Pam Wolney

Middle school Spanish teacher, mom, wife, friend, music lover, cat fanatic, and sunset chaser.

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

@CassidyHubbarth I heard it is your birthday! ¡Feliz cumpleaños! I will always love seeing your beautiful face in the media! Wishing you the best always!

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

@Tn_Hardliner @NFL what happened to your racist tweet?!

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

@MartinaBex

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

@Phish_FTR

[Jodi G @jodigreen21]

Ok—-for 20 years+, we’ve been seeing @phish together, and now our friends are moving to Russia for 2 years. We will be doing all three alpine shows. Is asking for a 20 years later—>back in the ussr asking too much?? 😉 #phish RT to make it happen???

[Terry Waltz, Ph.D 蔡琳 @TerryWaltz_TCI]

Got blurters? Some students getting run over in class? Try the "shot clock". Float a question, then use a hand gesture to "hold back" answers for a short time. This gives slower processors a chance to answer and reminds those who forget not to shout out. (Photo by Veri Ivanova)

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

What a group! It has been a great two days! #heritageteacherworkshop19

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

@senoralovely My son was a preemie and therefore delayed in almost everything. He's almost 12 now and never shuts up. It'll happen when it is supposed to! :)

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

Time to stop forcing kids to produce. You cannot force a child learning their L1 to speak...why do we force our L2 learners to speak? Won't they speak so much better when they speak because they WANT to? #langchat

[Stephen Krashen @skrashen]

Down with forced speech! https://t.co/EI4MK5clme

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

Working hard to help all students find success is not "dumbing down" the curriculum. We want heritage kids to do well in Spanish class!!!! The goal is SUCCESS!!! #heritagespeakerworkshop19 #heritagelang

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

Heritage speakers have unique skills and needs. This is so obvious. Why don't our admins get this?! #heritageteacherworkshop19 #langchat #heritagelang

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

The stakes are HIGH for our heritage students. If little Johnny doesn't acquire a 2nd language, that may or may not affect his life. If Juanito loses the language that connects him to his heritage...that is a REAL LOSS. heritageteacherworkshop19

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

Trying to envision how I can bring these ideas to my mixed classes (heritage vs. non heritage). If I focus on narrative writing, what does that look like for Spanish speakers vs. Spanish "acquirers"? #heritageteacherworkshop19

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

We need to help our students become better writers. We can do this by teaching them writing skills, rather than correcting and revising their work 1000 times. #heritageteacherworkshop19

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

Who knew? :) When your students say "but I am not good at ______", remind them of this!

[Meghan Loveless @senoralovely]

A little news flash for those who don't already know...the more you practice something, the more your skills will grow. Reading, writing, dancing, basketweaving, it doesn't matter. We need our kids to practice. #heritageteacherworkshop19 #heritagelang

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

YES!

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

Colegas, what are your favorite Netflix series in Spanish? #heritageteacherworkshop19

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

@senoralovely Fortunately one of my work besties is an ELA teacher and is right next door! :)

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

Offering heritage students a different L2 is not really the answer. They often do poorly there. We need to invest in their L1 literacy! #heritageteacherworkshop19

[Pam Wolney @senorawolney]

Serving our students and giving them what they need is an issue of equity and justice! We must serve our heritage learners better! #heritageteacherworkshop19