Episode Summary May is one of those months that is long and fast at the same time. Somehow everything falls into this month as a teacher and in our personal life as we finish the school year. As the school year is nearing its end, there are a lot of moving parts for us teachers…
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Are you a new EL teacher finding out you have to make an individual learning plan (ILP) for every student you work with? Or are you one of the thousands of seasoned EL teachers making ILPs every year but aren’t confident about what to include? Whether it’s your first time hearing about an ILP or
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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
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Technology can be a valuable tool in the classroom. When used with purpose and care tech tools can truly help enhance our lessons. Frequently I find myself finding a new feature in Canva, or successfully implementing a bell ringer with a Pear Deck and having no time to share my excitement with other teachers. This
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English learners are learning multiple subjects during the day, so in an effort to help classroom teachers understand how they can help EL students in their classrooms, I’m sharing content specific EL tips this month. Today’s episode is sharing thoughts and tips on how to grade English learners. You will hear the difference between grading
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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
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