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 customized cultural guidance and language instruction for and individual adult language learners and organizations, alike. She holds a BA in English from the University of Kentucky, an MA in Management from Antioch University Midwest, a Developmental Education Specialist Certificate, and is currently completing her MAT in English at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
With a national and international career that spans public, private, higher education and the business sector, Molly has presented her work at many conferences, serves on the NH English Language Advisory Committee, and facilitates the NH Low-incidence Community of Practice cohort, which is where we met! She lives in Peterborough, NH with her husband, two daughters, two cats, and a dog and believes she has the best job in the world. It was wonderful to speak with Molly and to get to know her.
She shares how her interest in international travel and study abroad experiences lead her to a career in teaching after thinking she never wanted to teach. Then, Molly discusses some of the strategies and resources she uses to lesson plan for her EL students across many grade levels and offers advice to those just entering the profession.
What you will learn about lesson planning for ELs:
- Different ways to collaborate with content teachers while planning lessons
- What co-teaching can look like in different classrooms
- Tips for making the most of your limited time with small groups
- Ideas for creating lessons that are responsive to student needs based on observations
- How journaling about students can support lesson planning for ELs
- Strategies for reviewing content for your ELs in fun and engaging ways
Resources
As mentioned in the episode, I am linking some useful resources!
- The ESL Teaching Roadmap – membership community for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers. As a thank you for listening, use code ESLPODCAST for 10% off when you join.
- 25 Authentic Speaking Activities for Your ESL Classroom
- Simply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers Store
- Teachable Platform – Courses and Workshops
- Follow me on Instagram
- Join the Simply Ieva Facebook Group
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