Is lesson planning eating all your time? Do you stay after school until 7:00 pm just to catch up in your planning? If so, this post is for you. Planning effective lessons for your students can be a long, tedious, time-consuming process. Even if you are a veteran teacher, hardly ever two lessons are the same. Of course, students, circumstances and instructional contexts vary from year to year. But the good news is that now more than ever there is an abundance of tools and resources to make your planning more painless. So today, I want to share some of those resources that can save you time and help you create effective lessons all year long. ...
How can we define the role of the EL teacher? After the Common Core implementation, it was made clear that more rigorous standards meant more challenging and complex academic language for all students. But how does the role of the English Learner teacher is affected by this? To understand the new EL teacher's role, it's crucial to clarify one key point. That is the shift from what once was called "reading" standards to the now called ELA or English Language Arts standards. With the previously used standards, the idea of reading standing alone and "disconnected" from writing, listening and speaking skills, was based on the notion that learning is linear. So, there was a time in the schedule for reading and separate time for writing. Now, all the skills have to be integrated into one block of time called ELA instruction. So one of the main shifts with the common core implementation is that we are not talking about reading anymore, but in......
Welcome to my blog! In this platform, I will be sharing my experience, expertise and what I learned about English Language development and working with English learners. You can join me by reading my blog posts, participating in webinars, or by enrolling in any of the courses available. I also offer one-on-one coaching services for those who want to enhance certain aspects of their instruction or focus on developing leadership skills. To learn more, you can contact me via e-mail. Thank you!...
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