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  • Planning Strategies,  Professional Development,  Reflections

    Time Management Tips for ESL Students

    October 3, 2022 /

    Hey! Welcome back to this amazing school year. Let’s start off this blog with a reflection question. Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer to yourself honestly where you stand. How are you doing with your time management at school? One thing that most of us wish for is more time during the day. Our school days are usually packed with testing, teaching, meetings, professional development, and tons of other activities.  Then to top it off you might have random meetings thrown in throughout the school day.  This is so many of us throughout the school year. Last school year, I felt that…

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  • Newcomers,  Reflections

    Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Newcomers

    August 28, 2022 /

    Welcome back to my channel. If you are new here, my name is Millie and I am an ESL educator and curriculum writer. I love planning and supporting students. The goal of this blog  is to provide you with strategies to support your Language Learners.  Let’s dive into today’s blog with our reflection question.  What are some of your areas of growth when it comes to teaching newcomers?  A question that I get from teachers who teach and support Language Learners is…. How can I help my newcomers? Teachers who have been teaching for years seem to be stuck on how they can support newcomers in their schools.  It’s almost…

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  • Reflections,  Uncategorized

    3 Mistakes I Made Last Year that I’m Correcting

    July 18, 2022 /

    Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you an amazing free tool I have available to you. It is “The Ultimate Guide to a Successful School Year”. In this guide, I walk you through how you can take those nervous jitters to have an undeniable confidence throughout the school year. All because you started with these basic steps in the guide. To download the guide go to www.myadventuresinesl.com/ultimateguide.  We are going to start off today’s episode with your reflection question. What were some mistakes that you made last school year? How do you plan on adjusting them this school year? Take a moment to reflect on…

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  • Uncategorized

    Teacher Organization Hacks

    July 11, 2022 /

    Welcome educators! Today is a special celebration because it is the 100th episode! Before we get started I want to share with you an amazing free tool I have available to you. It is “The Ultimate Guide to a Successful School Year”. In this guide I walk you through how you can take those nervous jitters to have an undeniable confidence throughout the school year. All because you started with these basic steps in the guide. To download the guide go to www.myadventuresinesl.com/ultimateguide We are going to start off today’s episode with your weekly reflection question. What are some areas of growth and strength when it comes to your classroom…

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    ESL Teacher Essentials for your class

    June 27, 2022 /

    Welcome back educators! Before we get started I want to share with you an amazing free tool I have available to you. It is “The Ultimate Guide to a Successful School Year”. In this guide I walk you through how you can take those nervous jitters to have an undeniable confidence throughout the school year. All because you started with these basic steps in the guide. To download the guide go to  www.myadventuresinesl.com/ultimateguide.  We are going to start off today’s episode with your reflection question. What do you believe are the necessary classroom essentials? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer to yourself…

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  • Classroom Strategies

    5 Classroom Systems for Language Learners

    June 19, 2022 /

    Hey teachers! Before we get started I want to share with you an amazing free tool I have available to you. It is “The Ultimate Guide to a Successful School Year”. In this guide I walk you through how you can take those nervous jitters to have an undeniable confidence throughout the school year. All because you started with these basic steps in the guide. To download the guide go to www.myadventuresinesl.com/ultimateguide Let’s start off this week’s blog with a reflection question. How effective were your classroom systems? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about your classroom’s systems and answer to yourself honestly where you stand.   A…

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  • Uncategorized

    Career & Life Update 2022

    April 4, 2022 /

    Hey everyone! I wanted to officially welcome you back. This week I wanted to share some important life updates and a career change. Yep! I made a mid-year career change. I am so excited and terrified all at the same time.  In this episode, we discuss: Challenges I have faced this school year Balancing motherhood and teaching My recent career change (I’m teaching elementary school!) Updates to the monthly membership program Check out this episode and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & Adventures in ESL!  Announcements If you are looking for a community of dedicated and motivated educators, who support Language Learners, join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adventuresinesl 

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    Science Strategies for Language Learners

    February 28, 2022 /

    Welcome back! In this week’s episode, we have guest Lauren Rickman joining us. Lauren will be providing strategies and ideas on how to support Language Learners in science. I want to introduce our guest Lauren. Lauren has been teaching for 8 years. Lauren has two bachelor’s degrees, a master’s degree, and recently received her administration license. Lauren also has a 21-year-old pet cat named Savannah and a bearded dragon. I want to add that Lauren is being VERY modest about her accomplishments. She is literally one of the best middle school science teachers in the state of Tennessee. Last year she was nominated and advanced very far in the process…

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    Social & Emotional Support for Language Learners

    February 23, 2022 /

    Welcome to My Adventures in ESL! In this week’s blog I will be speaking with John Burnett about how to support the social and emotional health of Language Learners.  In today’s episode, I will be speaking with John Burnett. John has 11 years of experience in education and mental health. Currently he is a middle school counselor. He has also been an elementary school counselor, a Spanish teacher, and an assistant principal.  John received his Bachelors in Spanish from the University of Memphis, Masters in School Counseling from Cambridge College, and  an EdS in School Administration from Freed Hardeman. John enjoys building bridges and making connections with students, families, and…

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    Lesson Topics for the Second Semester

    November 15, 2021 /

    We are going to start off today’s blog with your reflection question. How is your first semester with your students going this school year? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer to yourself honestly where you stand.  You might be confused as to what to teach for the second semester. We all have those brain blocks. So let’s jump into some ideas for your 2nd semester. As many of you might have figured out, I love thematic units and novel studies. Some of the ideas I will be sharing will revolve around those two key details. Let’s start with the month of January…

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