Glencliff Colts are lucky to have these two cool cats. Immigrant Youth Transition Specialist positions are vital in diverse high schools with high numbers of multilingual learners. MNPS EL Office

⁦Glencliff Colts⁩ US History teacher, Ms.Jones utilizes powerful and simple icons to allow access to content specific language. ⁦MNPS EL Office⁩

Cole Elementary MNPS reading club penultimate session started with pizza and kids sharing why they loved the club. Responses included “I can read now” to “I am a genius” to “I play soccer”. What was evident to me was the strength in relationships. MNPS EL Office

Great day of learning ahead for this crew with their presenters! #TeachingMathforELs MNPS EL Office adrianmendozaed

I love the culture and climate Overton High School. The door competition showcasing countries all over the world embodied who the Bobcats are. Kudos! MNPS EL Office MNPS EL OfficeA Music City Math (MNPS) @MTSSMNPS

Impactful DEI-focused learning session for Metro Schools leaders this morning on how to best support Muslim students, families, and staff members. Suad Abdulla and Sabina Moyhuddin facilitated this important learning experience. Ashford Hughes Sr. Islamic Center of Nashville @rashed_fdin

Vanessa Lazon, Metro Schools EL & Family Community Specialist, shares wisdom from her lived experiences & profession knowledge on a panel discussing best practices for supporting students from different cultures. #EveryStudentKnown Nashville Public Library MNPS EL Office NAZA (Nashville After Zone Alliance) Ashford Hughes Sr.

Overton High School international day was another splendid example of MNPS diversity and cultural richness. Love, love, love! MNPS EL Office

I got to meet the amazing MNPS EL Office Fellows last night - such talented, dedicated & innovative folks. Metro Schools is lucky to have them leading the way for our English Learners.

Engaging, collaborative and practical PLC for building level EL coaches today focusing on giving feedback to teachers and to students. We love the mantra of “kind, specific, helpful” when it comes to giving timely feedback. MNPS EL Office MrsM Melissa Bentley

Today, we’re talking about how to connect over the Spanish-English language barrier. Join us for a bi-lingual episode!

Hoy estamos hablando acerca de cómo podemos conectarnos al superar la barrera de lenguaje entre el inglés y el español. ¡Acompáñennos para un episodio bilingüe!

Madison Middle EL teachers participating in after school EL PLC’s to increase instructional strategies to support students! Dr. Celia Conley Renita Perry MNPS EL Office

Engaging in professional learning on Amplifying Advocacy Evaluating Foreign Transcripts with other districts across TN. 📚 Ensuring that we are honoring students’ prior education to set students up for high school success. #EveryStudentKnown 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

Took ourselves out to eat for our last class at James Lawson HS. What a dedicated group!

Great presenting with my two stellar colleagues, Dr. Cross and Ms. Privett for the third time on moving students labeled as LTELS off of the language plateau. I am sure the participants would agree that hearing students’ voices was the most powerful thing. MNPS EL Office

Here’s to a full day of learning and connection with this amazing group of educators. MNPS EL Winter Forum is where it’s at today. MNPS EL Office

A great day of facilitating PD for administrators today with Molly S. Hegwood MrsM and Jenna Davis on EL Policy, MTSS, ILPS, WIDA Standards Framework and SIOP Strategies. Jam packed! MNPS EL Office

The MNPS EL Office is honored to welcome Montserrat Garibay from the U.S. Department of Education 's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) to our Experts in Equity session for MNPS teachers. Ms. Garibay is discussing the Raise the Bar Initiative & support for English & multilingual learners.

Multilingual classes are in all classrooms in our schools not only EL sheltered classrooms. Social studies teachers today planning for quarter 3 and injecting engaging EL strategies into their plans. MNPS EL Office

What a first day back on the job. Super energized as I facilitated a whole school PD on academic conversations Thurgood Marshall Middle School Great engagement from the staff. This evening super tired. Broken in for the new year! MNPS EL Office