Carrie Owen

After peer editing using criteria from the WIDA rubric, seventh grade students reflected on their strengths and areas for growth.❤️@MNPS_EL @WIDAConsortium @ItsallThurgood

Taking care of our teacher SEL with a TAG activity @ItsallThurgood I work with such great community of educators!

Big thanks to Ms. Rider for allowing Ms. Fowler’s level 1 6th graders to interview her about unaccompanied minors as they research issues around childhood immigration for their IBL projects. Wonderful experience for kids and teachers alike. @MNPS_EL @ItsallThurgood @UnaElementary

Reading, speaking, and writing about ancient civilizations in their countries of origin: my 7th grade level 3/4 students are practicing vocab and structure, addressing current ELA and SS standards, and learning more about their own heritages. Love to see them doing the lifting!

What a wonderful day of experiential learning with @JenStanchfield and some of most wonderful colleagues I could hope for. @MNPS_EL

How many good readers know the rules that explain why every /c/ in Pacific Ocean is pronounced differently? If they don't know the rules,how did they learn to pronounce it correctly? Or understand it when they see it in print? (Expl: much of phonics is "acquired," not "learned.")

Feeling so grateful and excited!@ItsallThurgood Marshall MS invested in word-to-word dictionaries in several languages so our students can start using this powerful support and accommodation! @MNPS_EL @MNPSSoutheast

Being culturally responsive is NOT a set of strategies, pre-determined curriculum, watering down the curriculum, "feel-good" approach, or only for students of some backgrounds. Being culturally responsive is a MINDSET, it's a stance, it's dispositions. - Dr. Sonia Nieto #WIDA2019

Co-teachers Lorisa Moran and Denzel Brown lead professional learning on small group instruction for colleagues @ItsallThurgood Marshall MS. Great job, team!! #coteachers

Today I chatted with a future neurologist, architect, dancer, petroleum engineer, and accountant. Loving the chance to ask about future plans during data talks @ItsallThurgood Marshall MS! @MNPSSoutheast

Author Andrew Maraniss visited @ItsallThurgood Marshall this morning to kick off our community read of Strong Inside, the story of Nashville native Perry Wallace. Thank you to @erikaslong and @HumanitiesTN for bringing this opportunity to our school! @MNPSSoutheast

Great team, wonderful EL Parent Night ⁦@ItsallThurgood⁩ Marshall MS! ⁦@MNPS_EL⁩ ⁦@MNPSSoutheast⁩

Carrie (EL coach) & Jocelyn (Teacher) tapped into Vanessa’s #FundsOfKnowledge as a chemical engineer from Venezuela to plan a unit for students at Shayne Elem. Angela loved having her mom teach her class! EL parents have a lot to offer! @MNPS_EL #ELAdvocacy #SummerSummit

I need to brag on Una’s Abby Spaziani for a second. Check out the amazing WIDA data analysis she brought to our last meeting. Not only that, this amazing woman co-lead our PLC this year. A rising star @UnaElementary @MNPS_EL

Ending reflections with the Shayne Star EL team: we did so much in such a short time! @shayne_stars @MNPSSouthwest @MNPS_EL

This is one of the most dedicated, biggest-hearted team of teachers and I am so grateful to work with them! @UnaElementary @MNPS_EL

@TanELLclassroom @Jechev @SIOPModel That’s why I love @MsSalvac’s QSSSA. Built in think time, language support, and speaking/listening practice for all learners!

“When a student makes a response, the teacher normally reacts or ask another question within an average time of 0.9 second (Rowe, 2003).” A reminder for the need for wait time. @Jechev @SIOPModel #ellchat #esl #ela #ell #ela #esol #tesol #educhat #AsiaPD

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." --Bryant H. McGill. EL Parent Focus Groups @UnaElementary @MNPS_EL @MNPSSoutheast

Teachers use a tree map to show how TMs support WIDA’s features of academic language (and more) @UnaElementary @MNPSSoutheast @MNPS_EL @WIDAConsortium

@AmyGaetano @MNPS_EL Love this. Hidden assets! Kudos, Ms Gaetano, for recognizing it and putting him in the drivers seat!