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Hannah Benson explores the complications of grading beginner ESL students, both in the ESL classroom and in content classrooms. Colorin Colorado and Larry Ferlazzo's blog add insight to this topic as well as helpful tips from #ELLchat.
Judie Haynes, co-founder and facilitator of #ELLchat, TESOL columnist, and author of several ESL Books including Teaching to Strengths: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress, joins us to discuss the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) of ESL students as we continue to deal with the shift to distance learning.
Carol talks with @JudieHaynes and @KarenNemethEdM about their very popular #ELLchat. They discuss it as a hashtag, a twitter chat and also as the backbone of the EL PLN all week long.
Carol talks with @JudieHaynes and @KarenNemethEdM about their very popular #ELLchat. They discuss it as a hashtag, a twitter chat and also as the backbone of the EL PLN all week long.
Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. These creative ways will help you think about how to help children, particularly those who struggle with handwriting and typing. Show: www.coolcatteacher.com/e332 Sponsor: Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers. You can take these courses for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification. They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and use the code COOL20 at checkout to get 20% off any course. With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course is only $359.
Dr. Katie Toppel joins Carol this week to discuss the book club she co-founded and to share high impact strategies for language learners.
Dr. Katie Toppel joins Carol this week to discuss the book club she co-founded and to share high impact strategies for language learners.
The number of students in our classrooms who have been exposed to trauma, violence or chronic stress is substantial. Join us as we discuss how educators can help these students succeed. Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz and Judie Haynes are co-authors of Teaching to Strengths: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress Debbie is the founding director of the Center for English Language Education, and the founding and current director of the Center for Advancing Student Achievement. Lourdes is a bilingual/bicultural school psychologist and school leader with more than two decades of experience working in inner city school districts in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Judie is the editor and owner of everythingESL.net. She is also cofounder and moderator of #ELLCHAT. Rachael George is the principal of Sandy Grade School in the Oregon Trail School District and an ASCD Emerging Leader.
Candace Hisey @MissHisey talks about true STEM and Language Arts Integration. With both extended and daily projects, students watch science, technology, engineering, and math come alive in all of their classes. Hear how Candace does it in today's Wonderful Wednesday classroom tour and why she'll never go back to the "old" way of teaching. Today, Candace will teach us about: The incredible element "museum" project where students integrate all subjects and their work in chemistry during tenth grade Flexible teaching time and how she uses it to integrate learning with other teachers Simple ways Candace brings research non-fiction into her language arts class Science Fridays in Language class The most transformational thing Candace has done in her experience in this new form of teaching. Candace Hisey is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University and has been teaching Language Arts at Bio-Med Science Academy for three years. She is a strong proponent of interdisciplinary education, and this year she has been working with the chemistry instructor to build an integrated curriculum for tenth grade. A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month’s giveaway contests.
The number of English language learners is growing each year. This is creating an array of challenges for teachers and school districts. In this segment we look at several teaching strategies that are very effective with ELLs. Follow: @judiehaynes @mazehr @larryferlazzo @bamradionetwork #edchat #teachers #ellchat Judie Haynes taught elementary ESL for 28 years. She is the author & coauthor of 7 books including The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English Learners. She currently writes a blog for TESOL and is co-founder of #ELLCHAT, a Twitter chat for teachers of ELLs. Mary Ann Zehr is in her 4th year as a teacher of history to English-language learners at Wilson High School in the District of Columbia. Previously, she reported on English-language learners for Education Week, a national newspaper about schools.
Students who don't develop the ability to manage conflict can fall prey to a panoply of problems in later life. In this segment our guests share strategies for empowering children with critical conflict resolution skills. Follow: @Teach_Preschool @KarenNemethEdM @bodymindchild @bamradionetwork Karen Stephens served as Director of Illinois State University Child Care Center. Today she writes and delivers staff development training. Sandy Heidemann is the Numbers Work! classroom coordinator and has been in the field of early childhood education for over 35 years. Deborah J. Stewart, M.Ed.,over 20 years experience in the field of early childhood education. Karen Nemeth, Ed.M. is an dvocate for high quality early learning for dual language learners. She is co-host of the weekly #ELLChat on Twitter.
The number of English language learners is on the rise. In the segment we look at the different standard ways in which we approach these learners in pursuit of the best strategies. Follow: @KarenNemethEdM @judiehaynes @larryferlazzo @bamradionetwork Karen Nemeth, Ed.M. is an author, consultant, and advocate for high quality early learning for dual language learners. She is co-host of the weekly #ELLChat on Twitter. Judie Haynes is co-moderator (with Karen Nemeth) of #ELLCHAT on Twitter. She taught ESL for 28 years and is the author of, "The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English Learners " with Debbie Zacarian.