| | | | Events and Webinars What can teachers, school staff, and administrators do to help students academically and to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for young ELLs? What kind of language supports should they be providing? This 2024 Share My Lesson Virtual Conference session offers strategies educators can use in a variety of settings. Available for one hour of free PD credit. |
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| There are a few different chances to connect with Colorín Colorado at NABE’s 2024 conference! - Lifting Up Our ELLs: A Showcase of Colorín Colorado — Fri, March 29, 2:40 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
- Best Practices for ELL Evaluation: A Case Study in Syracuse, NY — Fri, March 29, 1:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- NABE’s 2024 Educator, Parent and Family Institute — March 30, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (open to all NABE registrants and includes two Colorín Colorado workshops)
Be sure to look for us at the AFT/Colorín Colorado booth (#606)! |
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This Month's Highlights National Farmworker Awareness Week: March 25-31, 2024 National Farmworker Awareness Week honors migrant farmworkers' important contributions and raises awareness of issues they face. César Chávez Day honors the legacy of the civil rights leader on his birthday, March 31. Two upcoming events include the following: Educators who work with migrant farmworker students have a unique opportunity to make a significant difference for their students, even if they only work together for a short time. Learn more about migrant students’ strengths, their challenges, and how to provide them with opportunities for success.
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| High School Math Teacher Jorge Bermudez shares his family's experience in a migrant education program and how it paved the way for his future success.
What is not included in this video is the story about how his father went on to complete his education and eventually became a professor of Latin American literature! For a special bonus, see this message he recorded in Spanish for his parents (with English subtitles). |
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| This new article from Colorín Colorado highlights how school nurses can support ELLs and ELL families through outreach and collaboration. There is also a related tip sheet for easy sharing and printing.
Related Projects
Our new article for school nurses draws upon resources and tips from the following special projects: Learn how Brockton Public Schools in Massachusetts expanded their multilingual health services and mobilized their partner network during COVID-19. Visit Wolfe Street Academy, a community school in Baltimore, MD, to see their wraparound programs and services in action, including dental screenings, food giveaways, after-school activities, and much, much more! |
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In the Classroom Learn how one elementary school with a large population of ELLs is integrating social and emotional learning (SEL) more deeply throughout its school community and how those efforts are supporting student success. |
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| Learn how Virginia's Alexandria City Public Schools formalized SEL during the pandemic for diverse groups of students of different ages. This article includes tips and insights from ELL specialist Elkin Rodriguez. |
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Family Resources and Outreach |
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| Dr. Rebecca Palacios is an educator who taught preschool for more than thirty years in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dr. Palacios is also a teacher mentor, as well as a founding member and former vice chair of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. In addition, she is the first Latina to be inducted into the Teachers Hall of Fame. - English interview: Dr. Palacios speaks about the benefits of dual language programs and what makes a dual language program — particularly for young children — successful.
- Spanish interview: Dr. Palacios shares tips for families on how to support young children’s learning at home, as well as information on the benefits of preschool and school partnerships. (English transcript available.)
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| By Dr. Rebecca Palacios, available in English and Spanish  With this book, nationally renowned educator Dr. Rebecca A. Palacios provides families with ideas for learning opportunities that can happen every day. The resource includes a variety of free or low-cost learning activities that boost literacy, math, and science skills.
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Book of the Month By: J. Roman Perez Varela Illustrated by: José Ramírez  Where the fields meet the horizon, our harvesters gather the crops that fill our bellies, from sunrise to sunset. Told from the perspective of a proud son, this heartfelt and beautifully illustrated story illuminates the sacrifice and hardship that one father endures for his family. A 2024 Pura Belpré Youth Illustration Honor Book.
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NEA’s 2023-24 Read Across America digital calendar highlights a monthly theme and a related picture book, middle book, and YA book. Each title includes activity suggestions, questions for discussion or reflective writing, related resources, and more titles to try. March’s theme is Celebrate Diversity.
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