A lot of teachers work with mixed-proficiency classes where they have newcomers and higher level students all at the same time. This makes for challenging planning, classroom management, and everything in between. With the school year winding down, it gets even trickier. In today’s episode, I wanted to revisit an episode I shared quite a…
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…
I write a lot about speaking games and activities that can be incorporated in teaching English. After all, speaking is a productive skill that many of our students struggle with. Therefore, every time I try or discover something new, I love to share with you. In 3 Fantastic Speaking Activities That Will Make Your ESL…
Have you ever felt that some days seem too long, some too fast, and some a combination of both? Your energy is dwindling, your patience is non-existent and sometimes you feel like you can’t do even one more day of the thing you love most – teaching. That is burnout. And teacher burnout is a…
It is the middle of the school year and you have just found out that you are getting a new student, who does not speak English at all. What do you do? You could spend your time and try to come up with a plan for teaching your ESL beginners. But since the programs for…