Now a teacher, forever a learner. Proud public educator. Middle School ELA SIFE. Nashville, TN.

Joined January 2017
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It’s almost time!! Come join us at #EdCampNash today!
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If you're looking to improve your mornings, ask your students to remind you daily why they should be celebrated 🎉 I was sold on Me Moments after seeing @BeWellinSchool in action on a field trip with @Ed_Cooperative. Thanks @KatrinaMarie821 for the slides!
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We're learning strategies for learning languages from multilingual role models in our community! Our very own @margaretallenm1 custodian Mr. Eddie brought our class the picture dictionaries he used to teach himself English & encouraged students to persevere
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Each morning @margaretallenm1 #SIFE students begin their day by identifying their energy (Y-axis) and emotions (X-axis) using language from @KatrinaMarie821's math class ➕➖
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Translation is a right for our MLL families @margaretallenm1 EL Teachers are working to make sure everyone in our building knows how to access district resources!
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Enjoying our favorite form of exercise: fútbol! @margaretallenm1 @MNPS_kidshealth #MNPSWellnessWeek2022
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After hearing @emilyfranESL in January with @mnpsel, I'm excited to share her story with my #SLIFE students next week in our unit on overcoming obstacles
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It's official! Excited to share some practical tips for engaging newcomers and #SLIFE in academic discussions doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2111
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A visitor recently wrote our class a thank you note. We started reading it aloud to practice fluency and now it’s turned into a daily affirmation of ourselves as learners 💚
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K. Addison Barrack retweeted
Check this out @UnaElementary @MountViewES @JEMossES and @MNPSEagleView teachers 👇🏽 Join @MsBarrack @msroe5 and me in our session From Silent Period to Constructing Discussions: Supporting Entering Multilingual Learners at the annual @WIDA_UW Conference! #WIDA2022
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#WIDA is giving away one registration to the 2022 WIDA Annual Conference in Louisville, KY. To enter, complete the following by April 20 at 11:30 pm CT: 1. Follow WIDA on Twitter 2. Like this post 3. Tell us in the comments: Why do you want to attend #WIDA2022 this year?
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Over the past 5 weeks, I’ve had the chance to develop a pitch for a Flex Academy to improve access to education for working students and unaccompanied minors. I’d really appreciate your vote! nashvillepef.org/teacherpren…
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Need help writing language objectives? I love this guide from @EllevationEd
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#SLIFE bring SO much knowledge to our classrooms! Recently snuck into math class to learn some cooking tips from our tortilla-making-masters and picked up a little about ratios along the way 😆
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K. Addison Barrack retweeted
Wondering how a translanguaged perspective on reading assessment looks like? Here's my latest pub from @ILAToday on how #responsiveadaptations can assist teachers to think and act differently when implementing reading assessment with emergent bilinguals. viewer.zmags.com/publication…

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I spy artwork from students of the fabulous @CreswellArt and @McMurrayMiddle
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When you lean into the joke that your coteacher is just an extension of yourself 🙃 Happy Holidays from Room 176!
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We are SO thankful for our bilingual tutor! Today Antonio brought his keyboard and taught students traditional holiday songs from America and beyond @margaretallenm1 @MNPS_EL
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So excited to engage in this new type of learning! Thanks for the shoutout @hannahhrice 💗
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