The Kid Should See This - Smart videos for curious minds of all ages

Pre-screened, curated videos about all kinds of educational topics.

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Grouper

Really handy online tool for grouping students based on various attributes, whether you want them clustered or spread out. You can also customize the lists by dragging and dropping afterward.

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Beyond translations: Effective scaffolds to support ELLs

Helpful overview of how we need to balance the use of translations with the use of content-appropriate scaffolds that allow students to access the information in the content area through English.

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The Conversation Democrats Need to Have - The Atlantic

Great article by Jon Favreau about the 2024 election and insights from focus groups and organizers

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English Learners With Disabilities: The Rules Schools Have to Follow

Short but good overview of the important requirements for schools in meeting the needs of multilingual learners with disabilities

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The Baseball Experiment – Core Knowledge Foundation

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Free Storyboarding Software — Online Storyboard Creator

(not free) website where you can create and download images of scenes from a story or book to use for sequencing and retelling activities

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5.1 Verbs and Verb Groups

Action, Saying, Sensing, Relating, Existing

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Conversations with Educators: Carmen Sieleni on reading instruction for MLs | WIDA

Great interview with a Minnesota teacher of multilingual learners on what her approach is like when it comes to literacy, co-teaching, background knowledge, oral language, etc. I felt like her answers are very similar to mine and appreciated how she explained things.

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‘Translanguaging Is What Bilinguals and Multilinguals Do’: A Primer for Teachers

Really great brief video explaining what translanguaging is, why it matters, and how to encourage it in the classroom.

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