- Classroom Community ·
10 Books to Read at the End of the Year
Are you trying to figure out how to send your students off for the summer in an encouraging and motivating way? The best way is…
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- Classroom Community ·
3 Reasons to Use the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model with your ELLs
Did you know that a recent study showed that on average teachers are talking up to 70-80% of the class period (Gewertz, 2020). If that…
- Lesson Planning ·
The lesson plan framework that will streamline the lesson planning process and support ELLs
The reality is, you can’t do it all. I know many times we try, but after awhile the burn out begins, the stress rises, and…
- Language Domains ·
3 ways to build background with students who don’t have background on that topic.
In this series, we are going to continue to look at the six essentials to any lesson for ELLs. The first must-have piece is Building…
- Lesson Planning ·
Do you incorporate these 6 essentials into your lessons?
Let’s continue on with looking at how to make clear, impactful, and meaningful lessons to support all our learners. A lot of you have told…
- Lesson Planning ·
How to create clear, meaningful, and impactful lessons during a 30 minute session.
It was always the worst feeling: My group of eager students were gathered at my bean table, calling my name over and over, and I’m…
- Classroom Community ·
10 Perfect Books to Learn about Holidays Around the World
December is a great time of year to provide many opportunities to discuss cultural festivities and build cultural respect for one another. Use this month…
- Language Domains ·
How to turn any book into a listening center (A video tutorial)
Finding activities for your ELLs to do independently can be tricky, but why not make the most of your time and set up some independent…
- Newcomers ·
How to teach the ABCs to your ELLs
There are a lot of questions swirling around the topic of how to best teacher Newcomers the English alphabet. Should we start right away even…
- Lesson Planning ·
The Power Behind Progress Monitoring
We spend countless hours planning lessons to not just cover content standards, but language standards as well. The juggling act of managing it all is…