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TESOL English Language Bulletin- How the pandemic is shifting school comms strategies for English learners 21 September 2020
- Quizzes improve academic performance 21 September 2020
- Learning to recognize and celebrate students' cultural experiences 21 September 2020
- Teacher stress linked with higher risk of student suspensions 21 September 2020
- Survey: 1 in 3 teachers considering exit, early retirement due to coronavirus 21 September 2020
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7 Virtual and Face-to-Face Activities for the First Week of School
Judie Haynes
As we go back to school this fall, many teachers are faced with changing school policies because of the COVID-19 pandemic. School districts that originally planned to go back full time to their brick-and-mortar buildings may have to change their … Continue reading
Finding Audiences Beyond the Classroom
Betsy Gilliland
Why do we write? For my dissertation, I spent a year observing high school English language classes and talking with the students and teachers about writing. One thing that struck me in these interviews was how rarely the students saw … Continue reading
9 Ways to Do Retrieval Practice in the Classroom
Hall Houston
In a recent article for TESOL Connections, I provided an introduction to retrieval practice. This is a technique where students pull information out of their long-term memory without referring to their notes. Research suggests that retrieval practice is an excellent … Continue reading
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Make Some News! Current Events for ELT
Greg Kessler
Contemporary news stories and current events can be a great context for English classes. The relevance and currency of content can increase interest and engagement and having students create their own news reports can help increase fluency, accuracy, and confidence … Continue reading
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On Campus and Beyond: From Speaking to Writing, Part 1
Elena Shvidko
I have just finished teaching a summer ESL course entitled “Cross-Cultural Talk”—a speaking class that focuses on language fluency at a low-intermediate level of language proficiency. Because I always try to help my students to become more familiar with the … Continue reading
Learning English Through Lyrics
Greg Kessler
I thought it might be fun to start this blog out with a song. As most English teachers know, music can be a great way to engage learners to listen extensively and intensively. Music can make learning English fun while … Continue reading
Early Childhood Classroom Environments with Big Impact for ELs
Judie Haynes
Regular readers of my blog have already been introduced to Karen Nemeth, author, consultant, and a nationally recognized expert on early childhood education. Although her blog is written about the physical environment for English learners in early childhood classrooms, it … Continue reading
Problem (Tech) Solved: Budget Restrictions 1
Tara Arntsen
Once upon a time, it was determined that a book we were using in one of my classes, selected before my arrival I might add, was not a good fit. The goal of the class was to prepare students for … Continue reading
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