Because of the Coronavirus, which is affecting us all worldwide, many schools face either potential closures or have already been closed. What are teachers to do? Enter remote learning. While online teaching and virtual schools are nothing new, they are not the main bread and butter of public education. Therefore, a remote learning model in…
Learning a new language is an experience like no other. It can be both very rewarding and intimidating at the same time. Students, who are learning English in an English speaking environment, often utilize their first language. And while research points to this being a positive strategy, especially when the students are at the very…
When I say the word grammar, many people roll their eyes. Everyone has an opinion about it. Some had to diagram sentences and hated that. Some had to memorize the rules and loved that. But my question is: how do you teach a language without teaching the grammatical structures that make it what it is?…
Are you an ESL/ELL teacher looking for some help? You are excited about the opportunity to do something you are passionate about, yet you cannot help but feel overwhelmed… So many ESL teachers feel they have no support and/or no curriculum. Does any (or all) of this sound familiar? You are trying to schedule ESL…
It’s winter in your ESL classroom! In this (one of my shortest posts!) I have compiled a list of movies, YouTube videos, reading passages and activities you can incorporate with your ESL/ELL students. In many parts of the world, December is a month of celebrations. And even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, Hannukkah, or Kwanzaa,…
With the number of English learners constantly rising and permeating not only large urban areas but also spreading into suburbs and rural towns, there is a serious need for all involved in the education of those English learners to understand the role of an ESL/ELL teacher in their district. This blog post was inspired by…