A couple of weeks ago, we started a show-and-tell activity for Fun Friday to give students another chance to use their Spanish skills meaningfully. Here are a couple of my favorite guests from this Friday. 🥰 #Kindergarten #UCPSDLI Irene Zamora Soto Kelly Ortiz J Jessica Gutierrez

Hosting a “morning show” to explore personal narratives has been amazing! If you can put it in words, it’s easier to put it on paper 🤩🤍 #UCPSDLI Irene Zamora Soto Kelly Ortiz J Jessica Gutierrez

Happening now Union County Public Schools! 🫶 Our Participate Learning #UCPSDLI teachers are well taken care of with this outstanding #TeamUCPS Andrew G. Houlihan College Readiness Jessica Gutierrez Roxana de Farfan, including learning from their peers Leonardo Bonett Vera Srita. Andrade and Laura Arévalo 🙌 #UnitingOurWorld

So ready to start another exciting year in Rea View Elementary School 🐺❤️ Laura Castro Roxy vasquez Participate Learning #UnitingOurWorld #UCPSDLI

Another school year starts! First stop Rea View Elementary School, our latest addition to the #UCPSDLI family, with Laura Castro Srita. Andrade Roxy vasquez and Ms. Ruiz.🙌🙌🙌 #DualLanguage #UnitingOurWorld Participate Learning

Starting Blitz day 2 Rea View Elementary School visiting our #UCPSDLI teachers. Spanish Literacy is already going strong in these kindergarten and first grade classes. Union County Public Schools Roxana de Farfan Irene Zamora Soto Union County Public Schools

Day 3 of the School Year with Blitz Visits! Teachers are setting the stage with goals, routines and procedures. Union County Public Schools Jessica Gutierrez Irene Zamora Soto

Having a great time working on phonics! Love seeing how we're building a low affective filter environment in our classroom just weeks into kindergarten 🤩🥰🌎 #UCPSDLI #UnitingOurWorld Jessica Gutierrez Roxana de Farfan Irene Zamora Soto

Spanish literacy on fire 🔥🔥🔥 #DualLanguage with Srita. Andrade and Ms. Ruiz working on vocabulary, phonics, reading and writing! #UCPSDLI #UnitingOurWorld Participate Learning

Grammar in context beginning in kindergarten by color coding types of speech in sentences! #GLAD strategy in action! Srita. Andrade Rea View Elementary School FLANC conference. Applicable K-16

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I'll never forget this day presenting something I'm passionate about with my teacher bestie and dream team, Belén Alvarado - Headband Teacher DLI, and having DonnaPodgorny, whom I deeply admire, attend 🤩

Participate Learning has a superstar here in FLANC this fall. @AndresMunozNC23 integrating culture like a pro in high school level. His session was such an inspiration!

What a wonderful weekend sharing and learning with AMAZING colleagues, feeling beyond grateful with this experience 🌷✨ #FLANC24 #UCPSDLI FLANC Participate Learning Rea View Elementary School Belén Alvarado - Headband Teacher DLI

Human body unit wrap up! Our first grade DLI students had a blast on our DLI hospital, exploring with organs, taking care of their stuffies, performing surgery and classifying bones! Union County Public Schools Irene Zamora Soto Roxana de Farfan Participate Learning

#UCPSDLI teachers are sharing stretegies with colleagues on cross linguistic connections, oral language production and the use of AI in the immersion class. These expert teachers are valuable to our team! Irene Zamora Soto Union County Public Schools Susan Rodgers Roxana de Farfan

Today’s Professional Development Day was a success! We dove into various Second Language Acquisition Strategies to enhance oral proficiency. Grateful for the collaborative spirit and innovative ideas shared! Union County Public Schools Irene Zamora Soto Jessica Gutierrez

Connecting our reading unit on the 5 senses to writing sentences! So proud of these young writers and their amazing progress! #kindergarten #UCPSDLI Irene Zamora Soto Jessica Gutierrez Roxana de Farfan

🌍 Bilingualism is more than a superpower—it’s a competitive advantage! Speaking two languages boosts problem-solving, creativity, and global communication skills—all essential for future career success. At #NABE2025, join Irene Zamora Soto and @LauraMaCartney8 as they share

🎲 Tomorrow at #NABE2025! Laura M. and Irene Zamora Soto will share interactive games that make #DualLanguage learning engaging and effective. Don’t miss it! 🗓 Thursday, Feb. 20 | ⏰ 3:50 p.m. | 📍 Hyatt Regency ATL Discover how bilingualism empowers students and prepares them