How do you teach math to ESL students? “Math is universal.” “I teach math; I don’t know how to teach kids to read.” “That’s not my job. My job’s to teach math.” Any of these sound familiar? Have you said any of these when thinking about an ESL student in your class? ESL students have…
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This month we have been talking about how Spring can be a difficult season for teachers energy wise, and changes that teachers either need or want to implement. Today’s guest, Jamie Sears, will help inspire and reinvigorate your love for teaching. Jamie is a fun loving wife, mom, entrepreneur, and forever teacher at heart. She
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In this episode I was able to talk to Molly Wheatly about starting a tutoring business, and how she went from being a teacher to now coaching teachers on how to grow their own tutoring business. Sometimes when we need a drastic change, we can benefit from taking a step back and look at the
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You just found out you’re getting an ESL newcomer in your class. Go ahead and add this to the list of educational acronyms already ruling your life… 📣Sound the alarm. 🔻Raise the red flag. 🆘Send in the SOS. AKA – Help! Any of these sound familiar? As if these weren’t enough, you’re getting an ESL
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Sometimes we find ourselves desperate for a teacher contract in a new district, but facing unknown territory as an ESL teacher, you must navigate the stressful interview process and bet on yourself to achieve your goal of finding the perfect job. After many attempts at trying to find a new position for myself, years ago,
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It seems like every year there are only two speeds within a school year: rushing to get everything covered up to the ACCESS testing, and trying to catch up and make it to the end of the school year. Sometimes it feels like we have no control over what is going on. To change the
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