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What Confident ELL Teachers Do Differently

Have you ever watched another ELL teacher work — in a PD session, in a video online, or just heard someone describe their classroom —…

EL teachers = ultimate multitaskers. 💪 Multiple g

EL teachers = ultimate multitaskers. 💪

Multiple grades. Newcomers. SPED. GT. Switching schedules, curriculums, & co-teaching nonstop. 🌀

You do it all—and your impact is massive. 💛
What else are you juggling? Drop it below. ⬇️

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This distinction changed how I advocate for ELL st

This distinction changed how I advocate for ELL students — and it will change how you do too.

Save this for your next data meeting. 📌
Screenshot it. 📱
Share it with your principal. 🏫

BICS vs CALP is the conversation that reframes everything. 🔄

EP203 in bio. 🔗

DM us RUBRICS for the free language domain rubrics. 💬

Real talk for ELL teachers. 🎙️ Have you ever walk

Real talk for ELL teachers. 🎙️

Have you ever walked out of a data meeting feeling like you failed your students — even though you knew in your gut they were growing? 😞

I hear this all the time.

And I want to say something clearly:

You are not failing because test scores didn't move enough. 📉

You are not failing because a homeroom teacher doesn't understand why their ELL student can talk but can't write. 🗣️✍️

You are not failing because an admin doesn't understand the 5-7 year language development timeline. ⏳

That pressure is not yours to carry. 🕊️

Tell me — what's one moment of real language growth you've seen in a student recently that a test would never capture? 👇

Drop it below. Let's celebrate the real data together. 🎉💬

⏳ Feeling behind trying to plan for ELLs? Our FRE

⏳ Feeling behind trying to plan for ELLs?

Our FREE 5-Day Challenge helps you set up ESL routines + lesson plans that work for every language level.

Walk away with free resources + confidence for your newcomers and beyond. 🙌
DM CHALLENGE to join!

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We’re a small team with a big goal: helping teache

We’re a small team with a big goal: helping teachers feel confident supporting ELLs 💛

This May, we’re traveling from 3 countries to meet some of our incredible New Jersey members—we appreciate you more than you know!

Are you going to NJTESOL? Let us know in the comments!👇

Real talk for ELL teachers. 🎙️ Of these four thin

Real talk for ELL teachers. 🎙️

Of these four things, which one feels the hardest in your classroom right now? 🤔

WHO — really knowing where each student is in their language development 📊

WHAT — knowing what language growth looks like and what to actually teach 📚

HOW — having consistent routines that do not change week to week 🔁

WHEN — knowing what to do next after a lesson without guessing 🧭

Drop your answer below. 👇

There is no wrong answer here — just honest ones. 💯

And if you are not sure, DM us the word QUIZ and we'll help you figure it out. 💬

Your students are growing. 📈 The test just can't s

Your students are growing. 📈 The test just can't see it.

Here's what real language progress actually looks like 👇 — and the tool that helps you observe, track, and communicate it with confidence.

Save this 📌 and share it with every homeroom teacher in your building. 📣

DM us 💬 RUBRICS for the free language domain rubrics.

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