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The team returns with a full Premier League season preview — from relegation dogfights to the battle for Europe. Gav, Juz and Ells make their exact predictions on who finishes where, the first manager sacked, top scorer, Player of the Season and more. Expect strong opinions, bold hot takes and plenty of laughs along the way — including why “Romero is Mustafi,” why Brentford had “the stairs taken,” and whether Pep Guardiola even finishes the season.In Part 2, it's all Arsenal: summer transfers, key players, potential surprises, and why depth might be the Gunners' biggest weapon this year.Chapters(00:00) Part 1: Intro(01:11) EPL Promoted Teams / Strugglers(29:23) EPL Mid Table Battle(33:24) EPL European Challengers(01:03:19) EPL Top 4(01:25:32) EPL Relegation Predictions(01:27:59) EPL First Manager Sacked Predictions(01:28:40) EPL Golden Boot Predictions(01:28:59) P.O.T.S Prediction(01:30:01) Surprise T.O.T.S(01:31:00) Part 2: AFC Summer Transfers(01:33:21) AFC Key Players This Season(01:36:14) AFC Surprise Players(01:39:28) AFC Playing Style Evolution(01:52:39) Havertz Role This Season(01:57:18) If We Do Recruit... Who?(02:08:46) Dream Campaign is?(02:11:24) AFC Top Scorer Prediction(02:13:12) AFC Most Assists Predictions(02:14:50) AFC Player of the Season(02:16:17) AFC Cup Competition Predictions(02:22:22) EPL Expectations(02:26:28) Over or Under Player Predictions(02:28:43) Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Grow a Small Business, host Troy Trewin interviews Nick Ellsmore, ex-founder of Hivint, a cybersecurity consulting firm he co-founded in 2015 and sold in just three years for $23M. Nick shares how he went from starting his first business during university to exiting two companies for a combined $47M. He talks about building Security Colony to give small businesses access to enterprise-grade tools, the importance of storytelling in marketing, and creating a strong, values-driven culture. A few years on from leaving the business, Nick reflects on his journey, the mindset shifts that helped him grow, and the lessons learned from scaling fast in a demanding industry. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let's get into it by clicking here. Troy delves into our guest's startup journey, their perception of success, industry reconsideration, and the pivotal stress points during business expansion. They discuss the joys of small business growth, vital entrepreneurial habits, and strategies for team building, encompassing wins, blunders, and invaluable advice. And a snapshot of the final five Grow A Small Business Questions: What do you think is the hardest thing in growing a small business? According to Nick Ellsmore, the hardest thing is maintaining focus, momentum, and the “will to keep your business alive” through the rollercoaster of small business growth. Staying consistent when things get tough is often what defines long-term success. What's your favorite business book that has helped you the most? Nick Ellsmore has shared that his favorite business book is Early Exits by Basil Peters. It helped him understand how to structure businesses for strategic acquisition, especially when building with an exit in mind. Are there any great podcasts or online learning resources you'd recommend to help grow a small business? Nick Ellsmore recommends the 90 Day Year by Todd Herman, a goal-setting and execution system that breaks the year into manageable 90-day sprints. It helped him stay focused on what truly moves the needle in business. What tool or resource would you recommend to grow a small business? According to Nick Ellsmore, the One Page Strategic Plan from Verne Harnish's Scaling Up is a game-changing tool. It helps align teams, clarify strategy, and focus everyone on priorities—all in one concise page. What advice would you give yourself on day one of starting out in business? Nick Ellsmore has shared that if he could go back, he'd simply tell himself, “It's going to be okay.” Despite the challenges and stress, everything will work out. Trust the process, keep pushing, and don't forget to breathe. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights! Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.     Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest: Success in business isn't about brilliance, it's about consistency and the will to keep going – Nick Ellsmore For your team, for your clients, for potential acquirers, story-telling is key: Why you? Why now?  – Nick Ellsmore If you want to sell your business one day, start building it that way from day one – Nick Ellsmore  

In this episode of the Equipping ELLs Podcast, host Beth Vaucher is joined by renowned educator and language planning expert Kelly Reider for a deep dive into the world of functional language planning—a critical but often misunderstood approach to supporting multilingual learners in today's classrooms.With over 30 years of experience in education, Kelly shares how her journey from classroom teacher to district coordinator and national facilitator helped her shape a better way of aligning language development with content instruction. Together, Beth and Kelly explore the challenges educators face when planning for diverse learners, especially when co-teaching or pushing into content-area classrooms with limited prep time.Kelly breaks down the five core principles of functional language planning, rooted in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), offering a practical, research-based alternative to traditional grammar-focused approaches. She emphasizes a context-driven, flexible planning model that helps teachers support student communication and academic achievement, regardless of curriculum changes or language levels.Listeners will learn how functional language planning:Prioritizes real-time, context-based language needsShifts from "what to teach" to "what students need to do with language"Incorporates grammar as a tool for meaning-making, not an isolated objectiveEmpowers teachers to model, scaffold, and practice target language structures with studentsSimplifies planning through backwards design and alignment toolsBeth and Kelly also discuss the importance of student talk time, explicit modeling, and peer-to-peer interaction as foundational strategies that help students internalize and apply academic language in meaningful ways.This episode isn't just theory—it's full of actionable insights. Whether you're a general education teacher, ESL specialist, or instructional coach, you'll walk away with a renewed sense of what's possible when we make language visible, intentional, and functional for multilingual learners.

In this episode, Gav and Ells discuss:• End of the Tour• Dowman showing out, Saliba shining bright• Need for speed• How to be different? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has differentiation always felt like the most overwhelming part of your lesson plan?host Beth Vaucher dives deep into one of the most pressing challenges educators face: how to differentiate instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) without feeling overwhelmed. This episode unpacks a practical, three-step framework that empowers teachers to support students at all language levels while maintaining a single, streamlined lesson plan. If you've ever found yourself stressed trying to create five versions of the same lesson or unsure what differentiation even means for language learners, this episode offers immediate relief and clarity.Beth begins by validating the very real struggle teachers face when juggling multiple proficiency levels, language domains, and curriculum expectations. Instead of overcomplicating things, she shows educators how to start with language data—such as WIDA levels and can-do descriptors—and plan intentionally based on what students can do. You'll learn why understanding these levels and aligning expectations accordingly builds both student confidence and academic progress.The episode then explores how to maintain one strong content objective and simply scaffold supports based on student needs. From tiered vocabulary cards to sentence stems and visual aids, Beth outlines easy-to-implement tools that unlock content without requiring multiple lessons. Finally, she walks through how to differentiate the output, not the content, so all students can meet the objective in a way that matches their language level—from labeling visuals to writing structured paragraphs.Beth also models how this approach works in a real lesson, using anchor texts like videos or read-alouds to engage all learners. Whether it's small group work tailored by proficiency or scaffolded writing routines, this method reduces teacher workload while increasing student engagement. The result is a classroom where ELLs grow in both language skills and confidence.Listeners are encouraged to download the simplified can-do descriptors and explore the full range of read-alouds, scaffolds, and writing routines available inside the Equipping ELLs membership. Beth reminds educators that differentiation doesn't have to be exhausting—it can be simple, effective, and even enjoyable.If you're ready to support your ELLs with clarity and consistency, this episode will become your go-to guide for creating an inclusive and empowering classroom environment.LINKS AND RESOURCES:WIDA Can Do Descriptors Simplified!Sign Up for the FREE Webinar⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Do you feel lost on how to support your English learners in the first month of school without a clear plan?In this episode of Equipping ELLs, host Beth Vaucher delivers an empowering and actionable roadmap for teachers stepping into the school year with multilingual learners. Whether you're a brand new ESL teacher, juggling a multi-building caseload, or a content teacher with English learners for the first time, Beth walks you through a precise 4-week game plan to shift from feeling overwhelmed to teaching with confidence.Discover how Week 1 focuses on building relationships, trust, and observation to lay the foundation for long-term success. Learn how to pronounce student names correctly, use visuals to connect personally, and implement inclusive "getting to know you" activities that don't require spoken language.In Week 2, Beth explains the importance of gathering academic and language data strategically—without over-assessing students in those vulnerable early weeks. You'll hear how to leverage WIDA scores and use simple yet powerful assessments to benchmark and guide instruction.Week 3 dives into targeted instructional supports. From co-teaching strategies and scaffolded lessons to picture prompts and tiered vocabulary, this week is about meeting students where they are and helping them grow.Finally, in Week 4, Beth walks you through creating sustainable systems and routines—ranging from scheduling and classroom management to weekly lesson plans that empower both students and teachers. With ideas like daily picture prompts and bilingual resources, she ensures that both newcomers and intermediate ELs feel seen, supported, and successful.This episode is packed with free and paid resources available through the Equipping ELLs membership and the Inspiring Young Learners store. Whether you're working with Spanish-speaking students, Ukrainian newcomers, or any other language group, Beth's tools help make the complex feel simple.Get ready to feel confident, clear, and fully equipped to support your English learners all year long. Plus, listeners can use code TAKE10OFF for 10% off any monthly or yearly Tier 3 plan.

Amb l'Oleguer Arola i la Vinyet Granda conversem sobre l'oferta pensada i dissenyada per als joves, sobretot per aquell col·lectiu inclòs en la franja d'edat d'entre 14 i 18 que queden exclosos de les activitats infantils i també de les adultes i al parer dels nostres tertulians són expulsats de la vida cultural i lúdica de la vila. L'entrada La T-Jove: joves expulsats de l’oferta cultural, manquen propostes per a ells? ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.

In this heart-centered episode of the Equipping ELLs podcast, Beth Vaucher dives into one of the most overlooked yet powerful strategies for supporting English Language Learners (ELLs): intentional connection. As the new school year begins, Beth emphasizes the importance of creating an environment where students feel seen, valued, and confident from the very first day. Instead of focusing solely on academic prep, she encourages educators to prioritize building authentic relationships that set the foundation for long-term success.Beth walks listeners through five proven strategies for establishing intentional connection, starting with the vital act of pronouncing students' names correctly, a simple but impactful gesture that validates identity. She discusses how to offer choice in sharing, acknowledging that newcomers may not be ready to open up about their backgrounds right away. Through flexible, low-pressure activities like “Would You Rather” games, teachers can gently encourage participation without overwhelming students.The episode also explores how to use culturally relevant materials, from books and visuals to classroom decor, to affirm students' diverse identities. Beth shares how daily routines and rituals, like consistent greetings and check-ins, help build predictability and trust. Most importantly, she highlights the value of celebrating multilingualism through classroom labels, bilingual books, and encouraging students to share in their home language.Listeners will walk away with practical tools, including free resources like multilingual labels and access to an upcoming webinar on setting up routines. Beth also challenges teachers to think beyond their classrooms, how can they help their entire school become a welcoming place for ELLs? With thoughtful guidance and heartfelt encouragement, this episode is a must-listen for any educator seeking to build inclusive, responsive classrooms where all students can thrive.Subscribe to the Equipping ELLs podcast for more actionable tips, and don't forget to connect on Instagram for exclusive free resources. Whether you're new to supporting ELLs or a veteran educator, this episode will inspire you to take one small but meaningful step toward creating a safe, engaging space for every learner.Sign Up for the FREE Webinar⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Susan Wadia-Ells empowers women by revealing clear paths to prevent and reverse breast cancer naturally.New episodes of Welcome to Wellness released every Friday!Not listening on Spotify? Show notes at: https://www.ashleydeeley.com/w2w/bustingbreastcancerBuy Susan's book hereEpisode brought to you by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ApolloNeuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode brought to you by:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ VieLight⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Code: DEELEY10Episode brought to you by:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dry Farm Wines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sneak Peek on top 5 steps to stop and prevent breast cancer:Avoid mammogramsStop taking hormonal birth control (but copper IUDs are great!)Lose excess fatStop holding onto highly stressful jobs/relationshipsFocus on mitochondrial health (Vitamin D3, reducing carbs, meditation)3:01: Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer by Dr. Thomas Seyfried13:13: Don't get tumors biopsied (seed & soil)... Episode with Dr. Katrina Lewis who had breast cancer twice (Episode 21)14:02: Mammogram controversy (be more like Switzerland!)18:29 Opt for Thermogram instead!23:00: Manage cancer metabolically (The Metabolic Approach to Cancer - Nasha Winters)23:39: Don't fear dense and lumpy breasts 29:23: Otto Warburg - Cancer can be starved - Cancer cells thrive on glucose30:37: Glutamine and DON (6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine aka DON) - DON article 32:14: Anti-parasitic medicine32:45: Press-Pulse Theory35:49: It's time to manage your stress36:35: Should you cut off your breasts? BRCA1 and a BRCA2 and a P5340:44: Potatoes and corn vs. cabbage and Brussels sprouts44:30: Get off synthetic progestins (hormonal birth control)50:55: Use copper IUDs (as needed for birth control)Where to find Dr. Susan Wadia-Ells:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInWhere to find Ashley Deeley:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@ashleydeeley.com

If you've ever felt overwhelmed trying to make earth science engaging and hands-on, this episode is for you! I'm joined by Becca from Science Lessons That Rock, a veteran teacher with over 15 years of experience and a passion for turning abstract concepts into meaningful, accessible learning experiences. Becca shares creative ways to teach everything from planetary distances to landforms using simple, affordable materials—plus practical tips for lab prep, grading, and boosting student engagement. We also talk about supporting ELLs, teaching in Title 1 schools, and building classroom buy-in. Whether you're new to earth science or just need some fresh inspiration, you're going to love getting to learn from Becca. I've known her online for nearly a decade, and I'm so excited you get to know her now, too!➡️ Show Notes: https://itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/episode191Resources:Climate Change Ice Core LabIgneous Crystal Size Lab Activity | Rock Cycle Experiment Landforms Stop Motion Video ProjectRewordifyVocarooDownload your FREE Classroom Reset Challenge.Take the Free Labs When Limited virtual PD courseSend me a DM on Instagram: @its.not.rocket.scienceSend me an email: rebecca@itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com  Follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts.Connect with Becca:Instagram: @sciencelessonsthatrockWebsiteRelated Episodes:Episode 126, Teaching AP Environmental Science with Ashton AllgoodEpisode 157, Serving ELLs with AI and More with Guest Alyse of Keystone ScienceEpisode 189, True Life: I Grade Everything and Because of It, I Have No LifeEpisode 190, Student Mastery, Switching Schools, and Teaching Chemistry with Heather Bonanno

Avui a la primera part del Voltant i Girant Estiu parlarem amb Carme Callao, coordinadora de Mil Somriures. Ells són qui s’encarreguen dels campus d’estiu per als nens i nenes de Camarles, Sant Jaume d’Enveja i Deltebre, entre altres pobles.

Avui al Voltant i Girant: -Avui a la primera part del Voltant i Girant Estiu parlarem amb Carme Callao, coordinadora de Mil Somriures. Ells són qui s’encarreguen dels campus d’estiu per als nens i nenes de Camarles, Sant Jaume d’Enveja i Deltebre, entre altres pobles. -A la segona part del programa rebrem al director del Centre Esportiu del Delta, Rafa Flores. Ja que entre el 14 i el 20 de juliol el Circuit Audi Padel Series arribarà a la seva part culminant amb la disputa del Master al Centre Esportiu del Delta de Deltebre.

El portaveu de Guanyem Sitges afirma que no estan contents amb els dos primers anys de legislatura fet que explica la retirada del suport extern del seu partit al govern d'ara fa poc més d'un mes. Segons Tubau Guanyem Sitges va quedar fora a partir de que el govern va pactar l'aprovació del pressupost amb el PSC-El Margalló, amb qui considera que el govern de Carbonell té una actitud gairebé de dependència que no els permet fins i tot reunir-se amb normalitat. En aquest sentit Tubau desmenteix Monasterio en allò de què "és difícil reunir-se amb ells" i assegura que la disponibilitat hi és sempre i que és l'equip de govern qui ajorna les trobades. En àmbit d'habitatge Tubau creu que la regidora Gasulla ha avançat en aquest darrer any però insisteix a dir que cal abordar també el tema dels habitatges turístics per tal d'eliminar-ne els il·legals i fer-ne una moratòria que ajudi a disminuir la situació de massificació turística que considera viu Sitges en l'actualitat i que afecta altres àmbits com el de la neteja. El regidor de Guanyem considera que Sitges no acaba d'estar net i d'entrada veu amb bons ulls les condicions del nou contracte de neteja pendent d'aprovar-se en ple. Tubau reparteix responsabilitat en matèria educativa amb Generalitat i Departament de Serveis Territorials i confia que la municipalització de les llars d'infants tiri endavant. Pel que fa al Club de Mar demana un debat i fins i tot un procés participatiu que contempli l'opinió de tots els agents afectats, conservació del litoral, patrimonial i recuperació de l'ús públic de les instal·lacions. L'entrada Josep Maria Tubau afirma que s’han perdut dos anys de legislatura, que el govern demana permís al PSC fins i tot per poder-se reunir amb ells i denuncia massificació turística ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.

Welcome, ESL educators! In today's episode, we're diving into the real, unfiltered experience of your first two weeks back in the classroom. Whether you're brand new to teaching English learners or a seasoned pro, this episode will help you walk into the school year with clarity, confidence, and calm.

Welcome educators! In today's episode, we're diving into one of the biggest challenges ESL teachers face: planning for mixed-level groupings. Whether you have newcomers just arriving in the U.S. or students on the verge of exiting your ESL program, finding ways to support every learner can feel overwhelming—but it is possible, and today's episode will show you how.

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Welcome educators! In this week's episode of My Adventures in ESL, we're diving into how to use your summer intentionally by building simple, effective systems that will support you—and your students—all year long. Whether you're a first-year teacher or a veteran, setting up classroom systems during the summer isn't about perfection. It's about preparation. With the right tools and routines in place, you can avoid the chaos of survival mode and step into the new school year with clarity, calm, and confidence. You'll walk away with ideas for routines across the four language domains, how to create a newcomer welcome system, and strategies to establish goal-setting and feedback structures—all while giving yourself permission to start small and go at your own pace.

✨ Episode Summary: Welcome educators! In this inspiring episode of My Adventures in ESL, we're diving into one of the most valuable skills you can develop as an ESL teacher—flexibility. If you're feeling anxious or uncertain about the upcoming school year, know this: you are not alone. This episode is designed to help you build the mindset and strategies you need to embrace change with calm, clarity, and confidence. From real classroom stories to practical planning tips, you'll discover how to accept the unpredictable nature of teaching, visualize different scenarios, and build a strong support system. Whether it's sudden schedule shifts or unplanned new arrivals, you'll walk away feeling more prepared—and empowered—to handle whatever comes your way.

Welcome, educators! In this episode, we're diving into practical, low-stress ways new ESL teachers can begin preparing for the upcoming school year—without burning out or planning every single detail. Whether you're ready to dig in or just testing the waters, you'll leave with tangible steps to start the year with clarity and confidence. ✨ In this episode, you'll learn: Why prepping during the summer (even just a little!) can make a big impact. How to start building your ESL toolkit with reusable visuals, sentence frames, and organizers. Easy ways to get familiar with your students' language needs using last year's data. How to structure the first two weeks for relationship-building and routine-setting. What “planning in chunks” looks like and how it reduces overwhelm.

Dr. Joel Floyd, educator and founder of Ignite Career Foundation, joins Laura to share how his team creates an inclusive, learner-centred environment for adult English language learners in the US. In this episode, Joel shares student success stories, explores how community and compassion are embedded into their programmes, and reminds us of the power of reflective teaching.Watch with closed captions.KEY TALKING POINTSA Student's Journey: From qualified pilot in Venezuela to English learner and future Delta Airlines pilot—with a little help from an inclusive learning environment.Meeting Students Where They Are: Why Ignite Career Foundation leads with empathy, compassion and student voice in all aspects of its work.Creating a Sense of Belonging: From first-day classroom observations to student mentors and coffee chats, small touches that help students feel ownership and pride in their learning space.Learning as a Two-Way Street: The importance of building reciprocal relationships in the classroom—and listening as much as teaching.A Call for Reflective Practice: Joel's advice for teachers on staying curious, seeking feedback, and journaling to keep growing as educators.ABOUTJoel Floyd, PhD, is the founder and current Executive Director of the Ignite Career Foundation, formerly known as English for a Lifetime Language Institute, located in Norcross, Georgia, USA. He has held this role since 2012. Dr. Floyd also serves as a State Advocate Fellow for the Coalition on Adult and Basic Education (COABE), representing Georgia in a one-year appointment. In this capacity, he is deeply involved in advocacy efforts for adult education at the local, state, and federal levels. Dr. Floyd's research interests include teacher professional development in adult ELL (English Language Learners) classrooms, critical andragogy among adult ELLs and adult learners in general, and educational leadership in postsecondary non-traditional school settings.REFERENCES & RESOURCESIgnite Career FoundationJoel Floyd on LinkedInSupport TESOL Pop

Welcome, educators! In this episode, we're talking all about how you can use a little bit of your summer to plan intentionally for the upcoming school year—without giving up your much-needed rest. Whether you're a veteran teacher or just starting out, this episode offers practical tips to help you plan smarter, not harder. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why summer is a prime time to reflect, plan, and create with intention How to set up a realistic, flexible planning routine (as little as 30 minutes a day!) The importance of creating lesson and activity templates to save time all year long How summer planning gives you the peace of mind to enjoy your break fully An inside look at The ESL Teacher Master Plan course and how it can support you Resources:

In this powerful and practical episode of the Equipping ELLs Podcast, host Beth Vaucher welcomes Sarah Knigge, an independent consultant and co-author focused on bilingual literacy, to unpack the essential role native language plays in developing English literacy for Spanish-speaking students. With years of experience as a bilingual teacher and program leader, Sarah shares actionable strategies for educators navigating the complex dynamics of supporting multilingual learners.Beth and Sarah begin by discussing the benefits of leveraging a student's home language in the classroom and how it can foster deeper family engagement, boost student confidence, and reinforce cultural identity. Sarah emphasizes the importance of intentional native language use and explains why simply translating materials isn't always the best support strategy. Instead, she encourages educators to adopt sheltered instruction practices and structured scaffolding techniques that promote true language development.Listeners will learn about the key differences between Spanish and English literacy—such as phoneme systems, syllabic decoding, and metalinguistic awareness—and how recognizing these contrasts helps educators better support literacy transfer. Sarah highlights the role of cognates and contrastive analysis as bridges between the two languages, offering practical examples educators can apply immediately in their classrooms.The conversation also dives into misconceptions about bilingual education, including the unintended consequences of concurrent translation. Sarah candidly shares her early missteps and how those experiences shaped her commitment to effective bilingual instruction and eventually led her to co-author a literacy curriculum designed specifically for emergent Spanish readers.From enhancing vocabulary through oral language strategies like QSSSA to making writing accessible with sentence pattern charts and graphic organizers, this episode is filled with proven tools that help ELLs build confidence and fluency. Beth and Sarah also address the realities of time constraints in classrooms, offering ways teachers can support literacy without overwhelming students with redundant phonics drills.For educators looking to strengthen their instruction and advocacy for bilingual learners, Sarah's insights offer a clear and compassionate roadmap. Whether you're in a dual-language setting, ESL classroom, or simply want to better support your Spanish-speaking students, this episode is a must-listen.Links and Resources:ReadInEspanol.comREAD en espanol, Inc. on Linked InPurchase the Primary Skills Book for Spanish ReadingConnect with Sarah on Linked InConnect with Sarah on InstagramConnect with Sarah on Facebook⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week's friends are Sarah Ells Fish and Dan Fish, also known as Sunfish Duo! We recorded this a couple weeks ago at my home in Portland, OR. Tunes in this episode: * The Cuckoo (0:48) * Going to the West (10:25) * Aragon Mill (29:50) * Midnight on the Stormy Deep (45:46) * Winding Stream (1:01:20) * BONUS TRACK: The Happy Sunny Side of Life Buy SunFish Duo's albums on Bandcamp (https://sunfishduo.bandcamp.com/) Follow them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/fishandells/) See them at The Grand Dalles Music Festival (The Grand Dalles Music FestivalThe Grand Dalles Music Festivalhttp://www.thegranddallesmusicfestival.com) Buy tickets to see Morgan Harris and Cameron DeWhitt at Detroit Folk School (https://detroitfolkschool.org/) and at The Robin Theatre in Lansing (Morgan Harris & Cameron DeWhitt at The RobinThe Robin Theatrehttps://www.therobintheatre.com › events › morgan-har…) See Tall Poppy String Band at Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend (https://www.wheatlandmusic.org/Online/Online/Events/Traditional-Arts-Weekend.aspx) Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool) Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas (https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/get-up-in-the-cool) Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! (https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/) Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron (https://www.camerondewhitt.com/banjolessons) Visit Tall Poppy String Band's website (https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/) and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tallpoppystringband/)

The Father of Reaganomics, David Stockman, joins us to explore the complex world of international trade and its impact on investors.  Key insights include: Challenging conventional wisdom about trade policies Understanding economic forces that drive investment opportunities Gaining expert perspective on global economic trends Stockman provides a candid analysis of current trade strategies, revealing: The true drivers of economic competitiveness Potential pitfalls of protectionist approaches Critical insights for strategic investors The episode cuts through political noise to offer clear, actionable economic intelligence for informed decision-making. Smart investors look beyond headlines to understand the deeper economic forces shaping their financial future. 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Keith Weinhold, I sit down with a long time White House occupant who was the official economic advisor to an ex president. We get the real deal on tariffs and what they mean to you. Trump gets called out and the ominous sign about what's coming six months from now, today on, Get Rich Education.   Since 2014 the powerful get rich education podcast has created more passive income for people than nearly any other show in the world. This show teaches you how to earn strong returns from passive real estate investing in the best markets without losing your time being the flipper or landlord. Show Host Keith Weinhold writes for both Forbes and Rich Dad advisors and delivers a new show every week since 2014 there's been millions of listener downloads of 188 world nations. He has a list show guests include top selling personal finance author Robert Kiyosaki. Get rich education can be heard on every podcast platform, plus it has its own dedicated Apple and Android listener phone apps build wealth on the go with the get rich education podcast. Sign up now for the get rich education podcast, or visit get rich education.com   Corey Coates  1:14   You're listening to the show that has created more financial freedom than nearly any show in the world. This is get rich education.   Keith Weinhold  1:30   Welcome to GRE from Brookline, Massachusetts to Brooklyn, New York and across 188 nations worldwide. I'm Keith Weinhold, and you are listening to get rich education, just another shaved mammal behind this microphone here. I recently spent some time with the father of Reaganomics, David Stockman, in New York City, and sometimes an issue so critical surfaces that real estate investors need to step back and understand a broader force in the economy. Three weeks ago, here, I told you how the second and third way, real estate pays you. Cash flow and ROA are sourced by your tenants employment and the future of your tenants employment is influenced by tariffs and other policies of this presidential administration. This is going to affect rates of inflation and a whole lot of things. Now, an organization called the American Dialect Society, they actually name their word of the year, and this year, it is shaping up to be that word, tariff. In fact, Trump has described that word as the most beautiful word in the dictionary. And I think we all know by now that a tariff is an import tax that gets passed along to consumers when it comes to materials used in real estate construction that's going to affect future real estate prices. Well, several key ones so far were exempted from recent reciprocal tariffs, including steel, aluminum, lumber and copper exempted. Not everything was exempted, but those items and some others were but who knows if even they are going to stay that way. And now, when it comes to this topic. I think a lot of people want to make immediate overreactions in even posture like they're an expert in become an armchair economist, and I guess we all do a little of that, me included. But rather than being first on this and overreacting, let's let the policy which Trump called Liberation Day last month when he announced all these new tariffs. Let's let policy simmer a little and then bring in an expert that really knows what this means to the economy and real estate. So that's why I wanted to set up this discussion for your benefit with the father of Reaganomics and I today. In fact, what did Reagan himself say about tarrifs back in 1987 this is part of a clip that's gained new life this year. It's about a minute and a half.    Speaker 1  4:13   Throughout the world, there's a growing realization that the way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition. Now there are sound historical reasons for this. For those of us who lived through the Great Depression, the memory of the suffering it caused is deep and searing, and today, many economic analysts and historians argue that high tariff legislation passed back in that period called the Smoot Hawley tariff greatly deepened the depression and prevented economic recovery. You see at first when someone says, Let's impose tariffs on foreign imports, it looks like they're doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs, and sometimes for a short while at work. Price, but only for a short time. What eventually occurs is first, home grown industries start relying on government protection in the form of high tariffs. They stop competing and stop making the innovative management and technological changes they need to succeed in world markets. And then, while all this is going on, something even worse occurs. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. The result is more and more tariffs, higher and higher trade barriers, and less and less competition, so soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying. Then the worst happens, markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industry shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs.    Keith Weinhold  5:50   Now, from what I can tell you as a listener in the GRE audience, maybe you're split on what you think about tariffs. In fact, we ran an Instagram poll. It asks, generally speaking, tariffs are good or bad? Simply that 40% of you said good, 60% bad. Over on LinkedIn, it was different. 52% said they're good, 48% bad. So it's nearly half and half. And rather than me taking a side here, I like to bring up points that support both sides, and then let our distinguished guests talk, since he's the expert. For example, if a foreign nation wants to access the world's largest economy, the United States, does it make sense for them to pay a fee? I mean, it works that way in a lot of places, when you want to list a product on eBay or Amazon, you pay them a fee. You pay a percentage of the list price in order to get access to a ready marketplace of qualified buyers. All right. Well, that's one side, but then the other side is, come on, let's look at history. Where have tariffs ever worked like Where have they ever been a resounding, long term success? Do they have any history of a sustained, good track record? I generally like free trade. Then let's understand there's something even worse than a steep tariff. There are quotas which are imposed, import limits, trade limits, and then there are even all out import bans. What do terrorists mean to the economy that you are going to live in and that your tenants live in? 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Today, we are even better. He was the official advisor to an ex president on economic affairs, a Wall Street and Washington insider and Harvard grad. Today's guest is also a former two time congressman from Michigan. He's a prolific author, and he is none other than the man known as the father of Reaganomics. He was indeed President Ronald Reagan's budget advisor. He was first with us last year, but so much has happened since. So welcome back to the show. David Stockman,    David Stockman  10:26   very good to be with you, and you're certainly right about that. I think we're really in uncharted waters. Who could have predicted where we are today, and therefore it's very hard to know where we're heading, but you have to try to peer through the fog and all the uncertainty and the noise and the, you know, day to day ups and downs that's coming from this White House in a way that we've never seen before. And I started on Capitol Hill in 1970 so I've been watching this, you know, for more than a half century, actually, quite a while. And man, it's important to go through all this, but it's sort of uncharted waters.    Keith Weinhold  11:04   Sure, it's sort of like you wake up every day and all you do know is that you don't know. And David, when it comes to tariffs, I want to give you my idea, and then I want to ask you about what the tariff objective even is. Now, to be sure, no one is asking me how to advise the President. I'm an international real estate investor, but I do most of my business in the US, and I sure don't have international trade policy experience. It seems better to me, David, that rather than shocking the world with new tariffs that kick in right away, it would have been better to announce that tariffs begin in, say, 90 days, and then give nations space to negotiate before they kick in. That's my prevailing idea. My question to you is, what's the real objective here? What are terrorists proposed to do? Raise revenue, onshore companies merely a negotiation tactic? Is the objective? Something else?    David Stockman  12:00   Well, it might be all of the above, but I think it's important to start with a predicate, and that is that the problem is not high tariffs abroad or cheating by foreign competitors or exporters. There is a huge problem of a chronic trade deficit that is not benign, that does reflect a tremendous offshoring of our industrial economy, the loss of good, high paying industrial and manufacturing jobs. So the issue is an important one to address, but I have to say, very clearly, Trump is 100% wrong when he attempts to address it with tariffs, because foreign tariffs aren't the problem. Let me just give a couple of pieces of data on this, and I've been doing a lot of research on this. If you take the top 51 exporters to the United States, our top 51 trade partners, and this is Mexico and Canada and the entire EU and it's all the big far eastern China, Japan, South Korea, India, you know, all the rest of them. If you look at the and that's 90% of our trade, we have 2.9 trillion of imports coming in from all of those countries, and the tariff that we Levy, this is the United States, on those imports, is not high. It's higher than it was in the past, mainly because of what Trump did in the first term, but it's 3.9% now compared to bad times historically, decades and decades ago. That's relatively low. But here's the key point, if we look at the same 51 trading partners in terms of the tariffs they levy on our exports to China and to the EU and to Canada and Mexico and South Korea and all the rest of them. The tariff average, weighted average that they levy is 2.1% so let me restate that the average US tariff is about twice as high 4% around things as what our partners imposed 2% now the larger point is whether it's 4% or 2% doesn't make a better difference. That's not a problem when it comes to 33 trillion of world trade of which we are, you know, the United States engages in about five and a half trillion of that on a two way basis, import, export, in the nexus of a massive global trading system. So he's off base. He's wrong. The target is not high tariffs or unfair foreign trade. Now there are some people who say, Well, you're looking at monetary tariffs. So in other words, the import duty they levy on, you know, exports to South Korea or India or someplace like that, right? And that, the real issue, supposedly, is non tariff barriers. For instance, you know, some governments require you that all procurement by government agencies has to be sourced from a domestic supplier, which automatically shuts out us suppliers who might want that business. Well, the problem is we're the biggest violator of the non tariff barrier in that area. In other words, we have something like $900 billion worth of state, federal and local procurement that's under Buy America policies, which means EU, Mexico, Canada, China, none of them can compete. Now I mention that only as one example, because it's the kind of classic non tariff barrier, as opposed to import duty that some people point to, or they point to the fact that while foreign countries allegedly manipulate their currency, but you know the answer to that is that number one, overwhelming, no doubt about it, largest currency manipulator in the world, is the Federal Reserve. Okay, so it's kind of hard to say that there's a unfair trade problem in the world because of currency manipulation. And then there is, you know, an argument. Well, foreign governments subsidize their exporters. They subsidize their industrial companies, and therefore they can sell things cheaper. And therefore that's another example of unfair trade, but the biggest subsidizer of tech industry, and of a lot of other basic industry in the United States is is the Defense Department. You know, we have a trillion dollar defense budget, and we put massive amounts of dollars in, not only to buying, you know, hardware and weapons and so forth, but huge amounts of R and D that go into developing cutting edge technologies that have a lot of civilian applications that, in fact, we see all over the world. That's why we're doing this broadcast right now. The point is that problem is not high tariffs because they're only low tariffs. The problem is not unfair trade, because there's all kinds of minor little interferences with pure free markets, but both, everybody violates those one way or another due to domestic politics. But it's not a big deal. It doesn't make that big a difference. So therefore, why do we have a trillion dollar trade deficit in the most recent year, and a trade deficit of that magnitude that's been pretty continuous since the 1970s the answer is three or four blocks from the White House, not 10,000 miles away in Beijing or Tokyo. The answer is the Federal Reserve has in the ELLs building there in DC, not far from the White House. Yes, yes, right there, okay, the Eccles building the Fed has a huge, persistent pro inflation bias, sure. And as a result of that, it is pushed the wage levels and the price levels and the cost levels of the US economy steadily higher, and therefore we've become less and less competitive with practically everybody, but certainly a lower wage countries nearby, like Mexico or China, far away. And you know, there's, it's not that simple of just labor costs and wages, because, after all, if you source from China, you've got to ship things 10,000 miles. You've got supply chain management issues, you've got quality control issues, you've got timeliness issues. You have inventory carry costs, because there's a huge pipeline, and of course, you have the actual freight cost of bringing all those containers over. But nevertheless, when you factor all that in, our trade problem is our costs are too high, and that is a function of the pro inflation policies of the Fed. Give one example. Go back just to the period when the economy was beginning to recover, right after the great recession. And you know the crisis of 208209 and I started 210 unit labor costs in manufacturing in the United States. Just from 210 that's only 15 years, are up 55% that's unit labor costs. In other words, if you take wage costs and you subtract productivity growth in that 15 year period, the net wage costs less productivity growth, which is what economists call unit labor costs, are up 53% and as a result of that, we started, you know, maybe with a $15 wage difference between the United States and.China back in the late 1990s that wage gap today is $30 in other words, the fully loaded way at cost of average wages in the United States. And I'm talking about not just the pay envelope, but also the payroll taxes, the you know, charge for pension expense, health care and so forth. The whole fully loaded cost to an employer is about $40 an hour, and it's about $10 in the United States and it's about $10 an hour in China. Now that's the reason why we have a huge trade deficit with China, because of the massive cost difference, and it's not because anybody's cheating. Is because the Fed, in its wisdom, decided, well, you know, everybody will be okay. We're going to inflate the economy at 2% a year. That's their target. It's not like, well, we're trying to get low inflation or zero inflation, but we're not quite making it. No, they're proactive. Answer is, we've got to have 2% or the economy is not going to work. Well, well, 2% sounds well, that's a trivial little number. However, when you do it year after year, decade after decade, for a long period of time, and the other side is not inflating at the same rate, then in dollar terms, you have a problem, and that's where we are today. So this is important to understand, because it means the heart of the whole Trump economic policy, which is trying to bring manufacturing home, trying to bring industry back to the United States, a laudable objective is based on a false diagnosis of why this happened, and it is unleashed ball in the china shop, disruption of global economic flows in relationships that are going to cause unmitigated problems, even disaster in the US economy. Because it's too subtle, when you think about it, the world trade system just goods. Now, we've not even talking about services yet, or capital flows or financing on a short term basis. The World Trade in goods, merchandise, goods only is now 33 trillion. That is a hell of a lot of activity of parts and pieces and raw materials and finished products flowing in. You know, impossible to imagine directions back and forth between dozens and dozens of major economies and hundreds overall. And when you start, you step into that, not with a tiny little increase in the tariff. To give somebody a message. You know, if our tariffs are averaging 4% that's what I gave you a little while ago. And you raise tariffs to 20% maybe that's a message. But Trump didn't do that. He raised the tariff on China to 145% in other words, let's just take one example of a practical product, almost all the small appliances that you can find in Target or even a higher end retail stores United States or on Amazon are sourced in China because of this cost differential. I've been talking about this huge wage differential. So over the last 20, 25, years, little it went there now 80% of all small appliances are now sourced in China, and one, you know, good example would be a microwave oven, and a standard one with not a lot of fancy bells and whistles, is $100 now, when you put 145% tariff on the $100 landed microwave oven is now $245 someone's going to say, Gee, are we going to be able to sell microwaves at $245 they're not certain. I'm talking about a US importer. I'm talking about someone who sells microwaves on Amazon, for instance, or the buyers at Walmart or Target, or the rest of them, they're going to say, wait a minute, maybe we ought to hold off our orders until we see how this is going to shake out. And Trump says he's going to be negotiating, which is another whole issue that we'll get into. It's a lot of baloney. He has no idea what he's doing. Let's just face the facts about this. So if orders are suddenly cut back, and the flow that goes on day in and day out across the Pacific into the big ports in Long Beach in Los Angeles is suddenly disrupted, not in a small way, but in a big way, by 20, 30, 40, 50% six or seven months down the road, we're going to have empty shelves. We're going to have empty warehouses. We're going to have sellers who suddenly realize there's such a scarcity of products that have been hit by this blunderbuss of tariffs that we can double our price and get away with it.   Keith Weinhold  25:00   Okay, sure. I mean, ports are designed. Ports are set up for stadium flows, not for surges, and then walls and activity. That just really doesn't work.   David Stockman  25:08   And let me just get in that, because you're on a good point. In other words, there is a complicated supply line, supply chain, where, you know, stuff is handed off, one hand to another, ports in China, shipping companies, ports here, rail distribution systems, regional warehouses of you know, people like Walmart and so forth, that whole supply chain is going to be hit with a shock. Everything is going to be uncertain in terms of the formulas that everybody uses right now, you know that you sell 100 units a week, so you got to replace them at the sales rate, and you put your orders in, and know that it takes six weeks to get here, and all this other stuff, all of the common knowledge that's in the supply chain that makes it work, and the handoffs smooth and efficient From one player in the supply chain to the next, it's all going to be disrupted. But the one thing we're going to have is we're going to have shortages, we're going to have empty shelves, and we're going to have price which I'm sure that Trump is not going to start saying price gouging of a you know, right? But that's not price gouging. If you have a you know, go to Florida. We have a hurricane. Where we live in Florida and New York, we have a hurricane. All of a sudden the shelves are empty and there's no goods around, because everybody's been stocking up getting ready for the storm. And then all of a sudden, the politicians are yelling that somebody's price gouging, because they raised their prices in a market that was in disequilibrium. Well, that's not price gouging. That's supply and demand trying to find a new balance basic economics. You know, when the demand is 100 and the supply is 35 okay, but I'm kind of getting ahead here, but I think there's very good likelihood that there's going to be a human cry right before, you know, maybe in the fall or right before Christmas, about price gouging and Trump then saying, Well, I was elected to bring prices down and bring inflation under control. It's out of control because all of these foreigners raised their prices. And no, they did, and it was the tariff that did it, and all the people in the supply chain are trying to take advantage of the temporary disruptions. So I think people have to understand, and I can't say this, and I don't like to say it, because I certainly didn't think the other candidate in the last election had anything to offer in terms of dealing with our serious economic problems in this country. I'm talking about Harris. But the fact is, Donald Trump has had a wrong idea for the last 40 to 50 years of his adult life. In that core idea is that trade deficits are a sign of the other side cheating. They're a sign that you're being exploited or taken advantage of or ripped off, or it's not at all okay. Trade deficits are a consequence of cost differences between different jurisdictions, and to the extent that we've artificially, unnecessarily inflated our costs. We need to fix the problem at the source. He ought to clean house at the Federal Reserve. But the problem is, Trump wants lower interest rates when, in fact, the low interest rates created all the inflation that led to our loss of competitiveness and the huge trade deficits we have today. So to summarize, it is important to understand, do not have faith in Trump's promise that we're going to have a golden age of economic prosperity. We are going to have a economic disaster, and it's a unforced error. It's self inflicted, and it's the result of the wrong fundamental idea of one guy who's in the oval office right now throwing his considerable weight around and pushing the economy into upheaval that really is totally unnecessary. He should have done what he was elected to do, and Matt's work on getting production up and costs down, that's not going to be solved with tariffs. David, I have another important point to bring up. But before we do just quickly, are those two to 4% tariffs you mentioned earlier. Those are the tariff levels pre Trump second term correct.    We could clarify that those are for the year 2023 that was the latest full year data that we have with great deal of granularity.    Keith Weinhold  29:56   The point I want to bring up is there any history? That tariffs actually work. Some people cite the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act from the 1930s and that it drove us deeper into the Great Depression. And David, on the one hand, when we think about, do tariffs actually work? If Indonesia can make shoes for us for $11 why would we want to onshore an activity like that? That is a good deal for us. And then, on the other hand, you have someone like Nvidia, the world's leading semiconductor company, they announced plans to produce some of their AI supercomputers entirely on American soil for the first time recently. And you have some other companies that have made similar announcements. So that's a small shred of evidence that tariffs could work. But my question is, historically, do tariffs actually work?    David Stockman  30:44   That's a great question, and there's a huge history. And you can go back all the way the 19th century, where Donald Trump seems to be preoccupied, but what he fails to recognize is that they worked in the 19th century because they were revenue tariffs. It wasn't an effort to, like, bring jobs back to America. We were booming at the time. Jobs were coming to America, not leaving, and it was the federal government's main source of revenue. Because, as you know, prior to 1913 there was no income tax, right? So that was one thing. Okay, then when we got into the 20th century and host World War Two, it became obvious to people that the whole idea of comparative advantage, going all the way back to Adam Smith, and that enhanced a global trade where people could specialize in whatever their more competitive advantage is, was a Good thing. And so we had round after round of negotiations after World War Two that reduced tariff levels steadily, year by year, decade by decade. So by the time we got to the 1990s when China, then, you know, arose from the disaster of Mao and Mr. Dang took over and created all the export factories and said, It's glorious to be rich and all these things is we got red capitalism. But if we start in the 1990s the average tariff worldwide, now this is weighted average on all goods that are bought and sold or imported and exported, was about 9% and there were have been various free trade deals done since then. For instance, we had NAFTA, and the tariffs on Mexico and Canada and the United States went to zero. We had a free trade deal in 212 with South Korea. This never comes up, but the tariff on South Korean goods coming the US is zero. The tariff on us, exports going to South Korea is zero because we have a free trade agreement, and it's worked out pretty well with South Korea. Now we're not the only ones doing this. Countries all over the world. The EU is a total free trade zone in economy almost as big as the United States that used to have tariff levels between countries. Now it's one big free trade zone. So if you take the entire world economy, that 9% weighted average tariff of the early 90s, which was down from maybe 2025, 30, pre World War Two in this Smoot Hawley era, was down to 2.25% by the time that Donald Trump took office, the first time around in 2017 now 2.25% is really a rounding error. It's hardly when you have $33 trillion worth of goods moving around, you know, container ships and bulk carriers and so forth all around the world, and air freight and the rest of it, rail. 2% tariff is not any kind of big deal, as I say in some of the things I write, it's not a hill of beans. So somehow, though 45 years ago, Trump got the idea that tariffs were causing a problem and that we had trade deficits, not because our costs were going up owing to bad monetary policy, but because the other guy was cheating. Remember, this is Trump's whole view of the world. It's a zero sum game. I win, you lose, and if I'm not winning, is because you're cheating. Okay? In other words, I'm inherently going to win. America's inherently going to win unless the other guy is cheating. Now, Trump sees the world the same way that I think he looked at electrical and plumbing contractors in the Bronx, you know, in the 1980s and 1990s when he was developing his various Real Estate projects. These are pretty rough and tumble guys. It's a wild, easy way to make a living. So there's a lot of, you know, there's a lot of pretty rough baseball that's played that mentality that the other guy is always trying to screw me, the other guy's always cheating, the other guy's preventing me from winning, is, is his basic mentality. And it's not Applicable. It's not useful at all to try to understand the global economy. Try to understand why America's $29 trillion economy is not chugging along as strongly and as productively as it should be, why real wages are not making the gains that workers should be experiencing and so forth. So he ought to get out of this whole trade, tariff trade war thing, which he started, I don't know how he does, it's a little late, and focus on the problems on the home front. In other words, our trade problem has been caused by too much spending, too much borrowing, too much money printing on the banks of the Potomac. It's not basically caused in Beijing or Tokyo or Seoul or even Brussels, the European Union. And we need to get back to the basic and the real culprit, which is the Federal Reserve and its current chairman, Paul, if he wants to attack somebody, go after the Fed. Go after Paul. But ought to give them a mandate to bring inflation to zero and to stop fooling around with everything else and to stop monetizing the public debt that is buying government debt, take care of your own backyard first before you start taking, yeah, sure, yeah, exactly. You know, I've been in this for a long time. I start, as I said, I started on Capitol Hill. There have been a lot of protectionist politicians, but they always argued free trade is good, but it has to be fair trade. And you know, we have this example in our steel industry, for instance, where we producers abroad are competing unfairly for one reason or another. But the point I'm getting to is they always said this is an exceptional case. Normally we would go for free trade, but we got to have protection here. We got to have a temporary quota. Even when I was in the Reagan administration, we had a big argument about voluntary quotas on Japanese car exports, and I was totally against it. I thought the US industry needed to get its act together, get its costs down. Needed to get the UAW under control, because it had pushed wages, you know, way, way, way too high terms of total cost. But they argued, yeah, well, you're right, but we have to have 10 years in order to allow things to be improved and adjusted and catch up. So this is only temporary. This is just this. Yes, this is protectionism, but it's temporary. It's expedient that we can avoid and so therefore we'll make an exception. But there is no one, and most of these people were, you know, in the payroll of the unions, or they were congressmen from south to South Carolina going to bad for the textile industry, or congressman from Ohio going to bat for the steel industry, whatever, but there was no one who ever came along and said tariffs are big, beautiful things, and we need to have permanent high tariffs, because that's the way we're going to get prosperity back in United States. It's a dumb idea. It's wrong. It's disproven by history and people. Even though Trump has done a lot of things that I like you know, he's got rid of dei he's got rid of all of this green energy, climate crisis nonsense, all of that that he's done is to the good when you come to this basic question, how do we get prosperity in America? The answer is, through free market capitalism, by getting the government out of the way, by balancing the budget and by telling the Fed not to, you know, inflate the economy to the disadvantage that it has today. That's how you get there. And Trump is not a real Republican. Trump is basically what I call a status. He's for big government, right wing status. Okay, there's left wing, Marxist status, then there's right wing status. But you know, all of this tariff business is going to create so much corruption that it's almost impossible to imagine, because every day there's someone down there, right now, I can guarantee it at the, you know, treasury department or at Commerce department saying, but we got special circumstances here in terms of the parts that we're making for aircraft that get assembled in South Korea or something, and we need special relief. Yes, every industry you're doing is putting in for everybody's going to be there the lobby. This is the greatest dream that the Washington lobbyist community ever had. Trump is literally saying he put this reciprocal tariff. You saw the whole schedule. That he had on that easel in the White House on April 2, immigration day. It was called Liberation Day. I called it Demolition Derby Day. There was a reciprocal tariff for every single country in the world based on a phony formula that said, if we have $100 million deficit with somebody, half of that was caused by cheating. So we're going to put a tariff in place closes half of the difference. I mean, just nonsense, Schoolboy idiocy. Now it is. I mean, I know everybody said, Oh, isn't it great? We've finally got rid of the bad guys, Biden, he's terrible, and the Democrats, I agree with all that, but we replaced one set of numb skulls with another set. Unfortunately, Republicans know better, but they're so intimidated, apparently buffaloed by Trump at the moment, that they're going along with this. But they know you don't put 145%tariff on anything. I mean, it's just nuts. David, I feel like you're telling us what you really think and absolutely love that.    Keith Weinhold  41:04   Interestingly, there is a Ronald Reagan clip about tariffs out there in a speech that he gave from Camp David, and it's something that's really had new life lately. In fact, we played the audio of that clip before you came onto the show today, Reagan said that he didn't like tariffs and that they hurt every American worker and consumer as Reagan's economic advisor in the White House. Did you advise him on that?    David Stockman  41:27   Yes, I did. And also I can give you a little anecdote that I think people will find interesting. Yeah, the one time that he deviated in a big way from his free trade commitments was when he put the voluntary export quota on the Japanese auto industry. That was big. I don't remember the exact number, but I think it said they couldn't export more than 1.2 million cars a year, or something like that the United States. And the number was supposed to adjust over time, but we had huge debates in the Cabinet Room about those things, and at the end of the day, here's what he said. He said, You know, I've always been for open trade, free trade. I've always felt it has to be fair trade. But, you know, in this case, the Japanese industry came to us and asked for voluntary quotas, so I didn't put up a trade barrier. I'm only accommodating their request. Well, the Japanese did come to him and ask. They did, but only when they were put up to it by the protectionists in the Reagan administration who, on this took them on the side, you know, their negotiators and maybe their foreign minister. I can't remember exactly who commerce secretary and said, If you don't ask for voluntary quotas, we're going to unleash Capitol Hill and you're going to get a real nasty wall put up against your car. So what will it be? Do you want to front for voluntary quotas? Are we going to unleash Congress? So they came to Reagan and said they were the Japanese industry said they're recommending that he impose voluntary restraints on auto exports. That was just a ruse. He wasn't naive, but he believed what you told him. He believed that everybody was honest like he was, and so he didn't understand that the Japanese industry that was brought to meet with him in the Oval Office had been put up to, it been threatened with, you know, something far worse, mandatory quote is imposed by Congress. But anyway, it's a little anecdote. What happened? On the other hand, he continued to articulate the case for small government sound money. We had deficit problems, but he always wanted a balanced budget. It was just hard to get there politically. And he believed that capitalism produces prosperity if you let capitalism work and keep the government out of the marketplace. And there is no bigger form of intervention and meddling and disruption in the capitalist system, in the free market, in the marketplace, than quotas on every product in every country at different levels. They're going to have 150 different countries negotiating bilaterally deals with the United States. That's the first thing that's ridiculous. They can't happen. The second thing is they're going to come up with deals that don't amount to a hill of beans, but they'll say, we have a deal. The White House will claim victory. Let me just give one example. As we know, one of the big things that Trump did in the first administration was he renegotiated NAFTA. And NAFTA was the free trade agreement between Mexico, Canada, United States. Before he started in 2017 the trade deficit of the US with Mexico and Canada combined with 65 billion. And he said, That's too big, and we got to fix NAFTA. We have got to rebalance the provisions so that the US comes out, not on the short end of the stick 65 billion. So they negotiated for about a year and a half, they announced a new deal, which he then renamed the United States, Mexico, Canada agreement, usmca, and, you know, made a big noise about it, but it was the same deal with the new name. They didn't change more than 2% of the underlying machinery and structure, semantics. Well now, so now we fast forward to 2024 so the usmca Trump's pride and joy, his the kind of deal that he says he's going to seek with every country in the world is now four years into effect. And what is the trade deficit with Canada and Mexico today, it's 230 5 billion okay? It's four times higher now than it was then when he put it in place. Why? Because we have a huge trade deficit with Mexico. Why because, you know, average wages there are less than $10 an hour, and they're $40 an hour here. That's why it has nothing to do with a bad trade deal. It has to do with cost differences.    Keith Weinhold  46:27   David, this has been great, and as we're winding down here, we have a lot of real estate investor listeners tell us what this administration's overall policies, not just tariffs, but overall policies, mean for future employment, and then tell us about your highly regarded contra corner newsletter.    David Stockman  46:45   Well, those are that's a big question. I think it doesn't mean good, because if they were really trying to get America back on track our economy, they would be fighting inflation tooth and nail to get it down to zero. They would be working day and night to implement what Musk came up with in the doge that is big spending cuts and balancing the budget. They're not doing that. They're letting all these announcements being made, but they're not actually cutting any spending. They would not be attempting to impose this huge apparatus of tariffs on the US economy, but they're not doing that. So I'm not confident we were going in the wrong direction under Biden, for sure, and we're going in an even worse direction right now under Trump. So that's the first thing. The second thing is, I put out a daily newsletter called David stockman's Country corner. You can yes signers on the internet, but this is what we write about every day, and I say A plague on both their houses, the Democrats, the Republicans. They're all, in many ways, just trying to justify government meddling, government spending, government borrowing, government money printing, when we would do a lot better if we went in the opposite direction, sound money, balanced budgets, free markets and so forth, so. And in the process, I'm not partisan. You know, I was a Republican congressman. I was a budget director of the Reagan administration. I have been more on the Republican side, obviously, over my career than the Democrats, but now I realize that both parties are part of the problem, and I call it the uni party when push comes to shove, the uni party has basically been for a lot of wars abroad and a lot of debt at home, and a lot of meddling in the economy That was unnecessary. So if you look at what I write every day, it tries to help people see through the pretenses and the errors of the unit party, Democrats and Republicans. And in the present time, I have to focus on Trump, because Trump is making all the noise.    Keith Weinhold  48:59   100% Yes, it sure has kept life and the news cycle exciting, whether someone likes that news or not. Well, David, this has been great. In fact, it sounds a lot like what Reagan might have told me, perhaps because you were a chief economic informant for him, smaller government, letting the free trade flow and lower inflation. Be sure to check out David stockman's contra corner newsletter if you like what we've been talking about today, just like it was last year, David, it's been a real pleasure having you on GRE today.    David Stockman  49:30   Well, thank you very much. And these are important issues, and we've got to stay on top of them.   Keith Weinhold  49:41   Oh, yeah. Well, David Stockman truly no mincing words. He doesn't like tariffs. In summary, telling GRE listeners that the problem with trade imbalances is inflation attack that instead quell inflation, don't impose tariffs. A lot of developing nations and China have distinct advantages over manufacturing in the United States, besides having the trained labor and all the factories and systems in place, think about how many of these nations have built in lower costs they don't have to deal with these regulatory agencies, no EPA, no OSHA, and not even a minimum wage law to have to comply with. And here in the US get this, 80% of American workers agree that the US would benefit from more manufacturing jobs, but almost 75% disagree that they would personally be better off working in a factory themselves. That's according to a joint Cato Institute in YouGov survey. It's sort of like how last century, Americans lamented the demise of the family farm, yeah, but yet, they sure didn't want to work on a farm themselves. Now there are some types of manufacturing, like perhaps pharmaceuticals or computer chips that could likely be onshore, because those items are high value items. Their value can exceed the cost of being produced in the USA, but a lot of these factory goods, not again. If these topics interest you do a search for David stockman's contra corner, or you can directly visit David stockman's contra corner.com. Big thanks to the father of Reaganomics, David Stockman on the show this week. As for next week, we're back more toward the center of real estate investing. 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Diumenge 11 de maig se celebra la 10a edició de la cursa solidària Corre per ells, que recapta fons per a la Fundació PKU i altres trastorns metabòlics hereditaris per tal de poder tirar endavant en desenvolupament del biosensor, un aplicatiu que desenvolupa el Laboratori de Malalties Metabòliques de l'Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona i permetrà mesurar els nivells de proteïna en sang dels pacients de manera immediata des de casa. Ens ho ha explicat la Candela, la sitgetana que a punt de complir 12 anys, conviu amb aquest trastorn de la PKU des que va néixer. Cursa sisè de primària a l'Utrillo i es planteja ser criminòloga, practica gimnàstica rítmica al Club Rítmica Sitges i ens ha detallat el que representa tenir PKU i quins condicionants li suposa en l'alimentació diària. I sobretot ens ha animat a inscriure'ns a la cursa per a la que han preparat un munt de sorpreses i sortejos per als participants. L'entrada 10 anys de la cursa Corre per ells i gairebé 12 de la Candela, la sitgetana amb PKU ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.

Are you struggling to support your English Language Learners without sacrificing academic rigor or adding more to your already full plate?In this powerful episode of the Equipping ELLs Podcast, host Beth Vaucher welcomes Bridget Dale, a Tier 4 OCDE Project GLAD trainer, educational consultant, and founder of Elevated Language Development, LLC. Bridget brings over 20 years of expertise in English language acquisition and inclusive education to the table, offering actionable insights for educators looking to support English Language Learners (ELLs) in meaningful, effective ways.This conversation dives deep into the transformative potential of Project GLAD® (Guided Language Acquisition Design), a research-based instructional model packed with over 60 strategies designed to make academic content and language accessible to all learners. Bridget and Beth explore how GLAD isn't “something new to add,” but rather a framework that enhances how teachers deliver required content, all while elevating outcomes for multilingual learners.Listeners will learn how GLAD strategies help balance content mastery with language development, allowing students to engage in rigorous instruction without watering down academic standards. From observation charts to interactive journals and creating language-rich classroom environments, this episode offers a roadmap to making your classroom more inclusive, collaborative, and empowering for all students.Bridget shares examples of how GLAD promotes equity and positive behavior through co-created resources, cooperative learning, and intentional scaffolding. She also explains how these strategies help build learner confidence, foster peer-to-peer engagement, and shift the teacher's role from direct instructor to facilitator of discovery and voice.Whether you're just hearing about GLAD for the first time or looking to deepen your practice, this episode is filled with real classroom strategies, practical advice, and encouraging takeaways you can start using immediately—yes, even in April!Links and Resources:Connect with Bridget on InstagramConnect with Bridget on Linked In⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Do you feel like instruction for your ELLs is overwhelming and complicated?Welcome to a brand-new series from the Equipping ELLs podcast! In this exciting kickoff episode, host Beth Vaucher sets the stage for a transformative journey designed to empower educators of multilingual learners. Whether you're teaching kindergarten or high school, this series will equip you with cutting-edge frameworks and actionable strategies to support English language learners (ELLs) more effectively than ever before.Beth opens by addressing the challenges educators face when working with ELLs, and introduces the concept of having a roadmap, a set of proven teaching frameworks that streamline lesson planning, differentiate instruction, and provide structured, scaffolded support. From Harvard's Project Zero to Project GLAD, Visible Thinking, and Talk for Writing, these are not just buzzwords, they're game-changing methodologies that make content accessible and engaging for all learners.You'll hear why now, even at the end of the school year, is the perfect time to begin experimenting with these tools. Starting today means you'll walk into the next school year more confident and prepared with a full toolkit ready to go.Listeners can expect future episodes to feature real classroom examples, expert interviews, and practical tips that are easy to implement immediately. Plus, if you're tuning in on YouTube, you'll gain exclusive visual access to classroom demonstrations of these frameworks in action, an invaluable addition for any visual learner or hands-on educator.This episode is a call to action for teachers who want to go beyond the textbook and truly meet the needs of their ELL students. Subscribe now so you don't miss a single tip, resource, or expert insight in this powerful new series.Links and Resources:⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

In this week's episode of My Adventures in ESL, we're exploring one of the most powerful tools you can use to support your English Language Learners: the student needs assessment. You'll learn what a needs assessment is, why it's crucial in an ESL setting, and how to effectively implement one in your own classroom. Whether you teach newcomers or long-term English learners, this episode will give you practical steps to better understand and serve your students' academic, emotional, and language development needs.

Welcome back to Equipping ELLs! In this final episode of our language domain series, host Beth Vaucher dives into one of the most challenging yet rewarding skills for English Language Learners: writing.If you've missed our previous episodes on listening, speaking, and reading, be sure to check them out, as all language domains build on each other to create a strong foundation for ELL students. Today, we tackle why writing is essential for language development, the common struggles ELL students face, and most importantly, five easy and engaging routines to build writing fluency and confidence.Beth shares practical strategies like modeled writing, picture prompts with sentence frames, the five W's and how method, collaborative storytelling, and the writer's gallery walk. These fun and structured approaches will help students overcome limited vocabulary, grammar confusion, fear of mistakes, and lack of writing stamina.Beth also highlights bonus activities, including pre-writing discussions, peer feedback, shared journals, and writing celebrations, all designed to make writing more natural and enjoyable for ELLs. Whether you're a classroom teacher, ELL specialist, or homeschooling parent, this episode will equip you with immediately actionable tools to help students express themselves clearly and confidently in writing.Don't forget to grab the free downloadable PDF that includes all these routines for easy reference in your lesson planning. Plus, check out the writing intervention bundles and speaking & writing cards available on Teachers Pay Teachers or through the Equipping ELLs membership.Links and Resources:Get your Free Writing Activities Cards Download⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Welcome to the My Adventures in ESL Podcast!  In this episode, we're diving into engaging ESL lesson ideas that will captivate your students and enhance their language skills. Teaching English as a second language is more than just lessons—it's about empowering students to express themselves, connect with others, and build confidence. Today, I'm sharing four dynamic teaching strategies to make your lessons more interactive and impactful. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Magic Write: A fun, hands-on vocabulary activity that excites students. ✅ Close Read with Interesting Topics: How student interests can boost reading engagement. ✅ Gallery Walks: A movement-based strategy that fosters discussion and critical thinking. ✅ Virtual Field Trips: Expanding learning beyond the classroom with technology. Tune In Now!

Do your ELL students struggle with reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency—leaving you unsure how to support them? In this episode of the Equipping ELLs Podcast, Beth Vaucher tackles one of the toughest challenges for English learners: developing strong reading skills. As part of our series on supporting ELLs, Beth shares why reading is not just about decoding words, but about building comprehension, vocabulary, and academic language. You'll learn how to identify exactly where your students are on their reading journey and how to meet them with the right support.Beth breaks down five simple, high-impact reading routines that work for all levels, including pre-reading vocabulary previews, guided annotation, interactive read-alouds, visual story mapping, and daily fluency practice. These strategies will help your ELLs overcome common obstacles like limited background knowledge and unfamiliar phonics patterns while gaining confidence as readers. Beth also explains why patience, consistent routines, and targeted instruction are essential to help ELLs thrive.By the end of this episode, you'll have practical tools to make your reading lessons more effective, engaging, and accessible. Plus, don't miss the free set of printable reading routines at inspiringyounglearners.com/reading to easily implement these strategies in your classroom. If you're ready to stop feeling stuck and start seeing growth in your ELLs' reading skills, this episode is for you.Resources and LinksGet your Free Reading Activities Cards Download⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Welcome to the My Adventures in ESL Podcast!  In this episode, we're diving into meaningful ways to celebrate the achievements of your newcomer students—helping them build confidence, stay motivated, and feel valued in the classroom. As educators, we know the importance of encouragement, and today, I'll be sharing simple yet powerful strategies to uplift your students. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Why celebrating newcomers is essential for their growth and motivation ✅ How to use positive phone calls home to strengthen student-teacher relationships ✅ The importance of recognizing life skills alongside academic achievements ✅ Creative ways to send home letters and postcards to encourage students ✅ How to implement a Student Spotlight to boost classroom morale Resources & Links Mentioned:

Are your ELL students staying silent during class discussions no matter how much you encourage them to participate?After laying the groundwork with listening in our previous episode, today's spotlight is on the speaking domain—arguably one of the most intimidating and vulnerable areas for ELL students.Speaking out loud in a new language can bring up fears of making mistakes, mispronunciations, and the anxiety of being judged by peers. But with the right classroom environment and simple, effective routines, we can remove those barriers and help our ELLs become confident communicators. In this episode, Beth shares five practical speaking routines you can implement immediately to foster student participation, lower the affective filter, and create natural opportunities for language output—all without adding more work to your plate.We also take a deep dive into oracy—a crucial, often overlooked skill that benefits not just multilingual learners, but all students. Beth explains how oracy encompasses physical, linguistic, cognitive, and social-emotional skills and why developing strong communication habits is essential for academic success and real-world readiness.What You'll Learn in This Episode:✔️ Why speaking is the next critical step after listening for language development.✔️ The top barriers ELLs face when it comes to speaking, and how to remove them.✔️ How to create safe, low-pressure environments that encourage risk-taking and participation.✔️ The power of oracy and why communication skills must be a classroom priority.✔️ Five simple and fun speaking routines that boost confidence and fluency.Beth also shares bonus ideas for pre-speaking, active-speaking, and post-speaking routines like vocabulary brainstorms, talking chips, Four Corners, partner interviews, and self-assessments to keep your students engaged and growing.If you're ready to transform your classroom into a space where ELLs feel excited and empowered to speak, this episode is packed with actionable strategies you can start using tomorrow!Links and ResourcesGet your Free Speaking Activities Cards DownloadThe Oracy Skills Framework from Oracy CambridgeSentence Stems Resource⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Welcome to this episode, where we dive into engaging lesson ideas for March! This month offers a wealth of opportunities to create meaningful learning experiences for your students. From celebrating Women's History Month and Poetry Month to exploring the arrival of spring, we've got you covered with creative ideas and actionable lesson plans. Episode Highlights:

In this episode of Special Education for Beginners, we're wrapping up our ESL series with practical, easy-to-implement strategies for supporting Dual Language Learners (DLLs) who also have IEPs.Throughout February, we've explored the challenges and best practices for working with the multilingual learners on our caseloads. This week, I'm sharing 7 actionable strategies to help your students access content, develop language skills, and build confidence.

Welcome to the My Adventures in ESL Podcast!  In this episode, we explore an important and often overlooked issue—identifying and supporting gifted English Language Learners (ELLs). Many multilingual students go unnoticed in gifted programs simply because traditional assessments don't account for their unique skills and potential. Join me as I share my personal experiences, insights, and actionable strategies to ensure that gifted ELs receive the recognition and support they deserve. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Why ELLs are often overlooked in gifted identification ✅ The limitations of traditional gifted assessments ✅ Alternative ways to identify gifted ELs ✅ Strategies to challenge and engage gifted multilingual students in the classroom Resources & Links:

Have you ever wondered why your ELL students struggle with speaking, reading, or writing? The answer often comes down to one foundational skill: listening. In this episode, Beth Vaucher explores why listening is the gateway to all language learning, what makes it so challenging for English Language Learners, and—most importantly—five simple and effective routines you can implement right away to help your students strengthen their listening skills.Listening is often the most difficult skill for ELLs because they are processing a new language in real time, surrounded by unfamiliar vocabulary and fast-paced speech. Without strong listening skills, students struggle to understand directions, participate in classroom discussions, and make sense of academic content. This episode breaks down the biggest barriers to listening comprehension and provides actionable strategies you can use immediately.If you're looking for ready-to-use listening activities that seamlessly fit into your lessons, the Equipping ELLs Membership provides over 350 resources designed to support your students' language development. With a dedicated section on listening activities, you'll have access to daily warm-ups, independent practice, and scaffolded routines to build listening comprehension. Try implementing one or two of these routines in your classroom this week, and let us know how they work for your students. You can share your experience by tagging @equippingELLs on Instagram or sending us an email at hello@equippingells.com. We'd love to hear from you!Next week, we'll continue our series on language skills by focusing on speaking. We'll discuss why speaking is the next critical step in language development and share five practical routines to help your ELLs build confidence and fluency.Links and Resources:Get your Free Listening Activities Cards Download⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Welcome back to the Equipping ELLs Podcast! In this episode, host Beth Vaucher kicks off a powerful new series designed to help you maximize the last few months of the school year without adding to your workload. If you're feeling exhausted but still want to give your English Language Learners (ELLs) the best support possible, this episode is for you.Beth breaks down the critical role of language acquisition and the importance of focusing on the four essential domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. You'll learn why these domains don't exist in isolation and how to identify which areas your students need the most support in. Discover practical, easy-to-implement routines that make teaching language skills more effective and less overwhelming.In this episode, you'll learn:Why the last few months of the year are prime for language growth.How to strategically focus on the four language domains for maximum impact.Simple ways to assess your students' strengths and weaknesses without formal tests.Practical, stress-free routines to boost listening comprehension, oral fluency, reading comprehension, and writing skills.Beth also shares insights from her own language learning journey, highlighting the foundational role of listening in building overall language proficiency. Plus, she previews the upcoming episodes in this series, where each domain will be explored in greater depth, complete with actionable routines you can start using immediately.

We often see grief as tied to death, but what about the losses without funerals—like family who walks away or memories that shift over time? Discover how storytelling helps process even the hardest losses and why some wounds are just as important to heal.In today's episode, I'm joined by Louise Ells, a Canadian writer, academic, and creative writing instructor with a PhD in Creative Writing. As a lifelong storyteller, she has been writing seriously for over two decades. Her short story collection, Notes Towards Recovery, and her novel, Lies I Told My Sister, both explore themes of loss, resilience, and the spaces grief leaves in families. Drawing from her own experiences with loss, Louise crafts emotionally rich narratives that blend sorrow with moments of light. Throughout this episode, Louise shares how her personal experiences—such as the sudden death of her sister, her father's fatal car accident, and her estrangement from another sister—shaped her writing. She explains that Lies I Told My Sister delves into the complexity of grief, highlighting both the pain and the moments of light that emerge from it. Louise also discusses the role of reading and writing in understanding human emotions, reflecting on her career as a teacher and how fiction can help readers process their own losses. Finally, she reveals how the non-linear structure of her novel mirrors the way people navigate grief, with memory playing a central role in her storytelling.Tune in to episode 312 as Louise Ells shares how personal loss shaped her novel Lies I Told My Sister, the impact of memory on storytelling, and how fiction helps us navigate grief and find moments of joy.In This Episode, You Will Learn:Exploring loss through literature (1:09)Balancing grief and hope in writing (3:30)The power of storytelling and fiction in processing grief (7:13)The fragmented nature of memory an nonlinear storytelling (14:13)Fiction vs. truth in writing (17:17)The universal nature of loss (20:51)The role of writing in healing and self-discovery (24:10)Final thoughts and book recommendation (25:15)Connect with Louise Ells:WebsiteInstagramBook: Louise Ells - Lies I Told My SisterBook: Louise Ells - Notes Towards RecoveryLet's Connect:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterPinterestThe Grief and Happiness Alliance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, educators! In today's episode, we're diving into impactful and engaging lesson ideas to help you plan for Black History Month. These lessons are designed to build background knowledge, strengthen reading comprehension, and encourage thoughtful discussions among your students. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✅ How to introduce Black History Month with engaging videos and read-alouds ✅ A simple Gallery Walk activity to encourage student interaction ✅ A Cause & Effect mini-lesson using historical events ✅ A Close Read strategy to develop listening and reading comprehension skills ✅ Writing prompts that help students reflect on the causes and effects of Black History Month ✅ How to take students on a virtual field trip to explore Black history museums Resources & Links:

Welcome to the My Adventures in ESL Podcast! I want to encourage you to take the time to explore the podcast and my website My Adventures in ESL.   Testing season can be overwhelming for both ESL teachers and students, with multiple required assessments in a short period. In this episode, we're diving into strategies to help your students feel confident and prepared while ensuring you stay effective and energized. From test-taking strategies to self-care tips, you'll walk away with actionable steps to make this season smoother for everyone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ How to familiarize students with test formats to reduce anxiety ✔️ The importance of teaching key academic vocabulary for better comprehension ✔️ Practical test-taking strategies that empower students ✔️ The power of encouragement and celebrating progress ✔️ Self-care tips to keep you and your students motivated Resources & Links Mentioned:

Have you been told that your students' grades are all that matters as indicators of their success? They can figure out the rest on their own?In this eye-opening episode of Equipping ELLs, host Beth Vaucher sits down with the incredible Pamela Broussard, a veteran educator with over 30 years of experience working with multilingual learners, refugees, and students in high-need communities. Together, they dismantle the myth that multilingual learners will simply "figure things out" on their own. Instead, Pamela highlights the critical importance of social and cultural capital in ensuring these students don't just graduate but thrive beyond high school, whether in college, careers, or their communities.Pamela shares actionable strategies that educators, schools, and families can implement at every stage of a student's journey, from elementary school to high school graduation. You'll learn:✅ Why “school + something else” is the key to scholarship opportunities and career success✅ How to bridge the gap between ELLs and native English-speaking peers✅ Ways to introduce leadership opportunities, even for students with limited English proficiency✅ The role of extracurricular activities in breaking cycles of poverty and opening doors✅ How schools can intentionally create cross-cultural relationshipsPamela also offers practical solutions for making sure ELLs gain access to scholarships, service hours, and leadership roles that set them apart in college and career applications. Plus, she reveals why starting in elementary and middle school is crucial for long-term success.This episode is packed with real-life success stories, expert advice, and a fresh perspective on how we can better serve multilingual students.RESOURCES AND LINKS:Leading ELLs Facebook GroupVisit Pamela's Website for More Info and Resources⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Do you find yourself questioning whether the assessments you are giving are truly accomplishing what they are intended to accomplish?In this episode of Equipping ELLs, host Beth Vaucher welcomes two of the most influential voices in multilingual education and assessment: Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld and Dr. Margo Gottlieb. As part of the ongoing series, Dismantling Misconceptions About Multilingual Learners, this conversation focuses on rethinking assessment practices to better support English Language Learners (ELLs). Traditional testing methods often fail to capture the full potential of multilingual learners, limiting both students and educators in the process. Dr. Honigsfeld and Dr. Gottlieb challenge these outdated perspectives, advocating for a collaborative, asset-based approach that empowers both teachers and students.Drawing from their latest book, Collaborative Assessment for Multilingual Learners: Pathways to Partnerships, they explain how assessment can be integrated into daily instruction rather than treated as an isolated, high-stakes event. Instead of relying solely on standardized tests, which often fail to reflect students' true abilities, they introduce strategies that emphasize student voice, self-reflection, and peer collaboration. By shifting the focus away from rigid testing structures and toward ongoing, meaningful and collaborative assessment, educators can better understand their students' academic progress while fostering confidence and engagement. Dr. Honigsfeld and Dr. Gottlieb make the case that effective assessment should be an ongoing, collaborative process rather than a one-time event. Through real-world examples, they highlight how student voice, choice, and self-reflection can transform assessment into a tool for empowerment rather than a barrier to success. They also emphasize the importance of school leadership and systemic support in making meaningful change, while providing practical steps for educators who want to start small and build more inclusive assessment practices in their classrooms.ResourcesCollaborative Assessment for Multilingual Learners and TeachersCheck out Dr. Margo Gottlieb's WorkCheck out Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld's Work⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT StoreCheck Out Dr. Honigsfeld's other episode on the Equipping ELL's Podcast!

In this transformative episode of the Equipping ELLs podcast, host Beth Vaucher is joined by the incredible Valentina Gonzalez, a former English Language Learner (ELL), educational consultant, and passionate advocate for multilingual students. Together, they tackle the widespread misconception that ELL students are starting from scratch in their educational journey. Valentina shares her personal experiences, professional insights, and actionable strategies to challenge this narrative and elevate the role of linguistic and cultural assets in education.Listeners will discover why labeling ESOL as an "intervention" undermines the potential of ELL students and how educators can shift their mindsets to foster inclusive, affirming learning environments. Valentina delves into practical, low-prep, high-impact strategies for supporting language development, such as leveraging cross-linguistic connections, integrating visuals, and providing meaningful wait time. She also shares her own journey as an ELL, the challenges of navigating an education system that often prioritizes assimilation, and her fight to ensure linguistic diversity is celebrated, not erased.Whether you're an educator, administrator, or advocate, this episode is packed with inspiration and tools to create classrooms that honor the unique strengths of multilingual learners. Plus, Valentina shares exciting updates about her upcoming illustrated guide, Welcome to Teaching Multilingual Learners, co-authored with Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey. Don't miss this enriching conversation that will leave you motivated to rethink how you support ELL students in your schools.Key Highlights:The importance of seeing ESOL as an asset, not an intervention.Strategies for designing culturally inclusive classrooms.Why embracing linguistic diversity benefits all learners.How administrators can lead change to support ELL students.Valentina's inspiring personal story and her advocacy for multilingual learners.ResourcesVisit Valentina's BlogPurchase one of Valentina's BooksConnect with Valentina on Instagram⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

In this episode of the Equipping ELLs podcast, host Beth Vaucher dives into dismantling misconceptions about English Language Learners (ELLs) with the help of Dr. Lillian Ardell. A bilingual education coach, keynote speaker, and advocate for multilingual equity, Dr. Ardell sheds light on the pervasive "monolingual bias" in education. Through real-life stories, she illustrates how this bias impacts teachers' expectations and instructional strategies. Dr. Ardell passionately outlines her framework for teacher advocacy, emphasizing linguistic justice, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and actionable steps to support ELLs effectively.Listeners will hear how assimilation narratives harm multilingual students and why embracing their linguistic and cultural identities fosters stronger learning outcomes. From practical disruptors to engaging students in meaningful ways, this episode offers tools for educators to create more inclusive and joyful classrooms. Dr. Ardell also provides strategies for addressing policy-driven pressures and finding allies in the fight for equity. Tune in to learn how to reframe approaches, amplify advocacy, and sustain motivation in challenging environments. Don't miss this empowering conversation and a sneak peek at Dr. Ardell's upcoming book, "Disrupting the Monolingual Bias."ResourcesConnect with Dr. Ardell on InstagramGet More Info on Dr. Ardell's book Disrupting the Monolingual Bias⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Are misconceptions and biases about multilingual learners holding your students back from reaching their full potential?Welcome to the Equipping ELLs podcast, your essential guide to supporting multilingual learners and fostering inclusive classrooms. Hosted by Beth Vaucher, founder of Inspiring Young Learners, this episode kicks off 2025 with exciting updates and a powerful new direction. This year, Equipping ELLs expands to YouTube, bringing engaging video content alongside the podcast you know and love.Beth's decade of experience teaching both nationally and internationally equips her with insights that help educators navigate the unique challenges of teaching English Language Learners (ELLs). In this episode, Beth introduces a groundbreaking four-part series designed to dismantle the persistent misconceptions surrounding ELLs.The series features renowned experts, including Dr. Lillian Ardell, who leads a compelling conversation about overcoming monolingual biases. Educators Margo Gottlieb and Andrea Honningsfield offer invaluable strategies for collaborative assessments that genuinely reflect ELL progress. Valentina Gonzalez shares insights on engagement and inclusion, while Pamela Broussard delivers practical tools to cultivate equitable classrooms for all students.Listeners can expect actionable insights, bridging the gap between educational theory and classroom practice. Whether you're a seasoned teacher or just beginning your journey with ELLs, this series offers practical strategies to elevate your teaching and empower your students.Tune in weekly for episodes packed with tips you can implement immediately. Don't forget to subscribe, follow us on YouTube, and join the mission to transform classrooms and advocate for multilingual learners.Resources⁠⁠⁠Join the Equipping ELLs Membership Shop our TpT Store

Socialists and feminists have long targeted the family as an enemy, even the enemy. For socialists, the family is an obstacle to the full power of the progressive state. For feminists, the family denies female independence and equality. Today, however, the battle has grown even fiercer, as socialists and feminists have found a global ally in the United Nations, which is using its extraordinary power to undercut the authority and the sanctity of the family around the world—even in the United States. Today Kimber;y Ells, an international policy advisor, exposes this unholy alliance between globalist liberals, feminists, and socialists, and unveils the shocking harm being done, right now, to women and children in America and around the world.Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.