Sally Barnes - World Language/EL Trainer

Leading two different audiences (teachers and admin) in two different cities (Bastrop and Fort Worth) using the same text - 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive Classroom! With teachers, we focused this session heavily on Steps 5-7, which are lesson components that support the ELPS and utilize all domains of language. With admin, we looked at the 7 Steps through their lens and crafted look-fors and goals to start strong in August!

I love this resource because it is so easily customizable for audiences, experiences, and district goals. It’s new every time!

Spent a day at in San Antonio last week! Comal ISD is rolling out the 7 Steps to all campuses over the next few year - these lucky teachers were specifically invited to lead the charge on their campus in this first round!

Thank you for having us to work with your elementary teachers! It’s always wonderful to see coworkers outside of our airport run-ins 😂 💕

3 days in always feels like a dream! I’m so grateful for their incredible language acquisition team and all they do. I loved working with administrators learning about ELPS updates and two days of teachers and principals learning about structured conversations through the 7 Steps! 💕

A quick 20 hours in Omaha to work with teachers at Florence Elementary School learning about the 7 Steps! What a positive, energetic group to end the school year. 💕

It was a lovely day covering ELPS and PLD updates with .isd district coordinators and EL teachers. I absolutely LOVE this training and it was wonderful to spend the day with a local district! 😍

Shout out to for the picture in this super color-coordinated room!

I am so thankful that invited me out to lead a Building Better Writers session yesterday. It’s always wonderful to be back in El Paso where I always meet the most dedicated (and impeccably dressed 💃🏽) teachers! Until next time!

A HUGE thank you to for having me to keynote your conference for the second year in a row and to all of the new and familiar faces in the audience for bringing such wonderful energy! It was an incredible day with world language and multilingual teachers from across the state of Maine. 💕

A couple of weeks ago, I gave a 30 minute webinar for quick, low prep, low risk engagement strategies, connecting our own social media routines to facilitate student interaction and amplify engagement in class. If you’re interested in viewing or sharing the session, use the link in my bio to find it on YouTube!

It was my fourth time back with Washington County world language teachers and we spent the day reviewing our implementation of the 7 Steps and getting acquainted with the brand new ACTFL performance indicators and Can Do statements! It’s always the best whenever I can return to work with these Maryland teachers 💕