Region One ESC Bilingual

01/14/2021

What a fantastic group of teachers from #RioHondoISD! They were super engaged all day in our “Meeting the Needs of English Learners with Special Needs” session! Kudos to all of them! Check out everything they worked on!

01/12/2021

SHOW VIRTUAL: La Energía & Tú (Proximamente)

Wow! Have you seen this event? Register your school today!! For more information, go to: https://www.utrgv.edu/prem/energy-and-u/index.htm

https://youtu.be/17lRIREhGhY

Casi listos para la premiere de las presentaciones virtuales del show la Energía & Tu. En colaboración con la Universidad de Minnesota aqui en UTRGV hemos es...

01/12/2021

Using Technology to Support Young English Language Learners in a Hybrid Classroom

This elementary teacher has her students do things like record podcasts and videos to improve their fluency. 🎙️

Through videos and interactive online tasks, early elementary students can increase fluency and build vocabulary.

01/11/2021

Beyond Fronteras

Check out our latest ESC1Bilingual newsletter! Beyond Fronteras: January 2021! We hope you enjoy it!

On the Spotlight ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! We hope you had a relaxing time at home during your well-deserved winter break. Our Bilingual/ESL team...

01/09/2021

Great way to spend this beautiful Saturday morning! GEAR UP High School teachers from across the region did fantastic during our #E3forEL course! Effective, Engaging, and Equitable Remote Learning for English Learners!

01/09/2021

Texas Education Agency

TEA Statement on SY 2020-2021 Enrollment in Texas Public Schools

For more information on grade level enrollment trends: bit.ly/2Xr1Kq6

#txed

01/07/2021

Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)

Speaking more than one language opens doors to enhanced professional opportunities! In our latest podcast, OELA Director Lorena McElwain and @GlobalMindED Founder Carol Carter talk multilingualism with a group of business leaders and students and how language skills have influenced their careers. Listen to "Language Assets for Career Preparedness" now for career insights that you can share with your students > Listen here: https://www.ncela.ed.gov/teacher-resources#HLH

01/07/2021

Now more than ever, educators must explore innovative ways to better serve #immigrant students. Come join us for this free virtual #TitleIII session! Don’t delay! Register today!

01/06/2021

Are you a #SpecialEducation teacher in need of their #bilingual or #ESL certification? Attend our test prep session for free! Or if you are a General Ed teacher, just find a special education friend and you both can attend for free! Don’t delay! Register today!

01/06/2021

Check out these amazing virtual sessions that we have prepared for our awesome #bilingual and #ESL educators and leaders for this new year! Don’t delay! Register today! Your #EnglishLearners will thank you!

12/11/2020

Supporting Multilingual Students in the Early Grades

Supporting Multilingual Students in the Early Grades

Five ways teachers can celebrate and extend the linguistic expertise of young students who speak two or more languages.

12/09/2020

The Autism Cafe

He’s nonverbal, but he hears you.

When you’re around nonverbal people, remember that just because they can’t speak doesn’t mean they can't communicate. And just because they can’t answer you doesn’t mean they don’t hear you or understand you.

I don’t have access to Charlie’s mind, but that I know — he understands a lot more than he lets on. He doesn’t answer us, but he hears us. He takes it all in.

Of course, there are not yet any back-and-forth conversations, but I know that somehow, much of what he hears around him is not lost.

Maybe all the information he hears is just waiting for its time to shine and express itself to the world.

12/08/2020

Beyond Fronteras

Here is our latest newsletter: Beyond Fronteras, December 2020! We hope you enjoy it! https://www.smore.com/2fdme-beyond-fronteras?ref=email-content#w-0472831817

On the Spotlight Here we are already at the end of this very unusual year with our third newsletter! Running a little late, but like my...

12/06/2020

Do you need to receive your Bilingual or ESL certification this school year? Check out these test preparation sessions! If you attend along with a Special Ed teacher who also needs to be certified, you all could attend for free! Don’t miss this opportunity! Register today!

12/06/2020

Are you a Bilingual/ESL Early Childhood teacher? Check out this awesome session we have available for you! Absolutely free! Don’t delay! Register today!

11/04/2020

Beyond Fronteras

Check out our latest ESC1Bilingual Newsletter, Beyond Fronteras! We hope you enjoy it!

On the Spotlight We would like to thank the hundreds of people who accessed our first ever newsletter last month. Your responses have...

10/27/2020

Connecting With Reluctant Remote Learners

Zoom classes make some kids feel uncomfortable. But teachers can help them feel more self-assured by getting to know them.

Online classes make some kids anxious, but building relationships with them can go a long way toward helping them feel secure.

10/25/2020

What a great way to spend our Saturday! Learning how to meet the needs of #EnglishLearners with #SpecialNeeds! Thank you @PSJAISD #SpEd teachers for attending our session and creating cool products on @padlet and #whiteboardfi with your peers!

10/18/2020

7 Ways to Do Formative Assessments in Your Virtual Classroom

7 Ways to Do Formative Assessments in Your Virtual Classroom

Finding out what your students are really learning remains indispensable to teaching. Here’s what teachers are doing to check for understanding online.

10/18/2020

Using Student-Generated Questions to Promote Deeper Thinking

Using Student-Generated Questions to Promote Deeper Thinking

Asking students to create their own questions has a powerful impact on learning. Plus, 5 tips to encourage high-quality questions.

10/15/2020

Effective Instructional Models for a Hybrid Schedule

Effective Instructional Models for a Hybrid Schedule

It can be a challenge to engage students when they’re at school only a few days a week—station rotations and flipping the classroom can help.

10/10/2020

Brilliant! 🤩

From @ChristyAliaga on Twitter:
Teacher uses call signal: Face-to-face students are referred to as the “orchestra” and distance learning students are the “balcony.”
T: “I would like to call on a balcony member to answer now.”
Organization is 🔑 for synchronous (concurrent) instruction.

10/05/2020

Beyond Fronteras

Super excited to share with everyone our first ESC1Bilingual newsletter! We hope you enjoy it!

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to our monthly bilingual newsletter! We are so excited to start this new journey with you! It's time to celebrate...

10/03/2020

Using whiteboard.fi our awesome @bil_misd teachers and admins were able to complete their own #LanguageProfiles by creating a double iceberg and shading their #BICS and #CALP! Then, they shared them in breakout rooms with their peers! Great job!!! 🙌

10/02/2020

Check out these awesome professional learning opportunities offered to ESC1 educators completely free of charge! Don’t delay! Register today! https://apps.esc1.net/ProfessionalDevelopment/RegionOne

10/01/2020

How to Maslow Before Bloom, All Day Long

How to Maslow Before Bloom, All Day Long

Morning meetings are a good place to start, but what you really need is a toolkit of strategies to meet your students’ social and emotional needs all day long.

09/24/2020

One of my favorite quotes by our former US Secretary of Education 🙌

09/15/2020

Engaging Students in Virtual Instruction With the Camera Off

Engaging Students in Virtual Instruction With the Camera Off

Giving students the option to turn their cameras off may make them more comfortable and open up new possibilities for teaching.

09/12/2020

Region One Education Service Center

Si su familia viajó fuera de la región en busca de trabajo agrícola o pesquero este año, sus hijos pueden ser elegibles para servicios de apoyo a través del Programa de Educación para Migrantes de su distrito!

¡Visite www.esc1.net/mep o llame (956) 984-6218 para obtener más información!

09/11/2020

Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)

Did you know? The NCELA.ed.gov Resource Library has over 20,000 resources on EL topics. You’ll find research studies, peer-reviewed articles and more. Access this treasure trove of information here: https://www.ncela.ed.gov/resource-library

09/05/2020

Registration for the #TELPAS Academy is now open! 💯% Online! Learn how to implement cognitive and linguistic scaffolding routines in the virtual classroom with your #EnglishLearners! You can’t miss this opportunity! Register today! https://apps.esc1.net/ProfessionalDevelopment/RegionOne/Registration/Workshop/160113

09/05/2020

So proud of this amazing team and our strong courageous leader, Dr. Cornelio Gonzalez! Thank you for speaking the truth, lifting us up, and paving the way for years to come!

09/03/2020

Last Friday we shared with #BilingualDirectors that we could do a tech session for their teachers on how to provide #effective, #engaging and #equitable education for #EnglishLearners during #remotelearning. Today, we were already presenting to @MissionCISD & teachers did amazing! 🙌 #E34EL

08/28/2020

Do you need to get your ESL Certification? TEA has developed a free ESL Preparation course for you! Yes, absolutely free! Check it out today! Don’t delay! https://youtu.be/3na6Gd0Jm-E

08/21/2020

Our favorite people in the world! Our awesome Bilingual Directors during our weekly Bilingual Fun Fridays!