Julianne Foster

Maestra, mamá, y coach

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

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. https://t.co/qrtYdiwFTa

[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

📝 lista para compartir!!

[Tamara Hewlett, Ed.D. @mrsthewlett]

@MCPSDELME, our TWI staff had a great few days of learning at the La Cosecha conference. Bringing a lot of positive energy back to MD. @DLeNM @NZVillavicencio @LaProfeBilingue @2_idiomas

[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

#WIDA2023 was an amazing experience! I engaged in essential learning, strengthened my commitment to serving EMLs, and observed several of my @MCPSDELME colleagues share their expertise while presenting. 10/10 would recommend!

[WIDA™ @WIDA_UW]

Want to reminisce about #WIDA2023 last week or catch up on what you might have missed? We’ve got you covered! Check out this article that highlights some of the moments from our homecoming in Milwaukee: https://t.co/WhIxnjNMDZ

[Tamara Hewlett, Ed.D. @mrsthewlett]

@MCPSDELME So honored to meet @RadioMirage at the @WIDA_UW #WIDA2023 conference. Listen to the podcast if you haven’t yet- @NPRCodeSwitch.

[Mr_Yared_V @yared_mr]

🌟Celebrating our dedicated 1st and 2nd year ELD teachers who attended professional development this week! 📚 Their commitment to fostering ELD and creating inclusive classrooms is inspiring. 🌍Keep shining as you work to empower our EMLs! ✨

[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

¡¡Felicidades @yared_mr !! 🎉
Our department and the students we serve are the most fortunate to have you leading us!

[MCPS DELME @MCPSDELME]

We are so happy to announce that new Elementary ELD Supervisor is @yared_mr! Congratulations, Yared! We are so happy for you and the students and staff in MCPS! !Adelante! @mrsthewlett

[Tamara Hewlett, Ed.D. @mrsthewlett]

@mcpsdelme Day 3 of New Educator Orientation has wrapped! The energy from our elementary and secondary ELD teachers is soooooo energizing. We can’t wait to continue our learning and growing with them. Our students are going to have a great year!

[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

Carrying this energy all the way through the 2023-2024 school year 💛 #sharedresponsibility

[MCPS DELME @MCPSDELME]

That’s a wrap folks! The elem. team wrapped up their summer training. It’s been quite a whirlwind being w/so many schools dedicated 2 the success of their EMLs! We thank u all for your engagement & commitment. We can’t wait 2 see it all operationalized! #sharedresponsibility

[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

🤓 all the learning!!
I'm very grateful to work with and learn from this team.

[Tamara Hewlett, Ed.D. @mrsthewlett]

I’m so proud of our instructional team. 3 days full of great learning facilitated for our ELD teachers and an evening of great facilitation unpacking findings from the evaluation on outcomes from our EMLs. @2_idiomas @TeachbiahG @yared_mr @LaProfeBilingue @NZVillavicencio

[Mr_Yared_V @yared_mr]

4 of 6 All ELD PD ✅. ELD teachers 🎸 We reviewed @WIDA_UW tools with a Heads Up game, and learned about the 4R’s and the 9 dimensions of scaffolding highlighted in @AndreaHonigsfel Co-planning text @MCPSDELME @TeachbiahG @mrsthewlett @2_idiomas @NZVillavicencio @LaProfeBilingue

[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

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[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

@TeachbiahG and I had a blast with the FVES staff exploring how ALL STAFF can support OUR emergent multilingual learner fireflies as they access 💪🏽rigorous💪🏽 content! @EileenBenavides @MCPSDELME @AngieFish_FVES

[Tamara Hewlett, Ed.D. @mrsthewlett]

@MCPSDELME We had a great day of learning for our SLIFE ELA & Math PLCs. From a fishbowl on collaborative planning in ELA w/ specific decisions about SLIFE, to collaboration & asset based focus during math planning/ instruction, the learning was great! Thank You math & ELA teams!

[Kelly A. Aldinger @KellyAldinger]

Kinder entering & emerging #MLL students are learning about rainforest animals! 🦜 This time around, we added color-coding to distinguish verbs/nouns/adjectives on our modified sentence patterning chart & Ss are building more complex sentences!
#TESOL #literacy #ELL #ESL #MLLChat

[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

This week, the Elementary ELD 1st Year Cohort used these 2 great resources to align scaffolds to a lesson's language demands AND our students' linguistic profiles. They are ready to return to their schools to share their learning! 💪🏽 @MCPSDELME @SupportEduc @WIDA_UW

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

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[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

😅

[Jon Stewart @jonstewart]

This is the best season of cspan…ever.

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

"Everything changes, nothing is lost"

by artist Katie Griesar

#HappyNewYear 💙

[Julianne Foster @2_idiomas]

This was a hard and humbling week. Gratitude heals 💙

[MCPS @MCPS]

Brown Station Elementary School students and staff took a moment to say “thank you” to first responders following a devastating fire near the school in Gaithersburg.