September Newsletter is out this week. I'm exploring alignment to core values and being real with who we are as educators, especially in times when so many of our students are under attack. www.bethpumaconsulting.com

Sustained partnerships are the best partnerships. Joined Seisen International School. This year we dove into the #coteachingadventure. So grateful to see how the teachers meaningfully engaged as they rumbled with new ideas and worked to be flexible in their #instructionaldesign.

Wanted to share this old blog post! It’s a good time of year to start the #coteachingadventure out strong! www.bethpumaconsulting.com/home/nuts-an...

My favorite problematic edu take is that all of these pens are meh, but 7 is the best.

I'm delighted to be partnering with Tucson Regional Educator Collaborative to bring this workshop to early years educators in September. How can we honor the joyful, play-based spirit of early childhood while supporting language development for all learners—especially our multilinguals?

Practice being honest with your kids now, because when they ask you what this time in America was like, you will want to be able to tell them the truth, and you will want them to believe you.

What are the top books assigned in U.S. high schools? Turns out they're mostly the same as thirty years ago. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

This may be one of the most dystopian things I've ever seen. Happy back to school everyone!!

🌄 Change. 📈 Growth. 🖌️Craftsmanship. 🌏 Community. This is what the hashtag#MLLEcosystemProject is all about. 🌟 August cohorts forming now! www.bethpumaconsulting.com/mll-ecosyste... #MLLEquityEcosystem #MLLInstructionalEcosystem

How we talk about our #multilinguallearners matters. They do not have "zero English" or are "behind grade level" or "that teacher's kids." They are "emergent bilinguals", "on their language journey", and "our students". Shift your perspective. Shift your practice. #mll #eal

Person 1: Says something not completely factual.... Me: Well that's not entirely true Person 1: You took what I said in bad faith and ran with it. Me: 😬🙃😭

Happy Birthday to Beth Puma Consulting! 8 years old! I think over the years I've found the nuance of my voice. I've met some incredible educators and students along the way. And I'd like to think we've had some fun too.

Some fear that giving students choice will reduce academic rigor. However, when grounded in clear outcomes, choice increases ownership, meaning, and motivation. So, let's make student choice the default by allowing personalization in product, process, or topic. #EduSky #EduSkyChat #assessment

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In this months newsletter, I’m thinking about our role as educators in this current moment. Both educators here in the US and abroad. Sign up for my newsletter at www.bethpumaconsulting.com Melt 🧊

An interesting analysis of gender and dialogue in movies, incl. a Disney subset. Gender is just one characteristic that comes into play on our screens. In a recent @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast ep, @brynnquick.bsky.social and I discussed accents and how they can shape how we see the world

Are you ready to transform your practice? Fall 2025 cohorts are forming now for the #MLLEcosystemProject . Spaces are limited. Reach out today. www.bethpumaconsulting.com/mll-ecosyste...

Do you have any lesson planning tips to share? #EdChat #EduSky #WhatWorksForMe

This experience in the associate cohort really grounded me these past two years. It was a place where I could be me and a place where I could be reminded that education is the space between hope and justice. Thank you to @theedcollab.bsky.social . Sharing for those who might be interested to join.

Creating a Portrait of a Graduate through community input ensures schools are able to make decisions for students that align with community priorities and needs. 🖼️🧑‍🎓 #SchoolLeaders #Principals

Systematic change to cultivate a #MultilingualEcosystem for our #mlls is hard but joyful work. Check out my new article with Mayuko Perkins. It's been super fun to co-write about this journey. #mll #eal #ell #CollaborativeCLIL #CLIL #MLLsCanDo www.tieonline.com/article/7672...

🌄 Change. 📈 Growth. 🖌️Craftsmanship. 🌏 Community. This is what the hashtag#MLLEcosystemProject is all about. 🌟 August cohorts forming now! www.bethpumaconsulting.com/mll-ecosyste... #MLLEquityEcosystem #MLLInstructionalEcosystem

Elevating voices with a writing project modeled after "The American Teenager Project." WOW, I loved reading which questions they chose and their colorful memories from their childhoods. #edusky #MLLS

Putting the finishing touches on May's newsletter. Have you signed up for Thrive? www.bethpumaconsulting.com I'm reflecting on a lesson on idioms and assumptions. 🤣 #MLL #EAL #ELL #MultilingualEcosystem

Image of library book display labeled: “It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.” Books on display: • On Tyranny • Twenty Lessons From The 21st Century • 1984 • A Handmaids Tale • Diary of Anne Frank • Parable of The Sower • Fahrenheit 451 • Animal Farm • Brave New World ~TAiLS of a Bookworm

(1/2) I was slow to embracing #AI, not because of any moral belief- just didn't have the head space to learn something new. Eventually, I started using it in my work; it did all the tedious parts of being a one woman LLC, freeing up brain space to do the fun stuff. but... #edtech #AIinEducation

Diving deeper into the multilingual programs at the International School of Zug and Luzern. Together we are grounding our conversations in students’ artifacts of learning across languages. #MultilingualEcosystem

I'm putting the finishing touches on this month's Thrive. (My newsletter). Have you signed up? www.bethpumaconsulting.com Sneak peak: 👇🏼

A beautiful essay about identity. www.tieonline.com/article/7595...

Ople is the perfect space to connect, share ideas, and grow professionally. I'm excited to be sharing #MLL strategies on this app, surrounded by other teachers. Sign up today and check it out. link.ople.us/zpZQk I'd love to hear what you think. #MLL #EAL #ELL

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-...

I'm pretty proud of this blog post @theedcollab.bsky.social . The draft had been sitting for a bit, but it felt important to push through. Now more than ever #translanguaging pedagogy is an act of love and resistance. #mll #eal #ell community.theeducatorcollaborative.com/translanguag...

Hi educator community! 👋Thinking about ways school administrators can create space for meaningful literacy collaboration amongst teachers with @pbertana.bsky.social and the @theedcollab.bsky.social community! Comment what you want administrators to know/do to support collaborative planning!

It’s so important to know what your values are right now. Have more than a good guess about what they might be. Have a plan to defend them.

🔎 Are you ready to look a little closer at how your school serves their #MultilingualLearners? 🗓️ Currently booking for summer and the 25-26 school year. 👩🏻‍💻 Let's set up an exploratory call. I'd love to hear about your hopes and dreams serving #Mlls. www.bethpumaconsulting.com/contact

Join @supporteduc.bsky.social's #MultilingualLearner Symposium to connect with ML thought leaders, many of them Corwin authors! Highlights include: ✨ Keynote by Dr. Ayanna Cooper 🎓 Earn 6 PD credit hours 🎉 Free tools, Q&A, and exclusive deals Learn more: ow.ly/7NvB50VmtyP

🗓️SAVE THE DATE: May 3, 10AM EST, ONLINE 📣Our Spring 2025 Gathering’s conference theme is one word: UNMUTE. 📣It is a call to action for anyone who has been trying to regain their footing and voice in this whirlwind of devastating news we encounter daily. More details to come.

Unpopular Opinion: I am ready for educators to stop using "curriculum" and "district/school adopted publisher materials" interchangeably. #curriculum #curriculumdesign #placebasedcurriculum #studentcenteredcurriculum

Talk to me about whole class novel studies. I have my own opinion, but really curious what different perspectives are in the field.

Finishing up a 7 month partnership with a school here in Tucson. Bittersweet. We were working to find our #collectiveefficacy through our #instructionaldesign in #earlyliteracy. I’ll miss the teachers and I’ll miss the kids.

Elementary and secondary educators spend a lot of time “preparing students for the real world.” I dunno, y’all. I don’t like the idea of sending students off to college to be disappeared, which goes against the very constitution we teach 😬

Sometimes it takes a bit for a book to find its audience. I’m not sure exactly what’s going on rn, but I’m sure as heck grateful for all of the love this lil’ book has been receiving lately. 🩷 I can’t WAIT to hear what your students and book group members have to say about it. #EduSky

Pay attention to who cared more about maintaining decorum than actively seeking justice.

I am accepting submissions for my emerging writer series at gay.submittable.com. You should have three publications or fewer and no book contract. Yes, this is a paid opportunity. Guidelines at the link. Plz follow the guidelines.

Got out of a meeting where I held my eyes for so long, but now that I'm done with the meeting PHEW........here it is. It's exhausting hiding your face.