West Hempstead ENL

Today is a very special day for the @WH_ENL department! Ms. Valencia was honored as the #LIESOL #ENL Teacher of the Year @MolloyCollege! We are so grateful to have Ms. Valencia on our team! #TeamAwesome #RamFam #RamPride 🖤💛

Learning from peers! Our @wh_secondary ENL students in grades 11-12 hosted our 7/8 ENL SS to engage in discussions about the literature they will read in high school! Building community and language authentically! #WHeRiseTogether #ellscan @WhufsdRams

🍎 New Tool for Teachers: Formative Assessment Generator How often have you finished a lesson and wondered… Did learners really understand that? 🤔 Checking for understanding during instruction is one of the most powerful things a teacher can do. But coming up with fresh formative assessment ideas every day can be tough—especially when time is limited and lesson planning is already full. That’s why I created a new tool called the Formative Assessment Generator ✨ This tool helps teachers quickly generate simple, practical formative assessment ideas for any grade level or subject. All you have to do is enter a few details like grade level, subject, and learning goal, and the tool will generate strategies you can use immediately in your classroom. You might get ideas such as: ✏️ Quick writing prompts 💬 Discussion strategies 🎯 Checks for understanding 🧠 Reflection activities 👥 Collaborative thinking tasks 🎨 Visual demonstrations of learning Each idea is designed to reveal learner thinking, not just whether an answer is right or wrong. The goal is to help teachers gather evidence of understanding while instruction is still happening so teaching can adjust in real time. The strategies generated by the tool are: ✔️ Quick to implement ✔️ Aligned with learning goals ✔️ Flexible for any subject ✔️ Designed to surface misconceptions Sometimes the most powerful instructional move is simply asking the right question at the right time. This tool helps make that easier. If you’re looking for new ways to check understanding, spark discussion, and support deeper learning in your classroom, give the Formative Assessment Generator a try! 🚀 docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Celebrating the amazing work of our student Diana @WHGWashington who is reading with fluency and learning new topics in grade 5! Diana has developed a love for reading and is such an inspiration to her peers! #WHe are so proud! #WHeRiseTogether @WhufsdRams @CWalshPuravida

#WHe love seeing our students THRIVE! 🖤💛 This week at @WHGWashington, students debated the value of homework, explored Ancient Egypt, mastered decimals with partners, AND published non-fiction writing pieces. Big thinkers. Bold learners. One amazing school. #WHeRiseTogether

#WHe are so proud of you !!

@CornwellAveES ELL students celebrating PS I love you week in all the languages that are spoken by them! Celebrating languages and kindness this week 💜. @kbachas76 #WHerisetogether @WhufsdRams

Today pushed into give a lesson to the ENL kiddos at @WHGWashington we talked about resilience and those who support us when we come upon an obstacle ! Their words of wisdom were powerful! Thanks Ms Walsh and Ms Goncalves for allowing me to visit! #wherisetogether @WhufsdRams

Love to see our ELLs reading and storytelling!!!

@CWalshPuravida in her ENL stand alone created an @Google Gemini storybook to support students understand goal setting for a @PBLWorks PBL! Blending innovation with AI and literacy! @WHGWashington @WhufsdRams #wherisetogether

Check out Ms Wagners class at @WHChestnut after unpacking @khanmigo work with @khanacademykids our youngest learners dove right in! Amazing work! #wherisetogether @WhufsdRams

Hardworking grade 4 ELLs comparing and contrasting different types of weather. Collecting information to apply to their reading and writing! Kudos to @CWalshPuravida for her hard work with these young readers and writers! #Wherisetogether #whe @WhufsdRams @WHGWashington

This week our students prepped for their next session at PRHYLI! Working hard to discuss democracy in the age of AI and their roles as young Hispanic leaders. So excited for our next session tomorrow! #ellacan #wherisetogether @wh_secondary @WhufsdRams

Today in Integrated ENL Biology Ss engaged with an storyline on food chains! They problem solved with cards and looking at consumers and producers! Well done Ms Valencia and Mr Okpych ! #wherisetogether @wh_secondary @WhufsdRams

What an amazing and full of family day today at our annual ENL Thanksgiving Luncheon! Thankful for these amazing Ss and their Ts who make an impact every day! #WHe are thankful to have you in our #RamFam @WhufsdRams @wh_secondary #wherisetogether

Today @dschiavo82 and Ms. Rodriguez ELL Sa @WHChestnut hosted a balloon parade with @Ozobot to celebrate the Macys Day Parade! Ells can code and many of our Chestnut friends came to cheer them on! #WHe love working together ! @WhufsdRams #wherisetogether

November is #FamilyLiteracyMonth! Celebrate by making reading a fun and meaningful part of your family's daily routine. Visit the NYS Library’s DayByDay website for free picture audiobooks and explore a world of stories your kids will love: bit.ly/4qEjyur #ReadNY

Our ELLs had an amazing time on their trip! Blending real life with their classroom experiences! @WhufsdRams

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In STELLAR our 4th-grade students explored coding for the first time with Ozobots! Using color codes, they brought tiny robots to life, and the excitement was electric! So proud of their engagement and curiosity. @WhufsdRams @WHRamTech #WHe @Ozobot

Students working in pairs with Ms. Wilkens and Mrs. McCarthy acting as facilitators in their scavenger hunt in Algebra today! Inquiry and student led learning! #WHeRiseTogether @WhufsdRams @wh_secondary