Episode Summary I am very excited about today’s episode because I know it will bring so much value to you. I’ve talked about lesson planning before, but today, I wanted to share a process that has been very helpful and, honestly, is truly a great way to plan for our EL students. So in today’s…
The Secret to Effective EL Lessons? Backward Lesson Design! Read More »
Episode Summary Who doesn’t love a good behind the scenes?!! Today’s episode is going to be a tad bit different than the usual teaching tips, ideas, and moments. I don’t know about you, but I love a good behind the scenes moment. In the world where we always see the final product, whether it’s a
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Episode Summary One of the themes that keeps coming up in my teaching and that of many other teachers who work with English learners is this: How much work should we give EL newcomers and any EL student? What can we expect from them? I recorded several episodes about the time it takes to acquire
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Episode Summary Midwinter and early spring is the season for state and language proficiency testing, and I am dedicating a couple of episodes to help you prepare your students for them so that they can show off all of the great things they’ve learned so far. Last week, I talked about peculiarities of listening and
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Part 1 – Listening and Speaking Practice Episode Summary The testing season is upon us. I wanted to talk about a topic that every teacher working with English learners faces each year, preparing ELs for state and language proficiency tests like ACCESS, TELPAS, and others. These tests play a crucial role in measuring student progress
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Episode Summary Have you ever made an assumption about a person before truly getting to know them? As teachers, whether we like it or not, we tend to operate on a lot of assumptions which come from our education, practice, and experience. What I found though is that most of the time, many and any
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