The EAL Teacher

International teacher, ELL advocate, lifelong learner

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Using readers theaters to improve our fluency with a parent audience. #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

The room is buzzing with such #engagement in our advocacy projects about social issues we feel strongly about. Posters, websites, PSAs, letters to officials--our output is amazing! #TCRWP #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

We're using a variety of mentors to inspire our own story endings: professional writers, teachers, and peers. #TCRWP #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Picture books are a great way for older readers to establish reading partnerships and practice specific strategies. Plus, they're fun! #learnISB #TCRWP

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

We are #writing stories with heart. Stories about kindness, bravery, facing peer pressure, and the love of family. #learnISB #TCRWP

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Great insights into what makes writing about reading strong and thoughtful with today's Flat Chat. #learnISB #TCRWP #SIOP

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

#Inquiring into how we know books feel "just right" by #reading and talking with partners. #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Building team work and communication skills for the year with the Movers game.

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

#Book sharing with our favorite #fantasy stories as part of launching fantasy reading workshop. #TCRWP #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Inquiry into comma usage, using our own sentences from prior writing. #collaboration #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Using #FlatChat to practice written communication and deconstruct feature articles for an upcoming #TCRWP unit. #learnISB #SIOP

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Discussing outcomes of globalization in groups and then physically modeling out our rankings, from most negative to most positive. #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

It's an exciting launch to our book clubs across 3 classes. Broadening our literary community to outside our own classes! #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Whisper phones might be the most underrated #literacy tool. Fluency, expression, and editing for a start! #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Designing, testing, and redesigning our "grabbers". #learnISB #STEM #grade5

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Ready to farewell another year. Best wishes to Ss moving up to middle school, and those leaving for destinations around the world. #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Practicing coordinate grids, and our speaking/listening skills, with Battleship. #math #geometry #SIOP #ELLs #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Practicing speaking skills, using sentence frames, while also developing our #economics knowledge with a @NatGeo trade game. #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

We were able to find great persuasive phrases in A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea. #readlikeawriter #mentortexts #TCRWP #learnISB

[The EAL Teacher @kmsutton222]

Enjoying the atmosphere of engaged #writers and #researchers. #TCRWP #learnISB