Paula Rose, Maple Park Middle School, North Kansas City Intro The main objective of my project is to promote interest and awareness of languages that are spoken in our building with the hope that students will be inspired to continue conversing with friends or study on their own with DuoLingo— or take high school language classes. The use of fun materials and activities is intentional to create an environment of trust and sharing. My building, where I teach seventh-grade

Kristen Butler Mark Twain Elementary, Springfield, MO Introduction Echoes in Rotations focuses on the use of multilingual, technology enhanced tools, specifically, PENpal audio recorder pens, to support English Learners (ELs) during independent reading rotations. These tools are designed to provide students with access to both their home language (L1) and English, particularly when teacher support is not available. By incorporating bilingual books, dictionaries, talking l

Kaitlyn Wadkins, Mark Twain Elementary, Springfield, MO Intro The goal of this project is to create phonics kits that can be used in all classrooms and all grade levels to support the development of foundational phonics skills. These skills can later benefit a students’ reading and comprehension skills. These kits will provide hands-on, reusable materials to grade level teachers. The specific focus is to provide the instruction that may be lacking when Newcomer EL students