Proud English Learner and advocate of English Learners at Plymouth-Canton Community Schools...68 languages and counting!
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"Over and over, students are interrupted, corrected, and told to speak proper English. This seemingly benevolent practice has long-lasting negative effects."
This week, Andrea Castellano (@teachbk) explores what should be happening instead.
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Denyaz Farhat retweeted
Here are the elements of scaffolding in a typical lesson:
1. integrating heritage language
2. writing integrated objectives
3. student-friendly definition
4. incorporating movement
5. connecting to students' background knowledge
6. visuals
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This week a teacher told about how in his first year teaching he asked about using Spanish w/his students to clarify directions and he was told not to do that bc it was illegal.
A 🧵on policies & practices for classified ELs in MA (& beyond) and some tangential rants. 1/
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You DID NOT miss the #MLSummit!
All sessions are available now at
---> MLSummit.net
#MultilingualLearners #LTELs #ELLs #ESL #ELS #SPED #SLIFE #SIFE #Newcomers #Tech4ELs
Something new to try @bkaur_kaur @iTeachELD ?
Seriously love using @Classkick!! I can upload a book and then add my own pages in the middle to guide what I want students to work on! @LearningAtoZ helps me choose books at my students' level. Working hard #virtually to help all our #ELLs
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BREAKING NEWS...State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice issued a memo to acting Secretary Rosenfelt at the U.S. Department of Education requesting a federal waiver for this school year’s state summative assessments. A public comment period will soon begin.
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HEY @PCCS_Official 6-12th graders, @ProjectLITPCCS Book Club is back for the 20-21 SY. #virtual meetings, free books & the titles (with your input) are 🔥🔥🔥!! Don't miss it!! 2 Info mtgs. next week, click to register: bit.ly/3oDx29J #ProjectLITComm #JustReadIt
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Denyaz Farhat retweeted
Yes! You can and should still use the Triple E Framework for remote learning lesson planning, and here is how (examples for elementary and middle school teachers) tripleeframework.com/triple-…
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The 'Distance Learning For ELLs" chapter from the second edition of "The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide" will be released for free (and no registration required) at the @VirtuELConf website on Saturday morning. Check out the great workshops & my keynote while you're at it!
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Join ELA Research & Design Specialist Susan Atkins for this workshop that will enable teachers to consider the work of supporting English learners to share their thinking and participate in discussions in the elementary classroom. Register here: teachingworks.catalog.instru…
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We spent some time over the last couple days in my @UMichEducation class engaging in @bjfr @mizuko piece on equity and learning technologies. Helpful report for thinking through the challenges of equity with learning technologies in K-12. clalliance.org/wp-content/up…
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New #webinar announcement! Monday, 4/27, @ELLevationED's Alyssa Jean will join @AnnaTeachesELLs to share free resources to help adapt research-based strategies for a #distancelearning environment. Learn more, & register here! seidlitzeducation.com/levera…
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Our newest guidance for supporting ELs during the school closure can be found here: michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-14…
Additional resources have been added to the content resources found here: michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-14… @MABE_MI @MitesolK12SIG @mitesol @SpecPopsKentISD @suzannetoohey
#pccsel love it!
