Episode 69 - How to Engage English Learners with TPR with guest Meeghan Carter
Let's talk about movement and engaging your whole body in language learning using TPR, or Total Physical Response. Meeghan Carter is an ESL teacher in Delaware and brings a vast experience from being...
6 Juni 202328min
Episode 68 - 5 Things to Do BEFORE Leaving for Summer Break
As the summer is nearing, I want to talk about planning and time management. Not for the students, but about what we, as teachers, should do before we leave on summer break. You may be tired, and the...
30 Maj 202316min
Episode 67 - 3 Ways to Finish the School Year Meaningfully
May is one of those months that is long and fast at the same time. Somehow everything falls into this month as a teacher and in our personal life. As the school year is nearing its end, there are a ...
23 Maj 202313min
Episode 66 - 3 Activities For a Mixed-Proficiency EL Class (re-air)
A lot of teachers work with mixed-proficiency classes where they have newcomers and higher level students all at the same time. This makes for challenging planning, classroom management, and everythin...
16 Maj 202323min
Episode 65 - 3 Tech Tools that Work Wonderfully in the EL Classroom
This episode is for you to learn, find out, and get excited about the possibilities of technology in your classroom. I will not be talking about ChatGPT or AI tools, simply because I am still explorin...
9 Maj 202318min
Episode 64 - How to Pre-teach Vocabulary to ELs in the Mainstream Classroom (re-air)
As we continue talking about English Learners in the mainstream classroom this month, I wanted to bring back a previous episode from last year that is very relevant to our topic. With vocabulary being...
25 Apr 202320min
Episode 63 - How to Grade EL Students in the Mainstream Classroom
Today’s episode is sharing thoughts and tips on how to grade English learners. You will hear the difference between grading and assessing, what makes teaching English learners equitable, and the diffe...
18 Apr 202320min
Episode 62 - 4 Strategies for Teaching Math to ESL Students
Math teachers often express that they teach math…not language or how to read. Or even that math is universal. If this sounds familiar, then this episode is going to be for you. Students learn each sub...
11 Apr 202316min
