Library kids will save the world… one book, one day at a time… together 📚🌎✨💚

Dr. Michelle Benegas shares her suggestions for teachers to become leaders for school-wide support fo MLs. Hoping this supports your return to the new school year. tinyurl.com/bdz33nbn

What a great Saturday morning listen! After a successful first year of SWEL coaching in our district- evident in student and teacher data - we are excited to grow and improve our SWEL coaching model in the upcoming school year.

What can we start, continue and stop doing when working with MLs?Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 🟢 Create the conditions for MLs to thrive with SWEL coaching 🟡 Make supporting MLs a school-wide priorty 🔴Stop expecting "fly-in, fly-out" PD to impact instructional practices for MLs.

#MLLChat_BkClub friends— did you get your copy of Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 and Beth Skelton (she/her)’s new book? They will be leading a book chat starting Saturday 9/16 and it’s got a fun new twist-LIVE chats! Follow them for more info.

⏳ The 2023 WIDA Annual Conference kicks off one month from today! We sure are getting excited for #WIDA2023, are you?! Read this article (and build that excitement!) to learn more about this year's conference: wida.wisc.edu/news/dont-forg…

So excited to be in Milwaukee surrounded by people with a shared passion for multilingual education!

Join us for a thought-provoking session at #EllevationIMPACT2023! Say goodbye to the "Long-Term English Learner" label and welcome a fresh approach that celebrates secondary multilinguals' unique experiences and academic potential. Register now: bit.ly/3s8q8jh

Lost in translation: Parents of special ed students who don’t speak English often left in the dark hechingerreport.org/lost-in-transl…

ED is launching “Being Bilingual is a Superpower” – a new initiative to promote multilingual education, high-quality language programs, & a diverse multilingual educator workforce across the country. ed.gov/news/press-rel…

#MedinaMondayMessage: A resource to support critical and honest conversations focused on the intersection of the #ScienceOfReading, #DualLanguage, and service to emergent multilingual students in all U.S. educational settings. #SoR bit.ly/3NavCS8

Thank you, EdSource, for publishing this op ed about the importance of differentiating instruction for multilingual learners and students with learning differences (with Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica) edsource.org/2024/one-size-…

What to do when the high temp for the day is 0? Stay inside and work on the application for #WIDA2024!

A great listen! 💡Foundational oral language skills precede foundational literacy skills 💡Decoding is the on-ramp to word recognition 💡Connection to meaning is critical The science behind effective reading instruction for MLs w/ Dr. Claude Goldenberg podbean.com/ew/pb-n62xw-14…

Every teacher of MLs MUST check this out! Phenomenal 🙌🏽♥️

It's BOTH/AND: How can we build positive ML identities and create access to different spaces? If you missed this great session at #WIDA2023, you can listen here! Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 Natalia Alvarez Benjamin, EdS (she, her, ella) podbean.com/pu/pbblog-fueg…

Just a couple of tickets left for this public event for THE ROCK IN MY THROAT hosted by AmazeWorks at the MN Humanities Center on the east side of St. Paul. eventbrite.com/e/kao-kalia-ya…

“…in large urban districts receiving record-high levels of newcomers, I’ve noticed a troubling trend: teachers..are walking around glued to Google Translate…. teachers are resorting to this acute pedagogical response, and it’s not working.” languagematters.org/blog/why-trans… THIS ⬆️ 💯

Nothing better than spending a summer evening in Minnesota with inspiring ML leaders!

It is the honor of a lifetime to join @kamalaharris in this campaign. I’m all in. Vice President Harris is showing us the politics of what’s possible. It reminds me a bit of the first day of school. So, let’s get this done, folks! Join us. secure.actblue.com/donate/social-…