Episode Summary Artificial intelligence, or AI as we call it, has taken over so many areas of our life, and teaching is no exception. I have been waiting to share my insights into what using artificial intelligence might mean for all teachers and especially those of us who work with multilingual learners, but now I…
5 Ways AI Can Help Save Teachers Time and Help Multilingual Learners Read More »
Episode Summary Many teachers work with small groups of students and especially if you’re in an elementary setting, schedule and instruction for those small groups can be one of the most challenging tasks of your entire school year. For today’s episode, I have invited back my dear friend, Kristen Vibas, to chat about just that,
How to Master Small Group Scheduling and Instruction with guest Kristen Vibas Read More »
Episode Summary I frequently receive general ed questions from my content area teachers about how to help English learners in the classroom. And those questions frankly are the same every year from how to help a newcomer to more specific activity and engagement ideas. And I was wondering if there are any different questions that
Unlocking ESL Success: The Top 5 Questions Every General Ed Teacher Asks Read More »
Episode Summary The start of the new school year is typically extremely busy. There are new families registering students, students coming to their new schools, meeting their teachers and classmates. There’s lots of screening, placement, scheduling, action, action, action. Multilingual learners join our communities all the time. But somehow, the deficit mindset, which assumes they
Empowering English Learners: An Asset-Based Approach Read More »
Episode Summary The new school year is here. And as I’m looking ahead, I reflect about what worked and hasn’t worked before and how I can encourage and empower my students even more this year. I work with teenagers, and there are a lot of nuances in their English learning, including one very important aspect:
The Power of Affirmations for English Learners and All Students Read More »
Episode Summary Many teachers either are starting their school year soon, or have already been at it for a couple of weeks. And this time of year, when everything is full of fresh new energy, is a good time to go back to icebreakers. Whether you have new students joining you or want to reconnect
Starting Strong: Easy and Fun Icebreaker Activities for all EL Levels Read More »