Tan K Huynh (he/his) 🇱🇦🇺🇸🏳️🌈
@TanKHuynh
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Serving students I may never meet. If I am slow to respond, I'm most likely providing feedback to 100 students' reports.
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3 types of
#scaffolding
for all SS.
#ellchat
#chatesl
#ellchat_bkclub
#ell
#educhat
#teachchat
#WIDA
#k12
#ESOL
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Here's how I support reading instruction in
#SocialStudies
class:
- original text in black
- anything I summarize is in blue
- added a recording of the original text
- added diagram
- broke up the article into separate paragraphs
- each paragraph is a slide like this one
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This is what a room of 21 desks looks like with desks physically separated by 1.5 meters.
To have kids back, we can make this work.
USA, Canadian, European, African, South American teachers, get ready.
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This is the FIRST year I have asked students to record their names on
@Flipgrid
.
Without their recordings, I would have mispronounced 20% of them!
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Nurturing teacher-student relationships can still be possible during
#DistanceLearning
. Here’s a friend checklist for those hard to reach students.
From Distance Learning Playbook ()
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Wanted to share that the AMAZING
@ColorinColorado
has a new strategy library.
The first entry in their library are sentence frames and starters.
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Are you surprised to see that:
1. Pull-out ESL produced the LOWEST results, yet
2. Two-way bilingual programs produced the HIGHEST results for MLs?
Interpretation: For Ss to develop English, we need to develop their heritage language as well.
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As you record your lessons for students for
#VirtualLearning
, please consider:
1. sharing your screen
2. showing your face as you narrate
These help visualize your instruction & seeing your face maintains the personal connection.
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#DistanceLearning
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- My co-teachers wanted to teach vocabulary in a more meaningful way
- I shared this approach:
1. add a student-friendly definition in a full sentence
2. add a photo
3. add a sentence for Ss to use the sentence in context
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Part of being a teacher of language is writing language objectives.
After the words "I can" add one of the command terms. Then add the content afterwards.
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Yesterday, I blew up at 6B.
This morning, I included this slide into the lesson and apologized in person to the class.
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I did this end-of-semester activity.
A Ss started to cry when reading his. I thought, “Oh no! Someone wrote something mean”.
I went over to ask what was wrong.
The Ss said, “I thought no one liked me.” Then he cried even more.
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Instead of say, "Oh no! I have Chinese students who struggle with English", now I think, "How can I incorporate Chinese into this lesson to make it more comprehensible?"
It's all about a mindset shift that sees assets, not deficits.
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After 6 hours of redesigning my resume, I get to add author to it!
1 life goal = ✅
@AnnaTeachesMLLs
@JohnSeidlitz
@MsSalvac
@KatieToppel
, y'll made this possible!
P.S. 1st time I added my pronouns & also listed myself as gay on a CV! What!!!!
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These are fantastic ideas of how to support ELs as they write. Where was
@ValentinaESL
when I first started teaching? It would have been so much easier!
#EllChat_BkClub
#eal
#eld
#esol
#tesol
#ela
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Wanted to share this from a future presentation I'm facilitating.
"A student’s language is rocket fuel for learning another language, not chains that hold students down."
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Why we have to avoid using the terms “push-in” and “pull-out” when working with ELs.
@AndreaHonigsfel
@MariaGDove
#ellchat_bkclub
#esl
#ell
#esol
#tesol
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I'll be presenting at a whole-day workshop tomorrow. This is my opening activity for teachers.
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Some Ss are having a really hard time writing their essays with specific details.
I curated resources to help add to the resources that they originally found to scaffold the assignment.
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10 things culturally responsive teachers do:
#ellchat
#esl
#esol
#tesol
#eld
#ela
#educhat
#eslteacher
#langchat
#Engchat
#ellteacher
#Ellchat_BkClub
#ASIAPD
#earcos
#teaching
#education
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I created this as part of a future webinar on formative assessment for a non-profit in NY.
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I just wanted to let the community know that I have changed my handle to
@TanKHuynh
bc "ELL" was not inclusive.
When we know better, we do better! (
@DrMayaAngelou
). I'm doing better!
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#esol
#tesol
#ellchat
#Ellchat_BkClub
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My school ended its orientarion with this reminder of the things we will prioritize this year!
Wise & grounded priorities in the face of uncertainty!
#multilingual
#esl
#eal
#ell
#ellchat
#DistanceLearning
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LOVE how this poster helps students understand all the ways we can THINK before we can share.
@AndreaHonigsfel
#ellchat_bkclub
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#esol
#tesol
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This is how I teach the vocabulary words in my unit.
- accessible definition
- translanguaging
- visual
- context building
- engagement opportunity
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English proficiency is not a measure of intelligence.
If anything, juggling multiple languages is!
Just your Tuesday morning reminder that English proficiency is not a measure of intelligence.
We always ask ourselves - how can we provide opportunities for our
#multilingual
learners to show what they know?
#ditchthedeficit
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There are so many ways to co-teach. Just make sure the model fits the instructional need for the lesson.
Co-teaching is not just being in front of the room.
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#ellchat
@AndreaHonigsfel
@MariaGDove
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WHAT! You can now use GOOGLE Translate on Google Sheets? YESSSS!
#esl
#eal
#ela
#eld
#esol
#tesol
#educhat
@AndreaHonigsfel
@MsSalvac
@ValentinaESL
@emilyfranESL
@carlota_holder
@MrsGill_
@kruu_justin
Quickly create vocab lists for
#ForeignLanguage
classes or for
#ESL
/
#ELL
students!
#GoogleSheets
+
#GoogleTranslate
= Whoa!
#edtechchat
@GoogleForEdu
@gsuite
@googledrive
#Chromebooks
#DitchBook
#EduGIFs
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RT: We can’t just say “turn and talk. “ It’s essential that we incorporate 5 components in order for it to really work.
Nice graphic, Sara!
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#esol
#tesol
How can we ensure that 100% of our students are engaged? Structured conversations. We can’t just say “turn and talk. “ It’s essential that we incorporate 5 components in order for it to really work.
@MsSalvac
@ValentinaESL
@TanELLclassroom
@Seidlitz_Ed
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I LOVE THIS TABLE! 🎉👏
Co-teaching does not just occur just at the front of the room.
@AndreaHonigsfel
@MariaGDove
#ellchat_bkclub
#esl
#ell
#esol
#tesol
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This is how I teach reading skills: Sentence Lifting
I only do this ONCE for the entire article because it is quite cognitively demanding and time-consuming, but worth it in terms of developing students' reading skills.
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I created this graphic as the central message of an upcoming session w/ Ts in Ontario.
Though the teaching environment is new, we haven't lost our teaching skills.
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The final sentence in an upcoming article:
"If we are silent when the linguistic rights of students are threatened, students may gain English but they will lose a multilingual voice."
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I can't believe how putting a student's name BEFORE a comment made him feel valued.
Our name = our identity = how we show up in the world
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Last night, I listened to fellow queer international school educators talk about going through the hiring process.
After the conversation, I added my orientation to my pronouns.
A contract is not worth going back into the closet.
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Let's not correct students' accents. "There's ambition in an accent". In my 20s, I had a person say, "You sound like you just got off the boat!" I didn't then, but now I take it with pride!
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Teachers in the 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦, please consider getting
@TalkingPointsEd
to facilitate FREE bilingual SMS chats between families.
1. You type in English
2. Families receive the message in 100+ language options
3. Families write back.
4. You receive it in English.
Title 1 schools and districts! 👀 “In addition to our already free TalkingPoints accounts for individual teachers, we will be offering
@TalkingPointsEd
for Schools and Districts site licenses FOR FREE through the end of the school year to high-need schools and districts”.
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This is my closing slide for a future presentation to school principals.
Where to start when advocating for language learners?
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I’m reading Blended by
@Catlin_Tucker
and loving it!
I think it will provide a model for the coming school uear where many schools are going hybrid. Will share more as I read.
#ellchat
#esl
#ell
#eld
#esol
#tesol
#Ellchat_BkClub
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Language learners are not empty buckets to be filled! Thank you for these reminders of all the things they bring to the class,
@ValentinaESL
.
#multilingual
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#esol
Reminds me of this lovely infographic of yours
@ValentinaESL
! The deficit thinking around our LLs makes me angry too!!
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I can't stop seeing how many times we use "language" to mean "English":
- language specialist
- language learners
- language development
- language skills
- language proficiency
- [please add to the list]
How is "English" now a substitute for the concept of LANGUAGE?
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End of unit = students provide anonymous feedback on how I facilitated the unit.
@pernilleripp
inspired me to do this and it has CHANGED MY PRACTICE!
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I wrote a goodbye note to each of my 96 students. A quiet student wrote this. Relationships matter most!
"Due to my quiet nature, I’ve never conversed with a teacher as much as you, Mr. Tan. I’m grateful for all the valuable lessons and experiences."
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I create icebreaker games for participants in my weekly live on-line course coaching session. I'll be using icebreakers like this w/ my Ss in the future too.
Feel free to use, modify, & adapt to your context.
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I'll be using digital Dialogue Journals to develop a relationship w/ my advisory w/ the help of
@SlidesManiaSM
's template.
It's digital because if we have to learn remotely, Ss can still engage w/ their digital journals.
#MaslowBeforeBlooms
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If your students are literate in their heritage language, have them annotate in their more proficient language.
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Learned something new: CULP
Common
Underlying
Language
Proficiencies
This is why highly developed literacy in a heritage language can support the rapid acquisition of another language.
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NO MORE BOOK REPORTS, just book reviews like on Amazon. Just created this to help track Ss' reading & to create a culture of reading through Book Talks. Free to use.
#esl
#eal
#ellchat
#eld
#esol
#tesol
@KellyGToGo
@pennykittle
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Twitter friends, can I tell you how USEFUL this document that
@irina_mcgrath
and
@michelleshory
created to make WIDA Can Do more teacher-friendly?
I am in ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#esol
#tesol
#ellchat
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Just finished writing an article. This is my closing sentence:
Teaching social studies (or any content) is less about receiving students who are ready to learn and more about creating the conditions that support student learning.
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"I would go so far as to say that oral language development is the missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to teaching students to read─and especially those acquiring English."
@NancyAkhavan
, 9
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This article took 8 years to write because it has taken me that long to figure out my favorite, go-to strategies for co-planning.
Please enjoy the article
#multilingual
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
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A3). I want gen ed teachers to chunk their instruction instead of lecturing at the board for the entire period. Here are my suggestions:
#ellchat
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These are four ways that I want my students to engage in conversations.
I adapted this from Dr. Zwier's book: The Communication Effect.
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Language lives in 4 levels (e.g. vocab, sentence, organization, context [purpose]).
Wanted to share w/ you this table about organizing based on key Tier 2 words in a book
@easkelton
and I are writing.
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Sherry created this AMAZING infographic to share all the ways we can scaffold learning for students.
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#esol
#tesol
#empoweringells
#ellchat
Summation of scaffolding course with
@TanELLclassroom
@easkelton
@GreciaRebeca
@PalawatShilpa
@ESL_Adventures
#inclusion
#ELL
#UniversalDesign
#NoMoreLowExpectations
#ESL
#Scaffolding
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Hi, everybody.
I would like to clarify that these are GOVERNMENT MANDATED expectations.
I am not telling you what you must do. Just wanted to let you know you might experience the same gov expectations.
Wishing you all the best. Stay safe!
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Jim Cummin’s 2nd message: We do not need to know all the languages in our class to integrate them in our lessons.
#ECISMLIE2019
#esl
#ela
#esol
#education
👌👏🥳👲🏽👳🏼♂️🧕🏽
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THIS IS SO COOL!
What a great way to develop a sense of community online.
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#esol
#tesol
I asked my Ss to create
#virtuallearningportraits
inspired by the photos of artist
@GreggSegal
and his
#dailybread
series. They had to include items that have been most important to them during our weeks of
#virtuallearning
.💙
#keepcalmandmakeart
#middleschoolart
#sfs1912
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And what world do we limit when you enforce English-only policies in our schools?
Learning a new language should not be paid for by the loss of other languages.
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Here's another quote from the article I'm writing. I'm on a roll y'll:
"what’s left behind when students are policed into leaving their languages at school doors are communities, cultures, and loved ones."
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Next school year, I have a new approach to teaching. One strategy is called Sentence Rearranging.
1. Writing prompt
2. Model sentence
3. Request to rearrange a specific section
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This is why we welcome students’ home languages in school. It empowers them to participate in class.
#esl
#eal
#ell
#eld
#esol
#tesol
#ellchat
Today I told my student, that has only been here for 2 weeks, that I wanted him to write in Chinese and tell me everything about his friends in China. He was so happy he almost had tears!
#happyteachingmoments
#teachingells
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Instead of saying, "Let's allow students to translanguage", try "Let's celebrate when students translanguage."
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