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Inspiring English Language Learners

Use a Heart-First Approach for Classroom Newcomers

8/31/2018

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**This post appeared originally in www.MiddleWeb.com on August 29, 2018.** ​​
One of my favorite lessons to help students develop critical thinking is the “Photo Analysis Learning Activity” from The Facing History and Ourselves program. You can use this strategy with any visual media - a piece of art, photograph, political cartoon, video clip - even a family picture. 
During this activity, you are simply guiding students through a close analysis of an image. I encourage discussion by asking students high order thinking questions while 
they’re analyzing the image.
So, let’s analyze and respond to this picture below. What do you notice? What happened before this scene? What might happen after? What does the photograph tell you about the life of these people? If you could ask them a question, what would you ask?
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NCSTIIID Presentation

8/23/2018

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On Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 - I had the greatest privilege to present during the National Council of State Title III Directors (NCSTIIID) webinar! I shared my story and some resources and key elements to build great partnerships with our English language learners' families. Building partnership with our families will ensure student success.
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**Webinar was recorded .** follow this link: My part is about 60 min into webinar!

Below you'll find my presentation slides and the links I mentioned during the presentation.
Link to online slides: Click here to access slides on Building Partnerships with Families to Ensure Student Success 
You can also download slides as a PDF document here. 
els_family_engagement_.pdf
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Links to resources mentioned during presentation: 

Slide #8 ELLevation Podcast about Talking Points resource.
Slide #9 Con Respeto Blog Post link
Slide #10 Parent Survey sample link
Slide #16 Sarah Ottow’s blog based on my story link
Teachers recognize that educating children is a shared responsibility.
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After my presentation, I had the audience log into menti.com and answer question related to our topic. These questions and answers were to show our thinking and to see if we were in the same page when it comes to supporting our ELs and their families. 

These were the results: 
Thank you for reading!
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NCELs Keynote

8/7/2018

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On August 7th, 2018 I had the greatest privilege to be the opening keynote at the North Carolina Department of Education: Growing Success for English Learners' summer conference. 

​Below you'll find my slides presentation if you'd like to go over it. 

You may also want to check out the convention's hashtag (#NCELs18) to see our learning!
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Presentation Slides
During my presentation, I had the audience pause and reflect on my story. I had them go to mentimeter.com  and created the word cloud below by entering three words that came to mind after hearing my story. There were 140 participants who enter words and I LOVE how the word 'CULTURE' is the one word that stands out! Passion and inspire are the next two words that stand out. 
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THANK YOU, thank YOU, to Geovana for catching this short video!!

#NCELs18 https://t.co/Hs8ow1JuaY

— geovana concepcion (@geovana00243548) August 7, 2018
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Thank you for reading! 
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#MADpd Spotlight

8/6/2018

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On May 16th, 2018, Peter Cameron and Derek Rhodenizer made available  a platform where more than 100 educators from around the world shared their best practices and strategies. I spent all day going from video to video learning from so many inspiring educators. 

​The link for all the videos is available here is you're interest in learning more and access all MADPD presentations. 
I did not present during the event, but I applied to participate on their #MADpd Spotlight Series. Every week a presenter gets the spotlight with chats about the topic. 

I decided to share the work my students did during our 2017-2018 school year. Their work is so amazing that was featured on www.Achievethecore.com. Check it our here and here if you want to read more.

I hope you enjoy this video and let me know if you have any questions.  
Thank you for reading!
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