Christina Armas
English as a New Language Teacher
Christina Armas is an English as a New Language teacher in Corona, Queens in New York City. In July 2020, she wrote an essay for Chalkbeat titled “During remote learning, parents became my co-teachers. Now I want to keep that partnership going.” In 2018, she was a teacher Fellow at Understood.org, which provides resources and information to support people with learning and thinking differences. For her capstone project, she created a checklist to use when designing lessons to reduce cognitive load and apply ENL scaffolds. She holds a BA in literature from Purchase College and an MA in TESOL from Hunter College.
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Connecting with families when it’s more important than ever
School-family partnerships have never been more important than they are now. Whether students are learning at home, in person, or in a remote model this year, parents and caregivers will play a big role in their children’s learning. Families need and deserve support to fulfill this role. At the same […]
