Episodes

Friday Oct 23, 2020
Ep 37. Jennifer Serravallo - A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Jennifer Serravallo (@JSerravallo) shares a practical framework for conducting reading and writing conferences that is sure to make conferencing with students streamlined, yet still effective. You can learn more by getting her book The Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences (https://amzn.to/2GWXsSz).
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/
You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

Friday Oct 16, 2020
Ep 36. Rebecca Bellingham - The Artful Read-Aloud
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Rebecca Bellingham (@beckybellingham) shares 10 highly effective tips to make read-alouds an artful, powerful experience.
You can purchase her book at https://amzn.to/2Fsu32k
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/
You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

Friday Oct 09, 2020
Ep 35. Penny Kittle - Components of a reading life
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
@pennykittle shares the four key components for an independent reading program. These components are simple, easy to implement, yet are powerful tools to create a reading culture.
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/
You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

Friday Oct 02, 2020
Ep 34: Pernille Ripp - Protecting independent reading time
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
@pernilleripp shares why it’s so important to protect independent reading time for students and how to build a culture of reading.
You can purchase her book, Passionate Readers, here (https://amzn.to/32ncau8) to learn more about establishing a practice of joyful, independent reading.
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/
You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

Friday Sep 25, 2020
Ep 33. Sarah Ottow - Teaching with the Language Lens for content classrooms
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
@SarahOttow shares how content teachers can use the Language Lens to teach both content and language.
To learn more about Sarah's book, The Language Lens for Content Classrooms, purchase the book here (https://amzn.to/35wbaWM).
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/
You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

Friday Sep 18, 2020
Ep 32. Beth Skelton - Planning like a language specialist
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
@Easkelton shares a process that all content teachers can use to plan like a language specialist. You’re going to love this process, and I'm sure her four-step will make co-planning language with content teachers so effective and streamlined!
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/
You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
@TonyaWardSinger shares how we can ensure an equitable and excellent learning experience for language learners every day. You can purchase her ELL Excellence Every Day here (https://amzn.to/2JXjfsn).
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/
You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

Friday Sep 04, 2020
Ep 30. Amy King - Unlocking WIDA's Key Uses
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
When I learned about #WIDA’s Key Uses, it changed my practice. Amy King join us to talk about this simple, yet powerful framework for academic language. To learn more about WIDA's Key Uses, read this article https://www.empoweringells.com/wida-key-uses/.
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/
You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

Friday Aug 28, 2020
Ep 29. Shawn Slakk - Proven practices for school leadership teams
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Author and consultant, Shawn Slakk (@ABCD2SCo) shares proven practices for school leadership teams & how they can support language learners.
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

Friday Aug 21, 2020
Ep 28. Laura Gardner - Connecting with immigrant families
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
@lauragardner79 shares mindsets, strategies, and approaches to connecting with students' families, especially those who are recent immigrants. To learn more about her work, visit https://www.immigrantsrefugeesandschools.org/.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
- Parent Teacher Home Visits (in CA but do national work): http://www.pthvp.org/
- Free family engagement course from Harvard: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/introduction-family-engagement-education?delta=1
- Main guru in family engagement field, Dr. Karen Mapp: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/karen-l-mapp
To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/
You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh

