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Thomas Decker retweeted
5 May 2023
People who spoke two languages daily in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life, the researchers found. ow.ly/K48k50Ofk1l
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Thomas Decker retweeted
12 Apr 2023
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.
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@NorthwesternU @NU_SoC @BuffettInst @DuttonBooks @penguinrandom @newscientist
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10 Apr 2023
“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.”
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Surely we can do better.
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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
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Thomas Decker retweeted
22 Oct 2021
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➡️bit.ly/3aZJoDt🗣️
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Thomas Decker retweeted
31 Jul 2021
65% of students at @BYU speak a second language. Here are some compelling reasons why more students should consider learning another #language.
bit.ly/3BX5RgQ
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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!
Registration is OPEN for our Virtual PD Series Workshop #2 (2️⃣ in 1️⃣)! Please note: All remaining workshops starting with number two will run for two hours, from 4 PM to 6 PM. Reserve your seat TODAY to learn with @karacjacobs & @dowd124! #langchat #njed flenj.org/portfolio-item/two…
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Thomas Decker retweeted
2 Oct 2020
Mr. Duncan's 7th grade Latin students at Crossroads South are learning Roman Geography using all-Latin text, maps, and resources.
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Thomas Decker retweeted
18 Sep 2020
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.
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Thomas Decker retweeted
10 Sep 2020
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
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I am so looking forward to presenting about what I am passionate about! #contentbasedinstruction #engagingunits
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Thomas Decker retweeted
15 Aug 2020
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.
14 Aug 2020
USPS warns 46 states, D.C. that some mailed ballots may not arrive in time to be counted for November election washingtonpost.com/local/md-…
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15 Aug 2020
Welcome new SBSD staff members! This is an amazing school community. Best of luck for the 20-21 SY. #sbpdchat
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Teaching world languages virtually is a challenge, but these approaches can help set you and your students on the right track.
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Thomas Decker retweeted
14 May 2020
What do scientists say about being bilingual?ow.ly/EIAa50zD7jS
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22 Jan 2020
I see @sunnydeckerrr
22 Jan 2020
Prospective freshmen students attending focus meeting on our 3-year #CTE Health Professions Pathway Program. Teachers Mr. Miller @Freeholdhs, @burgossci, & Ms. Biedrawa and current students sharing insight about the program. @odeducate
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