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  • Building Relationships,  Lesson Ideas,  Newcomers,  Planning Strategies

    EP 141 Beginning of the Year Lesson Ideas

    August 26, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we start, I want to share my amazing and engaging resources. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an efficient, engaging, and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  In this week’s episode, I will share a 5-day lesson plan you can use during the beginning of the school year to help you learn more about your students.  On Day 1, you will start the lesson by introducing yourself. During the presentation, you can share your favorites with the…

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  • Professional Development

    EP 140 Designing an ESL PD for Gen Ed Teachers

    July 29, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started,  I want to share the amazing resources I have available.  To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an amazing and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  Imagine it is the beginning of the school year and you are getting question after question about the ESL students at your school. The general education teachers also wonder how they can support the language learners.  Instead of sending emails, having small conferences, and endless meetings, host professional development…

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    September 25, 2023

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  • Curriculum,  Planning Strategies

    EP 139 Tips for Creating Your Back-to-School Curriculum

    July 8, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started,  I want to share the amazing resources I have available.  To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an amazing and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  In this week’s episode, I will share the structure you need to build your back-to-school lessons. These will include the core basics to help you plan for those first two weeks of school.  One of the many struggles we as ESL teachers have when planning our back-to-school lessons is…

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  • Curriculum,  Planning Strategies

    EP 138 What to Do Instead of Summer Lesson Planning

    June 17, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started,  I want to share the amazing resources I have available.  To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an amazing and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  In this week’s episode, I will share strategies for spending your valuable time in the summer instead of creating lesson plans.  The problem that many of us encounter in the summer with planning is that it’s the summer. Which is not a problem but more like a relief that…

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  • Professional Development

    EP 134 Standing Out When Applying for Jobs

    April 8, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the engaging resources I have available to you. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an amazing and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  In this week’s episode, I will share strategies and tips on how you can stand out when applying for interviews.  I have told this story about my first teacher interview on Episode 72, and I want to share it again with everything. When I transitioned…

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  • Checklists and Processes,  Curriculum,  Lesson Ideas,  Planning Strategies,  Reflections,  Teaching Strategies

    EP 133 Lesson Ideas for Testing Week

    March 25, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the amazing resources I have available. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an effective and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  In this week’s episode, I will share lesson ideas that you can use during those days and weeks that you are testing.  Build a vocabulary book. In the vocabulary book, students can build a story around key vocabulary they have learned for the year. Students can add…

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  • Building Relationships,  Newcomers,  Reflections,  Teaching Strategies

    EP 132 Supporting Newcomers in General Education

    March 11, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the amazing resources I have available. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an effective and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  In this week’s episode, I will share strategies on how you can support general ed teachers in supporting Recently Arrived English Learners in their classroom.  I can remember it as if it happened during my planning period yesterday. The school I was working for at the time…

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  • Building Relationships,  Reflections,  Teaching Strategies

    EP 131 Mid-year Building Relationships

    February 26, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started with today’s episode, I want to share the engaging and effective resources I have available. To learn more and download some engaging resources, go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an effective and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  In this week’s episode, I will share strategies and tips you can use to build relationships with your students mid-year.  Going into the school year, one of my professional goals was to be more intentional about building relationships with the students I support. As…

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  • Curriculum,  Distance Learning,  Language Objectives,  Lesson Ideas,  Planning Strategies,  Reading Strategies,  Reflections,  Speaking Activities,  Teaching Strategies,  Writing Strategies

    EP 130 Black History Month Quilt

    February 19, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the engaging and easy-to-implement resources I have available to you.  To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an effective and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  In this week’s episode, I will share how you can create a Black History Month quilt that highlights influential African – Americans in history. In this lesson, we will be creating a quilt which will be collaborative. Each student will be assigned or…

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  • Language Objectives,  Planning Strategies,  Reading Strategies,  Speaking Activities,  Teaching Strategies,  Writing Strategies

    3 Myths Busted about Lesson Planning

    February 12, 2024 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the amazing resources I have available to you. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an amazing and hard-working educator. The work that you are doing for your students is appreciated. Thank you for your dedication and the time you put in to ensure your students succeed.  In this week’s episode, I will share how you can create a visual biography of influential people in history.  Explain to the students what a biography is by creating an anchor chart. This will be important as the lesson progresses. In today’s lesson, we will…

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