In today’s episode, I wanted to talk about radical self-care for teachers. That is, about the mental and emotional health of teachers and processing emotions in difficult times. We always seek information and want to better our knowledge of how to support our English learners – and all students. But I wanted to honor teachers…
Welcome to episode 1 of The ESL Teaching Podcast! In this episode, I am sharing a little bit about myself – who I am, where I am coming from and why I decided to create Simply Ieva, a place where ESL teachers can find resources and support. You’ll hear: My linguistic background and education two…
Have you ever wondered: what December holidays are celebrated around the world? This question has come up for me personally and has been popping up in the schools I work as well. So I took it upon myself to do a little research, and to create an ESL lesson for both my students and colleagues. …
Great writing skills are an asset for anyone. Yet they are difficult to master for many, especially for English learners. I have written about the basics of teaching writing to ESL students before, and I feel that the topic on how to teach writing to English language learners is literally inexhaustible. In today’s blog post,…
Choice boards in the ESL classroom? The idea is great, but how can I implement it? I have a mixed-level classroom, or I work with newcomers, or – insert your own situation. In this blog post, I will share some ideas on how you can actually implement choice boards in your ESL classroom, and feel…
I started Simply Ieva to mostly find answers for myself, and in the process, I learned that there are so many ESL teachers asking those same questions! Upon some reflection, I came to a realization that there are three broad categories that we all keep circling back to: How to make effective connections with families…