Michelle Van Balkom
@msvanbee.bsky.social
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ELL educator for secondary school. Passionate about equity and multilingual learning
Thank you
@ahonigsfeld.bsky.social
for your work with
#bctesol
today. You talked about my passion for collaboration.
3 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?
8 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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12 months 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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12 months 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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12 months ago
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I'm Canadian 🇨🇦 and I reject Poilievre. 💯
about 1 year ago
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www.uclahealth.org/news/release...
#ell
about 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
about 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
about 1 year ago
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reposted by
Michelle Van Balkom
Kimiko Shibata
about 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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ValentinaESL
about 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
about 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
about 1 year ago
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reposted by
Michelle Van Balkom
Larry Ferlazzo
about 1 year ago
Look who’s here! The great
@drcarolsalva.bsky.social
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I like talking about
#ell
#mll
#doctorwho
#tv
and
#countrymusic
. Find me friends!
about 1 year ago
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