and excitement everyday

NMUSD summer enrichment opportunities are incredible! This group of rising first graders chose to practice meditation during their recess time.

Love this idea. It really helps students focus on both speaking AND listening…really listening.

“Explicit spelling versus invented spelling is a false dichotomy. I encourage both – and did so in my classroom teaching, in my research, and these days even in what I urge on my grandkids.”

Love this! 🧡

Kids have to learn to negotiate text complexity. Teachers (and publishers) should be selecting texts that will challenge kids in particular ways.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all the educators out there! Your IMPACT is immeasurable.

#TeacherAppreciationWeek2022 #Teachers #TeacherAppreciation2022 #education #ESLImpact #ESOL #multilingual support #multilingual #edutwitter #DiversityandInclusion