Carrie Bradow

I am an Assistant Director of ESL and my interests are in education and student learning, including teacher professional development and curriculum writing.

[Mme Lockhart @MmeLockhartLDS]

«Schools are so focused on reading comprehension, that the emphasis is on decoding—breaking down the code and seeing that growth in the scores. Oftentimes, the reason why we’re not seeing that growth or we’re seeing it for a little bit and then it stops and we see kids start to fall apart in those upper elementary grades is because educators don’t know to be focusing intentionally on teaching language. » @educationweek @tiffanyphogan

https://t.co/czS8nSKlQt

[edutopia @edutopia]

This school has a large population of #ELLs who start kindergarten with little or no English. How did they get kids reaching proficiency by 3rd or 4th grade?

Watch to learn the strategies they used! 💫

[🌍 Dr. Vαℓєηтιηα Gσηzαℓєz ♥️🙌🏽 @ValentinaESL]

Beating the drum. Let’s continue to push thinking, change mindsets, and rewrite the narrative. #multilinguals

[Colorín Colorado @ColorinColorado]

New tip sheet! ELL Tips for History & Social Studies Teachers

This is the first installment of a new tip sheet series. We'd love to know what you think! | https://t.co/LaBILGMBxf

@NCSSNetwork #ELL #ELLchat #MLL #MLLchat

[🌍 Dr. Vαℓєηтιηα Gσηzαℓєz ♥️🙌🏽 @ValentinaESL]

When I was an ESL teacher in a school where students spoke over 20+ different languages, people often asked me how I taught them all English & how many languages I spoke!

Answer: I used content-based language instruction that included comprehensible input & low-stress output.

No need to know every language! But I did need to know every student. ❤️

[Confianza: Equity, Language & Literacy @ELL_confianza]

Here’s how to create a lesson plan that supports both ELL and non-ELL students — without 'watering down' the content!

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

Could you imagine offering teachers a "learning menu" like this – or maybe a playlist or choice board?

Leader @abfromz offers fun ideas to personalize staff learning at the link. 👇

https://t.co/ebTXb7Z6kA

[Secretary Miguel Cardona @SecCardona]

We cannot normalize being a monolingual country in a multilingual world.
That closes doors for our students. That’s why we are investing in multilingualism and in turn, investing in our future.

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day ⛅️

Join us for Joyful June and discover daily actions to help you find more joy, even in difficult times https://t.co/HZQI1uzyN7 #JoyfulJune

[edutopia @edutopia]

Just 5 minutes can have a big impact on students’ understanding. Try setting aside some time at the end of a class period for these educator-tested closing activities. 💯 ⏰ https://t.co/b2H6YAQvZ6

[🌍 Dr. Vαℓєηтιηα Gσηzαℓєz ♥️🙌🏽 @ValentinaESL]

Here’s an excellent comprehensive article on translanguaging. https://t.co/WAnyLIR5uX

[🌍 Dr. Vαℓєηтιηα Gσηzαℓєz ♥️🙌🏽 @ValentinaESL]

Multilingual learners flourish when instruction is deliberately infused with language. When every lesson in each content area provides opportunities for students to listen, speak, read, write, and interact, students have greater chances of becoming successful linguistically and academically.

#multilingual #bilingüe #teachingenglish #teachingkids #teachingresources #teachingideas

[🌍 Dr. Vαℓєηтιηα Gσηzαℓєz ♥️🙌🏽 @ValentinaESL]

Want to know which instructional method has a NEGATIVE impact on student learning? 👇🏽

[Abby Boruff @AbbyTeachesDSM]

Just adding more interventionists or coaches won’t solve any systemic reading problems. It isn’t a sustainable fix and you’ll continue hemorrhaging your support bc tier 1 is still insufficient.

Train your teachers.

Efficiently and with the knowledge they’ll need for students.

[edutopia @edutopia]

‌Got newcomer students in your classroom? Here are 3 tangible ways to make them feel welcome and help them thrive. 🌎

[edutopia @edutopia]

Make classroom participation more inclusive *and* equitable with these 4 simple strategies. 💬

[edutopia @edutopia]

New country. New language. New culture. You can help newcomer students feel like they belong in your classroom with these 3 strategies. 🙌

[Colorín Colorado @ColorinColorado]

If your school is enrolling newcomers, take a look at the tips in this article:

How Schools Can Partner with #ELL Families Who Resettle in Their Community

https://t.co/1keqVdUhAx

#ELLchat #MLL #MLLchat

[🌍 Dr. Vαℓєηтιηα Gσηzαℓєz ♥️🙌🏽 @ValentinaESL]

A sketchnote on a few practical ways to support multilingual learners with speaking.
#teachingtips #teachingresources #ESOL #ESL #TESOL #bilingual #multilingual