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EP 131 Mid-year Building Relationships
Welcome educators! Before we get started with today’s episode, I want to share the engaging and effective resources I have available. To learn more and download some engaging resources, go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an effective 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 this week’s episode, I will share strategies and tips you can use to build relationships with your students mid-year. Going into the school year, one of my professional goals was to be more intentional about building relationships with the students I support. As…
- Curriculum, Distance Learning, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Reflections, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
EP 130 Black History Month Quilt
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the engaging and easy-to-implement resources I have available to you. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. You are an effective 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 this week’s episode, I will share how you can create a Black History Month quilt that highlights influential African – Americans in history. In this lesson, we will be creating a quilt which will be collaborative. Each student will be assigned or…
- Language Objectives, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
3 Myths Busted about Lesson Planning
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the amazing 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 this week’s episode, I will share how you can create a visual biography of influential people in history. Explain to the students what a biography is by creating an anchor chart. This will be important as the lesson progresses. In today’s lesson, we will…
- Classroom Strategies, Curriculum, Distance Learning, Language Objectives, Lesson Ideas, Planning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Reflections, Speaking Activities, Teaching Strategies, Writing Strategies
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 125 Planning for January Part 2
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the amazing 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 is important and beneficial. Thank you for your dedication and the time that you put in to make sure that your students are successful. Today’s episode aims to provide you with lesson ideas and activities for January. The topic of this week’s lesson is snow. Before deep diving into any lesson, taking the time and deep diving is important. Day 1 of every lesson will be…
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EP 124 Planning for January Part 1
Welcome educators! Before we get started I want to share with you the amazing resources I have available to you. To learn more and download some engaging resources go to myadventuresinesl.com/store. Teaching at times can feel frustrating. I get it! I want to start this week’s episode with our weekly affirmation and a reminder. You are more than enough. You are a competent and hard-working teacher. You are patient and embrace the diversity of your classroom. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. Today’s episode aims to provide you with a weekly lesson plan for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Use this guide to assist and inspire the…
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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.…
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EP 120 Why I No Longer ‘Wing It’: Strategies to Plan My Week
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 today’s episode with your reflection question. Have you been “winging it” with your lesson planning? Take a moment to reflect on this question. Think about this question and answer yourself honestly about where you stand. So many of us start off the school year…
