@emilynoelkelley I love this! Giving kids the opportunity to advocate for their learning is so important. I always love opening my small group by asking what they are feeling confident with and what they may need more practice with.
."You want to talk about bridging the achievement gap, let's talk about bridging the heart gap." #BeAboutItLive Relationships matter, intentional connections matter!
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"Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things...about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character." // Cate Blanchett
#gRAEtminds A11: collaboration and consistency! When everyone is on the same page and keeping the students best interest in mind the child will be set up for success in the classroom.
#gRAEtminds A12: I think it’s important to build a foundation of trust and comfort early on through encouragement and patience. Incorporating buddies, conversations with sentence stems and plenty of visuals will also help produce EL student learning.
#gRAEtminds WK2, A2: From day one I want to build a feeling of community within our classroom. We will generate our classroom expectations through brainstorming. I believe photographs/self portraits are a great way to make our classroom feel more like a home!