New jewelry from some of my summer school students. Yes, they remembered my favorite color and made this special for me 🥺

In preparation for tomorrow, I spent yesterday and some of this morning creating an anchor chart for analyzing documents in A Changing World ESL. Breaking down source analysis into simple steps using familiar question words is beneficial to all students, including ELLs.

The first day of year two is in the books. Welcome to ESL 3, ESL 5, A Changing World, and Chemistry, multilingual learners! I can’t wait to see where this year takes us

New school year, new adventures. This week I will be meeting with the remaining members of FHS NHS’s E-Board as I begin my time as the club advisor.

Completing Dialogue Journals with my ESL classes is one of my favorite activities to do in class. This student code-switched and wrote in “Spanglish” for their entire entry. I love seeing how an Emerging Bilingual brain works!

A six-person department + a little creativity = The BEST Halloween costume! #LanguageTeachers

In preparation for our new unit tomorrow, my ESL 3 students did a #ChalkTalk as a closing activity. Here’s what my ELLs think of when they hear Immigration and The American Dream

State DOE: Teachers and schools, students have been through so much, and we must focus on their emotional health first and foremost. Also, State DOE: You still have to administer standardized tests so companies can get paid, and so we can use the scores against you later.

Had a blast speaking at #NJFEAEmpowerED Conference today. Thank you Rider College of Education & Human Services for inviting me to be a presenter. And thank you to my awesome participants for the incredible comments and feedback. I hope to see some of you teaching in ESL classrooms real soon!

In preparation for reading sections of Life As We Knew It, I challenged my ESL 3 students. They had to “throw kindness like confetti” and compliment someone using similes or metaphors. Their notes to each other were so sweet! And some of them wrote to me 🥰

Spent the past few days chaperoning the Rutgers Model Congress, attended by the FHS chapter of Model UN. I was continually impressed by the students’ dedication to their committees and hard work throughout the event. I am so happy to have seen the MUN magic in person!

Here’s to year 3! Welcome to ESL 1, ESL 3, US History II ESL, and A Changing World ESL, multilingual warriors!

First day of year four is officially in the books! Welcome to ESL 3, ESL 5, and US History II ESL, multilingual learners! I was enchanted to meet you ✨

It was so great to see you and catch up nicole victoria (she/her) 🥰 thank you for your her kind words!