Teaching English Learner's since 2009 and love every day! Mom, daughter, sister, and friend. Owe it all to God!

Omaha, NE
Joined January 2019
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Gibberish 💬 My Words Flew Away Like Birds 🐦 Next Door 🚪 Explore these and other stories investigating how children navigate language barriers. Your students might find solace—and solutions—in these 12 reads: edut.to/3Mn0sqg
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A new #LiftingLanguage podcast episode drops next week! @ValentinaESL hosts a conversation about innovative #instructionalmethods for modern classrooms. Stay tuned, & catch up on previous episodes here: anchor.fm/liftinglanguage
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Calling all Bobcats🐾! We can’t wait to see you in the morning at 8:35! 📚✏️📕🖍️ #readysetglow
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Ways to build a community of learners with your newcomers- or any classes really!
Are you the #Newcomer teacher this year? youtu.be/H1UEtPEkjBo That is a very popular video with my 5 top tips for starting the school year strong. Have a great year, EduHero! #MLL #ell #esl #SLIFE #SIFE
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The first thing I do to adapt slides for newcomers/ #ELs #MLS is delete 3/4 of the text and all unnecessary decorative elements. See other tips here. seidlitzblog.org/2020/01/02/…
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Grade-Level TEAMS were busy today, diving into our new social studies curriculum! Great things are ahead! #readysetglow
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Teachers training teachers! It was a great 2nd day of learning and collaborating at Belvedere 🐾 #readysetglow #bettertogether
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We had the BEST first day back! Our Staff Team-Building at the bowling alley 🎳supplied a LOT of smiles 😁, cheers 📣 and opportunities to catch up 🗣️ and meet 🤝each other! #readysetglow #bettertogether
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⭕⭕ Student-Centered Instructional Methods ⭕⭕ sbee.link/7wq3ba4kr6 via @MiaMacMeekin #edutwitter #learning #teaching
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Registration for #MIDTESOL23 in Kansas City is now open at midtesol.org/past-conference… Conference proposals accepted until Monday, July 31. #MLLChat #TESOL
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Educators, I am here to acknowledge that we, as a country, owe you. We owe you better working conditions, pay, and respect.
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FABULOUS example of using sentence combining to teach complex academic writing by the legendary @NataliaESL #MLsummit
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The Picture Word Inductive Model is an effective method for supporting multilingual learners with language acquisition alongside valuable and relevant content. Here’s a link to read more about PWIM valentinaesl.com/articles-fo…
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Join us on Saturday this FREE #MLSummit! Registration info here: mlsummit.net
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🧠 4 Critical Thinking Activities 🧠 sbee.link/uhn48dqpvg via @ciaraoneal2 #skillbuilding #education #teaching
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Create a culture of conversation!!! W.I.T. 🗣️ “keep the conversation going — no, we’re not done talking” ~ @DrCarolSalva #Seidlitz7Steps @Seidlitz_Ed #SEED2023 W: Why do you think that? I: Is there another way to say that? T: Tell me more about that – at Houston, TX
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Teachers should be thanked for their hard work throughout the pandemic—but instead they’re facing an “onslaught of disrespect,” @SecCardona told the largest teachers' union. Read more: edw.site/3vp
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There are numerous ways to appreciate, value, invite, & encourage ALL languages in our schools and classrooms. Which one do you do? Which one will you add? #teachingideas #teachingenglish #teaching_english #teachingresources #teachingkids #teaching #multilingualism #multilingualkids #bilingualeducation #bilingualchildren #bilingualism
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School districts if your looking for a speaker for back to school events or professional developments please reach out. I would love to come tell my story to your staff growing up as an at risk youth. Here is a preview. youtu.be/NX1j5TGkLe0
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