When people feel inadequate at something they often avoid it. Students who feel inadequate at reading, avoid reading; those who feel inadequate at speaking in front of others, sit quietly; and often teachers who don’t feel prepared to teach multilingual learners avoid them and

halfway through day 1 of 2 at #KaganSA, and I’m already feeling energized, engaged, and, oh, so grateful Kagan Publishing & Professional Development

meeting the legends at #KaganSA in Orlando! English Language Learners of KCS Kagan Publishing & Professional Development Walt Disney World

welcome to Tennessee!

and that’s a wrap! #KaganSA big take-aways: 1. engagement matters 2. practice makes progress 3. a little fun goes a long way

#MLSummit big takeaways: language is learned from messy but meaningful interactions and it’s important to create space for student words and ideas #MLSummit (previously VirtuEL) adrianmendozaed

That’s a wrap on the 2024 Kagan Summer Academy 🎢 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and brought their energy and enthusiasm. We’ll see you all next year 🌟 #kagan #KaganSA #kagansummeracademy #cooperativelearning #professionaldevelopment #teacherevents

Make learning social. ❤️ Adding “pairs do” is an easy no prep added layer of (interactive) support for #ML students. They intuitively know it too, and will often even request, “Can we work on this together?”

back to school! thinking of ways to help teachers of #ELs visualize the many facets of language proficiency so we can support student growth from all angles. big idea: proficiency is more than just "speaking English" what can I add?

wordless bracelets! these five little beads got us talking about ourselves and others all day long… and of course my students were so creative with the class photos. 🤩 we’re off to a good start!

tip #5... visual supports for multilingual learners are good for all learners! no reason not to add that image.

How to make sure that multilingual students meet the same academic standards as English-speaking students. #teacher #teacherlife #teacherproblems #teachertips #teacherhack

multilingualism as an art form ❤️ Spanglish As Experienced by a Native Speaker poets.org/poem/spanglish…

spotted in Seoul… multilingual signs everywhere! they seem to say, “we’re glad you’re here.” such a simple way to welcome everyone. 🙂

spotted at #TNTESOL2024 - Seesaw has been a game changer this year for speaking, writing, and creative collaboration in one spot!

thankful to be in this audience, building capacity to unlock potential in multilingual learners

when perseverance in sharing the writing process pays off… we all worked hard for these results!

Let it SNOW...ball ❄️ Looking for a fun and interactive way to energize your classroom during the winter season? The Snowball Kagan Structure gets students engaged, collaborating, and moving! Pair up, write a question and answer, and get ready for an exciting snowball fight 🌨️

every student published a paragraph from their writing portfolio. every. single. one. they selected their piece, revised it, added evidence, images, and a title that supported their ideas. they all deserve recognition because writing is hard work!

Check out T Linda Bortnick, EdD's approach for taking the sting out of mistakes! 🐝 #GrowthMindset