Checklists and Processes
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EP 107 Tackling Teacher Hoarding
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you an amazing new and free tool I have available to you. It is a curriculum guide for the school year. This guide will give you the tools to help with your planning and keep you on track. It is also great to use if you need some ideas about what to teach for the school year. To download the guide go to myadventuresinesl.com We are going to start off today’s episode with your reflection question. How many of the resources in your classroom such as games, printables, and supplies are you using during the school year? Take a…
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My Favorite Planning Tools
Welcome all-star teachers! 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: What are some tools that you use every class period that you find effective? The problem a lot of educators encounter is really simple. Sometimes there are WAY too many resources out there for us. They can range from dozens of subscription sites, flashcards, printables and so much more. A lot of us want to minimize our tools and maximize how we are using those tools. At the beginning of every school year, I am always overly excited about the new…
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Using Visuals with ELLs
Welcome all-star teachers! As we jump into today’s topic, I would like you to reflect on your wins for the week. Think about your high points and your areas of growth. We have all heard these words “just use visuals”. Visuals are a great scaffold but finding visuals and determining when to use them can be a struggle. As I was strolling through the internet, I kept seeing how visuals are a great scaffold for ELLs. Even when I was planning with my team, co-workers would simply say use pictures. That was an effective and simple solution but I was still stuck on how and when to use them with…
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Building Background Knowledge through Picture Books
Hey educators! Welcome to today’s training. This week has been amazing. As the year is at the halfway mark, I am starting to see the work and lessons I did at the beginning of the year payoff. For example, I was teaching my students sentence structure. This week they were doing such a great job. This is important because my goal is to have the students write varied sentences. Today I am going to share with you how you can use picture books to teach complex topics. A lot of times our ELLs might not have the background knowledge around topics and events that will help them comprehend complex texts.…
- New ELLs Checklist
When new English Language Learners arrive at the school, we complete a checklist to ensure that the students have everything they need to succeed. We also want to be compliance.
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Let’s Start This Class Off Right
Setting the tone of your classroom is something that every teacher should make a priority. In this blog post I will provide you with examples from my classroom on how I set a positive tone with my students. When the students enter the classroom I have them sign in. The students feel as if they are going to work. I also love that it creates independence. You can even link an incentive to the sign-in process. For example, if my students sign-in on time everyday they get points they can cash-in for rewards. You can also use these sign-in sheets to show parents/guardians when the students are getting into class.…
