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Educator Activist Spotlight- Ways to embrace English Language Learners in ALL subjects

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If you aren't currently following Melodie Gallico on Instagram then I suggest you read through this THEN head over to Instagram and find her @socialstudies4socialjustice Her account is full of actionable ideas for YOUR classroom. Thank you Melodie for being a leader and collaborator!

How can we build a sense of community, regardless of the learning format?

Starting the year with some Community Building Activities , regardless of the learning format! Here are some ideas that either I had or that were shared with me on Facebook & Instagram: I was thinking of creating a “get to know you” survey, keeping it short and sweet, and at the end of the survey ask your students what THEY want to know about their new classmates. Create a Student Created Survey from their questions and have fun with that one!  I am in LOVE with Padlet  (see if you school has an account or get the free one) and if possible would like students to create an “about me” Padlet to share out with the class, but this could be done with Google Slides as well. I read one idea that really sounds like a good way to engage with any age of learners-teacher creates an “Investigate the Teacher” Bitmoji Classroom full of artifacts related to our lives and students take turns making inferences about you. See LitCircle for more ideas she complied  - many other excelle...

Educator Spotlights

In the spirit of Culturally Responsive Collaborators , who aim to hold space for educators of all backgrounds and areas of expertise, we will be highlighting various educators. We are all better together, and frankly teachers need other teachers! That statement has never been truer.