Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom
Best Practices & Resources
Volume 1-Issue 11-January 2019
Welcome!
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it." ~ Winston Churchill
Melanie Yocom
Email: myocom@esc11.net
Website: http://www.esc11.net/
Phone: 817-740-7563
Twitter: @myocomesc11
Bring the New Year into your Classroom
Below are some ideas that are applicable to all grade levels.
- Instilling the power of "yet". (ex: "I don't understand calculus yet.")
- Change your words, change your mindset. Instead of...Say/Think this... (ex: Instead of saying, "This is too hard.", say, "This will take some time and effort".
- Future world changer student photos and future aspirations.
- Based on the book, One Word that will change your life have students select a word for the school year or semester.
Instead of "I don't get it."
Future World Changers
Source:
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0e/78/af/0e78af87aa41c0c58237a74460d1a471.jpg
Change your words-Change your mindset
Additional Resources:
Techie Highlight
Is YouTube Blocked in Your District? Here Are Some Excellent Alternatives!
For some of us, YouTube cannot be accessed in our classrooms. The link below provides more than 47 alternatives to using YouTube.
Sites to Bookmark:
- Digital Tool https://www.tes.com/lessons
- Digital Tool https://padlet.com
- Promote listening & speaking https://flipgrid.com/
- Create class lists, activities, assignments, and assessments https://www.vocabulary.com
- Classroom Screen https://classroomscreen.com/
- Interactive classroom in real time https://www.classkick.com
- K-5 Reading Student Centers http://www.fcrr.org/resources/resources_sca.html
- Free Content Power Points & Interactive activities http://www.pppst.com/
- Transform lessons to make learning impactful and engaging, or allow students to create animated products to show mastery https://www.powtoon.com/edu-home/
- Current event articles to promote critical reading, writing, and speaking http://wordgen.serpmedia.org/
- English Learner Teacher Support http://www.colorincolorado.org/
- Writing Guru Gretchen Bernabei http://trailofbreadcrumbs.net/
- Free reading passages & literacy resources https://www.commonlit.org/
- 2,000+ multidisciplinary wonders https://wonderopolis.org/
- Free reading passages by lexile level and content https://www.readworks.org/
- Lead4ward.com http://lead4ward.com/resources/
Help, I Have a Newcomer!
The session will focus on strategies that both teachers and beginner/intermediate English learners need to survive in a classroom when language is a barrier. Participants will experience activities that can be implemented into the classroom that will benefit all learners. Resources and ideas will be shared to enhance a teachers' "toolkit" when working with English learners. The target audience is teachers new to teaching newcomer English learners.
Register below:
https://ontrac.esc11.net/session.asp?Wksp_Num=012270&sess_Num=020909
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2019, 08:30 AM
Education Service Center Region 11, South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX, USA
Moving Towards Proficiency: Advanced/Advanced-High English Learners
Register below:
https://ontrac.esc11.net/session.asp?Wksp_Num=012342&sess_Num=020932
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2019, 08:30 AM
Education Service Center Region 11, South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX, USA
Are you a tweeter yet? If not, you are missing out on all kinds of FREE PD!
Why become a tweeter?
Spread the Word! Share your Resources and Ideas!
Have a resource or idea to share? I want to hear from you!
I am not perfect, so if you see errors or find broken links, please give me grace.