EAL Educator

Hi I'm Joe. I'm a full time teacher and EAL specialist. Happy to help, discuss or answer questions on all things education. DMs open.

[Stockport Council Jobs @JobsAtStockport]

We're looking for a Senior EAL Consultant. You will work closely with the Head of Service to lead a team of EAL Consultants to work alongside schools across Stockport to support them to deliver outstanding inclusive EAL practice.

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/C29ebZ8OPD

[EAL Educator @ealeducator]

I don't really do much EAL anymore. Perhaps unfollow me if you're here for that. Perhaps I'll rebrand this page one day.

I just noticed it's been a hell of a year and I wanted to tell the story in the hope it helps someone else.

[EAL Educator @ealeducator]

If the first part of my story reminds you of your situation and you don't know what to do, send me a message. I have nothing to sell, but I'll help you if I can.

[Mary Myatt @MaryMyatt]

A neat experiment with vocabulary:

A three part experiment with children from low-income and middle-income families showed the importance of vocabulary for all pupils in developing their comprehension.

[EAL Educator @ealeducator]

@naomicfisher Great post. A lot of my concerns about the conditions in schools ring true in your young person's experience. I don't think anyone sets out to do a bad job, but we must become more open to conversations about how schools might offer an alternative where required.

[SATEAL @satealorg]

Many thanks to our friends @BellFoundation who recorded our collaboration with Jim Cummins.
If you couldn't make it, were late, had tech issues or want to watch it again then you can find the link here

https://t.co/tNHCAsw5PK

[EAL Educator @ealeducator]

@llewelyn20 I liked Co-op Academy Belle Vue better when it was a cinema...

[SATEAL @satealorg]

Love the Irish link to Engaging with Linguistic Diversity @BellFoundation
Hearing Jim Cummins speak today

[EAL Educator @ealeducator]

Keep it simple: if you take action, you can learn. If you learn, you make progress. You only stop making progress when you stop taking action.

[EAL Educator @ealeducator]

"A mindset, not a theoretical framework" Jim Cummins speaking on schools providing language rich, language positive environments.

In my experience, this holds true. There is no quick fix and no magic solution when teaching English.

[EAL Educator @ealeducator]

Educators get frustrated when their actions appear to be ineffective.

Not every achievement in learning looks significant in terms of quantifiable data, but it is so encouraging to have the data backing what you know is true.