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The Two Most Important Soft Skills for Teachers of English Learners

Episode Summary In education, hard skills such as the academic knowledge of the subject and the know-how of teaching in general, the strategies, the methodology, the assessment are the focal point. But today, I wanted to talk about the soft skills that are much more difficult to define and quantify because they are less concrete,

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The Heart and Art of Teaching ELs in Regular Education Classrooms with Zach Camenker

Episode Summary In episode 107, my guest Zach Camenker, and I explore the challenges and joys of teaching ELs in regular education classrooms. Zach, an English Language Arts teacher, shares his struggle with the repetition of the curriculum and his passion for reading instruction. The importance of adaptability, feedback, and collaboration in setting up a

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3 Misconceptions About Teaching Newcomers in Regular Classrooms

Welcome to episode 105 of The ESL Teaching Podcast. In this episode, I address three common misconceptions about teaching newcomers in regular classrooms and provide practical strategies to reframe them. I discuss the importance of understanding the language acquisition process, the role of subject area teachers in language instruction, and the need for differentiated strategies

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