Multilingual Department - Spring Branch ISD

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This past Monday, the @SBISD Board recognized 10 World Language students who placed in the Farrington Language Competition. Students placed in Latin, French & Spanish Advanced. Shout-out to our Ts & families for their support. @fernandoESL @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ

Proud to have @sbisd represented at the @HAABE_ Teaching Excellence Awards! Shoutout to Mr. Hayes & Miss. Cardenas from @LandrumMS for your nomination. Your dedication to multilingual learners inspires us all. @fernandoESL @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ @TecJulie

This Saturday, our LOTE students proudly represented @SBISD at the Farrington Language Competition, earning an impressive total of 10 medals across Latin, French, and Spanish. We are so proud of them and their Ts. @irmacmedina1218 @fernandoESL @TecJulie @PrestonMarthaJ

LOTE students representing @SBISD this morning in the @HATFL_FL language competition! #sbisdproud

Thank you to our @SBISD families for attending our Title III Parent Engagement event focused on college and career readiness! We also appreciate our guests from @HOUCityCollege @guthrie_center & @SpringWoodsHigh for sharing valuable information & resources with them.@fernandoESL

Tuesday with our LOTE team! Learning and recognizing those teachers nominated by their campuses as LOTE TOY. Congrats to Andrew Hayes and Angelica Rodriguez. @MoniquePendola @valerierherndz @WAISSBISD @LandrumMS @PrestonMarthaJ @irmacmedina1218 @fernandoESL

High engagement and strong conversations with our @SBISD CTE teachers. #limitlesscuriosity @PrestonMarthaJ @irmacmedina1218 @fernandoESL

Don’t forget to stop by @SpringForestMS Multicultural Festival. Stop by the ML department table to learn about programs available at SBISD, events coming up & about the countries represented in our department. Play and win! @fernandoESL @TecJulie @irmacmedina1218

This evening,our board recognized these fantastic BIL students who represented us at the regional Spelling Bee. We are incredibly proud of their hard work, courage, and commitment to excellence. Blingualism is a superpower! @fernandoESL @TecJulie @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ

A fantastic learning & sharing day with our LOTE team @Region4ESC with @claudiamelliott. Intentional planning+ tons of comprehensible Input+ output strategies that build confidence +consistency =communication @MHShouston @PrestonMarthaJ @northbrookhigh @SpringWoodsHigh

Teaching vocab is an intentional process that goes beyond exposure to words. Research shows that students develop deeper understanding when vocabulary is explicitly taught & revisited in multiple contexts. Today @ the Mini SS Conference @irmacmedina1218 #collaborativespirit

🥁 Drumroll…@SBISD will be at the State Spanish Spelling Bee! Camila from @WVEBeagles earned 2nd place at the @Region4ESC competition & will represent us at the State competition in El Paso, Texas. 36 incredibly well-prepared regional participants—amazing work! @fernandoESL

We are ready! @Region4ESC

Another afternoon with our @SBISD elementary teachers and leads learning about intentional vocabulary instruction to hep students access grade-level standards.@fernandoESL @TecJulie @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ

We are so PROUD of these @SBISD EB students for bravely sharing their English language journeys at the Seidlitz Conference. They shared the challenges they’ve faced & the supports that are helping them succeed! @SpringWoodsHigh @StratfordHS @fernandoESL

On a cold afternoon, when it would had been easy to head home, these @SBISD teachers showed up to learn. Yesterday’s PD focused on intentional vocabulary instruction to hep students access grade-level standards. Ts left with practical resources too! @fernandoESL @SpringWoodsHigh

@SpringWoodsHigh Congratulations Mrs. Henkel!

Spring Woods’ great teacher, Lisa Henkel, is our School Bell recipient! Congratulations Ms. Henkel!!

Thank you to our families who joined us for TELPAS Parent Night! We shared what to know about TELPAS, TEA-recommended strategies to support language development at home, and celebrated our students’ growth. 🌟📚@PrestonMarthaJ @irmacmedina1218 @fernandoESL @TecJulie

@MoniquePendola Thank you Landrum for hosting us!!!❤️

🌟 The Multilingual Parent TELPAS Night was a success! Our fabulous ML Department welcomed & engaged amazing families, shared insights about TELPAS, and proudly recognized our students’ achievements. Thank you @SBISDML & parents for attending!👏🌍📚