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…
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The best and most effective ESL informal assessment tools for all four language domains – listening, speaking, reading and writing Assessment of ESL student progress can be a tricky task. We have state and federal testing that we are responsible for but what about the daily, informal assessment? In one of my previous blog posts,
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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
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In my previous post I talked about the ESL newcomer curriculum and even earlier – topics to cover when you have and absolute beginner ESL student. But I just realized that none of those tips covered writing in greater detail! So let’s not waste any more time – here are some ideas on how to
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One of the most frequently asked questions that I hear from ESL teachers in lower-incidence districts is that related to a curriculum, especially a newcomer curriculum. What materials do you recommend? How do you find an affordable program that would meet the needs of our newcomers? As an ESL teacher, who works with students in
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As I was reviewing my blog posts, I realized that I don’t have much content relating to grammar teaching. So today I am fixing this and will give you my best tips for teaching grammar to ESL students! In this post, I am going to break down a few of the things to consider when
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