Teacher and writer, Cognitive Coach. Michigander in London. Awards for fiction at Yale, UEA, & the National Centre for Writing. Novel in progress.
London, England
Joined October 2013
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I'm proud to have contributed to two forthcoming books by the wonderful @AndreaHonigsfel. This one is a resource for supporting Multilingual Learners and features authentic examples of teachers' lessons and students' work. heinemann.com/products/e1708…
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Sick of signing off "sincerely"? Here are some alternatives of note.
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Do you know a teacher interested in expanding their #PLN through a monthly exploration of common pedagogical topics? If yes, we want to hear from you! Nominate a teacher for the #WIDA Fellows program by 3/31.
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📷: From the February WIDA Fellows meeting
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Just finishing some incredibly thoughtful #WIDA co-teaching PD led by these two inspirational leaders. Food for thought for any teacher looking to better support their multilingual learners:
In this edition of Conversations with Tim, Tim talks to expert collaborators @AndreaHonigsfel and @NordmeyerJ. Together, they discuss how collaboration among colleagues can transform student learning and school communities. ⬇
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ALT quote graphic that says "Andrea and I often share with teachers that collaboration isn’t one more thing to add to your already full plate. Collaboration is your plate! If we plan together, and we do it efficiently, that lowers the burden and reduces the amount of work because it's more fun, it's more effective and it's generative. The lesson that's co-planned can be in every fourth grade classroom, even if I, as an EAL teacher, can't be in every fourth-grade classroom." - Jon Nordmeyer, Conversations with Tim. WIDA logo
It's a great honor to lead some of this work at my amazing school. I'm currently heading up a project on intercultural competency, which has been incredibly rewarding. halcyonschool.com/diversity-…
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A Poem for @Crossrail fans struggling to sleep tonight:
(1/7) Twas the Night before Crossrail, and all through the town
The Platforms stood ready, some 100ft down.
Roundels, display screens, maps, set out with care
For thousands of passengers soon to be there.
ALT A spacious train platform.
Watching #russiandoll last night and got a nerdy thrill from noticing that Nora dancing the tarantella was a clever nod to Ibsen's A Doll's House (Nora/tarantella/"doll" - definitely intentional). I'm still thinking about it.
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Proud of the work we're doing to engage our students at @HalcyonSchool
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4/4 It was really thrilling to see an update like this. Rereading is everything. I feel so grateful to have experienced this particular gut punch - it helped me see the play anew.
3/? The kids in this play are not all right - and their parents and mentors' failings were clear throughout. We need to be there for our kids, and we need a society that listens to and supports them so they make better choices.
2/? It was urgent, lean, and devastating - the fast pace emphasized how tragic (not romantic) the story really is. It rocked me. There was nothing remarkable about these people, nothing noble about their deaths. The urgent messages about inequality were apt and frightening.
1/? Yesterday I took a group of @HalcyonSchool secondary students to @The_Globe for a production of Romeo and Juliet. I've seen so many productions and thought this would be another competent, romantic take. What struck me first was the run-time: 1:50. HOW?
My wonderful school is hiring - positions linked here! halcyonschool.com/join-the-t…
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I'm really proud of this lesson - lots of digital tools to engage & support students. I kept it organized & interactive with #nearpod (asking open-ended questions, e.g. "How does the poem make you feel?") & Slides to ensure a smooth rollout. #edtech #padlet #quizlet #mypchat
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Just found out I passed my Google Certified Educator Level 2 Exam! I really enjoyed the process of preparing for it - such useful tools for empowering my students #edtech #GoogleEdu
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With special thanks to @JNealeUK for helping me level up with all things Google over the past year and a half, and @kmildenhallUK for making me a video about how to do pivot tables, months ago when I was studying.
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This thrilled me! You can create a Sheet to automatically translate words into a student's home language. One of my English Plus students is using tabs to sort vocab lists by content area. #edtech #mypchat #ib #googleedu #halcyonlearns @HalcyonSchool
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