Elizabeth McMullen

English Language Development Teacher, Tyler Heights Elementary School

[Colorín Colorado @ColorinColorado]

We are excited to share our new #ELL strategy library! Strategies can be filtered by skill, proficiency level, and more.

Special thanks to contributors @easkelton & @TanKHuynh!

https://t.co/C5MeaaAxNi #ELLchat #MLL #MLLchat @sharemylesson

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

@ScottLoomis @aacpsoit Thank YOU for taking the time to share this amazing resource! It will be a wonderful instructional tool for our multilingual learners!

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

Visual Description Match-Up: students matched the vocabulary word with the visual ✅ then explained 🗣 how they go together. @TylerHeights @AACPS_ELD

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

During small groups today we 🗣 practiced using adjectives to describe and label items in a picture using a big book 📕. L1 and L2 connection to show sentence structure. Tomorrow we will ✍🏻 our sentences! @TylerHeights

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

Making words is more fun when using wikki stix! Practicing our digraphs today. @TylerHeights

[Saddleback Educational Publishing @SDLBACK]

10 Strategies That Support English Language Learners Across All Subjects https://t.co/it7myzY3EL #ELL #ESL #MLL #MLLs #ELs_Can #TESOL

[Saddleback Educational Publishing @SDLBACK]

Students learn better when they first access what they already know—and this plays a big role in improving English language learners’ academic literacy. https://t.co/KoYku8yUHn #ELs #ELL #ESL #TESOL #Teachers #k12

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

Using drama-based instruction in the classroom! Students used Hot Seating to describe the points of view of different characters from the text. 🎬 @TylerHeights

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

Sitting here at ⚽️ practice diving in to my signed copy of Digital-Age Teaching for English Learners! Thank you @AndreaHonigsfel! I am so excited to learn some innovative ideas for infusing technology into daily lessons to benefit our MLLs! @TylerHeights

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

@AndreaHonigsfel @HeatherLRubin @Lisa_Estrada @CorwinPress @MGomezdelaTorre @DanAlpert1 @ShawnnaSweet @HSeslteacher @CioffiSara @DiGENLTech @lainemarsh Thank you @AndreaHonigsfel! I am so excited to dive into this book!

[Mrs. Sesher: bilingual_and_beyond @SesherTeacher]

Sheltered Strategies to Solve Math Word Problems with @ELLLisbeth at #seidlitzconf

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

Have you tried any of these #ELL techniques with your math learners?

(📸 via T Brooke Bee) #EduTwitter #edchat #TeacherTwitter

[Jennifer Frankowiak @jen_esl]

This week we are focusing on adjectives in Newcomers. Yesterday and today we did a PWIM and added adjectives to describe the people and things they saw. Tomorrow we will practice writing sentences. @HadeelAzzo @SheikoLarkin

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

@AndreaHonigsfel @HeatherLRubin @Lisa_Estrada @CorwinPress @MGomezdelaTorre @DanAlpert1 @ShawnnaSweet @HSeslteacher @CioffiSara @DiGENLTech @lainemarsh 2/2: Also, Kahoot to engage learners in lesson content through fun, game-like activities. Lastly, Discovery Education has been a great tool to build background of content and my newcomers love the videos offered in Spanish!

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

Second graders used rainbow writing 🌈 ✍🏻 to expand 🎈 and add detail to their sentences using question words. @TylerHeights

[Savvas Learning @SavvasLearning]

🎧 NEW EPISODE! Teaching Techniques to Foster Academic Language Development for Multilingual Learners - Listen to the full 3rd episode & subscribe today: https://t.co/5p2AkmdVed #edchat #ellchat @Jechev @mvogt45 @KatieToppel @SIOPModel #ELLChat_BkClub #MLLChat_BkClub

[FCPSElemESOL @FCPSElemEsol]

How to Teach English Learners Based on the Science of Reading | Inspired Ideas ⁦⁦@Jechev⁩ This interview is so interesting and timely as we move towards the science of reading and what that might look like for our ELS. https://t.co/qZ1GJvmxJx

[Elizabeth McMullen @emcmulle4]

@KatieToppel I use this for teaching prepositions too!

[NK16 @NKSixteen]

Interactive sound wall. #TVDSBkinder