In this episode I was able to talk to Molly Wheatly about starting a tutoring business, and how she went from being a teacher to now coaching teachers on how to grow their own tutoring business. Sometimes when we need a drastic change, we can benefit from taking a step back and look at the…
You just found out you’re getting an ESL newcomer in your class. Go ahead and add this to the list of educational acronyms already ruling your life… 📣Sound the alarm. 🔻Raise the red flag. 🆘Send in the SOS. AKA – Help! Any of these sound familiar? As if these weren’t enough, you’re getting an ESL…
Sometimes we find ourselves desperate for a teacher contract in a new district, but facing unknown territory as an ESL teacher, you must navigate the stressful interview process and bet on yourself to achieve your goal of finding the perfect job. After many attempts at trying to find a new position for myself, years ago,…
It seems like every year there are only two speeds within a school year: rushing to get everything covered up to the ACCESS testing, and trying to catch up and make it to the end of the school year. Sometimes it feels like we have no control over what is going on. To change the…
Valentina Gonzalez is a former teacher who has served 20 plus years in her own classroom, a district facilitator for English Learners, a professional development leader, and an educational consultant. Her work has been focused on literacy, culture, and language. She still delivers professional development for EL education and is an accomplished author. She explains…
The WIDA Consortium is dedicated to research, design, and implementation of high quality culturally and linguistically appropriate systems to support multilingual learners in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. For accountability purposes, WIDA member states must administer the ACCESS test for ELLS test to ensure students are making progress in their language acquisition and meeting the language…