Stephanie Ledger

Supporting & Developing Secondary Multilingual Writers with @NataliaESL @stephledger and wonderful podcast host @ValentinaESL. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sup…

I’m disappointed to see that the issue of supports being stripped away from vulnerable students with complex needs was not mentioned at all in this article. Our kids deserve a government that properly funds proactive supports for students. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

For #WorldRefugeeDay, Pedro Pascal shares his Words of Welcome for displaced people worldwide by reading ‘Dame la Mano’ by Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral. Let’s create a world where refugees are always welcome. #WithRefugees

@DrEizadirad @LaurierEdu @WLU_CLRiE Congratulations, Ardavan!!

I am honored to be the recipient of 2024 OISE University of Toronto Leaders and Legends Award as an Emerging Leader. It is moments like this that fill up my cup and keep me inspired and motivated to keep pushing to get our institutions to do better! @LaurierEdu @WLU_CLRiE

@ValentinaESL @MindShiftKQED Educators can empower MLLs by explicitly showing them how to recognize and leverage their funds of knowledge.

How are you shifting mindsets and demonstrating support for Multilingual Learners? @MindShiftKQED

Our students had an absolutely amazing day at MLL Camp today! Low ropes, archery, active games, pond study, rock climbing, and more! Grateful to all of the amazing educators and camp staff who made today so special for our newcomer students. #WRDSBMLL

@ESL_fairy What as wonderful opportunity for the kids. Thank you to all who made this memorable day happen!

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Multilingualism is a superpower. Home languages need to be welcomed and celebrated in all classrooms. Magic happens when children are invited to use their full linguistic repertoire to both receive and express ideas and information. #translanguaging #OntEd

@stephledger We need to ensure that qualified and highly trained MLL educators continue to be available in all school boards to conduct initial assessments and make those incredibly important first contacts with newcomer families, to set everyone up for success!!

"...all too often, algorithm-driven platforms amplify exposure to negative gender norms.... Social media should not confine women and girls to roles that limit their educational and career aspirations." New UNESCO report unes.co/9od7b8 #LeadToInclude

I couldn't agree more! Initial assessment is the foundation of equity in education. #Assessment4Learning #Equity4MLLs #Equity4SLIFE

@TanKHuynh @CorwinPress Love this, Tan! I wonder if MLLs rearrange sentences to match the syntax of their L1 (if it also works grammatically in English).

#LiteracyStrategy #CorwinTalks @CorwinPress Goal: To understand complex sentence 1. Take the original sentence 2. Invite Ss to rearrange the sentence WITHOUT changing the words This gives them practice in reading sentences w/ complex structures

@ESL_fairy I share your enthusiasm!🤗Conducting initial assessments in an equitable, accessible, responsive & informed manner is an important skill.When done properly, it reveals MLLs' funds of knowledge and uses these assets to bridge to new learning. #StudentCenteredAssessment #MLL #SLIFE

I will never get sick of doing initial assessments on newcomers and bragging to their teachers and parents about them. I especially love seeing kids shine in home languages. Today I assessed a child who has literacy in THREE languages already. Now he’s adding a fourth! #WRDSBMLL

Sincere gratitude is expressed to our faculty member and Associate Dean @tlscheffel for leading this important and innovative literacy initiative!

Wrapping up inclusive education training and meetings in Mauritius and Rodrigues islands … all means all, everywhere #LeadToInclude

@ValentinaESL Love this!

The EL teacher is an INTEGRAL member of a PLC discussing an EL/ML. The EL teacher can advocate for the child and discuss language acquisition, language proficiency, accommodations, progress, etc. Here are some sentence starters for EL teachers in this situation: 1. ____ is a student whose first language is... 2. They have been in our school for ___years/months. 3. Over this time, we have seen ______ linguistic progress. 4. When they entered, they were at a level...and now they are at a level... 5. They seem most confident when... 6. They shine most in ... 7. The linguistic accommodations we are employing are... 8. His/her caregivers report that at home... 9. His/her teachers report that in the classroom... 10. One area that I would like to address with the committee is...

Oh. Wow. This hit me with all the feels.

@MsADKing Critical thinking is so important! Thank you for sharing.

Great prompts to assist us in critical thinking #edchat #criticalthinking

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