Multilingual Department - Spring Branch ISD

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!👏🌍📚

Shoutout to our amazing Dual Language teachers for an engaging PD! We explored TELPAS and shared writing strategies to better support our multilingual learners. Collaboration at its best! 🌍 @irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie @PrestonMarthaJ @fernandoESL

Invitamos a todas nuestras familias a unirse a este evento. We invite All families to join this event. @fernandoESL @PrestonMarthaJ @TecJulie @irmacmedina1218

TELPAS conferences @SpringForestMS when students understand their data, they own their learning. Knowing where they are helps them set clear goals and see their growth as language learners.@fernandoESL @irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie @PrestonMarthaJ

Muy orgullosos de la destacada participación de cada uno de los estudiantes que fueron parte de este concurso! #Multilingualproud @fernandoESL @PrestonMarthaJ @irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie

Great conversations yesterday evening with our fantastic @SBISD LOTE teachers! @NorthbrookMS @LandrumMS @northbrookhigh @ShadowOaksOwls

Who says our teachers rest on Saturday? Well, it is learning Saturday for this great group of @sbisd educators who are preparing for their ESL certification test! @fernandoESL @PrestonMarthaJ @irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie

Its a wrap! @SBISD had its 1st Concurso de Deletreo-Spanish Bee. Congratulations to all participants, especially our 1st & 2nd winners from @WVEBeagles and our 3rd place from @Buffalo_Creek who will be representing us @Region4ESC on 2/4 🎉@TecJulie @irmacmedina1218 @fernandoESL

Congratulations to our Spanish Spelling Bee participants, Makiver Z., Bella B., and Yeico L., who did an outstanding job representing BCE today! Bonus! Yeico finished in 3rd place and will continue on to the Regional competition. #SBISDProud @SBISD

We kicked off 2026 engaging with Ts across @SBISD through a series of learning sessions. Grateful to campus leaders for making this possible. Special shoutout to Mr. Blaze at DAEP who cooked for his team making the day extra special! @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ @TecJulie