#NISTis exploring future visions with UNESCO.

We've created a list of 300 argumentative prompts to inspire #studentwriting. This is our first list that includes prompts based on both articles AND images – with the goal of providing a way in for all learners. #elachat nyti.ms/3oNv8SG

Explicit Teaching

Scaffolding is what educators do first to support student success. Sketchnote via Julie Woodard

A good reminder for the start of the school year.

I love using Linda Rief’s ‘Rambling Autobiography’ as a #quickwrite at the start of the year with my #eal students. We learn a lot about each other through our own autobiographies. Thanks for the intro so many years ago Sara K. Ahmed ON BLUESKY.

Learning about how their brains are changing could empower young people and help them understand more about why they might be feeling a certain way. Elissa Nadworny kqed.org/mindshift/5123…

Breaking down dyspraxia

This is great news! #PEI

Love this story.

New classroom with some new books.#NISTis NIST Int. School Y9NIST #EAL

It's Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) awareness day tomorrow. This hidden disability affects a person’s ability to understand and use their native language for no known reason. Find out more here: radld.org RADLDcampaign #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD

Our Island, in all it’s fall glory. The perfect season to explore some of PEI’s stunning walking trails🍂 📍Confederation Trail Red Point

It's hard to explain Developmental Language Disorder without a common understanding of 'language.' This poster really helps. #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD

In no particular order, I will create a thread here of my favorite 10 books I read in 2022:

Brain Frames represent six fundamental patterns of language. Anyone who needs to communicate clearly can use them to organize their ideas.

"A micro mentor text is a few sentences, a paragraph, or a scene. It is short enough to analyze with students in a mini-lesson but packed with writer's craft that we can teach students how to identify and imitate," explains @PennyKittle. edutopia.org/article/micro-…

When young people lack executive function skills, it can feel like disrespect to an adult. We must remember that we cannot expect adult behaviors from children. They learn life skills in safe spaces filled with grace, examples, and many chances to practice. #JoyfulLeaders