Building Relationships
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Setting Your Language Learners Up for Success this School Year (and Beyond)
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 myadventuresinesl.com/ultimateguide. We are going to start the blog off with your reflection question. How are you preparing your Language Learners for success in your classroom? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer…
- Building Relationships, Classroom Strategies, Lesson Ideas, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies
Get Your Students Talking During Virtual Learning
Would you like to download a copy of this episode’s transcript? Simply click here for the download. Hey Educators! It’s time to reflect! This year I want to switch it up and start asking you a weekly reflection question. After reading the question, take a moment to think and jot down your answer. I know some of you are listening to this on the go or possibly reading this in passing. I would still like you to take five minutes and reflect. This can have a huge impact on your teaching. Here is our weekly reflection question: Are my Language Learners achieving their speaking goals? Whether you are teaching virtually…
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Language Learners Benefit from Constructive Feedback
Would you like to download a copy of this episode’s transcript? Simply click here for the download. Hello Educators! This year I want to switch it up and start asking you a weekly reflection question. After hearing the question, take a moment to think and jot down your answer. I know some of you are listening to this on the go or possibly reading this in passing. I would still like you to take five minutes and reflect. This can have a huge impact on your teaching. Here is our weekly reflection question: Am I providing constructive feedback for my Language Learners? Take some time to think about the question.…
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Co-teaching next year? Tips to Prepare
Welcome all-star teachers! As we jump into today’s topic, I would like you to reflect on your wins for the week. Every week I want to highlight a teacher’s win. A win can be big or small. I want you to celebrate your wins, and we want to celebrate with you! If you have a win you want to share email me at millie@myadventuresinesl.com. ESL co-teachers want to support their ELLs, but they are confused as to how to support them when they are not fully aware of what’s to come. Co-teachers may not be aware of the curriculum or the teachers they are working with for the upcoming school year.…
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Fostering Independence While Working with Small Groups
Welcome all-star teachers! As we jump into today’s topic, I would like you to reflect on your wins for the week. Have you ever wanted your students to be more independent in completing their assignments while you are working with a small group? Creating and fostering independence can be a struggle for most teachers. You know exactly what I mean when you can’t work with a student for one minute without being bombarded with questions from your students. I can remember it like it was yesterday. I decided I was going to have independent group work for a lesson. In my mind and on paper I planned an elaborate lesson.…
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The Power of Field Trips and ELLs
If you haven’t planned a field trip before…brace yourself. In most cases there is a lot of red tape that goes along with planning a field trip. There have been moments when I have been planning trips and thought this is A LOT of work! I am not saying that to scare you, but I want you to know that it is was worth every permission slip gone missing, every student who paid at the last minute, every piece of paperwork I had to submit. To help with the process I have included a ESL Teacher Field Trip Checklist that will help with your planning. The link to the guide…
