If you live in Providence and want to learn more about our dual language programs, I invite you to join us tonight!

Superintendent Montanez helps to kick off a community meeting about the importance and benefit of dual language programs at Community Libraries of Providence Elmwood Library this evening.

We had our EOY PPSD Multilingual Learners team retreat today. It was wonderful to reflect with this amazing group on the progress we have made towards our goals and to plan for the 25-26 school year! I have THE BEST team! 🌎💗💪🏼

In a recent professional learning session, we highlighted how the powerful PICTURE WORD INDUCTIVE MODEL can also be used in secondary classrooms to make content more accessible and to engage learners in using academic language and academic vocabulary. Here are some links where

Let’s start up something! Let’s build pride in being bilingual. Let’s let young students know how important their languages are and how smart they are for being able to communicate in many ways! #languagelearning #bilingüismo #multilingualism #teachingideas #teachingenglish

ELL Strategy: Accountable Talk (includes video) colorincolorado.org/teaching-ells/…

ELL Strategy: Annotated Diagrams colorincolorado.org/teaching-ells/…

Very nice Bloom's Taxonomy cheat sheet! Fantastic for planning, questioning and skill development.

📣Shout-out to Mr. Buckley, an ENG/ELD teacher Hope High School, for using multiple MLL strategies today to set up routines that will support content and language instruction throughout the year! MLLs thrive when they have structured opportunities to interact with peers!

Week 1 of school ✅ We are proud to begin the 25–26 SY alongside our amazing students, families and school communities! We strive to ensure every MLL receives what they need to thrive! Reach out to [email protected] for anything you may need throughout the year! We are here for you!

So excited for Dual Language at ⁦Hope High School⁩ !!

Here's a free slide deck you can use for "grab and go" PD! What It Feels Like to Be a Language Learner colorincolorado.org/what-it-feels-…

ELL Strategy: See-Think-Wonder This visible thinking routine launches a unit or text with an image and uses students' observations, inferences, and questions to develop vocabulary and background knowledge before starting a unit. colorincolorado.org/teaching-ells/…

Graphic Novels for Middle Grades and Ya: Hispanic Heritage | colorincolorado.org/booklist/graph…

Personal Stories for Middle Grades: Hispanic Heritage colorincolorado.org/booklist/perso…

ELL Strategy: Sentence Combining Sentence combining is a strategy that teaches students to write detail-rich sentences with more complexity. colorincolorado.org/teaching-ells/…

Our latest Focus Bulletin gives practical examples of how collaborative, culturally sustaining approaches can support Indigenous students’ success while honoring the sovereignty and vitality of their languages and cultures. Check it out! wida.wisc.edu/resources/indi…

ELL Strategy: Sentence Frames and Sentence Starters Sentence frames and starters are "fill in the blank" phrases and sentences that provide the structures or patterns that students need to express themselves. This is our most popular strategy! colorincolorado.org/teaching-ells/…

ELL Strategy: Using Visuals Visuals can be a powerful way to engage students, help them make important connections, and make new content and vocabulary accessible. This strategy includes a slide deck for turnkey PD sessions. colorincolorado.org/teaching-ells/…

ELL Strategy: Total Physical Response Total Physical Response (TPR) connects vocabulary and phrases to actions or gestures. colorincolorado.org/teaching-ells/…