Culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms can be challenging to navigate, but they also provide environments for rich learning. Implement these ideas to provide a warm welcome for the English learners in your class this year.
Students’ cultural identities are central to who they are as people. Teachers can validate these cultural backgrounds by building bridges between students’ home cultures and the culture of school. Share your ideas about how to honor English Learn...
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Infographic
Thanks for the Phonology infographic! Very helpful info for me and my district!
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Artist’s/Writer’s Workshop
The Universal Language of Pictures: A Critical Tool for Advancing Student Writing by Beth Olshansky provides a strong rationale for leading students to begin their writing projects with artwork. You can read my article about a few of her ideas, but w...
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Enjoyed learning about this alternative to frontloading vocabulary. I think there are many teachers out there who teach using a discovery method like you shared in the magnetism lesson example, but they don’t realize the importance of connectin...
