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Book Study 40 Engaging Brain- Based Tools for the Classroom
One of the great benefits of working at Brownell is that I am able to continue my learning with fellow teachers. This year we have divided into groups to study different books so we can continue to grow as teachers … Continue reading
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Equity Notes October 10, 2013
We met at the new LPSDO Building and our speaker was from the Anti- Deformation League. Alan Potash was the speaker, He is the Executive Director of the Anit- Deformation league. The adl.org website is an amazing resource, but I … Continue reading
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Working with interpreters
I have attached “7 Helpful tips to work effectively with an interpreter” (At the bottom of this post). This is to help everyone since we all need a refresher. I know even with all my experience it is still difficult … Continue reading
Equity Liaison meeting 9/12/13
Hello! I am the Educational Equity liasion, here is a link to the district’s equity page, this describes most of what you need to know about equity. Please see me if you have questions. http://home.lps.org/studentservices/education-equity/ One of the … Continue reading
Mapping where English is not the language at home
Here is an interesting article about Mapping where English is not the language at home from the Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/us-language-map/ If you look at the map of Nebraska, look at Lancaster county at least 10% of our county speaks Spanish. … Continue reading
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2013 Test outs of ELL
It is always great to start a new school year with a celebration. We had about 575 ELL students test out of ELL in the district. Students test out by passing the ELDA, teacher recommendation and or also passing the … Continue reading
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Kindergarten End of the year Writing Celebration
Writing celebration The children have learned so much this year in writing. These pictures show tremendous growth. The students are now authors! As a part of our writing I made a class graphic, a sunflower to help the children to … Continue reading
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West Lincoln Kitchen Staff and Jack and Dave on KLIN radio.
We have a wonderful Kitchen Staff here at West Lincoln. In fact, they are so fun and great they were nominated to be on a local radio station. Even though it is a radio program, the radio hosts, Jack and … Continue reading
ELL Update- The Danger of a Single Story
In January, The ELL teachers attended a staff development on Culturally Responsive Writing and Technology. One of the most powerful parts of the evening was a video by a novelist on the Dangers of a Single Story. The speaker is … Continue reading
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ELL Update- ELL Essentials Staff development
In December the staff at West Lincoln learned even more about our ELL students, our presenter was Michelle Story- Kohl, one of our districts ELL coaches. Here is a link to some of the information that was shared at this … Continue reading
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