In today’s episode, I want to chat with you about SLIFE students – a special group of students who have limited or interrupted formal education. Chances are many of us have encountered a student from this group at least once. And with everything that is going on in the world right now, we are likely to…
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Have you ever heard the term “text engineering”? Hang tight because that’s what we are talking about in today’s episode. I am chatting with my dear friend Susan Patterson about text engineering – what it is and how we all can help make content accessible to our English learners. Susan is a district Multilingual/ELD Teacher
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Do you have an ESL curriculum that would be helpful to you and your students? Can you relate to any or all of the next statements? I am tasked with teaching ESL/ELL newcomers, but my district doesn’t have a curriculum for that. I teach middle and high schoolers – and that is an added layer
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In today’s episode, I wanted to talk about how we make an impact as ESL teachers. We know we are an important part of our English learners’ day, but what about reaching out to your colleagues and the community? I will share two ways you can start establishing your name both in your school and
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In today’s episode, I am chatting with my dear friend Courtney Morgan about teacher collaboration. Namely, collaboration between EL and general education teachers. This topic is so important, yet there are so many questions about what collaboration looks like, especially in districts that have a smaller EL program, the steps both sides can take to help
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Are we allowed to use the students’ first language in the classroom? If so, how much and for how long? I can translate all the materials, but where does English learning come in? In this episode, I will be sharing tips not only for ESL teachers, but also for content area teachers who have English
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