Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom
Best Practices & Resources
Volume 1-Issue 8 -October, 2018
Welcome!
Melanie Yocom
Email: myocom@esc11.net
Website: http://www.esc11.net/
Phone: 817-740-7563
Twitter: @myocomesc11
Talking: The Foundation of Literacy
As more and more younger students acquire smart phones, teachers are seeing reading and writing proficiency on the decline.
Now with the new ELAR TEKS weaving oral language skills throughout all of the strands, there is no ignoring that speaking proficiency is key to reading and writing development.
Below you will find resources and ideas to promote student talk in your classroom.
THE ONE DOING THE TALKING IS THE ONE DOING THE LEARNING.
Talk Moves
Below Cathy O'Conner talks about why talking is important in the classroom. In the second video, she explains Talk Moves.
Instructional Strategies & Resources to Promote Student Talk
Techie Highlight
Check out Flipgrid. It's FREE for Educators!
Recently, Cleburne ISD shared how they are using Flipgrid to help English Learners in listening and speaking proficiency. In preparation for the changes in TELPAS, Cleburne's ESL Specialists worked collaboratively to create questions for ELs to practice listening and speaking skills. The forward thinking of CISD helped students prepare for the listening and speaking portion of TELPAS that is now assessed online.
Below you will find resources and ideas for Flipgrid novices and experts.
Sites to Bookmark:
- Create class lists, activities, assignments, and assessments Vocabulary.com 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 Powerpoints & 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, 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/
Refugees, Asylees, and Unaccompanied Minors: Understanding your Newcomer for Counselors and Administrators
Registration: https://ontrac.esc11.net/session.asp?Wksp_Num=012383&sess_Num=020934
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018, 08:30 AM
Education Service Center Region 11, South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX, USA
Help, I Have a Newcomer!
Registration: https://ontrac.esc11.net/session.asp?Wksp_Num=012270&sess_Num=020726
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018, 08:30 AM
Education Service Center Region 11, South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX, USA
Sheltered Instruction: Supporting English Language Learners in ANY Classroom
Registration: https://ontrac.esc11.net/session.asp?Wksp_Num=013280&sess_Num=023196
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018, 08:30 AM
Education Service Center Region 11, South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX, USA
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