My name is Miguel, but a lot of my teachers called me Michael. In 7th grade I finally had the courage to tell my principal that I’d like to be called by the name that my Latino parents gave me -- Miguel, not Michael. To any student that is reading this, your identity matters.

Come to Sherwood Regional Library Wednesday and celebrate Día de Los Muertos by painting a calavera in honor of a deceased loved one. All materials will be provided. All ages welcome. Learn more: bit.ly/Nov1_PaintACal…

Putting Students’ Needs First at Parent-Teacher Conferences | Fairfax County Public Schools fcps.edu/news/putting-s…

This week we recognize those in our community observing Día de los Muertos and All Saints Day, a time for remembering deceased loved ones.

Harsh Truth: Your quest for perfection is hurting your progress. In Excellent Advice for Living, Kevin Kelly proposes an interesting idea: "When you have 90% of a large project completed finishing the final details will take another 90%." The idea here is that closing out that

Lost in translation: Parents of special ed students who don’t speak English often left in the dark hechingerreport.org/lost-in-transl…

¿Ya escuchaste el trailer de la nueva serie de Central? No te lo pierdas porque ¡mañana estrenamos los primeros dos episodios! Escúchalo aquí: centralpodcast.audio

"Belonging" isn't a buzzword—it's a fundamental need for all members of school communities. Hear what belonging means to both students and staff in Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher’s latest video: ascd.org/blogs/the-many…

If multilingual learners are being pulled out of instructional time and missing classes such math, science, social studies, don’t be surprised when they lag behind, when gaps develop, when they have difficulty maintaining grades. And most of all don’t blame the students. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Una maldición recorría Antioquia o al menos eso pensaban algunos pobladores, que veían cómo sus familiares iban perdiendo la memoria desde jóvenes. Pero no era una maldición sino una enfermedad: alzhéimer precoz. El investigador principal de esos estudios acaba de ser premiado.

Worth the read!!! Find out what literacy practice can and should look like in Math from the incredible @problem_word Diane Kue 👇👇 seidlitzblog.org/2024/04/17/fin…

Oracy precedes literacy. This is especially important for emergent bilingual students or bilingual/multilingual learners. How do you ensure that oracy is paramount in daily practices?

This is frustration in language acquisition ☹️ My classroom is a space where ALL emotions are welcomed — my expectations are high — this can frustrate some students. My next step here is one-on-one conference with this student and teach him/her ways to cope with language

Sticking with a bad decision is not a triumph of commitment. It's a failure of courage. The quicker you are to admit you were wrong, the sooner you can start making it right. Persistence is not about staying on a path. It's about finding a better path to your goal.

Wednesday wisdom from Leonardo Da Vinci:

A simple rule that makes life easier: Always strive to give value before you ask for value.

It’s healthy to be outraged about outrageous things. Suppressing your feelings and silencing your voice usually supports the status quo and drains your energy. Restore. Connect. Engage.

Have you used our #ELL strategy library yet? If not, check it out! colorincolorado.org/ell-strategy-l… @easkelton

🫵 EXPLICIT TEACHING! These one-pagers explore the main advantages of explicit guidance based on cognitive science research and summarise how to carry out well-crafted lessons using Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI). 🔄 REPOST first and grab free HQ copies from my website: