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Thank you for doing this on a Saturday!!

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Elizabeth Ellis - 7th Grade Science - Hunter's Creek MS

The theme was GENIUS!  It was very exciting and memorable. I can't wait to use all the different strategies learned with my ELLs.

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Tirivanhu Muchuweni - Lake Nona High

The Science of Reading, Language and Vocabulary, Power of Visuals and the Scaffolding of ELL learners presentations really helped me a lot.

Thank you so  much.

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It was an awesome session. A lot of insights gained and strategies that I can immediately implement. Thank you!

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Visuals are an important component of the ELLs students learning process and need.

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I have learned that having a safe classroom environment is important. for our ELL students when scaffolding. I learned that when students know 90% to 95% of vocabulary, they will comprehend the text. I will definitely be using most of these strategies in my classroom. I enjoyed my travels! Thank you.

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Thank you for such an amazing flight! <3

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Thank you for such an amazing flight! <3

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The content was very informative I enjoyed the breakout rooms and I will implement the 7 steps strategy

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Perspective! Think I'll let that word sink in....

Visuals and writing makes the content more memorable!

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Suzanne Roth, Reading Coach, Timber Creek High School. All four sessions were highly engaging.  I loved the energy today :) "When you give students the opportunity to acquire a robust vocabulary, you give them the key to unlock the door of comprehension".

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Suzanne Roth, Reading Coach, Timber Creek High School. All four sessions were highly engaging.  I loved the energy today :) "When you give students the opportunity to acquire a robust vocabulary, you give them the key to unlock the door of comprehension".

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Jean Stoney. University High. If I have to spend Saturday in a PD i would repeat this one because you all made it interesting: high energy and informative.

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Jean Stoney. University High. If I have to spend Saturday in a PD i would repeat this one because you all made it interesting: high energy and informative.

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Brian Madondo Physics/Astronomy Olympia High 

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Brian Madondo Physics/Astronomy Olympia High 

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The professional development was awesome and well thought of. Thank you for all the strategies we learnt today.

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Thanks for the amazing learning experience!

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Cant Believe its already over!!!
Enjoyed every part of this session. it was quite informative and relevant to our practice. Thank you soo much

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Jennifer Kothenbeutel
SunRidge Middle School

Wonderful strategies were shared with us. Great energy from the presenters.

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I work for Winter Park High School. I am an ELA teacher for grades 11th and 12th grade. I also teach the sheltered classes for our ESOL students in these grades. I’ve enjoyed everything that was taught today. I will take the seven steps and the Sketch and Stretch activities with me and implement them into my classroom.

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Thank you for sharing all these strategies.!

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Nancy Roman
SunRidge Middle School
Loved the energy and strategies shared today! Will definitely be using these.

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Linda Rasmussen from Hunter's Creek Middle school

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Linda Rasmussen from Hunter's Creek Middle school

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I really enjoyed how things were presented and how existing skills were reinforced. I loved learning new skills that I can apply to help my ELL students. Everyone has the misconception that math is a universal language, but it is not for my ELL students. Thank you for providing us with this opportunity!

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Brenda Diaz - Colonial HS 9th grade
Loved the institute, you gave us great and valuable strategies to help our ELL’s. I would love more of these!! You all did AMAZING!!!!

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The content was informative and the theme was fun. Learning about how to better serve ELL's was nice and this PD was very beneficial.

The Seven Steps were what I really liked.

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Lakeville ES
The training was amazing. A great refresher and amazing ideas and strategies. Thank you!

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Very useful and informative. Well needed refresher for working with ALL of our students, especially our ELLs and ESOLs students.

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Natalia Margeson - NorthLake Park Community School. I loved the energy of the presenters and the organization of the course! TravELLing through different sessions was so much fun!

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Natalia Margeson - NorthLake Park Community School. I loved the energy of the presenters and the organization of the course! TravELLing through different sessions was so much fun!

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Yadira Lopez Nieves--Freedom High School
You all did an AMAZING job!!! I walked away with new strategies that I can implement in my classroom. I loved that you all not only introduced the strategies, but showed examples of what they looked like, and we even had some time to practice with them. I am particularly eager to try out Sketch to Stretch!!!

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I loved how you had a theme like traveling with plane and had scarfs by your neck. I will implement in my class too

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Great strategies to use with our students! Thanks.

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Great strategies to use with our students! Thanks.

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It was awesome learning strategies that I could not only use with my ELL students but all of my students! Particularly the reading and strategies.

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I appreciated this training because I was able to get a better understanding and perspective for ELL students. I enjoyed learning knew ways to incorporate academic vocabulary and the importance of always including visuals and explaining to students the intent of my visuals. The purpose of the visuals will help the ELL students make more connections. Also, I really enjoyed the theme of this training and the energy of each facilitator.

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Winsome Foster Mollie Ray ES. Today's session was very interesting, informative and interactive. The presenters all did an awesome job. I have learned quite a bit of information on how to introduce and implement vocabulary words, how powerful visuals are to all learners, how to ensure that my students especially ELLs receive scaffolding support.

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Winsome Foster Mollie Ray ES. Today's session was very interesting, informative and interactive. The presenters all did an awesome job. I have learned quite a bit of information on how to introduce and implement vocabulary words, how powerful visuals are to all learners, how to ensure that my students especially ELLs receive scaffolding support.

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The energy that you all brought today was incredible. The strategies were very practical and I gained a lot of perspective on the ELL experience.

-Tanner Porter, Freedom High School, ELA 1

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Suzanne Dobie West Orange High School. Iwas reminded how important visuals are to our ELLs and a few tools I have not used in a few years such as sketch to stretch

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I learned that it doesn't take much effort to make a greater impact in teaching our ELLs.  I had so much fun learning new things today!

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Great course! Always helpful to see and hear about great teaching strategies!

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Helen Flanagan
Sunridge Middle School
One of the best prepared and presented presentations I have attended. Loved the energy and positive vibes of each presenter. Experts with Microsoft teams and sharing activities.

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Diana Escandon Moreno from Jones High School.

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Diana Escandon Moreno from Jones High School.

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Every session gave me a better understanding about teaching a second language (use of visuals, scaffold, vocabulary and how to read across content) Thanks

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Lori Brooks from Timber Creek: The presenters were engaging in all 4 sessions. I am walking away from this training with a renewed perspective. I aim to do my best to serve our ELL students in a safe, welcoming classroom. 

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Lori Brooks from Timber Creek: The presenters were engaging in all 4 sessions. I am walking away from this training with a renewed perspective. I aim to do my best to serve our ELL students in a safe, welcoming classroom. 

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Purvi Shah- Olympia High School, I learned lot of strategies which can apply in my classroom to help my ELL students, all activities were very insightful. Thank you

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Purvi Shah- Olympia High School, I learned lot of strategies which can apply in my classroom to help my ELL students, all activities were very insightful. Thank you

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Today's information was well thought out and organized, down to the theme! I enjoyed the need for visual reminders and the keynote speaker the most. She made me excited to learn & teach! I need the pep talk many days and it was encouraging. Great job everyone!

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Landing with new knowledge. Great job ladies. This was very well put together. I am impressed. I will be bragging about how cool our multilingual dept is. Have a blessed weekend. Till next time.

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Brittney Hepler - 5th grade Math/Science at Sunrise Elementary

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Brittney Hepler - 5th grade Math/Science at Sunrise Elementary

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This PD was very engaging! The theme of traveling was fun to be a part of. The content was well organized and the tools that were shared are very practical. It was also nice to be able to see through the eyes of an ELL. Thank you!

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Debbie Villar - IB Coord College Park MS & Carver MS - Will be using these strategies with my teams working with our Spanish and Haitian Creole ELLs. Thank you - today has been insightful and engaging :)

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Debbie Villar - IB Coord College Park MS & Carver MS - Will be using these strategies with my teams working with our Spanish and Haitian Creole ELLs. Thank you - today has been insightful and engaging :)

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Suzanne Tozer from Lake Silver Elementary. I loved the collaboration in each destination. The take aways for supporting our ELL's with Vocabulary and visuals was exciting! Also thank you to the Key note Speaker Dorvina for her enthusiastic wake up and start to our day! All facilitators were very helpful and made for an enjoyable experience in this day!

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Suzanne Tozer from Lake Silver Elementary. I loved the collaboration in each destination. The take aways for supporting our ELL's with Vocabulary and visuals was exciting! Also thank you to the Key note Speaker Dorvina for her enthusiastic wake up and start to our day! All facilitators were very helpful and made for an enjoyable experience in this day!

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Jada Reyes, ELA Teacher from East River High School: I learned so many great tools and strategies that I can implement into my classroom quickly. I am excited to share what I've learned with my colleagues at school. As our ELL population continues to grow, I am looking forward to seeing how we support their growth and learning. Go Falcons!

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Kerry-Ann Roberts/Hunters Creek Middle-I love that I can use these strategies with both my ELL and ESE population.

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I really enjoyed learning about the different tiers of vocabulary and the difference between what is considered commonly used academic language that can be found in a variety of classes and what is more course-specific, such a rhetorical devices for ELA or the names of molecules in a science class.

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This training was very informative. I enjoyed the guest speaker in the general session and all of the information provided. The presenters were well prepared and very energetic. I learned that I can easily implement practices that will benefit not only my ELL students, but all of my students. Thank you!

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Speakers, sessions, and exercises were all engaging and concise.  Thank you for such a rich experience! I think everyone who attended left with lots of "souvenirs" in their suitcases to treasure!

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Thang Nguyen from Oak Ridge High School - I enjoyed the air travel theme. I understood the ELL students' plight, as I was one. I appreciated the information on how to provide assistance to the ELL students. 

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Thang Nguyen from Oak Ridge High School - I enjoyed the air travel theme. I understood the ELL students' plight, as I was one. I appreciated the information on how to provide assistance to the ELL students. 

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Maria Koche-OHS- Great Job. Thank you :)

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Maria Koche-OHS- Great Job. Thank you :)

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Yasna Saez Tapia, Edgewater High. This course was very informative and engaging. I am in my second year teaching and trying to apply all the things I learned from PD. Thank you!

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All presenters were fun and informative. I loved the keynote! 

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All presenters were fun and informative. I loved the keynote! 

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Sarah Jones UHS ASD

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David From Colonial HS. Loved everything, super engaging.

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Christina Gutierrez from the Orlando Gifted Academy.

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Christina Gutierrez from the Orlando Gifted Academy.

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I enjoyed the various sessions and how we were able to interact with our peers to discuss various items. Each session gave us new information that will be helpful and useful.

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Emily Lilavois- lake Buena Vista High School- This training was very purposeful in the strategies and skills presented to us by the facilitators. I was presented with new concepts and ideas as well as gaining new perspective on ideas/ strategies I already utilize in my classroom.

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Thanks for giving us all some important things to think about as we approach our students of varying cultures and language proficiences in the classroom each day.

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It has been a long time since my last ELL training. Good to have a lens shift to realign perspective.

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Maria Koche-Ocoee High School.  I enjoyed each session.  All sessions were very engaging  :)

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Maria Koche-Ocoee High School.  I enjoyed each session.  All sessions were very engaging  :)

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Jeannette Figueroa Winter Park High School

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Jeannette Figueroa Winter Park High School

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All the destinations were very informative and gave lots of ideas and strategies. I liked learning from the comfort of my couch and pajamas. Thanksl

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Thank you! Absolutely worth my SATURDAY time. In one word... relevant.

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Great job!  Happy that I attended.  Learned a few valuable things to use in the classroom!

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Great job!  Happy that I attended.  Learned a few valuable things to use in the classroom!

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Todd Rullan , Lake Buena Vista High School

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Sean Mundyschein from Spring Lake Elementary - Really enjoyed our keynote speaker, fun theme and interactive activities.  Great takeaways from the Scaffolding session and the Vocabulary Session! 

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Sean Mundyschein from Spring Lake Elementary - Really enjoyed our keynote speaker, fun theme and interactive activities.  Great takeaways from the Scaffolding session and the Vocabulary Session! 

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I really enjoyed this institute. I learned a lot of valuable information that I can incorporate into my classroom immediately. Learning about the difference between language and academic scaffolds was very helpful. I also really like the 7 Step Vocabulary routine. I look forward to using/trying these strategies in my classroom! Thank you!

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Sarah Hatch from Ocoee. This was very helpful at giving practical tools and strategies rather than just theory and jargon. It was approachable for a 1st year teacher like me.

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The content was well organized and provided many strategies that can be incorporated immediately. The presenters were enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. I especially liked the information about academic vocabulary (7 steps) and needed the reminder about visuals as an important part of instruction.

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Excellent PD, well organized, clear instructions, a lot of collaboration, a lot of new knowledge. Very much appreciated!

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Ms. Watters from Ocoee High School. I started teach in August and Excited to apply what I have learned. I worked a university teaching Culture Shock and learning about other cultures so tacking on this learning PD will help. Thank you

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Christina Cuomo; Orlando Gifted Academy-The sessions were very well planned, and I appreciated the "short and sweet" messages of the presenters.  I learned a lot of great tools and insight.

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Christina Cuomo; Orlando Gifted Academy-The sessions were very well planned, and I appreciated the "short and sweet" messages of the presenters.  I learned a lot of great tools and insight.

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I enjoyed the interactive sessions and travel theme of this training. Everyone was energetic and excited to share new strategies that we can immediately implement in our classrooms.

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I was so impressed with how well organized you all were and thoroughly enjoyed the theme. So many things I learned that I can easily incorporate into my instructional practices, as well as some things I am already doing (but probably could work to do more frequently)
Thank you!

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I love the different conversations, some things where aha moments such as the amount of repetition and exposure our students need in order to be able to master the english language. OCPS need more trainings like this!!! It was a great trip!!! Team blue was the BEST!!!! ALOHA!

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Thank you for the learning experience.

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I learned a lot of great strategies that I can implement immediately in my classroom! Some of the strategies were review however I found ways to utilize it better with my ELLs. Sketch to Stretch was a favorite :)

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Kathryn Kelly from Clay Springs Elm. - I really enjoyed the theming, the videos from an ELL viewpoint, and the opening. Great seeing actual OCPS students and their journey, makes it more purposeful.

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Kathryn Kelly from Clay Springs Elm. - I really enjoyed the theming, the videos from an ELL viewpoint, and the opening. Great seeing actual OCPS students and their journey, makes it more purposeful.

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Jessica Starrett, Freedom High Literacy Coach

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Jessica Starrett, Freedom High Literacy Coach

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I enjoyed the facilitators' enthusiasmand learning the strategies that I can take back to Freedom.
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Clay Springs Elementary

Very interactive. Clear directions and instruction! Learned a lot in the vocabulary session.

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Hunter's Creek Middle School

I loved understanding the perspective of our ELL students and finding new ways as well as reviewing past ones to help them make new connections to learning! Thank you!

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Allison Hoyland- Timber Creek HS- Everyone was very organized and energetic which I appreciated.

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Paulette Goenaga from Winter Park High School -- today we traveled to various destinations. I enjoyed the seven-step strategies for vocabulary instruction.

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Paulette Goenaga from Winter Park High School -- today we traveled to various destinations. I enjoyed the seven-step strategies for vocabulary instruction.

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Sunridge Middle School

Loved the theme and how you required us to "travELL" to different areas that will help us better support our ELL learners.

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Lindsay Guntner from Timber Creek HS - I enjoyed the length of sessions and variety of strategies.

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Lindsay Guntner from Timber Creek HS - I enjoyed the length of sessions and variety of strategies.

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Stephanie Stonge from Cypress Creek- Great job planning and organizing ELL team. Very interactive and informative!!

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Stephanie Stonge from Cypress Creek- Great job planning and organizing ELL team. Very interactive and informative!!