Turning Problems Into Opportunities – How I Transformed A Class Cellphone Problem Into An Relationship-Building & Family Engagement Success

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I had a great day in school today, and here’s how it went:

A student in my ELL class was using her phone.When I asked her 2 put it away, she told me she was texting her mother in Mexico.I jokingly told her to give me phone so I could send mom a text. She gave it & asked me 2 send audio message. When class heard message I sent, EVERYONE asked me 2 do same 🙂

— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 15, 2024 at 10:40 AM

I am now going to make that same opportunity available today to all students in my other classes – if they want, I’ll record a positive message about them on their phone they can send to their parents/guardians. I suspect most will take me up on my offer

— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 15, 2024 at 11:06 AM

Here’s the projected slide students will see today in my next three classes

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 15, 2024 at 11:12 AM

Interestingly, most students in my other classes are asking me to record video messages. I think that’s because many parents in my Newcomer class are outside of the US, and it might use more data or b more expensive to send video to another country

— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 15, 2024 at 11:59 AM

I made a lot of audio and video recordings today!

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