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The First 7 Minutes: Why Your Class Needs a Better Beginning (Not a Better Lesson)

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Stop focusing only on the lesson plan and start focusing on the most critical moments of your class: the first seven minutes. In this episode, we dive into the powerful shift that happens when teachers prioritize grounding the room over pushing through. We explore why those initial moments set the tone for all the learning…

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When the Strategies Aren’t Enough: Teaching ELs without Losing Yourself

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Episode Summary Today’s episode “When the Strategies Aren’t Enough: Teaching ELs without Losing Yourself,” is a reintroduction to The ESL Teaching Podcast, marking a new season of growth and transformation. Here is what you will hear inside this episode: Grab your free practice! The First 7 Minutes: How to Start the Class Grounded (Even if

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The Two Most Important Soft Skills for Teachers of English Learners

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Episode Summary In education, hard skills such as the academic knowledge of the subject and the know-how of teaching in general, the strategies, the methodology, the assessment are the focal point. But today, I wanted to talk about the soft skills that are much more difficult to define and quantify because they are less concrete,

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The Heart and Art of Teaching ELs in Regular Education Classrooms with Zach Camenker

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Episode Summary In episode 107, my guest Zach Camenker, and I explore the challenges and joys of teaching ELs in regular education classrooms. Zach, an English Language Arts teacher, shares his struggle with the repetition of the curriculum and his passion for reading instruction. The importance of adaptability, feedback, and collaboration in setting up a

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