Von Sanders

ESOL Teacher🇧🇩🇨🇳🏃🏾‍♀️sports lover, education advocate
🧠 Neuroscience of learning enthusiast
🍏 #NBCT
🗣 Workshop Trainer
#useyourteachervoice 📣

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

If it's going to have the energy of being "back to school", then I'll see you when we get 👏🏾back👏🏾 to 👏🏾school. #Blitznteach

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

Excited to share some of the neuroscience with my church congregation regarding the impact of "unleashed" digital media on our kids! #kidsministry #kidmin @Blitznteach

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

When it comes to preventing burnout, one size does not fit all in education or life. ⭐If it slows down the rate of burnout in your life, just do you boo! #unapologetically 🙌🏾 #BlitznTeach #teacherburnout

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

💻This trip reminded me of one of the things I loved about working with @thevipkidlife was the fact that I could work from anywhere. I wasn't tied to a specific location. Freedom, I hear you calling me... #ticktock #BlitznTeach #travelingteacher #summertravel #japantrip

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

Our visit to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium considered one of the best and largest aquariums in the world, and the best aquarium in Japan. It did not disappoint! #BlitznTeach #japantravel #Wanderlust #summervacation #travelingteacher #eslteacher #theworldisourclassroom

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

During my visit to Japan, my cousin reminded me of the power of building BK! Connecting this WWII movie to the historical site we visited. I was holding back tears through both. Learning hits different when you understand the significance❤️ #historyisourjam #BlitznTeach

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

#goodeats #japantravel #blitznteach #Wanderlust #summervacation #Foodie #travelingteacher #eslteacher #theworldisourclassroom

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

#goodeats #japantravel #blitznteach #Wanderlust #summervacation #Foodie #travelingteacher #eslteacher #theworldisourclassroom

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

Awesome time visiting family in Okinawa, Japan. Food recap loading ... #goodeats #japantravel #blitznteach #Wanderlust #summervacation #Foodie #travelingteacher #eslteacher #theworldisourclassroom

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

Creating a work environment that is respectful of teachers' voices as professionals and the workload they are enduring will possibly turn around the train wreck that continues to unfold each school year. #BlitznTeach

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

🎉 One year later and we are still on our language journey! My goal for taking Spanish classes, was to feel the newcomer effect of entering a US school.
My "maestra" is an excellent teacher and has given me lots of ideas on strategies that I can use with my students
#BlitznTeach

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

The speaker of this session at the #SETESOL conference had the BEST personality! You can tell she puts all of her heart into what she does. #esolteachers #esolteaching #mls
#BlitznTeach

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

I attended the #SETESOL conference in Myrtle Beach, SC and it did not disappoint.

I have a ❤️ for advocacy, so the message from our first keynote, by Diane Staehr Fenner, Ph.D, really hit home!

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

Hi! I'm attending South Carolina Multilingual Learner Program Conference. Let's start connecting with each other now. https://t.co/inJLhILRX5 #SCarolinaMLs #SCMLProgram,@SCarolinaMLLs,@EducationSC,@EllevationEd

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

@kid_inspired 7 Steps to a Language Rich Interactive Classroom . 9/10, not all ideas are "new"; the book addresses frequently asked questions in regards to challenges that may arise during implementation or the "why" behind it. I love that twist!

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

💕Allowing newcomers to write in their native language is a help, not a hindrance. Use it to make strong connections between the native and new language.

In reading camp I have a recent newcomer to the United States and a group of bilingual students whose funds of knowledge sh

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

Yes, this is the question that has motivated my Summer Reading Camp (school) students to do all the stuff and keep their behavior in check this week! 😂

🚀We started Monday and this questions was the first one to pop up after we read the book If You Decide to Go to the Moon and

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

🌍Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month:
Video Clips that help build background about the cultures of nations that make up #AAPI

📚 #Shoutout to children's networks like #CartoonNetwork that help to engage students in authentically celebrating various heritage mon

[Von Sanders @TeachingGems]

Honestly #summerschool, at least the ones I taught, have been the most authentic form of school:
🍏lower class sizes
🍏a student centered pace
🍏the goal is to dig deep, but have fun so the kids want to
come back
🍏the expectation is to help students reflect on learning