We all know that teaching isn’t easy, but it doesn’t have to be this hard. Equipping ELLs is a podcast for both ESL specialists and homeroom teachers who are looking for effective and engaging ways to support their English Language Learners without adding to their endless to-do list.
Tune in each week to hear tips, strategies, and inspirational stories that will empower you to better reach your ELL students, equip them with life-long skills, and strengthen relationships with colleagues and parents.
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Latest Episodes
Stop Waiting for ACCESS Scores to Tell You What to Teach
Most ELL teachers wait. They wait for ACCESS scores. They wait for the language proficiency report. They wait for some official data point to tell
What Second Language Acquisition Actually Means for Your Classroom
Have you ever had a student who was making progress — talking more, taking risks, engaging in class — and then suddenly stalled? They went
From Silence to Fluency: The 5 Stages of Language Acquisition Every ELL Teacher Needs to Know
Have you ever had a newcomer student sit silently in your classroom for weeks — watching everything, absorbing everything, but saying absolutely nothing? Or had
What Confident ELL Teachers Do Differently
Have you ever watched another ELL teacher work — in a PD session, in a video online, or just heard someone describe their classroom —
Why Your ELL Students Aren’t Making the Progress Everyone Expects (And What to Do About It)
Have you ever sat in a data review meeting and heard someone ask why your ELL students aren’t making progress? In Episode 203 of the
The Translation Trap: Why Letting Students Translate Everything Is Holding Them Back
A middle school math teacher raised her hand during a professional development session and said something I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. “I