Thomas Decker

[Seal of Biliteracy @BiliteracySeal]

People who spoke two languages daily in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life, the researchers found. https://t.co/ozUu9DqnHE

[Viorica Marian @VioricaMarian1]

A review of THE POWER OF LANGUAGE in New Scientist: Speaking many languages is a great strategy for life, argues a new book from Viorica Marian.
https://t.co/JpPAX2bIgY
@NorthwesternU @NU_SoC @BuffettInst @DuttonBooks @penguinrandom @newscientist

[Thomas Decker @TCDeck]

“The Teachers” Alex Robbins

“There is no teacher shortage…there is a shortage of teaching jobs that adequately treat, compensate, and respect skilled professionals such as they would want to be teachers in the first place.”

https://t.co/iN6exOHkng

Surely we can do better.

[FLENJ @FLENJ]

Kicking off one of our first sessions with our Best of NJ presenter, Arianne Dowd! 🤩 Thank you Arianne, for sharing your expertise with our #FLENJAC23 attendees! @dowd124

[Thomas Decker @TCDeck]

@jaylivermoar Should I like this tweet?

[Thomas Decker @TCDeck]

@dowd124 I’m sure they are grateful to have you as their teacher.

[Thomas Decker @TCDeck]

@jaylivermoar Interesting…

[New Jersey Department of Education @NewJerseyDOE]

Approximately 20% of children in the United States speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish as the most common non-English language. Visit the link in our caption to learn more about #CelebratingTheBilingualChildMonth➡️https://t.co/DQKFoEMxTF🗣️

[Thomas Decker @TCDeck]

@RBPSDecker Scary

[Thomas Decker @TCDeck]

Wishing all SBSD teachers a great first day back. You got this!

[Lead with Languages @LeadWLanguages]

65% of students at @BYU speak a second language. Here are some compelling reasons why more students should consider learning another #language.
https://t.co/5jQZtc45Xt

[Arianne @dowd124]

Yay! 🤗🤗🤗 I love talking about #ContentBasedInstruction!
💫Students leave class with cross curricular connections &
💫relevance of language classes to their own lives well after language instruction!

[Thomas Decker @TCDeck]

@Bmcmanus_7 @SBSDSBHS It is great to have students in the building again. Nice work @Bmcmanus_7

[Crossroads MS @SBSDXRDS]

Mr. Duncan's 7th grade Latin students at Crossroads South are learning Roman Geography using all-Latin text, maps, and resources.

[Crossroads MS @SBSDXRDS]

Students in Ms. Brewster's 7th grade Spanish class at Crossroads North used a question wheel to review topics that they learned last year as sixth-graders.

[Freehold Athletics @FBHSathletics]

Happy First Day of School! We all have an opportunity to start with a clean slate and create a new narrative! Teachers are Rock Stars doing Rock Star things!! Make it a great year!!! Let's Goooooo!!!! #BoroPride #BoroFamily

[Arianne @dowd124]

I am so looking forward to presenting about what I am passionate about! #contentbasedinstruction #engagingunits

[Jim Cooper @jimcoopertn]

I called Speaker Pelosi today and asked her to call the House back into session immediately to deal with the crisis at the post office. Trump is attempting to sabotage the USPS.

[Thomas Decker @TCDeck]

Welcome new SBSD staff members! This is an amazing school community. Best of luck for the 20-21 SY. #sbpdchat

[edutopia @edutopia]

Teaching world languages virtually is a challenge, but these approaches can help set you and your students on the right track.
https://t.co/lxj3jCIek6