Randy Heitmeier

ESL teacher, language enthusiast, life-long learner, lover of culture, son, brother, uncle.

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

Second grade ELL students @ChouteauSchool are improving their writing skills #NKCSELL #Learningwithdragons

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

So many great ideas for teaching math lessons @ChouteauSchool !These lessons would be very helpful for ELs to acquire math concepts. #learningwithdragons #NKCSELL

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

Participating in math training @ChouteauSchool with kindergarten and first grade teachers from around the district. Sharing the ELL perspective with classroom teachers. #learningwithdragons #NKCSELL

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

It was a great time meeting with all my #NKCSELL colleagues in person! The ELL team from @ChouteauSchool got a lot of information! Thanks @lilpadow and @ChrisHomiak ! #learningwithdragons

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

Planning skill focused lessons for the ELs @ChouteauSchool using this amazing tool written by my mentor @judyoloughlin ! So many wonderful activities! I’ll be sharing how the students like them. #learningwithdragons #NKCSELL

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

I am so lucky to work with this great team @ChouteauSchool ! Star, Bonnie, and Liz have so many great ideas. We had our first official PLT and have some great plans for this year! #learningwithdragons #NKCSELL

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

Did you know that @ChouteauSchool has students that come from 19 language backgrounds and that our students represent 25 different countries. We are a very diverse school! #learningwithdragons #NKCSELL

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

Excited for a new year working with @ChouteauSchool Language Learners! #learningwithdragons #NKCSELL

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

ELL students shared their completed writing during a Publishing Party in 2nd grade. #learningwithdragons #NKCSELL

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

Completely agree #TESOL19 #TESOL6principles

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

That looks like a great book!#TESOL19 #TESOL6principles

[Brian Mercer @BrianMercerNKC]

I was honored to attend this event last school year! A great day of culture & learning different cultures for @ChouteauSchool students! Great work by @WalkerAnjanette & her team of teachers & staff putting this together! #learningwithdragons

[Chouteau Elementary School @ChouteauSchool]

It’s CULTURE DAY here at Chouteau!! We are so excited to have representatives from Japan, Thailand, Kenya, Scotland, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Native America, Jamaica, Austria, & Israel! So cool to learn about these amazing countries & cultures! #learningwithdragons #CTcultureday

[Andrea L. Green (Ryan) @AndreaLRyan]

A2: Langston Hughes, Kwame Alexander, Christopher Paul Curtis, Jason Reynolds, Pam Munoz Ryan, Inside out and Back Again, Hour of the Bees, Amal Unbound, Forget Me Not, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus....And the list goes on and on#nkcchat

[Kim Umscheid Chambers @kimchambers72]

A3. Love having kids share about their own stories. They can be proud of who they are’

[Randy Heitmeier @MrHeitmeier]

I’m excited for ELL Chat book club because of all the resources I can discover!

[Tammy Bremer @tbremer85]

@MrHeitmeier I would love to see student published books available for peers to see diversity among their peers...maybe a section in the LMC? #nkcchat

[Teacher Tuwei @TeacherTuwei]

@MrHeitmeier A1: I have been purposeful in the music I'm programming this year @Gateway6NKC. My favorite thing was an excited s who came up to me the day after our winter concert to tell me her dad recognized the Mexican folk song we performed, and he sang it to her that evening! #nkcchat

[Sarah Zamora, Ed.S. @MrsZamora_ctes]

A3: sharing our work with other within the building, displaying on best work on bulletin boards, @Seesaw, or @Flipgrid, and allowing students choice in the things they read, write, and create #nkcchat

[Teacher Tuwei @TeacherTuwei]

@MrHeitmeier A2: @Gateway6NKC Orchestras performed De Colores (a Mexican folk song) and Grasshopper Ball (an American fiddle song) at our Winter Performance. I introduced an African American Spiritual piece by William Owens to my students today! #nkcchat