Classroom Strategies
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
Finding a Curriculum: Tips & Strategies
We are going to start off today’s blog with your reflection question. How are you planning to plan for your Language Learners this school year? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer to yourself honestly where you stand. One of the biggest obstacles that many professionals who support Language Learners face is the lack of a curriculum. This is the biggest question that educators are asking themselves and others. The most frustrating part of this is that searching and looking for a curriculum can take so much of a teacher’s time. I know this because I have been there, and I am still…
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Bringing Student Interests into your ESL Classroom
We are going to start off today’s blog with your reflection question. Are you including your student interests in your lessons? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer to yourself honestly where you stand. There are so many times when we are looking for lessons to teach that we are so worried about simply finding a lesson. Often we forget to ask ourselves, will the students find this lesson engaging? Not including the students interests and strengths in your lessons can lead to some of the lessons falling flat. This will result in the students being disengaged. Bored students will not connect to…
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Encouraging Collaboration in your ESL Classroom
We are going to start off today’s blog post with your reflection question. How are you encouraging collaboration with your Language Learners? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer to yourself honestly where you stand. I think a lot of us have been there or experienced the dread that can come over students when we ask them to work together. You can hear the collective sighs and eye rolls. Every year of my teaching career, I have truly wanted my students to have an authentic collaboration experience. One where they are eager to work with each other on assignments and tasks. A lot…
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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…
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How to Quickly Write Language & Content Objectives
Welcome all-star teachers! Here is our weekly reflection question: How consistent are you in writing language and content objectives? Writing language objectives and content objectives can be overwhelming and time consuming for any teacher. When learning how to write content objectives and learning objectives, there are way too many resources available. This can lead to you feeling confused and in some cases frustrated. Before I started teaching, I faintly heard of content and language objectives. The first struggle was understanding what is a content objective and what is a language objective. A content objective identifies what the students will be able to know and what to do by the end…
- 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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Strategies to Prepare for the Second Half of the School Year
Download the transcript to this episode here Hello educators! I am so excited to be back with you this new year! I know you are going to have a fantastic school year and even amazing summer. 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 A few wins I have seen in my group My Adventures in ESL is taking action to plan for the upcoming Language Assessments. There are so many teachers that are actively…
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Virtual Classroom Management
Welcome, teachers, I am Millie, and we are officially back. I am excited, as usual, to be here and to share with you all some amazing topics for this upcoming school year. Now, as usual, before we jump into today’s topic, I would like you to take a moment to reflect on any wins that you had for the week. Was there something that you did that you are proud of? Did you attend a professional development? Did you have a light bulb moment about something? So take a moment to reflect on those. One of the things that I’m being encouraged to do, and I want you all to…
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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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Preparing for the New School Year in the Midst of Uncertainty
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. Many of us have no clue how the upcoming school year will look for us. This can leave educators with the feeling of uneasiness because they don’t know how they can prepare for the school year. I know are going to want to have a solid…