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?

Shifting Mindsets. 💕

Last January we hosted our first Celebrating Diversity event. It’s so important to recognize & spotlight the diversity at our school! My friend went to Poland & sent me a postcard! I ❤️ getting postcards! Calusa Park #MakingDiversityVisible #connections #diversity

Elfie Unperfect by Kristin Mahoney. Elfie learns that’s it’s ok to be “unperfect”. #pd4uandme #unperfect

#FutureGlobalLeaders setting up for #InternationalCafe. #Leading Take Off /Touch Down #Kagan activity. #Newcomers leading the way! Calusa Park Collier County Public Schools Dr. Marie Heath

Working on name tents today! Next time, we are sharing something about ourselves using sentence stems! #ELsCan Calusa Park Dr. Carol Salva Emily Fɾαɳƈιʂ

Happy Birthday Emily!! Thank you for being such an influential person in the lives of so many! Feliz Cumpleaños!🎉 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Emily Fɾαɳƈιʂ

Our Citizenship Team is out & about helping our school community! #TheLeaderInMe #SchoolCommunity Calusa Park

#InternationalCafe leaders brainstorming ideas for Take Off /Touch Down activity. Interactions, bounce ideas off each other & help each other out with words #connections #collaboration #leadership Calusa Park #FutureGlobalLeaders

#pd4uandme Good morning! Joining late but excited to add to my TBR pile! I’m listening to Coyote Lost and Found. I tell ya, this one tugs at my heart.I love the familial interactions & how each word is spoken with so much love. 📕

I just finished Honestly Elliott. It was a great “window” book. I saw life through the eyes a a 6th grade chef who has ADHD. 📕 #pd4uandme

To Be Read next. I saw this book at my school library. #pd4uandme

Join us for a great opportunity to learn with our friends WordsWithoutBorders

Making Math Social!! Awesome 👏 Calusa Park