Episode Summary Why is it important to have objectives in the lesson? Well, number one, it helps the students and you, the teacher, focus attention on what’s most important in the lesson. In this week’s episode, I talk all about content and language objectives for your EL students. Last week, we kicked off our short…
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Episode Summary There are two types of teachers. Those who close their computer for the summer and only open it to begin checking their work email a week or so before school starts. And there are teachers who combine their fun activities and relaxation with learning and catching up on professional development during the summer.
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Episode Summary Let’s talk about movement and engaging your whole body in language learning using TPR, or Total Physical Response. We know that when we learn anything, and especially language, frequent repetition of words and phrases in different contexts, helps the words settle into our long term memory better. But so does TPR. And that
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Episode Summary As the summer is nearing, I want to talk about planning and time management. Not for the students, but about what we, as teachers, should do before we leave on summer break. You may be tired, and the desire to put things off until next year might be very strong. But over my
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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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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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