Sue Baichwal
@opsenlteacher.bsky.social
ENL teacher, adjunct professor, workshop facilitator ENL, literacy, technology
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This is a really interesting read——-What Desi Arnaz Could Teach Hollywood Today www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/o... gift link
Opinion | What Desi Arnaz Could Teach Hollywood Today
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This is a really interesting read——-What Desi Arnaz Could Teach Hollywood Today www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/o... gift link
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“There is evidence that spelling interventions are more effective at supporting struggling readers than interventions focused on reading.”~Shananahan, 1984
I’ve switched my focus from decoding to encoding interventions & have seen remarkable improvements in both his reading AND spelling abilities!
I’ve switched my focus from decoding to encoding interventions & have seen remarkable improvements in both his reading AND spelling abilities!
April 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“There is evidence that spelling interventions are more effective at supporting struggling readers than interventions focused on reading.”~Shananahan, 1984
I’ve switched my focus from decoding to encoding interventions & have seen remarkable improvements in both his reading AND spelling abilities!
I’ve switched my focus from decoding to encoding interventions & have seen remarkable improvements in both his reading AND spelling abilities!
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Super fast C-E-R resources on my blog, including a few printables! The handout specifically is designed to support higher proficiency multilingual learners - I'll try to update a handout for beginning proficiencies soon! movingbeyondformls.blogspot.com/2025/04/c-e-...
C E R (Claim/Evidence/Reasoning) with Multilingual Learners
Not a fancy post, but wanted to get these resources out for whoever might need/want them! :) Grab all the printables here. Want to edit t...
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April 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Super fast C-E-R resources on my blog, including a few printables! The handout specifically is designed to support higher proficiency multilingual learners - I'll try to update a handout for beginning proficiencies soon! movingbeyondformls.blogspot.com/2025/04/c-e-...
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Reposted by Sue Baichwal
Use ChatGPT (or any chatbot) to make sure your vocab list is complete + add some emojis to give kids visual cues.
🤖 Have you tried this?
Do you have a favorite chatbot prompt? 👇 Share below.
🤖 Have you tried this?
Do you have a favorite chatbot prompt? 👇 Share below.
March 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Use ChatGPT (or any chatbot) to make sure your vocab list is complete + add some emojis to give kids visual cues.
🤖 Have you tried this?
Do you have a favorite chatbot prompt? 👇 Share below.
🤖 Have you tried this?
Do you have a favorite chatbot prompt? 👇 Share below.
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Quizizz Makes Its Great “Passages” Feature Free To Everyone larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/23/q...
Quizizz Makes Its Great “Passages” Feature Free To Everyone
It seems like I’m writing a post about a new cool Quizizz feature every couple of months! This time I’m writing about a great feature that – up until yesterday – was …
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March 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Quizizz Makes Its Great “Passages” Feature Free To Everyone larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/23/q...
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Having THE BEST day pushing into 2nd-grade classrooms to help students bring their characters to life using their AI Image tool!
a baby elephant is playing with a blue glove in a grassy field
ALT: a baby elephant is playing with a blue glove in a grassy field
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March 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Having THE BEST day pushing into 2nd-grade classrooms to help students bring their characters to life using their AI Image tool!
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Video: “Which language takes the longest to learn?” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/20/v...
Video: “Which language takes the longest to learn?”
This is an interesting video from The Economist:
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March 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Video: “Which language takes the longest to learn?” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/20/v...
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March 14th Is Pi Day – Here Are A Bunch Of Great Videos To Use In Class larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/13/m...
March 14th Is Pi Day – Here Are A Bunch Of Great Videos To Use In Class
March 14th is Pi Day. You might be interested in THE BEST VIDEOS FOR CELEBRATING PI DAY.
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March 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
March 14th Is Pi Day – Here Are A Bunch Of Great Videos To Use In Class larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/13/m...
Reading Racetrack on Sandbox was a hit! @padlet.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Reading Racetrack on Sandbox was a hit! @padlet.com
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The Hindu Festival Of Holi Is On March 25th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/08/t...
The Hindu Festival Of Holi Is On March 25th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
The colorful Hindu Festival of Holi is on March 8th. You might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About The Hindu Festival of Holi.
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March 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The Hindu Festival Of Holi Is On March 25th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/08/t...
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Video: “The History of the English Language” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/08/v...
Video: “The History of the English Language”
I’m adding this video to The Best Videos Documenting The History Of The English Language:
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
March 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Video: “The History of the English Language” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/08/v...
This looks like fun to watch!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/n...
Grammar Fans Flock to a Film About Participles and Gerunds (Gift Article)
“Rebel With a Clause” celebrates the improbable cross-country journey of a woman who gently imparts grammar rules to strangers.
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March 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This looks like fun to watch!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/n...
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Infographic: “Visualized: Why Do People Immigrate to the U.S.?” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/04/i...
Infographic: “Visualized: Why Do People Immigrate to the U.S.?”
I’m adding this infographic from Visual Capitalist to The Best Sites For Learning About Immigration In The United States.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Infographic: “Visualized: Why Do People Immigrate to the U.S.?” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/04/i...
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It was a good play, though not a model of good English language teaching
March 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It was a good play, though not a model of good English language teaching
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"Multilingual Learners: 3 Ways to Build Knowledge"
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FREE edWeb WEBINAR with SIOP® Author Dr. Jana Echevarría on 3/11/25 at 4pm EDT:
"Multilingual Learners: 3 Ways to Build Knowledge"
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Multilingual Learners: 3 Ways to Build Knowledge - edWeb
Join this edWebinar to discover proven strategies for building students’ background knowledge to help them access content area texts and materials.
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February 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
💫You Don't Want to Miss This!💫
FREE edWeb WEBINAR with SIOP® Author Dr. Jana Echevarría on 3/11/25 at 4pm EDT:
"Multilingual Learners: 3 Ways to Build Knowledge"
Register Today!: home.edweb.net/webinar/ell2...
#ELskychat #EduSky #EduSkyChat #PD4uAndMe #K12
FREE edWeb WEBINAR with SIOP® Author Dr. Jana Echevarría on 3/11/25 at 4pm EDT:
"Multilingual Learners: 3 Ways to Build Knowledge"
Register Today!: home.edweb.net/webinar/ell2...
#ELskychat #EduSky #EduSkyChat #PD4uAndMe #K12
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Just saw this today when I updated @bookcreator.com and I am so excited! 😆
EVERY kid can be an author! ✍️ #EduSky #TLSky
EVERY kid can be an author! ✍️ #EduSky #TLSky
New Feature Alert: Text-to-Speech in Edit Mode! 🎉
Empower your students with more accessibility and independence! Book Creator now offers Text-to-Speech (TTS) in edit mode for text and for PDFs! 🙌
Try it today and see the difference!
Learn More: hubs.la/Q038BJtB0
Empower your students with more accessibility and independence! Book Creator now offers Text-to-Speech (TTS) in edit mode for text and for PDFs! 🙌
Try it today and see the difference!
Learn More: hubs.la/Q038BJtB0
Feature Update: Text to Speech for text and PDFs - Book Creator app
Empower students with Text-to-Speech (TTS) in Edit Mode! Now, Book Creator allows students to listen to individual text elements and PDFs while editing, supporting literacy, comprehension, and multili...
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March 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Just saw this today when I updated @bookcreator.com and I am so excited! 😆
EVERY kid can be an author! ✍️ #EduSky #TLSky
EVERY kid can be an author! ✍️ #EduSky #TLSky
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Student engagement is equal parts attention and commitment. For students to pay attention they need learning opportunities that are:
➡️ relevant
➡️ authentic
➡️ meaningful
"Entertainment isn't my job. But connection is."
@ditchthattextbook.com #ncce25 #UDL
➡️ relevant
➡️ authentic
➡️ meaningful
"Entertainment isn't my job. But connection is."
@ditchthattextbook.com #ncce25 #UDL
March 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Student engagement is equal parts attention and commitment. For students to pay attention they need learning opportunities that are:
➡️ relevant
➡️ authentic
➡️ meaningful
"Entertainment isn't my job. But connection is."
@ditchthattextbook.com #ncce25 #UDL
➡️ relevant
➡️ authentic
➡️ meaningful
"Entertainment isn't my job. But connection is."
@ditchthattextbook.com #ncce25 #UDL
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Why choice boards?
➡️ To give students ownership of their learning (voice/choice).
➡️ Leveraging your time to allow for small group instruction.
➡️ Choice boards are intentional, goal driven and data driven.
#SteveMorris #ncce25 @abbyschools.bsky.social
➡️ To give students ownership of their learning (voice/choice).
➡️ Leveraging your time to allow for small group instruction.
➡️ Choice boards are intentional, goal driven and data driven.
#SteveMorris #ncce25 @abbyschools.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Why choice boards?
➡️ To give students ownership of their learning (voice/choice).
➡️ Leveraging your time to allow for small group instruction.
➡️ Choice boards are intentional, goal driven and data driven.
#SteveMorris #ncce25 @abbyschools.bsky.social
➡️ To give students ownership of their learning (voice/choice).
➡️ Leveraging your time to allow for small group instruction.
➡️ Choice boards are intentional, goal driven and data driven.
#SteveMorris #ncce25 @abbyschools.bsky.social
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Leverage the power & joy of picture books to make media literacy skills relevant, accessible, and engaging.
#ncce25 #NAMLE @abbyschools.bsky.social
ACCESS 🔘 ANALYZE 🔘 EVALUATE 🔘 CREATE 🔘 ACT
#ncce25 #NAMLE @abbyschools.bsky.social
ACCESS 🔘 ANALYZE 🔘 EVALUATE 🔘 CREATE 🔘 ACT
March 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Leverage the power & joy of picture books to make media literacy skills relevant, accessible, and engaging.
#ncce25 #NAMLE @abbyschools.bsky.social
ACCESS 🔘 ANALYZE 🔘 EVALUATE 🔘 CREATE 🔘 ACT
#ncce25 #NAMLE @abbyschools.bsky.social
ACCESS 🔘 ANALYZE 🔘 EVALUATE 🔘 CREATE 🔘 ACT
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Good ideas from our frequent contributor Sarah Cooper. See her MiddleWeb posts here: www.middleweb.com/tag/sarah-co...
February 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Good ideas from our frequent contributor Sarah Cooper. See her MiddleWeb posts here: www.middleweb.com/tag/sarah-co...
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Our book has come out two weeks early!——-The ELL Teacher's Toolbox 2.0: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students (The Teacher's Toolbox Series) a.co/d/a5mQDLp
The ELL Teacher's Toolbox 2.0: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students (The Teacher's Toolbox Series)
Amazon.com: The ELL Teacher's Toolbox 2.0: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students (The Teacher's Toolbox Series): 9781394171675: Ferlazzo, Larry, Hull Sypnieski, Katie: Books
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February 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Our book has come out two weeks early!——-The ELL Teacher's Toolbox 2.0: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students (The Teacher's Toolbox Series) a.co/d/a5mQDLp
Reposted by Sue Baichwal
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📅 Feb 25-26 in Salt Lake City UT
🧰 All of my sessions & resources here: www.controlaltachieve.com/2025/02/my-u...
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