Inquirer, PYP ESL teacher, life long leaner. Interested in: new ideas for ESL in the mainstream, Making thinking visible and ICT in teaching and learning.
These shifts fundamentally change how teachers and students interact with one another. Conceptual transfer replaces rote learning as the true measure of students' intellectual growth.
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In the end-of-year chaos, try taking a little time for one of these four activities to help students celebrate their growth and set new intentions for next year. ๐ ๐
Look at what @ColorinColorado created for us, an ELL Classroom Strategy Library. @easkelton
Where was this when I first started teaching MLs?
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Have you ever wondered what psychological safety looks like in action? Drawing inspiration from the ideas of @AmyCEdmondson, @TnVora shares a treasure trove of scripts that can be used with students and colleagues alike.
Are you surprised to see that:
1. Pull-out ESL produced the LOWEST results, yet
2. Two-way bilingual programs produced the HIGHEST results for MLs?
Interpretation: For Ss to develop English, we need to develop their heritage language as well.
I am a huge fan of @skrashenโs work. My 1-day workshop with him years ago @ECISchools Mother Tongue conference had a huge transformative effect on my approach to teaching reading and understanding of language acquisition. My own child is a living example of the paper retweeted.