Ali Marzulla

Here’s some help on alleviating students’ anxious feelings around speaking a new language aloud. 💬 edut.to/3yuTvzD

What a great opportunity for Juniors and Seniors @LivSchools! #sealofbiliteracy #njsealofbiliteracy #worldlanguages

12 TEACHER-RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR ELLS (Great for summer reading recommendations.) Just in case any of you missed the wonderful responses in the Engaging ELLs community, I've put the recommendations together in one list. Thank you to all of you who contributed ideas.

As an end-of-year project, 14 of my newcomers decided on writing an encouraging letter to a future newcomer student. I LOVE how each embedded their personal experiences as newcomers & provided amazing tips on how to navigate a new school, culture, and language. Happy reading — share with YOUR future #newcomers @WriteReaderApp 🔗 bit.ly/LettersToFutur…

I love talking to all of my guests but some are truly memorable! What a great conversation with Jon Cowart! Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did! #langchat #earlylang

👨‍🏫Class is done. How can we end it effectively? Using digital exit tickets can bring closure to your day. Discover ready to use templates PLUS...an exit ticket builder 😱🙌 sbee.link/3chtuqyaxg via @jmattmiller #cooltools #teachingtips

🤔 "Think-Pair-Share" - a classic, but can get old. Spice it up with fun variations! Check out ways to revamp this strategy for your secondary students. Keep it fresh and engaging! sbee.link/37dcqvru9e via A Lesson Plan for Teachers #teachertwitter #EdTips #ActiveLearning

This format is excellent for sentence and thought extension. Thx for reminding me about it @TanKHuynh

During #nationalbilinguallearneradvocacymonth, we can share ways to appreciate, value, invite, and encourage languages! Here are a few. #esl #ESOL #RootEDLinguistics #TESOL #education #multilingualism #ESL #teaching #bilingualkids #ReadingWritingELs #ELLs #nationalbilingualmonth #multilingual #Literacy #Reading #Writing

Wow #langchat #French have you checked out @mandersmcphee OnYVa OER? Amazing! onygofrench.com

#langchat There are 160 shared activities, resources, and ideas available on the AATF's Shared Resource Platform. Our goal is to provide #Frenchteachers a "one-stop-(free!)-shop" for authentic & shared resources. Explore, discover & share! #JeSuisMembre

Image generators are a language teacher's dream. Take vocabulary words of about anything and mash them together in one image. Today, I'm teaching about animal vocabulary. I asked @ideogram_ai to put them in fun scenes. Students describe. Hilarity ensues. #MattsBackInClass

A few minutes set aside at the end of class can make all the difference. ⏰ Here’s a hearty list of impactful, teacher-tested closing activities to try: edut.to/3THiVRd

We're thrilled to announce the release of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2024, marking a giant leap in language assessment standards! Thank you to our wonderful members and staff for their invaluable contributions! Check out the full press release at: bit.ly/3xlV7L5

This world language activity engages students in meaningful conversations about an informational text. 💬 Bonus: It works well in an elementary setting! edut.to/42ESpMr

Teaching preterite tense in Spanish and thought: "What's a fun, relevant way to do this?" Ended up in my OWN templates library! 📸 Instagram Stories template: ditch.link/instagram Students make up posts and describe what's happening in past (preterite) tense. #MattsBackInClass

New from @tatertutt: Tie up the loose ends of a lesson with one of these 27 closure activities—before the bell rings! 🪢 🔔 edut.to/43AgeFD

Reflect on the Supreme Court case Lau v. Nichols, which revolutionized education for ELs in the United States through the lens of Lucinda Lee Katz, the teacher of Kinney Lau, one of the plaintiffs in the case in this article from @EdSource bit.ly/3TSk2yG #ELL #ELs #MLL

Revamp your formative assessment strategy by designing & categorizing your exit slips. Organize them to effectively gauge student understanding and progress. PLUS...learn HOW 𝑎𝑛𝑑 WHEN to use them. sbee.link/8y6m4jvekg via Mind Matters Pedagogy #teachertwitter #k12 #iteach