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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fellow Educators:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This week’s BrlChat topic is “Working with students who are English language learners (ELL).” I hope you will bring your ideas and questions to Twitter this Thursday at 9pm
eastern. Also, if you know any ELL teachers or other professionals who work primarily with students who are ELL, please invite them to join our conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Don’t forget to
<a href="http://withoutaclassroom.wordpress.com/brlchat/">vote in the next topic poll</a>. Remember If there are topics you would like to talk about during BrlChat, please send them along. We are always looking for new ideas!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To learn more about BrlChat, read archives of previous chats, or to learn more about Twitter (if you are new to the platform) please visit the
<a href="http://withoutaclassroom.wordpress.com/brlchat/">BrlChat Web page</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Note: BrlChat is an open forum, all people, ideas, and opinions are welcome. The more diverse the participants the more interesting our conversations will be. Be bold, share
your thoughts, and spark conversation!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Have a great week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Natalie Shaheen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">@nlshaheen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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