Stephen Fleenor (he/him)
@stfleenor.bsky.social
Chief Digital Officer @seidlitzed.bsky.social. Believer in young people and the education that empowers them.
"We need publishing companies to provide more robust guidance and specific strategies for English learners so that the onus doesn’t fall on teachers to individually invent curricula."
This plus #translanguaging - essential for literacy instruction.
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This plus #translanguaging - essential for literacy instruction.
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English Learners Are Being Left Out of Literacy Instruction Reform
For this final piece in The Century Foundation’s focus group series with teachers of English learners (ELs), we discuss the evolving practices around
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July 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"We need publishing companies to provide more robust guidance and specific strategies for English learners so that the onus doesn’t fall on teachers to individually invent curricula."
This plus #translanguaging - essential for literacy instruction.
tcf.org/content/comm...
@seidlitzed.bsky.social
This plus #translanguaging - essential for literacy instruction.
tcf.org/content/comm...
@seidlitzed.bsky.social
The #TEKS are *what* we need to teach, and the #ELPS are the *how*. Xóchitl Rocha at #TitleIIISymposium
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July 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The #TEKS are *what* we need to teach, and the #ELPS are the *how*. Xóchitl Rocha at #TitleIIISymposium
@seidlitzed.bsky.social
@seidlitzed.bsky.social
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“Instructional Strategies For Multi-Level Classes of English Language Learners” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/07/04/i...
“Instructional Strategies For Multi-Level Classes of English Language Learners”
I’ve written quite a few posts for the British Council over the years. Unfortunately, most of them are no longer on their website. So, I’ll be republishing the ones here that I think st…
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July 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“Instructional Strategies For Multi-Level Classes of English Language Learners” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/07/04/i...
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The number of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions nearly doubled in the last month — a significant increase compared to detainees who have been convicted of crimes.
Immigrants with no criminal convictions represent sharpest growth in ICE detention population
The number of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions nearly doubled in the last month — a significant increase compared to detainees who have been convicted of crimes.
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July 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The number of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions nearly doubled in the last month — a significant increase compared to detainees who have been convicted of crimes.
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If your resolutions for the new school year include more efficient lesson planning, the #VisualNonGlossary has you covered. (And did anyone tell the Oscars about @StFleenor.bsky.social?) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCAD...
It's Really That Easy! (The Visual Non-Glossary)
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June 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If your resolutions for the new school year include more efficient lesson planning, the #VisualNonGlossary has you covered. (And did anyone tell the Oscars about @StFleenor.bsky.social?) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCAD...
Want to *(Easily and Productively) Let Students Lead the Social Studies Conversation*? Come see me at TxCSS this fall!
June 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Want to *(Easily and Productively) Let Students Lead the Social Studies Conversation*? Come see me at TxCSS this fall!
This is the easiest way to get an engaging, language-rich lesson for any subject!
Did you know the #VisualNonGlossary includes slide decks chock full of teaching resources for every single entry? Take an inside look here: www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...
Using the New VNG Slide Decks
New slide decks for the 2023-2024 school year!
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June 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is the easiest way to get an engaging, language-rich lesson for any subject!
While feedback is helpful, letter grading does little to improve #student motivation and #learning. We must develop better systems of #assessment and #growth development.
Doodling, reading aloud, letter grades: All these practices are tangled up in commonly held misconceptions about education.
Our editors rounded up the research to dispel these myths—and explain the tweaks you can make to align your pedagogy with learning science. 🧑🔬
#EdResearch #EduSky
Our editors rounded up the research to dispel these myths—and explain the tweaks you can make to align your pedagogy with learning science. 🧑🔬
#EdResearch #EduSky
5 Popular Education Beliefs That Aren’t Backed by Research
Making adjustments to these common misconceptions can turn dubious strategies into productive lessons, the research suggests.
edut.to
May 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
While feedback is helpful, letter grading does little to improve #student motivation and #learning. We must develop better systems of #assessment and #growth development.
This list is so well aligned to the resources that the @visualnonglossary.bsky.social provides, with the same aim: challenge and include all students in a diverse #math class of mixed abilities.
Ironside uses 6 strategies to create a learning environment that encourages engagement & joy for all:
✅ Community
✅ Expanding engagement
✅ Collaboration
✅ Flexible groups
✅ Intentional competition (w/o rewards for speed)
✅ Celebration of a range of voices
Let's dive into a few.
2/7 #MathIsFun
✅ Community
✅ Expanding engagement
✅ Collaboration
✅ Flexible groups
✅ Intentional competition (w/o rewards for speed)
✅ Celebration of a range of voices
Let's dive into a few.
2/7 #MathIsFun
May 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This list is so well aligned to the resources that the @visualnonglossary.bsky.social provides, with the same aim: challenge and include all students in a diverse #math class of mixed abilities.
One strategy I shared with my niece recently: use #AI to do research, then close the computer and write out what you remember using the key vocabulary words from the research.
"There were signs that the students who enjoyed the assignment the most and maintained interest were those who...completed the assignment without AI or human handholding." 2 different studies on the impacts of #AI on Ss' #criticalthinking skills. www.kqed.org/mindshift/65...
'Metacognitive Laziness': How AI Helps Students Offload Critical Thinking, Other Hard Work | KQED
Two studies indicate students are using chatbots in a way that undermines what they learn.
www.kqed.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
One strategy I shared with my niece recently: use #AI to do research, then close the computer and write out what you remember using the key vocabulary words from the research.
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Answer the QUESTION, "When are you going to register for the QSSSA workshop?" using the STEM, "I'm going to register on_." SIGNAL that you're ready by clicking 💙! (See what we did there? QSSSA in action. Learn more w Mónica Lara & @StFleenor.bsky.social 7/29!) seidlitzeducation.com/qsssajul29/
April 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Answer the QUESTION, "When are you going to register for the QSSSA workshop?" using the STEM, "I'm going to register on_." SIGNAL that you're ready by clicking 💙! (See what we did there? QSSSA in action. Learn more w Mónica Lara & @StFleenor.bsky.social 7/29!) seidlitzeducation.com/qsssajul29/
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"Spoiler alert: the answer is YES, teaching #MultilingualLearners is one of the secrets to great educational leadership!" An always-inspiring #SeidlitzBlog post from #VisualNonGlossary creator @StFleenor.bsky.social. seidlitzblog.org/2020/04/07/c...
Could Teaching English Learners Be One of the Secrets to Great Educational Leadership?
by Dr. Stephen Fleenor Author’s Note: While I have been planning this blog post for months, the recent COVID-19 outbreak and resulting upending of our schools makes this post all the more timely. T…
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April 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Spoiler alert: the answer is YES, teaching #MultilingualLearners is one of the secrets to great educational leadership!" An always-inspiring #SeidlitzBlog post from #VisualNonGlossary creator @StFleenor.bsky.social. seidlitzblog.org/2020/04/07/c...
Sentence stems:
-open-ended
-end with an ellipse
-work well with a #wordbank
-ideal for intermediate, advanced, or fluent #languagelearners
I can identify a triangle by…
The Tang Dynasty was important because…
-open-ended
-end with an ellipse
-work well with a #wordbank
-ideal for intermediate, advanced, or fluent #languagelearners
I can identify a triangle by…
The Tang Dynasty was important because…
Sentence frames:
-closed-ended
-fill-in-the blank
-best with a #wordbank
-ideal for beginner-level #languagelearners
A triangle has ____ vertices.
_____ was an innovation of the Tang Dynasty.
-closed-ended
-fill-in-the blank
-best with a #wordbank
-ideal for beginner-level #languagelearners
A triangle has ____ vertices.
_____ was an innovation of the Tang Dynasty.
April 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Sentence stems:
-open-ended
-end with an ellipse
-work well with a #wordbank
-ideal for intermediate, advanced, or fluent #languagelearners
I can identify a triangle by…
The Tang Dynasty was important because…
-open-ended
-end with an ellipse
-work well with a #wordbank
-ideal for intermediate, advanced, or fluent #languagelearners
I can identify a triangle by…
The Tang Dynasty was important because…
Sentence frames:
-closed-ended
-fill-in-the blank
-best with a #wordbank
-ideal for beginner-level #languagelearners
A triangle has ____ vertices.
_____ was an innovation of the Tang Dynasty.
-closed-ended
-fill-in-the blank
-best with a #wordbank
-ideal for beginner-level #languagelearners
A triangle has ____ vertices.
_____ was an innovation of the Tang Dynasty.
April 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Sentence frames:
-closed-ended
-fill-in-the blank
-best with a #wordbank
-ideal for beginner-level #languagelearners
A triangle has ____ vertices.
_____ was an innovation of the Tang Dynasty.
-closed-ended
-fill-in-the blank
-best with a #wordbank
-ideal for beginner-level #languagelearners
A triangle has ____ vertices.
_____ was an innovation of the Tang Dynasty.
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Teaching a rigid curriculum doesn’t mean losing your voice as an educator. 📣 These 5 strategies help you adapt required content without starting from scratch.
#ElementaryTeacher #EduSky
#ElementaryTeacher #EduSky
5 Ways to Make a Scripted Curriculum More Engaging
Elementary teachers can personalize a set curriculum for more creativity, teacher autonomy, and student engagement.
edut.to
April 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Teaching a rigid curriculum doesn’t mean losing your voice as an educator. 📣 These 5 strategies help you adapt required content without starting from scratch.
#ElementaryTeacher #EduSky
#ElementaryTeacher #EduSky
April 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
You’re not a #socialstudies teacher. You’re a #language teacher in the context of social studies.
April 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
You’re not a #socialstudies teacher. You’re a #language teacher in the context of social studies.
April 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Two simple questions to ask every time you #lessonplan:
1. Is my most struggling student going to be able to participate in this lesson?
2. Is my highest performing student going to be challenged in this lesson?
1. Is my most struggling student going to be able to participate in this lesson?
2. Is my highest performing student going to be challenged in this lesson?
April 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Two simple questions to ask every time you #lessonplan:
1. Is my most struggling student going to be able to participate in this lesson?
2. Is my highest performing student going to be challenged in this lesson?
1. Is my most struggling student going to be able to participate in this lesson?
2. Is my highest performing student going to be challenged in this lesson?
Small-group, structured conversations *is* the model for truly constructivist education
Do you want your #EmergentBilingual Ss build confidence & academic language? #QSSSA is the tool you need, & @StFleenor.bsky.social & Mónica Lara are bringing it to Houston 7/29! Don't miss this fantastic workshop! seidlitzeducation.com/qsssajul29/
April 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Small-group, structured conversations *is* the model for truly constructivist education
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Before this century is out, half of all #languages will be dead, and according to a recent study,
language loss could triple within the next 40 years. Article via @scotscoop.bsky.social https://scotscoop.com/the-fight-to-preserve-endangered-languages/ #linguistics
language loss could triple within the next 40 years. Article via @scotscoop.bsky.social https://scotscoop.com/the-fight-to-preserve-endangered-languages/ #linguistics
The fight to preserve endangered languages
Before this century is out, half of all languages will be dead. This is a position firmly held by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Indigenous Peoples. According to a recent study published in the scientific journal Nature, language loss could triple within the next 40 years. This comes as most of...
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April 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Before this century is out, half of all #languages will be dead, and according to a recent study,
language loss could triple within the next 40 years. Article via @scotscoop.bsky.social https://scotscoop.com/the-fight-to-preserve-endangered-languages/ #linguistics
language loss could triple within the next 40 years. Article via @scotscoop.bsky.social https://scotscoop.com/the-fight-to-preserve-endangered-languages/ #linguistics
#Bilingualism is the future, and putting our #multilingual learners first will ensure better education for all students. Need convincing? via #OELA
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April 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
#Bilingualism is the future, and putting our #multilingual learners first will ensure better education for all students. Need convincing? via #OELA
ncela.ed.gov/sites/defaul...
ncela.ed.gov/sites/defaul...
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Trump Education Department decimates office serving 5 million English learners in public schools
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/21/trump-education-department-dismantles-office-for-students-learning-english/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/21/trump-education-department-dismantles-office-for-students-learning-english/
Upheaval at Education Department office sparks concern about services for English learners
The Trump Education Department says changes to the Office for English Language Acquisition will not affect funding or federal programs for students. But experts and others worry that the quality of their education and training for their teachers could suffer.
www.chalkbeat.org
March 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump Education Department decimates office serving 5 million English learners in public schools
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/21/trump-education-department-dismantles-office-for-students-learning-english/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/21/trump-education-department-dismantles-office-for-students-learning-english/
#Multilingualism is the future, and #OELA is a vital partner in our push for that future.
March 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#Multilingualism is the future, and #OELA is a vital partner in our push for that future.