@MrKitMath@IllustrateMath Repetition. Gestures. Routines. Time to practice with a same-language peer before trying to produce language in English. Images, manipulatives, sentence stems/frames. This is all general to English language acquisition and not specific to IM. Do you/the Ts have SIOP training?
Scholastic recently issued a news room update on their segregation of diverse titles in their Book Fairs. Despite a previous private conciliatory letter to authors and illustrators, this new and public update provides no clarity. For our full statement: https://t.co/49bFjGQqJ0
Scholastic has sent a letter apologizing, reversing the program, and redoubling efforts to combat book banning legislation. Thank you to all who signed and shared the statement which helped instigate forward momentum for Scholastic's decision. ๐
I stand with Palestine. I stand against hate, terror, and occupation.
โWe must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.โ -Elie Wiesel
Proud to work with @Moms4Liberty to promote literacy in schools instead of indoctrination. My Back to Basics initiative directs key resources to early literacy, focusing on student outcomes.
โWe can practice being gentle with each other by being gentle with that piece of ourselves that is hardest to holdโฆโ - Audre Lorde
i hope youโre being gentle with yourself today.
@HeatherL114@elena_SF_CA Thanks! Understandable. Iโm sure itโs a ton of work to curate and edit. This will be the first time in my teaching career I donโt have one ๐ข what are you getting instead?
Tonight we stood in solidarity with the 10th district councilors and community demanding justice for the asylum seekers sexually assaulted by officers at the 10th district police station.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is replacing all but one member of the Board of Education. Jianan Shi is stepping down as head of Raise Your Hand of Illinois to serve as board president. https://t.co/RSSDWaqNqt
BREAKING: Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is replacing all but one of predecessor Lori Lightfoot's appointees to the city's Board of Education.
Jianan Shi of the parent group Raise Your Hand will lead the board.
Elizabeth Todd-Breland will serve as VP.
https://t.co/1edF5Y7095
@heymrsbond @Disney Itโs beautiful, thoughtful and way more nuanced than I was expecting! The discrimination the family faces, their strength in maintaining traditions, the pressure of expectations on the daughterโฆI had no idea what I was walking into! Loved it!