Tamara Keane

English learner advocate in TRUSD, life-long student, coffee drinker, mama of boys, lover of 90’s music

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

ADI hits every language domain (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) and organically exposes students to ELPAC language demands. What a wonderful way for our ELs to build their English & science proficiencies!! @ArgumentDriven @TwinRiversUSD @Science_of_TR

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

Learning about teaching science by DOING science! Such an informative and engaging training! Can’t wait to continue working with ADI to make science accessible for ALL of our students in @TwinRiversUSD.
Thanks, @ArgumentDriven !!
@Science_of_TR

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

Wish you were here!

[kit keane @kitkeane]

Bummed I’m missing the @ArgumentDriven training today with @tamarakeane9 and @Science_of_TR but excited to give my first real genetics lectures at @cnu_chs

[Eric Garber @Science_of_TR]

Science fun on Saturday @TwinRiversUSD! 50 teachers and specialists came out for a science adventure today as we experienced 6 publishers and examined their work. Great day to build our district's lens for TK-12 science education.

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

Many thanks to @Science_of_TR for asking the @TwinRiversUSD English Learners Services Department to be a part of the day!

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

Awesome day at @TwinRiversUSD looking at TK-8 SCIENCE curriculum options and hearing from teachers about what our students need in the science classroom!

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

Talk moves RULE!! Definitely simple, yet powerful for ELs and ALL learners!

[edutopia @edutopia]

"Talk moves" are sentence starters that help students join a discussion, or invite their peers into a conversation. So simple, yet powerful! #HowLearningHappens

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

A book vending machine is such a cute idea!

[Dee Romito @writeforapples]

How cool ... the first book vending machine in one of our Buffalo Public schools. Kids earn tokens and get a free book! Hey, authors, anyone want to help keep it filled? #kidsneedbooks

[Education Week @educationweek]

"Teachers and parents need each other. This school year, let’s reach out when we have something to thank each other for, not just when we have a complaint." https://t.co/DiJll4K9G5 #EWopinion

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

This is awesome!

[Larry Ferlazzo @Larryferlazzo]

A Look Back: "Here's My Entire ELL Beginners Seven-Week Unit On Writing A Story (Including Hand-outs & Links)" https://t.co/rBJeUVSUx6

[The New York Times @nytimes]

3 books for older kids and teens poignantly explore the journeys of child refugees and their struggle to survive https://t.co/zbChhWuAVR

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

@TwinRiversUSD English Learner advocates spent the day at @sac_coe with @CalTog building our capacity to support our students! #studentsfirst #elsd #allstudentsmatter

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

Eight members of @TwinRiversUSD are here at the Sacramento County Office of Education learning how to better support our refugee and immigrant students. Our district welcomes ALL learners!! #safehavenschooldistrict #allstudentsmatter #ELLsupport

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

Praying for our family and friends in Southern CA. Today was rough.

[The Sacramento Bee @sacbee_news]

Timelapse video shows the #CampFire burning near Paradise on Thursday night
https://t.co/HyhWOpGwpq

[Emily Fɾαɳƈιʂ @emilyfranESL]

I get emails from teachers saying “would you help me call a student’s parent because THEY don’t speak English.”

Yesterday’s email was quite different:

✨“Would you help me call a student’s home because ‘Mom Dad speak mostly Spanish and I speak ZERO’.”✨

Validating home lang

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

These are my people!

[Twin Rivers Unified @TwinRiversUSD]

Thank you to our 53 employees who donated to Red Ribbon Day last month. The recipient of those donations is Project DREAM, a nonprofit that provides funds for college scholarships and experiences in the arts, outdoor education and field trips.

Learn more: https://t.co/58HQCOXdiq

[Larry Ferlazzo @Larryferlazzo]

Another Study Finds What Every ELL Teacher Knows - Having Students Draw Pictures Helps Them Learn Vocabulary https://t.co/c94mSdbsRN

[Tamara Keane @tamarakeane9]

So awesome!

[Eric Garber @Science_of_TR]

Robots, Soldering and Sumo Training for our teachers! Day 1 of an exciting new partnership with @makerhqsac to get @TwinRiversUSD kids connected to new STEM fun which was all made possible by a grant from @verizon. This is going to be awesome! Thank you.

[EdTrust @EdTrust]

In Virginia, Black students are more than 3x more likely to be suspended from school than their White peers. Out of school suspensions can lead to lower grades, higher dropout rates & higher incarceration rates. https://t.co/5gfWiNGgc3 #EdWatchVA #InClassNotCuffs