Weβre calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane βAlligator Alcatrazβ detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
#MillysJourneyBooks are out in the world taking space and bringing smiles to childrenβthis makes my heart so happy β₯οΈππ₯
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Came home to find this beautiful gifts from @mrsspinasclass.bsky.social β
Congratulations on the release of her new book IGNITING REAL CHANGE FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS π₯π
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Thank you for sharing!!
Congratulations to @emilyfrancis.bsky.social on her newest book releases!!! Celebrate with her by ordering these two amazing books!! Paper copy & e-book available on Amazon π
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#MillysJourneyBooks series is now available!
Millyβs Journey:
Book 1οΈβ£:
Where the Dreams Take Root
Book 2οΈβ£: The Letters in My Backpack
Paper copy & e-book available on Amazon π
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When your friends buy your books the minute is available ππ½π #Grateful #MillysJourneyBooks
#MillysJourneyBooks will be available in just a few hours!!!
Releasing MAΓANA π«Άπ½π₯π
Paper copy available maΓ±ana π€ #MillysJourneyBooks #Kidlit #BookSky #EduSky
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e-BookβNOW on Amazon!
Follow Millyβs powerful story in Where the Dreams Take Root and The Letters in My Backpackβa bilingual series about courage, hope, and finding your voice. Start the journey today! #MillysJourneyBooks #librosenespaΓ±ol #librosbilingΓΌes #DignidadLiteraria #AuthenticLit
Mark your calendar!
#MillysJourneyBooksβ birthday is Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 πποΈ
#MillysJourneyBooks π₯π β Book 1οΈβ£ available 7/1/25
Thanks! Self publishing π
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#MillysJourneyBooks, a series of 4 bilingual books, based on my personal experiences, will be available soon!
First 2 books will be available Tuesday, July 1st, 2025!!
β³οΈ For early released copies, visit the authorβs website β www.InspiringELLs.com
Thank you, ESC Northeast, Ohio ππ½
What a great learning time with passionate educators in Cleveland, Ohio
First PD using my picture books β #MillysJourneyBooks were a big hit ππ₯
My heart is full π«Άπ½
Grateful for co-workers who support my work!
The Eudy family & Cline family made time for #MillysJourneyBooks β Having them read these first 2 books in the series as a family and discussing topics shared in my books (especially about immigration) is a dream come true π
One of my first Beta readersβWilson, a kindergartener in the #DualLanguage program β₯οΈππ½π
Millyβs Journey series coming July 1st #MillysJourneyBooks
New EXIT score APPROVED ππ½
The U.S. Dep of Ed approved NCβs amendment to (ESSA) state plan. An overall composite score of 4.5 on the WIDA ACCESS test for Ss to exit English learner status.
At CHS we had 13 MLs meet the EXIT criteria! ππ½
13-yr-old Camarria Williams made a remarkable discovery when she found a compound with potential cancer-fighting properties in goose poop from Garfield Park, Chicago.
This surprising find happened while participating in the Chicago Antibiotic Discovery Lab, a STEM program in collaboration with the
This series is so special. It will be a valuable asset to any classroom library.
Anchor chart titled "Metacognition Thinking Stems:" offering a series of sentence stems such as "I'm thinking ... ," "I'm wondering ... ," etc.
How do you encourage Ss to think about their thinking? π€
Here's how T @emilyfrancis.bsky.social⬠does it:
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4 + Book" * + Review When I read Emily Francis's new series, "Milly's Journey," my first thought was, "I can't wait to read these books to students." Emily's description of her childhood joys and challenges parallels many of the stories my students tell me about their early years and their countries of origin. While students are in my classroom, I want to give them the opportunity to tell their own stories, see themselves reflected in literature, and grow their English skills. "Milly's Journey" will allow me to achieve all three goals as my scholars use English to compare Emily's stories to their own lives. Reading the entire Milly's Journey series will certainly help children see that their own stories are, in fact, beautiful and worth sharing with the world. These sweet yet meaningful children's books get 5 stars from this teacher! MILLY'S JOURNEY Where the Dreams Take Root LLY'S JOUR Letters in My Backpa Sarah Collins EL TRAYECTO DE MILLY DONDE LOS SUEΓOS ECHAN RAΓCES By Emily Francis TRAYECTO DE MI ZAS CARTAS EN MI MOCH
Sarah Collins, my former cooperating teacher, loves my first 2 picture books in my #MillysJourneyBooks series ππ½π₯
Check out her review!! She also provided very valuable insights to make the books so much better!!
MILLY'S JOURNEY Where the Dreams Take Root LLY'S JOUR Letters in My Back BOOK geview EL TRAYECTO DE MILLY DONDE LOS SUEΓOS ECHAN RAΓCES By Emily Francis TRAY ZAS CA Valentina Gonzalez Rooted Linguistics "These books are very well written and a gift to readers!" "As I read the first two picture books from the Milly's Journey series, I felt as if I was taken into Milly's childhood with her. These remarkable narratives will surely be stories that many of our students can connect with. I loved how the books are written in English and in Spanish allowing for an equal language experience. Reading about Milly's life adventures allowed me to learn about the journey that one family had, a journey that was different from mine, yet still a journey I can relate to. Now I can't wait for the third book in this series to come out!"
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Thank you, @valentinaesl.bsky.social for making time for #MillysJourneyBooks β your review on book 1 & 2 means so much to me.
Wow!!! Look at all the sticky notes π€© ππ
My former cooperating teacher, mentor, friend, and colleague read my picture books and provided a ton of great feedback.
Sarahβs teacher perspective helped so much!! π₯
Millyβs series coming SOON!!! #MillysJourneyBooks
Galena Park ISD MULTILINGUAL SUMMER/ACADEMY May 30, 2025 Before you pack your bags for your summer trip, spend the day with us preparing for a successful new 2025-2026 school year! Dual Language and ESL teachers will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of professional development sessions that will focus on best practices, engaging instructional strategies for all content areas, and strategies to motivate emergent bilingual students. The sessions will be brought to you by an amazing line-up of national, state, and locally known presenters who share the same passion to help students become successful bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural scholars. CLICK TO REGISTER IN EDUPHORIA FOR MULTILINGUAL SUMMER ACADEMY KEYNOTE SPEAKER/GENERAL SESSION Keynote Speaker Astrid Emily Francis if you only knew Letters from an Immigrant Teacher EMILY FRANCIS Astrid Emily Francis Astrid Emily Francis is a nationally recognized English as a Second Language teacher at Concord High School in Concord, North Carolina. She serves students at various English proficiency levels. Emily is originally from Guatemala and her experience as an English Language Learner inspired her to become an ESL teacher. This affords her a deep understanding of the challenges her students must overcome to succeed. Emily earned a BA in Spanish and a MAT in ESL from UNC-Charlotte. She serves as a professional development facilitator, motivational and keynote speaker. Emily is part of UNC-Charlotte College of Education's Advisory Board. Emily served as teacher liaison the Cabarrus County Board of Education as a district Teacher of the Year in 2016. Emily is the author of (in English and Spanish): If You Only Knew: Letters from an Immigrant Teacher. As a leader, Emily's focus is to inspire students to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more.
Heading to Galena Park ISD this week!
Iβm excited to share a learning day with #DualLanguage & ESL teachers in Galena Park in Houston, TX
Itβs summer learning time! βοΈπ€ππ
Add Millyβs Journey β book 2 to your reading list ππ½
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MILLY'S JOURNEY Where the Dreams Take Root EL TRAYECTO DE MILLY DONDE LOS SUEΓOS ECHAN RAΓCES "Loving Milly's story!" "I absolutely love Milly as a main character and how the author tenderly illustrates her hopes and dreams. Emily Francis creates a world that, while it will be unfamiliar to some readers, is authentic and vivid. I felt emotional while reading it!! I can't wait to hear more about what Emily has in mind for future books in the series! BOOK REVIEW BY KATIE MCCLUNG CROOK EL TRAYECTO
First book review is here!! Thank you, Katie for making time for Millyβs Journey β Book 1 ππ½β₯οΈ
Katie shared fantastic feedback that helped me make this book even better for all readers.
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Itβs a βget it all doneβ kinda day π
ELD teacher end-of-year checklist:
π Update @ellevationed.bsky.social
π Print & file cumulative reports
π Clean out bookshelves & room
π Complete schoolβs end-of-year checklist
π Attend mandatory meeting
