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I urge every teacher who has English learners/MLs in their classroom to read this piece. Let's think deeply about SoR & Multilingual Learners. @AscenziMoreno @TESOL_Assn bit.ly/415SXcs

Q&A: What research says on teaching English learners to read edsource.org/?page_id=688626 via @edsource

Reminder: BBES Hall of Fame Nominations due April 15! docs.google.com/document/d/1K-…

April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month! Let's flood our feeds with all the ways our MLs enrich our schools and communities! #Bilingual #Multilinguallearner #advocacy

Thank you @KarenNemethEdM for joining us at Malberg Early Childhood Center today. We loved learning about effective strategies for supporting our youngest multilingual learners. @ChpsTweets @Malberg_ECC

Happy Wednesday🐪 #JCPSESL & @JCPSKY! Did you know our brains process visuals 60,000X faster than text? Visuals help MLs ⬇️ anxiety, ⬆️ comprehension, & help with decoding. Unlock the power of visuals in your classroom with the @googlechrome extension: Icons for Slides and Docs!

Join us on March 7, 2023, at 3:30pm for a roundtable discussion about the NJ Climate Awareness Education grant funded by @NewJerseyDOE. Participation in the roundtable is open to all K-12 public school employees and officials. Register: bit.ly/3y5ow9f @NJAudubon

Data from Zip Recruiter shows that certified language skills offer pay differentials. Seal of Biliteracy gives our Ss evidence of their language skills @miprofeAP @NECTFL #NECTFL23 @EHTNJSchools

There is value in stackable credentials, ie Pathway to Biliteracy in 8th grade shows Sa they are learning and developing proficiency before achieving the Seal of Biliteracy @NECTFL #NECTFL23 @EHTNJSchools #ehtpride

New Jersey Universities need to recognize our high school graduates who achieve the #sealofbiliteracy with college credits #NECTFL23 @NECTFL

Lots of questions about SOR and multilingual learners. Check out this post and the podcast link at the end. janaechevarria.com/?m=202206 #MLL @ellchat @SIOPModel #scienceofreading

Attention NJ middle and HS teachers. Have your students done a project that relates to climate change? Register your class or club for the #NJStudentClimateChallenge. Each team creates a video about the project and submits by 4/21/23. Learn more: bit.ly/NJStudentClima…

Consider applying for an #sjgrant funded by @PSEGdelivers for STEAM education! Barack Obama Green Charter HS used a 2015 grant to purchase a 3D printer and create an Engineering club. Applications are due by 3/10/23. Apply today at bit.ly/SJSPSEGGrants

In No Surprise To Teachers, New Meta-Analysis Finds That Student Interest In Text Key To Increasing Motivation To Read & Comprehension larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2023/02/20/in-…

Holy smokes this is a fantastic 2min PD on Reading Strategies! These practices would benefit our multilingual learners so much! ThNk you @edutopia

So many education headlines say "Young children need X" or "Children learn best when Z" but they are only talking about monolingual English-speakers. Let's keep asking these 4 key questions to make sure research/resources include all! languagecastle.com/2023/01/18/doe… #earlychildhood #ECE

⁦@DrKennethKunz⁩ takes a deep dive with third grade Word Warriors as they become conscious of vocabulary in their reading! ⁦@DrKennethKunz⁩ ⁦@PointRoad2⁩ ⁦@LS_Schools⁩

@kenbondedu Best of luck Ken! So grateful you were there for over a decade! Adelante!

Great advice for teachers with newly arrived MLS