Alicia Russell

H.S. Newcomer EL teacher.
Former H.S. and M.S. Spanish teacher and elementary EL teacher.
Passionate about literacy in the El classroom!

[Alicia Russell @MsAliciaRussELL]

Rocking my rainbow cloud PJs and my cat slippers for #cpsspiritweek PJ day! #ConnectedTogether as Columbia HS students and staff 💞
@cps_douglasshs
@cpsvirtualspirit
@cps_EL
#teachingfromhome my #ELLs with a lot of #poodlelove and #coffeelove 🌎🐩🌏☕🌍

[Alicia Russell @MsAliciaRussELL]

First Thanksgiving for my #ELnewcomers! They were quite excited to try all the food we had been talking about all week! 🦃
@CPS_DouglassHS
@CPS_EL
#ells #Thanksgiving
#Uganda #Rwanda #Honduras #Eritrea #Mexico #Cuba #Syria #Burundi

[Alicia Russell @MsAliciaRussELL]

First of many for these #elnewcomers, but one of the most exciting for sure!
❄️🌨️❄️🌨️
@CPS_EL @CPS_DouglassHS
Coming to you from #Uganda #Vietnam #Cuba #Rwanda #Burundi #Honduras #Syria #Mexico #Eritrea

[Alicia Russell @MsAliciaRussELL]

Thanks to our partners in education for a fun #Halloween event! @CPS_DouglassHS #flourishinitiative #CommunityEngagement

[Alicia Russell @MsAliciaRussELL]

An Eastern African stomping game my kids would play in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi - now teaching my Latinas. It's the simple things in life that bring us together
🌎🧡🌍
@CPS_DouglassHS @CPS_EL
#elnewcomers #ellchat #ellsworld
#EasternAfrica #Uganda #Rwanda #Burundi
#fallfun

[Alicia Russell @MsAliciaRussELL]

#ells building #literacyskills through #partnerreading. Gives me such a full heart seeing them so engaged in reading with each other! 💓
@CPS_DouglassHS @CPS_EL
#ellchat #esl #readingforpleasure #classroomcommunity #relationshipsmatter

[Alicia Russell @MsAliciaRussELL]

#elnewcomers learning about #FallHarvest and the science and history behind corn and soy at Bradford Research Center. #handsonlearning #STEM #ellchat #ells #cpsbest @CPS_EL @CPS_DouglassHS

[Alicia Russell @MsAliciaRussELL]

First time to check out books EVER in a public library for most of our #elnewcomers. So awesome to see them so engaged in #independentreading! @CPS_EL @CPS_DouglassHS @dbrl
#ELLs #literacy #LanguageLearning #readtolearn #learnerautonomy #ellchat

[Alicia Russell @MsAliciaRussELL]

Walking to the library on this lovely 40 degree morning. Coldest temps these #elnewcomers have experienced. Just wait my dears ❄️💙❄️ it's only just begun 😃 @CPS_EL @CPS_DouglassHS #ESLTeachers #autumnvibes