Proud English teacher at @meridenk12 & @PostUniversity 📚 🎓 @UConnNeag BA '12 | MA '14 | 6th '23 I am one with the Force & the Force is with me. 🌙
Waterbury, Connecticut
Joined August 2020
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Mirëlinda Dema retweeted
📝 Meet ALDO, the Amazing Lesson Design Outline! Discover how this simple framework can help you create engaging, effective lessons for your students. 🌟📚
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Mirëlinda Dema retweeted
A "gut-wrenching" day spent shadowing students led researchers to conclude, "school was such a lonely experience for far too many.”
Find out how coaches can play a role in driving engagement.
(Via @LearningForward & educator @jimknight99)
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ALT Screenshot of a table from the article that describes "Coaching for Engagement," including how instructional coaches can encourage teaching strategies that meet behavioral, cognitive and social-emotional engagement needs.
I love this! So well deserved! I'm lucky enough to work across the hall from @dbanas57! She's always so positive & kind. 😊 – at Meriden, CT
Thursdays don’t stop the jerseys! Senior Armani Ortiz gave his jersey to Mrs. Banas! Armani spoke about how welcoming Mrs. Banas was when he first started at Maloney and is thankful she was his teacher. Thank you Mrs. Banas for all that you do! @ArmaniOrtizz4 @dbanas57
Washington Middle School teachers, coaches, & admin honored at a Meriden BOE meeting for student performance on the SBA. This is #EXCELLENCE! @whywashingtonms @showerdaWMS @WMSLopezAP #herestudentssucceed #makesouthlandproud – at Meriden, CT
Mirëlinda Dema retweeted
SUCCESS is often measured by comparison to others. EXCELLENCE, on the other hand, is all about being the best we can be and maximizing our gifts, talents and abilities to perform at our highest potential. Pursue excellence today.
Mirëlinda Dema retweeted
Culturally responsive teaching is "about engaging the brain’s memory systems so we’re creating lessons that lean into students’ cultural traditions and values." Try implementing it in your classroom this #HispanicHeritageMonth.
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Mirëlinda Dema retweeted
Instruction for
English Learners/Multilingual Learners is most effective when language is infused and amplified throughout rather than a sidenote or afterthought.
#ESL #ESOL #multilingualism #multilingualkids #readingwritingELs
Here's your "pep talk" from me. What a cool idea to inspire our advisory students to #StartWithHello at Maloney!
Pre-school year, I presented on Restorative Practices & facilitating community circles to MPS classified staff. Key takeaways: Building student relationships from day one matters, & someone counts on seeing you every day. Reunited with my WMS friends & met new ones, too. 😊
When Marta & I hiked to Castle Craig at the end of our summer break. Can't wait to catch the autumn scenery from up there!
I had the pleasure of joining WMS 8th graders at the Excellence in Leadership Conference at @cheshirehigh! They engaged in dialogue w/HS leaders, put their leadership skills to the test, & made some friends in the process. @whywashingtonms @showerdaWMS @WMSLopezAP @WMSKowalchukAP
Mirëlinda Dema retweeted
{New post} #EDvice: Closing Learning Gaps with Rotational Models esheninger.blogspot.com/2023… #edchat #edutwitter #aussieED #808educate #pedagogy #DisruptiveThink #edtech #FutureReady
Shout out to @BLDGBookLove for this great resource! It was a success with all my classes the first day back from break. (P.S. I finally started reading "Keeping rhe Wonder" today, and I'm already hooked!) 😊
My favorite way to review or assess students on skills & standards is by using question trails. They provide the right amount of challenge & fun. My students used accountable talk to problem solve & move their thinking forward. @whywashingtonms #sweetsixteam #studentengagement
My students signed the school banner this past week to show their commitment to The Washington Way. @whywashingtonms #sweetsixteam
