Kaitlyn Millar

Dean of Students. CELA. CMS. MATC. Ed Tech Fan. Urban Ed Advocate. Michigan State University Grad. Hiking and Travel Enthusiast. #GoGreen

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

The work of a Student Services PLC @CMSLeadersDev

[Delvin Lynn Fulton @dlfulton]

The target language must have equal status in a DLI school and should be reflected throughout the building. (Wong) #NCDLI2019 #DEimmersion

[Delvin Lynn Fulton @dlfulton]

Proficiency data influences the instructional desgn process and DLI assessments must include formative, summative, dianostic, and linguistically modified tools. @TajuLearning #NCDLI2019

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

“Our goal is to improve teacher effectiveness, not product effectiveness.” @TajuLearning #NCDLI2019

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

And here’s HOW to have a convo.. build up both ideas with clarifying and supporting and then evaluate and compare #NCDLI2019 #JeffZwiers

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

How to have a conversation... NOT! #NCDLI2019

[NC DLI 2019 @NCDLI2019]

Giving your child the benefit of acquiring more than one language is the BEST gift a parent can give their child. Dr. Gathercole, keynote address #NCDLI2019

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

Want better academic conversations? Show models and non-models and discuss #NCDLI2019 #academicconversations

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

Stronger and Clearer.. give students a prompt. Have them pre-write ideas. Discuss with other students in a group. Post wrote to track how thinking changed during discussion.

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

Authentic communication in the classroom is about using language for meaningful, authentic learning #NCDLI2019

[Stephanie Owen MN (she, her) @ed_umn]

Children can learn two languages simultaneously — learning is tied to linguistic and contextual context. #NCDLI2019

[NC DLI 2019 @NCDLI2019]

“There is a lack of understanding of the facility with which children learn two languages at one time. There is fear one language will be lost.” #ncdli2019

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

Student ambassadors in each classroom first introduce themselves to the visitors, then ask which language, and finally explain the learning. No interruptions for T and Ss practice leadership skills #SchoolLeadersMatter #NCDLI2019

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

“Raise the status of L2 development in your community and in turn you will raise the status of speakers of that language.” -Rosa Molina at #SchoolLeadersMatter #NCDLI2019

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

@Kel_Schultz @TomDaugherty2 @annmariegunter I really enjoyed your session! I had no idea how many resources were available through NCDPI

[ivanna mann thrower anderson @imannthrower]

What achievement gap? Dual Language/Immersion students (green) outperforming traditional students (red) at Carl A Furr Elmentary in Cabarrus County. #NCDLI2019 #NCELs

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

Language learning must include a cross-cultural component so students understand the real world purposes of the language and the proper etiquette of the cultures in which they will engage #NCDLI2019 #SchoolLeadersMatter

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

Investigating how to support our new and growing program at @CMS_CELA #NCDLI #NCDLI2019

[Kaitlyn Millar @goralkai]

Cherry Park Elementary has only been open four weeks, but you wouldn’t know it with all of the creative displays of learning! #languageimmersion #NCDLI2019 #NCDLI