13. Teaching newcomers any time of year with Karen Emerson
In today’s episode, I am chatting with Karen Emerson, who is a friend and a fellow ELL teacher in the town that I live in. She works with the youngest English learners - grades K-1. I met Karen throug...
22 Maalis 202251min
12. How to teach speaking effectively to ELL students with Carissa Ford
In today’s episode, I am chatting with my friend Carissa Ford about teaching speaking to our English learners. Speaking is such a personal aspect of language learning, and that is just one of the chal...
15 Maalis 202247min
#011 Radical self-care for teachers in times of crisis
In today’s episode, I wanted to talk about the mental and emotional health of teachers and processing emotions in difficult times. We always seek information and want to better our knowledge of how t...
7 Maalis 202222min
#010 - Three things you need to know when teaching SLIFE students
In today’s episode, I want to chat with you about a special group of students - those who have limited or interrupted formal education, otherwise known as SLIFE. Chances are many of us have encounter...
1 Maalis 202217min
#009 - Text engineering for EL success with Susan Patterson
In today’s episode, I am chatting with my dear friend Susan Patterson about text engineering and how we all can help make content accessible to our English learners. Susan is a district Multilingual...
22 Helmi 202235min
#008 - ESL/ELL Curriculum in Three Easy Steps
Can you relate to any or all of the next statements? I am tasked with teaching ESL/ELL newcomers, but my district doesn’t have a curriculum for that. I teach middle and high schoolers - and that is a...
15 Helmi 202217min
#007 - How to Make an Impact as an ESL Teacher
In today’s episode, I wanted to talk about the impact we make as ESL teachers. We know we are an important part of our English learners’ day, but what about reaching out to your colleagues and the com...
8 Helmi 202213min
#006 - The simple steps to collaboration between EL and general education teachers with Courtney Morgan
In today’s episode, I am chatting with my dear friend Courtney Morgan about collaboration between EL and general education teachers. This topic is so important, yet there are so many questions about ...
1 Helmi 202228min
