Advocate for Multilingual Learners • TESOL Professor • Lifelong Learner (of music, languages, and cultures) • World Traveler • Christ follower, Husband, Father
Joined March 2018
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1 Feb 2020
Best compliment: "Mr. P, I want to take your class again ... I learn so much from the other students in here." - The importance of shifting from SILENCE to CONVERSATION in low-stress environments #BreakingDownTheWall @TonyaWardSinger @MsSalvac
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5 May 2025
My grandson is entering a teacher credential program the same month I’m retiring, so I shared some advice ——-My Grandson Is Becoming a Teacher. Here's What I Want Him to Know edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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9 Apr 2025
A powerful podcast episode from @DrCarolSalva and Dr. Francisco Jiménez about what it means to support immigrant Ss right now. salvac.edublogs.org/2025/03/…
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25 Aug 2023
Our first class decor & bulletin board
Our name tent & self portraits with visible/invisible traits 🤩
We learned so much from each other these past few days. I now know at least 10 things about each of my newcomers. They also learned about me — We made connections ♥️ #WebLife
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24 Aug 2023
Newcomers reading, understanding, & analyzing their @WIDA_UW CAN DOs.
We’re also making linguistic goals for the school year.
Students ended up with 4 full paragraphs stating their current level, and goals! #NewcomersCAN #WebLife
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28 Aug 2023
This week, our newcomers will be working on a Home Country Project— the final project will conclude with a colorful poster for a class decor & a @WriteReaderApp book to share with the class! I’m looking forward to hearing all about 🇨🇺 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🇻🇪 🌏🌍🌎🗺️ 📌 #WebLife
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7 Apr 2023
This was my first face to face training with @DrCarolSalva and I now also adore her!🤩She keynoted our English Language Educator Conference today @MissouriState walking us through strategies for SLIFE students. “It is every teacher’s job to spread HOPE!” @msuatll @MellMissouri
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7 Apr 2023
Biggest message today: through all our #QSSSA, shared writing, input/output, we are telling Ss they are valuable and giving them hope. And hope has the power to completely transform us and our realities. Thank you for being a dealer of hope @DrCarolSalva!
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14 Dec 2022
"We can catch up on some of the deficiencies that have taken place or that may have been settling in now. But what we can’t do is catch up on a young person who decides that they’ve just had enough, that they feel so insignificant that they’re ready to hang it up."~Jason Reynolds
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13 Dec 2022
For the past fourteen years, I’ve published a post sharing an annual list of educators’ choices for the best ed-related books they have read during the year. What’s your choice & why did u like it so much?
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7 Dec 2022
Why I’m Integrating the World Cup Into My English Class, Despite My Disinterest in Sports
zcu.io/fX23 #worldCup #k12 #schools
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8 Dec 2022
AI can now read those generic paragraphs and open response questions we assign students and then answer the questions instantly. Yes, this means that they can just copy and paste anything we send to them and have a computer answer it. No, blocking the site won't help.
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4 Oct 2022
I'm so inspired by EVERYTHING that comes from @ml_teachesl's twitter feed!!!
#MLs #ELLs #Newcomers #SLIFE #ELAR
11 Aug 2022
Proof what's best for #MLs is best for ALL Ss. Currently teaching 10th grade ELA & we created our classroom contracts. All Ss benefitted from pre-teaching vocab, sentence stems for language support, time to write & time to speak/collaborate! @JCPSKY @DrCarolSalva @SouthernTrojans
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2 Oct 2022
We need more of this - high standards for English language development within a context that values and promotes the development of ALL languages in Ss' linguistic repertoires! #sealofbiliteracy #MLLChat_BkClub #multilinguallearners
27 Sep 2022
Really interesting project from an Illinois high school on supporting #multilinguallearners #emergentbilinguals & highlighting the values of #biliteracy. languagemagazine.com/2022/09…
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1 Oct 2022
The Power of Doing Less in Schools ascd.org/el/articles/the-pow… via @ASCD This is a good piece by @bjfr
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30 Sep 2022
It’s #InternationalTranslationDay2022! Celebrate the people who build bridges and break down barriers between cultures and communities, like Spanish-language translator Luisa.
Thank an interpreter in the comments below! ⬇
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29 Sep 2022
My #ELLChat #MLLChat_BkClub family: Help! How are your communities evaluating #Refugee work experience from home countries & building opportunities 4 them to work in those fields? 👀4 ideas, resources, 👤 to follow, models
@DrCarolSalva @Larryferlazzo @emilyfranESL
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Blake Petersen retweeted
27 Sep 2022
A terrific resource. Check it out! #mllchat_bkclub @SIOPModel
26 Sep 2022
What can teachers do to increase students’ vocabulary?
Text Project offers free resources to ensure vocabulary growth which is proven critical to student success.
textproject.org/teachers/-in…
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26 Sep 2022
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