Classroom Strategies
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EP 128 What is Black History Month?
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share 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 today’s episode, I will share ideas and lessons for the first week of Black History Month. To start this lesson students need to understand why February is Black History Month. This can be taught to the students by building background knowledge through videos and read-aloud. There…
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Lesson Ideas, Planning Strategies, Professional Development, Reflections, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized
EP 127 3 Myths Busted about Lesson Planning
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share 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. Today’s episode aims to share three myths about searching for lesson plans and strategies to help you in the process. There are a lot of myths about looking for resources to support your Language Learners. Let’s dive into those myths and provide some clarifications and solutions. The…
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Listening Skills, Newcomers, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Reflections, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
EP 126 Planning for January Part 3
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share 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. Today’s episode aims to provide you with lesson ideas for lessons about the Lunar New Year. Day 1 Building Background: The Chinese New Year will be celebrated on February 10th. Chinese New Year is a 15-day festival that begins with the new moon. Chinese New Year can…
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EP 121 Strategies for Gen Ed Teachers to Support Newcomers
We are going to start off today’s blog with your reflection question. What are the tips and strategies you give to teachers when they ask how to support newcomers? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer yourself honestly about where you stand. This scenario may sound familiar to many of you listening. A new student arrives at the school who speaks little to no English. Their general education teacher(s) may go into a small or not-so-small panic about how to support them during class. Naturally, I want to share all the practical and textbook strategies of what they can do in the classroom.…
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Distance Learning, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Planning Strategies, Professional Development, Reading Strategies, Reflections, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
EP 118 What I’m Teaching in October
Welcome educators! Before we start, I want to share an excellent free tool. 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 undeniable confidence throughout the school year. All because you started with these basic steps in the guide. Download the guide at myadventuresinesl.com/ultimateguide. We are going to start off today’s episode with your reflection question. What skills do you plan on teaching this month? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer yourself honestly about where you stand. We are all officially back in school and…
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Creating a Safe & Welcoming Environment for Language Learners
While researching and learning more about how to create a learning and welcoming environment, I learned that there are major components to creating a warm and welcoming classroom environment. Those components are physical, psychological, and emotional. We are going to start today’s episode with your reflection question. How are you currently creating a safe and welcoming environment for your Language Learners? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer yourself honestly about where you stand. Creating a warm and welcoming environment for your Language Learners is something that should be done all year. I noticed that educators focus on this a lot at the…
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Common Mistakes When Looking for Resources (How to fix it)
We are going to start off today’s episode with your reflection question. Do you struggle with finding resources? If so, why? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer to yourself honestly about where you stand. Have you ever spent your entire planning period searching or scanning for resources? This is the biggest struggle that most teachers have when it comes to supporting Language Learners. When speaking to educators like yourself, they consistently say they are constantly on the hamster wheel of looking for resources. Day after day I hear this from educators. A lot of them share stories of being overwhelmed because they…
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5 Classroom Systems for Language Learners
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…
- Classroom Strategies, Lesson Ideas, Reading Strategies, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
Science Strategies for Language Learners
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…
- Building Relationships, Classroom Strategies, Newcomers, Planning Strategies, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies
Social & Emotional Support for Language Learners
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…