A lot of teachers work with mixed-proficiency classes where they have newcomers and higher level students all at the same time. This makes for challenging planning, classroom management, and everything in between. With the school year winding down, it gets even trickier. In today’s episode, I wanted to revisit an episode I shared quite a…
Technology can be a valuable tool in the classroom. When used with purpose and care tech tools can truly help enhance our lessons. Frequently I find myself finding a new feature in Canva, or successfully implementing a bell ringer with a Pear Deck and having no time to share my excitement with other teachers. This…
English learners are learning multiple subjects during the day, so in an effort to help classroom teachers understand how they can help EL students in their classrooms, I’m sharing content specific EL tips this month. Today’s episode is sharing thoughts and tips on how to grade English learners. You will hear the difference between grading…
We all know that new students start school not only in August or September, but anytime of year. Welcoming an ESL newcomer to your classroom can be a challenge as well. Often I get asked by general education teachers how to help an ESL newcomer, so I have decided to record a series of episodes specifically…
How do you teach math to ESL students? “Math is universal.” “I teach math; I don’t know how to teach kids to read.” “That’s not my job. My job’s to teach math.” Any of these sound familiar? Have you said any of these when thinking about an ESL student in your class? ESL students have…
This month we have been talking about how Spring can be a difficult season for teachers energy wise, and changes that teachers either need or want to implement. Today’s guest, Jamie Sears, will help inspire and reinvigorate your love for teaching. Jamie is a fun loving wife, mom, entrepreneur, and forever teacher at heart. She…