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How to Set up Your Classroom to Welcome Newcomers
Click below to hear how to welcome newcomers: Does getting a newcomer to your classroom cause you to feel stressed and overwhelmed? Having new students…
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3 Step Framework for Supporting ELLs
Click below to hear the 3 step framework: Have you ever stopped to think about how scary it is to learn a language? If you’ve…
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The One Reason Your ELLs Aren’t Making Growth and How to Change That Now
Click below to listen to the full episode, The One Reason Your ELLs Aren’t Making Growth and How to Change That Now: Does getting a newcomer…
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How to Build Connections with Parents of ELLs During Conferences
How to Build Positive Connections with Parents During Conferences I’ll never forget the time during my first year out of college as a paraprofessional when…
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4 Ways to Use Holidays to Teach English
If you are in the United States, holiday season is upon us with many of the major holidays happening in the next 2 months. Do…
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How to Shorten the Silent Period in your ELL Students
When learning a new language it is only natural for there to be a silent period the first few months to take in and adapt…
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How to create clear, meaningful, and impactful lessons during a 30 minute session.
It was always the worst feeling: My group of eager students was gathered at my bean table, calling my name over and over, and I’m…
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A 4 Step Framework to Simplifying Your Lesson Plans
The reality is, you can’t do it all. I know many times we try, but after awhile the burn out begins, the stress rises, and…
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5 of my Favorite Books to Welcome ELLS Back to School
Books are one of the most powerful ways to have discussions and bring up topics that build community. Below you will find 5 of my…
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