Amanda Hortman

Bilingual/ESL Instructional Specialist

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Here's How 17 States Plan to Fix Struggling Schools https://t.co/jo0feIegAw via @educationweek

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@ChapaTISD @cllowery @AmandaHortman I love this, content and format!

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@ThreeLakesMS @PrincipalBlake @UAlvarez @DMCETX https://t.co/ypcrq7jin7

[Cassandra Chapa @ChapaTISD]

#ldfa #growthmindset Change the Narrative. @cllowery @AmandaHortman #tylerisdlearn

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What is Translanguaging? | Psychology Today https://t.co/w1RqSwcDsh

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@rocksterjose #redneckhubby lol

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This teacher was defying all the odds #dedicatededucators https://t.co/OcEjab9wFX

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#randomizeandrotate #chatesl @AmandaHortman @abigodinez2012 @calawaylil @ChapaTISD @MinaNaranjo916 @trisgaona

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@ChapaTISD @trisgaona @UAlvarez @MinaNaranjo916 make sheltered instruction imperative; ensure it's use @jihortman

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agreed! #chatesl https://t.co/YPZMkzPChD

[Ricardo Alvarez @UAlvarez]

Where they go is key to their success. Migrant students need a welcoming school culture&teachers trained to teach ELs #chatesl @calawaylil https://t.co/tBbs9TtkAG

[Cassandra Chapa @ChapaTISD]

@TanELLclassroom @AmandaHortman @calawaylil @trisgaona so complicated! #chatESL https://t.co/OiNZW52zmN

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#chatESL still remember finding this out as a new bilingual teacher in 2003 continues to break my heart @ChapaTISD @UAlvarez @trisgaona https://t.co/ElKjyJUXH8

[Cassandra Chapa @ChapaTISD]

#chatESL @trisgaona Study: First generation immigrant children do better in school than US-born kids https://t.co/pqfykTI1Hy via @nbclatino

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@kristalgreinert thoughts? https://t.co/fuLeZqKsw6

[Cassandra Chapa @ChapaTISD]

@trisgaona #chatESL Where #migrantstudents attend school is very important. It is the place designed to close the gap.

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@trisgaona @ChapaTISD @AmandaHortman @UAlvarez the key is MORE.Where we are is more important than where we've been #chatESL @Cl_Hanson

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@trisgaona @MsSalvac @ChapaTISD @cllowery @MinaNaranjo916 @AmandaHortman @YouTube yes, thanks for sharing

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@ChapaTISD @MinaNaranjo916 @UAlvarez @jgolivares9 programs that help: pre-k, language institutions, quality bilingual/dual language program

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@ChapaTISD @MinaNaranjo916 @UAlvarez @ORelaKay not an easy issue, but a growth mindset would lead me to say where they attend

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Q5 purchase resources like culture kits, culturally relevant texts. Invest in speakers who will provide background to all #chatesl

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Q4 Brainpop! guest speakers, news articles, realia, real-life stories, related books #chatesl

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Q3 sense of community, peak their interest, exposure to topics they wouldn't otherwise be exposed to, exposure to new vocab #chatesl

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Q2 Gives them something to work with where they might not have prior knowledge #chatesl

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Q1A labels in both languages, a word wall for each language, suggesting closed captions while watching movies (opposite lang) #chat esl