Just published: First Look at Miraflores, Lima 🇵🇪 A quick reflection on Lima's dramatic coastline, paragliders, and the power of place-based learning. open.substack.com/pub/jbrogley... #FulbrightTGC #FulbrightTeacherExchange #FulbrightInTheClassroom #GlobalEducation #PlaceBasedEducation

Sitting in the Madison airport, ready to begin my Fulbright international field study in Peru. I’ll visit 6 schools, co-teach, and learn from Peruvian educators. Follow the journey: jbrogley.substack.com @FulbrightTeach @FulbrightPrgrm #FulbrightTGC #GlobalEd #Peru

My favorite Google Docs trick: using tabs to differentiate tasks and assessments, all in one file. No more asking "Where did I put that?!" 🙌 #TeacherHack #EdTech #Differentiation

I’m journaling my Fulbright teaching journey and upcoming field study in Peru on Substack. Follow along here to learn about Fulbright teacher exchanges, the power of global education, and Peru. jbrogley.substack.com/subscribe

It’s official! This summer I’ll be headed to Chaclacayo, Peru for my Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms field study. I’ll be working with Colegio 1217 Jorge Basadre. Grateful, excited, and ready to learn. 🌎🇵🇪 shorturl.at/R1Pdl

Global Symposium in Washington DC Still in Disbelief: Reflections from the Fulbright Global Education Symposium #Fulbright #FulbrightTeacherExchanges #IREX #GlobalEducation shorturl.at/9XWnB

Looking for ways to get students to actually do their homework? This veteran teacher designed a nifty homework tracker for her students—and then made using it part of her classroom culture. 📝 Download a template here: edut.to/4i151Ua #EduSky #MiddleSchoolTeacher

Traveled to Hazelhurst, Wisconsin for a quick unplugged getaway. Woke up to a Winter Storm Warning and 6 inches of fresh snow. The perfect stay-inside-and-read-a-book kind of day. #WinterEscape #UpNorthWisconsin

Back at it—officially working on Master’s degree #2. Grateful, motivated, and reminded how much I benefit from taking notes and reading books on paper. #GradSchool #LifelongLearner

Quarter ends on Sunday. #Schoology #Powerschool

"The human brain is built to accommodate multiple codes of communication. As we learn them, doors open to new experiences and knowledge." -- Viorica Marian. Your multilingual learners are strengthening their amazing brains each day. Celebrate that!

A sweet surprise from a student’s grandma visiting from Spain—turrón de estepa! 🇪🇸✨ Moments like these remind me how food connects us across cultures. Grateful for students who share their traditions!

Portable dry erase boards = instant scaffolding! Whether modeling sentence structure, breaking down vocabulary, or reinforcing key concepts, these boards offer on-the-fly, visual support for MLs. Simple, effective, and always accessible!

Annotating maps = a powerful tool for MLs! 🗺️❄️🔥 Teaching cold → colder → coldest & warm → warmer → warmest becomes more meaningful when students see it in context. Visuals + language = better comprehension!

Students are strengthening their English by writing about objects, properties, and materials. Each takes a turn at the board as we refine their sentences together. It’s incredible to see newcomers expand their vocabulary and express ideas more effectively. ❤️

Hispanic Heritage Month may be over, but these stories matter year-round! Mrs. Leahy made this for our MS, and it’s still up—I love that. Want more great reads? Talk to your librarian! They have the best recs, titles, and funding to bring more voices into our spaces.

📰 Teach students to spot misinformation & analyze sources with Checkology from the @newslit.org! 💡📱 This free, interactive platform builds critical thinking skills for navigating today's media landscape. Start exploring 👉 get.checkology.org #NewsLiteracy #MediaLiteracy #ThinkCritically

The NEA Global Learning Fellowship offers an incredible international opportunity! Apply by April 7 for professional development and global connections, with the international field study as the icing on the cake. This experience will transform your teaching. #GlobalEd #NEAFellowship

This Swivl setup helped me record a week of class to analyze and improve my instruction for ML students. 🎥💡 Reflection = better engagement, pacing & support! Our MLs deserve the best. 🌍📚 #ReflectiveTeaching #MLTeachers #ESLStrategies #TeachBetter

📖✏️ Interactive Writing Notebooks = Game Changer! 🚀 Giving ESL students hands-on ways to explore grammar & writing makes learning engaging & memorable! These notebooks keep them active in their learning. 💡✨ #ESLTeaching #MultilingualLearners #InteractiveLearning #WritingMatters

Making Vocabulary Stick! My modified Frayer Model helps multilingual learners connect with new words! 🔍✏️ ✔ Student-friendly definitions ✔ Opposites for contrast ✔ Sketches for visuals ✔ Translations for support 🌍 This strategy bridges language gaps and sparks real-world connections! 💡💬

🌍✨ This week, my students learned science words—objects, materials, and properties—using realia! 🏠🔬 Hands-on materials made vocabulary real, helping them describe textures like soft, hard, cold, transparent. The best part? It sparked real-world connections to what they see at home!

A powerful reminder that teachers believe in their students and see their potential, even when they don’t see it in themselves. Education matters—it shifts perspectives, breaks generational cycles, and opens doors to new possibilities. ✨ #Educated #TaraWestover #TeachersMatter #BreakingBarriers

Bad River tells the powerful story of the Bad River Band’s fight to protect their water, land, and way of life. A must-watch for those who care about environmental justice and Indigenous rights. Watch the trailer: www.badriverfilm.com #BadRiverFilm #EnvironmentalJustice #IndigenousRights

🌍Explore the world with Esri's MapMaker! This free interactive mapping tool helps students visualize geography, analyze data, and create their own maps. Perfect for global learning! www.esri.com/en-us/indust... #Mapping #EdTech #GlobalEducation #FulbrightTeacherExchanges

Helping students see themselves as changemakers empowers them to take action in their communities and beyond! 🌍✨ Check out this Edutopia article for strategies on fostering agency in the classroom: www.edutopia.org/article/guid... #GlobalEducation #StudentVoice #FulbrightTeacherExchanges

🌍 What is climate change? This BBC guide breaks it down simply—what's causing it, how it impacts us, and what we can do about it. A must-read for global citizens! 🔥🌱 Read more: www.bbc.com/news/science... #FulbrightTeacherExchanges #Fulbright #GlobalEducation

Ever wondered how countries actually compare in size? 🌍📏 Explore The True Size and see how map projections distort geography! A great tool for global learning. Try it here: www.thetruesize.com #FulbrightTeacherExchanges #Fulbright #GlobalEducation

Explore ejatlas.org, a global map of environmental justice conflicts, to see how communities worldwide are standing up for sustainability and equity. 🌍💡 A great resource for global learning! #FulbrightTeacherExchanges #Fulbright #GlobalEducation

Helping students develop a global mindset means teaching them to see beyond their own experiences, think critically about the world, and embrace diverse perspectives. 🌍✨ #GlobalEducation #FutureReady #FulbrightTeacherExchanges #Fulbright

I've been using these ESL games to end class when I have extra minutes. I had 5 extra minutes, so we picked a game to play. The bell rang and no one wanted to leave! Check these out. www.gamestolearnenglish.com

A snow day gives me the opportunity to look through the CCBC. If you need book suggestions for your classroom, that's a great place to go! ccbc.education.wisc.edu/booklists/?b...

The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program provides educators with resources, lesson plans, and strategies to integrate primary sources into their teaching. There are so many good finds there!

The Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms hosted the Global Symposium this week. It's been a fantastic experience!

The @newslit.org helps educators and students develop critical thinking skills to identify credible news and misinformation. Their resources, including lesson plans and fact-checking tools, empower people to navigate today’s complex media landscape with confidence.

If Victoria Marian doesn't convince you that multilingualism is a superpower, nothing will. Parents, encourage your kids to study additional languages. It will benefit them and countless ways for years to come.

While practicing listening for the middle sound, the word was "vote." Out of nowhere, a student who rarely speaks in full sentences in English said: 💬 "I confuse vote, boat, boot." Oh. My. Gosh. What a funny derailment! 😂 What a perfect lesson in phonics—totally unplanned, but so meaningful! 🥹

In seeing what Trump has done in less than 24 hours, I’m reminded of the observation @paul-bruno.com made a few weeks ago: that he’s going to do so much terrible stuff, that it’s possible the terrible stuff he does to education gets lost in chaos

Every two weeks, my students engage with the NY Times "What's Going on in This Picture?" activity. We analyze the image as a class, students post comments, and I later use their responses for an editing session, maintaining authenticity. It's impactful! https://vist.ly/3mrubxe

If any of you are using Vistas Get Ready!, I created a template for Unit 2, "Connect to Social Studies." Sometimes those sections of the units are light w/resources. Feel free to borrow mine! :-) https://vist.ly/3mrrxin

The best part about making traditional German dishes is that most of the ingredients are already in your kitchen (at least in Wisconsin)! Tonight, I gave it a shot and made Schnitzel mit Jägersauce, Kartoffelpüree, and Gurkensalat.

One of my New Year's resolutions is to share a new strategy for teaching ML learners nearly every day. I've got some catching up to do! @LarryFerlazzo inspired me to purchase this velco board. Integrating game-based learning works! Examples to follow. https://vist.ly/3mrqq6y

Every couple of years I reread "The Third Teacher." It offers such a great reminder of how space influences learning. While we can't take a wrecking ball to schools, we can be advocates of redesign & rethink already existing spaces. @thethirdteacher #thirdteacher #schooldesign

As someone who has made a career in being an educational technology advocate, this book offers a moment for me to pause and think. I would sincerely encourage all of you to read this and discuss.

Over break I've been researching picture books to use with multilingual learners in their English classes. It's such a long, but worthwhile process. I would encourage you to lean on your local public library to interlibrary loan you books.

This fall, I was honored to be selected as a Fulbright Scholar. After completing my coursework, I’ll attend a symposium in Washington, D.C., this February. In June, I’ll spend two weeks in Lima, Peru, immersing myself in the culture, teaching in local schools, and learning from educators. ❤️

In a completely spontaneous moment, my Spanish speakers look back at my student from China and another Turkey and asked if they would teach us how to say something in their language. My heart melted on the floor. 😭

My students struggled with giving directions. I used maps, Canva, and photos to reteach, progressing from simple location to complex directions. Data-driven instruction helped improve student understanding and engagement.

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Reposting to remind myself to keep checking back on this.