Carthage DL Academy

Hello from Carthage Dual Language Academy! We're a Spanish/English 50/50 model. We are the pioneers of dual language in the mid-west and loving every minute!

[Gretel Pendergrass @PendergrassGret]

End of the year #firstgrade #duallanguage Donut Awards! ¡Claro que comieron donas después! 😋

[🇬🇧 TeacherToolkit.co.uk @TeacherToolkit]

Sometimes the richest and most influential #teacher professional development is the teacher next door to your #classroom.

Today, make time to:

Observe for 5 ⏰ minutes

Have a cup of tea ☕️ together

Assess 📝 a piece of work

Share a resource 🤝

Talk 🗣 to their students

[Books del Sur @BooksDelSur]

Speed Bumps…let’s slow down and check them out.

In Costa Rica & Puerto Rico a speed bump is a “Muerto”

In Colombia it’s a “Policia acostado”

In Mexico it’s a “Topes”

Now you’re up to speed. You got #cultured

#booksdelsur

[DAKnepp @DouglasAKnepp]

#HackingSchoolDiscipline Chapter 4, “It is not the right rules that make a classroom a great place for students to be; it is the right relationships and expectations.” So much of our emphasis is on establishing rules instead off rapport and relationships! #KidsDeserveIt #TLAP

[Dr. José Medina (él, he, his, him) @JoseMedinaJr89]

What #linguistic #bias do I bring into the classroom? Sup, pos, muncho are part of a child’s linguistic repertoire & as valuable as academic vocab. We assist students in identifying when to mobilize certain linguistic features based on context! #duallanguage #duallangugerocks

[Carthage DL Academy @Carthage_DLA]

We had so much fun at our #DualLanguage Morning Meeting! K-4 battled it out! #duallangchat

[Dr. José Medina (él, he, his, him) @JoseMedinaJr89]

I was labeled an #ELL when I entered the classroom over 40 years ago. Isn’t it time to look at our students through an additive bilingualism lens? Our students adding #English to their linguistic repertoires are emerging #bilinguals/#multilinguals! #EL #ESL #ESOL #EAL #ESOL #ENL

[Carthage DL Academy @Carthage_DLA]

Señora Reed sharing about how thematic units begin with webs! Her face says it all! #teachers #DualLanguage

[Latino Calendar @LatinoCalendar]

Can you imagine #HispanicHeritageMonth all year long?!? This is what owning a 365 Days of Hispanic Facts Calendar is like! Do not be the last one to order the brand new Latino Calendar… https://t.co/D9uj4lLtc8

[Carthage DL Academy @Carthage_DLA]

Kinder ended September with some awesome apple artwork! #duallangerocks

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Some parents judge schools by the test scores. But there are a lot of parents who judge schools by the attitude of their child when they get home in the afternoon.

We need to be working to raise student achievement... but we also need to be creating good experiences for kids.

[Gretel Pendergrass @PendergrassGret]

Rather than thinking globally, many in our education system rarely look beyond local concerns. #bilingualkids #teachers #valuethemothertongue #duallanguage

[Gretel Pendergrass @PendergrassGret]

"Yo puedo mejorar el mundo" una actividad después de hablar del día internacional de la paz. #duallanguage #firstgrade

[Carthage DL Academy @Carthage_DLA]

Loving the #fourthgrade bulletin board! 😍😍😍 #duallangchat

[Carthage DL Academy @Carthage_DLA]

Some great advice in the comments!

[edutopia @edutopia]

Q1. What’s the best classroom management advice you’ve ever received? #EdutopiaChat

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Kids like teachers that share about their own lives and experiences. They should know you as a person. #relationships #teachergoals

[Dr. José Medina (él, he, his, him) @JoseMedinaJr89]

Quick back to school tips for #duallanguage #teachers! ¡Tengan un año escolar maravilloso! #duallanguagerocks

[Carthage DL Academy @Carthage_DLA]

Any schools out there who would like to #partner with a #DualLanguage program for this school year?? #DualLangChat #Spanish

[Gretel Pendergrass @PendergrassGret]

Questions for all fellow #Duallanguage or #spanish #immersion #educators. What kind of #pd is the most beneficial for a new dual language program? For the teachers? For translanguaging? Suggestions? ¿Ayuda?#DualLangChat