Episode Summary As I’m looking back, there was a lot of growth this year. And as we know, it doesn’t happen in a calm and peaceful environment when everyone is content. It happens through storms and sometimes chaos and most of the time through pain, whether big or small. The good thing is, I wouldn’t…
Episode Summary What is social-emotional learning? And why it is crucial to address it daily with your students, including, if not especially, English learners. SEL or social-emotional learning is the buzzword nowadays, but it is very near and dear to my heart. As an educator, I, and I’m sure many of you, see firsthand how…
Episode Summary Helping English learners access the curriculum of the Language Arts class, which is geared towards native speakers, is one of the challenges many teachers face. There are many linguistic demands that are not easy even for students for whom English is the mother tongue. And for English learners, those demands add extra layers,…
Episode Summary In order to learn something, we need tools that address the way we learn as people as well as help us develop ways of thinking. In recent years, terms like neuroscience and neuroplasticity have become very popular in all fields, including education. What do these terms mean exactly? Neuroscience is the scientific study…
Episode Summary Over the past several weeks, I have been sharing with you three simple accommodations every classroom teacher can make to reach ELs, even newcomers. We talked about why using visuals is essential when working with ELs, as well as what types of visuals to include. We dove into simplifying our language for directions,…
Episode Summary In the previous episode, I set out to answer a simple question. How to help an English learner in a regular education classroom. This question comes up especially frequently when the English learner is also a newcomer or beginner. So I am bringing you a series of episodes … 3 simple accommodations every…