I love reading books, especially historical fiction and anything having to do with other cultures. But, in this episode I focus on a different type of book, professional development books for EL teachers. There are plenty of great professional development books out there for EL teachers. I have read many of them and have several…
I enjoy taking a break and recharging my batteries over the summer, but I also love to take some time to work on lesson ideas that I don’t have as much time to think about during the school year and take advantage of some professional development. So, in this episode, I share my suggestions for…
In this episode, I share 6 elements of effective EL lesson planning that I have learned in my years as a teacher. Lesson planning for English Learners is not the same as planning for other contents because many EL teachers do not have a set curriculum and will need to plan for different proficiency levels…
In today’s episode, I am chatting with Molly Badrawy all about lesson planning for ELs and the realities of working in a low incidence district. Molly is a full-time ESOL teacher in the Mascenic Regional and Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative school districts in New Hampshire, and a freelance consultant at FaCES, Fair Culture and English Services, providing…
In today’s episode, I speak with Kristen Vibas, an ELL teacher from Virginia, who I met on Instagram. Kristen has been teaching since 2005. In 2012, she opened her Teachers Pay Teachers store and her blog, A Walk in the Chalk. She shares how she went from aspiring actress to ELL teacher, and shares peeks…
I recently saw a post from Science Teacher tasked with teaching English Newcomers and suggested a list of ideas, one being pre-teaching vocabulary. But, how do you pre-teach vocabulary in a mainstream classroom? Today’s episode addresses this question and more. Why is pre-teaching vocabulary is good for all learners? There are 3 tiers of words…