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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Yes, teachers are still being evaluated. Many say it's unfair 19 October 2020
- No more snow days after COVID-19? These schools used online learning to cancel them. 19 October 2020
- Teachers Helping Teachers: Core Connections Webinar Series 19 October 2020
- More than 70% of CPS bilingual programs fall short 19 October 2020
- Aligning Ice Breakers to Lesson Objectives: 5 Fun Activities 19 October 2020
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Overly Cluttered Classrooms and EL Learning
Judie Haynes
Many teachers believe that the physical environment of the classroom can serve as an additional teacher. Look around your classroom. Is it filled with store-bought signs, anchor charts, and posters? Do you have mobiles hanging from the ceiling, tables covered … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, classroom environment, elementary education, elementary ESL, Judie Haynes
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Tech-Break: Running Dictations
Tara Arntsen
After sharing so much tech-related information, I thought it might be time for a short break. In this post I’ll just explain a fun tech-less classroom activity called Running Dictations that I learned from one of my coworkers in China. It … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, classroom practice, ELT activity, ESL dictation, tara arntsen
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Lesson planning
Joe McVeigh
How much time do you spend preparing your lessons in advance? Are you a planner? Or do you like to let the lesson take its own course? As a young student teacher I learned how to carefully plan my lessons. … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, habits, lesson planning, organization, preparation, teachers, teaching, TESOL
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Class Chemistry
Joe McVeigh
Have you ever taught a class that just never seemed to come together? Or one in which the students all worked together really well? Do you think that classes have their own personalities? I first learned about the concept of … Continue reading
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Tagged as affect, class, class chemistry, class personality, classroom, EFL, ELT, English language learners, English language teaching, ESL, Joe McVeigh, observation, personality, students, teachers, teaching, TEFL, TESOL
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Classroom Horror Stories
Joe McVeigh
We’ve been having a heat wave in Vermont, in the northeastern United States where I live. The temperature has reached 95° F (35° C). It’s actually hotter here than it was in Saudi Arabia when I visited in the spring. … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, English language teaching, ESL, teaching, TESOL, underresourced
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