Cheers from the ESOL Office 2018 - 19 by https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn Double click on the Padlet to add some encouragement for your colleagues. en-us 2018-08-10 18:28:44 UTC 2025-10-24 14:04:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/297490906/a4669eb59215af23ad7dd55101b755b9/ESOL_logo_Transparent.png ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/272666438 Thanks to all the curriculum writers and summer school teachers who wrote for, or worked with, our ESOL students this summer!]]> 2018-08-10 18:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/272666438 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/273065811 Thank you to Erin, Tema, Donna, Emee, Candice, Yosselin, Jennifer and all the ESOL staff and teachers that I've worked with for their help and patience as I've transitioned into my new role. Ilona Hanson]]> 2018-08-14 14:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/273065811 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/275291506 Emee went above and beyond to order and prepare all the goodies and supplies, for the August 24th PD, that our ESOL teachers so deserve. Thank you Emee!]]> 2018-08-25 01:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/275291506 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/275291606 Thank you to the following BCPS staff members who did such an amazing job presenting at the August 24th PD: Anny Hoge-Franz, Heather Jennings, and Felicia Smith.]]> 2018-08-25 01:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/275291606 Thanks to Donna Miller for helping us make the ESL Summer School a success by organizing it, training us, visiting, and giving feedback! https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/275655182 Thanks to Erin, Donna, Ilona,  the teachers that wrote curriculum, the new progress reports, and provided translations and so much more! ESOL is getting more and more organized! every year It's appreciated.
Joe]]> 2018-08-27 18:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/275655182 Here's to a great ESOL year to all my new and very supportive ESOL Colleagues! You rock! https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/279814180 Helga Olafsson

]]> 2018-09-11 12:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/279814180 Endless thanks to Ilona Hanson who jumped in the deep end with both feet and has worked tirelessly to support the ESOL office! dmiller72 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/280291783 2018-09-12 12:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/280291783 Thank you XIang Li for your assistance with the creation of 425 PNS for PHS. https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/291691367 Anita Prifti

]]> 2018-10-11 12:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/291691367 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/296445290 Thank you Emee for helping me prepare a plethora of manipulatives for a recent presentation!
Ilona Hanson]]> 2018-10-24 13:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/296445290 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/296446205 Thank you to Xiang Li, Angela Dregier, and Gevene Harden for doing so much to help with the waiver process. 
Ilona Hanson]]> 2018-10-24 13:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/296446205 Thank you Felicia Cruz for presenting our recent PD. You shared lots of ideas and resources and time for collegiate planning was much appreciated. https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300298424 2018-11-05 03:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300298424 Thank you Ilona for answering so many questions about ESOL procedures and policies for us. https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300299204 2018-11-05 03:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300299204 Donna - we miss you and wish you all the best. You have always been there to answer questions and help us in any way. And you always seem to turn any negatives into positives. https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300299502 2018-11-05 03:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300299502 Thank you Marcia Jones for organizing Magnet Expo support and application process. Thank you Inna and Shaista for helping with phone calls and visiting parents in several corners of the county. https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300437803
~Gevene de Harden ]]> 2018-11-05 13:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300437803 Thanks, Janet, for pointing me in the right direction for my accommodation questions! https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300475376 2018-11-05 14:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/300475376 Thank you to all of the curriculum writers for your creative ideas https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/301646262 2018-11-07 17:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/301646262 Thanks Rachel Pardew for answering all of my questions and being so helpful this year! https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/301647342 2018-11-07 17:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/301647342 Thank you Joel and Deb for being incredible cluster partners. You both are inspiring leaders in our community and supportive mentors to our students. https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/302045006 2018-11-08 13:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/302045006 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/302924227 Kudos to the many ESOL teachers (and non ESOL teachers) from BCPS that I saw at the MD TESOL Conference. Excited to see how you implement some of the strategies you learned about today.
Ilona Hanson]]> 2018-11-11 00:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/302924227 It's great to be a part of the ESOL Team in BCPS:) https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/303819869 Y. Bruno]]> 2018-11-13 15:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/303819869 Thank you to all of the Welcome Center staff, including our newest members, Lisa and Yosselin for making it through another busy season with smiles on your faces! I know the parents appreciate it as much as I do. https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/304119039 Erin

]]> 2018-11-14 03:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/304119039 Thank you to all of our veteran elementary ESOL teachers for providing support to our new teachers during Donna's absence. I have been so amazed to see how much you have all pitched in! https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/304119417 Erin ]]> 2018-11-14 03:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/304119417 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/312098183 Thank you to Kim Hirschbine and Jill Williams for submitting accountable talk information/examples.
Ilona Hanson]]> 2018-12-07 02:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/312098183 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/312098766 Thank you to Nancy Yetter for being such an excellent partner in our co-teaching training! I'm excited to start providing PD with you on co-teaching. 
Ilona Hanson]]> 2018-12-07 02:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/312098766 Thank you Xiang Li for being an amazing partner in crime. We make a great team and I https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/312280060 2018-12-07 15:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/312280060 Thanks to Adelle and Felicia for their help with the quarterly assessments amongst many other things. jcisaacs https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/312293251 2018-12-07 16:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/312293251 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/314522885 Thank you to Janet Chao for providing such an informative session on K WIDA testing on 12/12/18. 
Ilona Hanson]]> 2018-12-14 02:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/314522885 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/314523068 Thank you to: Jessica Gresock, Susan Kleinsasser, Chloe Cummings, and Janet Chao and all others who helped, set up/put back the extra tables and chairs at the 12/12/18 WIDA session.
Ilona Hanson]]> 2018-12-14 02:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/314523068 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/322201309 Thank you to PHS and Anita Prifti for sharing a text resource with Woodlawn High ESOL teachers. ]]> 2019-01-18 16:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/322201309 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/334660977 A HUGE thank you to Anny and Michelle for the amount of help they've provided to so many teachers/schools during the WIDA testing window. 
Ilona Hanson]]> 2019-02-25 01:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/334660977 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/335316137 Thank you to Janet Chao and Nancy Yetter for providing our new ESOL teachers with such valuable guidance during their New Teacher Induction Workshops. 
Ilona Hanson]]> 2019-02-26 12:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/335316137 Thank you https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/335876316 llona for your beautiful and informative newsletters!

]]> 2019-02-27 13:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/335876316 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/338972752 Kudos to Julie Tewey, Lynn Young and Ali Benkovic for being the FIRST teachers to share their REL forms with me! Awesome work!
Ilona Hanson]]> 2019-03-07 17:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/338972752 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/345266880 Thank you to Anita Prifti for sharing her knowledge about being a secondary DC with this year's prospective DCs. ]]> 2019-03-26 14:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/345266880 BIG shout out to Jill Henofer and all the amazing work she put in to support LHS's teachers and students while I was out on leave. She's AMAZING! https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/345799688 2019-03-27 16:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/345799688 Thanks to Ramona and Jen for your great teamwork in us getting through the testing at Relay! jisaacs1 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/346520466 Joe]]> 2019-03-29 12:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/346520466 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/352527701 What a fantastic World Day for Cultural Diversity at Dundalk HS on 4/17! Thank you to Marcia Jones and Inna Giller as well as all the Family School Liaisons for organizing such a successful and fun event. Ilona Hanson]]> 2019-04-18 11:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/352527701 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/357813322 Wonderful World Day for Cultural Diversity at Woodlawn HS on 04/30! Thank you again to Marcia Jones and Inna Giller, Gevene Harden and all the Family School Liaisons for organizing this. I had great fun helping students of all sizes build their cardboard challenge sculptures. Thank you also to Ileana Taboada for being the host. Ilona Hanson]]> 2019-05-07 20:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/357813322 ihanson2 https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/357814270 Thank you to Xiang Li for producing the excellent, user friendly and highly efficient transition forms via SmartSheet!]]> 2019-05-07 20:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/357814270 Thank you to our ESOL teachers https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/358499526 2019-05-09 14:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/358499526 Thanks to Anny and Felicia for making the summer ESL program run so smoothly. https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/371688463 2019-07-19 12:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ihanson2/2m0v7fjlnrwn/wish/371688463