This month I am talking about helping English learners in the mainstream classroom. These students are learning multiple subjects during the day. So in an effort to help classroom teachers understand how they can help English learners, I’m sharing episodes about content area specific EL teaching tips. Math teachers often express that they teach math…not…
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…
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…
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…
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…