Episode Summary How do you build students’ EL literacy and confidence from the ground up? My guest, Kyle Larson, and I talk about just that on this episode. How to help EL students with literacy, especially as they enter the US educational system in upper elementary grades or later, is an eternal question for all…
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Episode Summary Part of an EL teacher’s job is to advocate for their students and educate and support their peers in language acquisition theories, teaching strategies and content delivery. This is where professional development comes into play. Frequently it is up to us to plan and deliver it in such a manner that it touches
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Episode Summary Navigating a grade transition and collaborating with new colleagues can be quite a challenge when it comes to being an ESL teacher. In today’s episode, I chat with Sarah, who is a member of the ESL Teaching Roadmap membership. It’s been a while since I talked about ESL teacher coaching. And with summertime
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Episode Summary For some time now, I have been wanting to share a tool with you that has helped me navigate to the difficult times as an educator as well as to be even more empathetic in situations that seemed like they had no solution. I am talking about meditation. If you haven’t tried it,
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Episode Summary As I was planning my summer break episodes for The ESL Teaching Podcast, I hit a wall. In the spring I was on a roll…sharing tips and resources for EL and regular education teachers. In June you heard episodes all about lesson planning. But then I thought to myself…I am on summer break
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Episode Summary In this episode, I will be sharing all about differentiating for varied proficiency levels in your classroom. You will hear about the four ways you can differentiate, as well as concrete examples of how it might look for you and your students. This episode is part of this month’s series where we are
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