Shawn Strachan

Family focused, adventurer, runner, language-lover and my kid's loudest cheerleader.

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

The magic doesn’t happen without intentional and deliberate planning for the success of multilingual learners.
https://t.co/n8Oa5WjinS
#languagelearning #multilingualkids #bilingual #teaching #teachingenglish #teachingenglish #teachingideas #teachingresources

[Shawn Strachan @MrsSStrachan]

@AmyBermudezEDU @PISD_Libraries @Prosper_JonesMS That��s amazing!!! Bragging rights ✅

[Prosper ISD @ProsperISD]

Prosper ISD extends a heartfelt thank you to @HEB for its incredible support of public education across Texas! 🍎 We’re especially grateful for their partnership here in Prosper and we were proud to celebrate them at this year’s Convocation.

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

The second edition of the ELL Teacher’s Toolbox is amazing! This is a resource I can’t recommend enough to educators of multilingual learners. @Larryferlazzo & @KHullSyp

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

What is background knowledge and how do we build it?

Background knowledge is an essential element to reading comprehension. What we know impacts what we understand.

We can increase understanding by building background knowledge through the use of multimedia, a wide range of reading on a topic, playing with words, and connecting ideas with analogies.

#teaching #teachingenglish #teachingideas #teachingresources #teachingkids #ESOL #ESL #bilingualschool #multilingualism #multilingualchildren #literacymatters

[TCEA @TCEA]

Unlock the power of Talk Moves in your classroom conversations! 🗣️ READ ON to follow these clear steps to ensure every student is actively engaged with this straightforward strategy.

https://t.co/gNTcnuvEXc via @SmekensEd
#teachertwitter #learning

[Padlet @padlet]

Padlet now supports auto-captioning for video uploads! Available in over 30 languages now. All uploaded videos will benefit from this feature moving forward.

[Amy Bermudez-Swoveland @AmyBermudezEDU]

Lots of action in our world language section! Thank you to @ProsperEdFound for providing the funds for books in different languages! @ProsperHaysMS @PISD_Libraries

[Shawn Strachan @MrsSStrachan]

⁦@ProsperHaysMS⁩ The English Second Language team is rocking reading genres for dress up day because reading can take you around the world!

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

Are you wondering how AI can support MLs? Look no further 👇🏽 @irina_mcgrath & @michelleshory

[Dr. Carol Salva @DrCarolSalva]

Look at all the EduHeroes! The 2nd night of our @Seidlitz_Ed Literacy Conference was SO JOYOUS! These are just a few of the beautiful faces that joined us. Thank you @nancymotleyTRTW for leading us in what #SmallMoves can do for our students' #literacy! Can't wait for @NataliaESL & @DrMelindaMiller's sessions in the coming weeks!
#SeidlitzLitConf #ELLs #MLLs #EBs #ESL #Reading #ELAR #Writing

[Shawn Strachan @MrsSStrachan]

Watching my daughter read to learn makes my heart sing; I’m eternally grateful to all the teachers in her life who helped her learn to read. It is truly magical.

[Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 @TanKHuynh]

I love this.

Instead of MODIFYING a lesson, think about how to develop students' ability to access the standard + practice the academic language required of that lesson.

[Shawn Strachan @MrsSStrachan]

@HaysLibraryPISD The library is the ❤️of Hays MS and @AmyBermudezEDU is the best librarian in the universe! And, yes, the book IS better!

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

New on the blog:

The Brain, Languages, & the Classroom.

"One of our roles is to create strategic experiences for students to use language, to practice pulling from their full repertoire."

https://t.co/9bhO43Tgo2

#LanguageLearning #langchat #teachingkids

[Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 @TanKHuynh]

MLs need support in math as well! Sooooo dense in academic language!

[Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 @TanKHuynh]

MLs are more than capable of succeeding in PBL when the process is scaffolded.

Here are PBL suggestions for MLs.

[Shawn Strachan @MrsSStrachan]

@DeVitoProsper @ProsperHaysMS @ProsperISD @aggiemeg07 @MrsKatyAndreas @Ryan7Oesterle @HaysCounseling @Hays_Athletics @HaysMSBand @BoKiser25 @KishaMize @ginamdale Happy Birthday!!!

[Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 @TanKHuynh]

Dr. Michelle Benegas shares her suggestions for teachers to become leaders for school-wide support fo MLs. Hoping this supports your return to the new school year. https://t.co/70ZiRFSXdm

[Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 @TanKHuynh]

This was one of my GREATEST takeaways:

"Co-teaching is not based on the location in the room but the serving students' educational needs wherever you are in the room."