Michelle Van Balkom
@msvanbee.bsky.social
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ELL educator for secondary school. Passionate about equity and multilingual learning
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about 2 months ago
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Too many of my friends and family have been affected by cancer. The most personal was my mom's journey. I'm participating in Burnaby Mountain Seconday School’s Relay for Life because cancer research gave my mom years she wouldn't have had and everyone deserves that.
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about 2 months ago
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Thank you
@ahonigsfeld.bsky.social
for your work with
#bctesol
today. You talked about my passion for collaboration.
7 months ago
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If I was queen of Canada, I’d make Lunar new year a federal holiday and move Family Day to May (one the same day as Victoria’s bday). What do you think?
12 months ago
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Q3: i will admit I don’t know. There doesn’t seem to be enough time to truly involve families as much as I’d like to.
#Elsky
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over 1 year ago
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Q2: I give space for students to ask questions and share what they’ve heard. I often link curriculum to current events globally.
#ELsky
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over 1 year ago
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A1: As someone teaching outside of the USA (Canada), the reaction by my students was fear that our politics would follow in the America footsteps as we see a rise in anti-immigration sentiment here as well.
#ELsky
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over 1 year ago
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I'm Canadian 🇨🇦 and I reject Poilievre. 💯
over 1 year ago
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www.uclahealth.org/news/release...
#ell
over 1 year ago
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Got a gift from a student who was in my class last year. I felt I struggled to connect with them during that time. Today they said “cause you are my favorite teacher”. You never really know how you impact others. Therefore, choose kindness always.
#edu
over 1 year ago
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Laziness is a myth. People don’t do or attempt because of barriers that make the possibility of failure too terrifying.
#edusky
over 1 year ago
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reposted by
Michelle Van Balkom
Kimiko Shibata
over 1 year ago
“Full inclusion” is not simply dumping a highly vulnerable child with complex needs into a regular classroom with no additional staff training or supports for safety and academic success. Inclusion means hard work. Inclusion means putting our money where our mouths are.
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Michelle Van Balkom
ValentinaESL
over 1 year ago
The addition of audio is excellent!
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I wrote about this book on a previous post but just figured out how to post it. I'm really proud of the work students have done on this.
#mll
#ell
#multilingual
read.bookcreator.com/vDdq6H5IMnjn...
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Multilingual Student Writing
Read this free ebook by Student Authors. Find thousands of free educational ebooks for classroom use at read.bookcreator.com
https://read.bookcreator.com/vDdq6H5IMnjnXwwzhVQltNjpx4fNMeTlYXsgbjEADW0/0wjShJDbS3CmVPZXCWH0iA/YQLrOVtnSvW_GasTyJthRg
over 1 year ago
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So I do a unit with my multilingual student where they write vingettes in dual languages similar in style to
#thehouseonmangostreet
I’ve struggled for years on what platform to use to display and finally put them on @bookcreater.com Would anyone like to see?
#ell
#mll
over 1 year ago
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reposted by
Michelle Van Balkom
Larry Ferlazzo
over 1 year ago
Look who’s here! The great
@drcarolsalva.bsky.social
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drcarolsalva.bsky.social
https://drcarolsalva.bsky.social
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I like talking about
#ell
#mll
#doctorwho
#tv
and
#countrymusic
. Find me friends!
over 1 year ago
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