Teaching MLs

Ep 31. Tonya Ward Singer - Equality and excellence everyday for language learners

@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

Ep 30. Amy King - Unlocking WIDA's Key Uses

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

Ep 29. Shawn Slakk - Proven practices for school leadership teams

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

Ep 28. Laura Gardner - Connecting with immigrant families

@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

Ep 27. Louise El Yaafouri - Welcoming the newcomer student

@ElYaafouriCLDE shares from her book, The Newcomer Student (https://amzn.to/3gTx6gP), on how we can welcome newcomers into our schools with open arms. 

You can access her ASCD article on home visits here (https://tinyurl.com/y8nszrmz) 

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

Ep 26: Dr. Julie Esparza Brown - When are special education referrals necessary for language learners?

Dr. Julie Esparza Brown shares a process to help us determine when language learners need to be referred for special education evaluation.  You can learn about this topic by reading her book Supporting English Learners in the Classroom (https://amzn.to/2WWqUiE)

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

Ep 25b. Dr. Douglas Fisher - Distance Learning Playbook

Dr. Douglas Fisher (@DFISHERSDSU) walks us through the key ideas in his co-authored, timely book called “The Distance Learning Playbook”.  (Amazon Associates amzn.to/3fKrEwH) 

 

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

Ep 25. What hybrid instruction might look like w/ Michelle Van Balkom

@MsVanBalkom shares how her district test piloted an optional hybrid instruction model. This might help you envision what it might look, feel, sound like. 

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

Ep 24. Dr. María Cioè-Peña - Understanding anti-racist instruction for language learners

Racism is institutionalized in many ways. One way is through education.  Since many language learners come from minority and indigenous backgrounds, we have to uncover how racism seeps into the education system.  In this conversation with Dr. María Cioè-Peña (@MCP718)

, we will come to better understand the meaning of anti-racism instruction for 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

Ep 23. The what, how, when & why of translanguaging w/ Dr. Gini Rojas

Dr. Gini Rojas shares the what, the how, the when, and the why of translanguaging. Use this link (https://tinyurl.com/yalcs9gw) to access the resources that Gini referred to in this episode. 

 

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