Brigitte Pittarelli

Love my students!! They were great helpers during my workshop presentation. They helped model how they learn within the ENL classroom and were excited to be in a university setting.

“Schools in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Michigan that once bought devices for each student are now re-evaluating heavy classroom technology use”

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Our VP of Communications, Katie Leven, interviews our new Social Media Manager, Ching-Ching Lin, about her role in strengthening NYS TESOL’s social media presence and amplifying messages that support multilingual learners. 🔗 nystesol.org/blog/nys-tesol…

🌟 Meet Our NYS TESOL President: Dr. Sandra Vargas! 📖 Read the blog to learn more about Dr. Vargas’s vision and the upcoming direction for NYS TESOL. nystesol.org/blog/nys-tesol… #nystesol2026 #tesol #MLS

This teacher-turned-cognitive scientist shared a disturbing reality that left the room stunned. “Our kids are LESS cognitively capable than we were at their age.” Every previous generation outperformed its parents since we began recording in the late 1800s. So, what happened? Screens. Dr. Jared Horvath explained: “Gen Z is the first generation in modern history to underperform us on basically every cognitive measure we have, from basic attention to memory, to literacy, to numeracy, to executive functioning, to EVEN GENERAL IQ, even though they go to more school than we did.” “So why? … The answer appears to be the tools we are using within schools to drive that learning (screens).” “If you look at the data, once countries adopt digital technology widely in schools, performance goes down significantly, to the point where kids who use computers about five hours per day in school for learning purposes will score over two-thirds of a standard deviation LESS than kids who rarely or never touch tech at school. And that’s across 80 countries.” But screens aren’t just decimating learning and making new generations less intelligent than the ones before them. They’re doing something far worse. And when you take a closer look, it isn’t pretty. 🧵

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We need less walkthroughs and more walk-withs.

New! Supporting ELL Instruction with AI: Ideas for Educators | colorincolorado.org/article/suppor… #ELL #ELLchat #MLL #MLLchat

Reading intervention should not replace classroom/ tier 1 reading instruction. Students who struggle with reading need additional dosage. These students must receive reading instruction in their classrooms while also receiving intervention. Otherwise, they will never close the gap.

Intervention time in MS and HS cannot be spent on homework help. These students have experienced years of academic failure. We have no time to waste! Learning from @MichelleJElia on how to mitigate the Matthew effect with adolescent readers. Good stuff! 👏👏

Looking for a user-friendly coplanning/lesson planning tool to support multilingual learners with research-based teaching practices? Check out the following 👇1-pager created by @KatieToppel! SIOP.Savvas.com #WIDA2024

Join OELA for a webinar event and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. 📣 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: A Conversation with Award Winning Authors us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Do your ML teachers need help with: *Adapting general education materials to make them more accessible to MLs? *Creating leveled materials based on proficiency levels? *Breaking down complex tasks for Ss? *Creating culturally responsive lessons/materials? BOOK THIS 👇👇👇👇👇👇

Multilingual Learners may meet reading & writing with socio-cultural backgrounds that come with different schema & cultural norms. Their languages may or may not have strong connections with English. MLs will meet reading & writing at different levels of language proficiency both in their first language & in English. The focus on language, oracy, and comprehension is vital.

Administrators, your educators are asking for support working with the fastest growing population in public schools. Supporting multilingual students starts by supporting those working with them.

"I created this @SIOPModel planning tool with guiding questions to help Ts stay laser focused on meeting the needs of multilingual learners," says educator @KatieToppel. Check it out: drive.google.com/file/d/1AnoLBC…

Check out the 1st episode of this season's RBERNing Questions podcast w/new host Yasmeen Coaxum!

Our multilingual learner resource library is filled with a wide range of free tools designed to support #MLLs in your classroom, school, or district. Start exploring and find tools and resources for your context: supported.com/resource-libra… #MLLChat

If you are looking for #ELL PD ideas, check out our free slide decks! You are welcome to use them in professional learning settings. colorincolorado.org/ell-profession… #ELLchat #MLL #MLLchat

Yes! This is something many still struggle to understand.