Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom
Best Practices & Resources
Volume 2-Issue 1-March 2019
This issue marks the one-year anniversary for Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom! Thank you for following & passing along the knowledge to peers, students, and parents.
Welcome!
My goal is to be a resource to you with monthly tips that support you and your students within an ever-changing, diverse classroom.
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it." ~ Winston Churchill
Melanie Yocom
Education Service Center Region 11| Instructional Content Coach
Email: myocom@esc11.net
Website: http://www.esc11.net/
Phone: 817-740-7563
Twitter: @myocomesc11
STAAR...We can't avoid it, BUT we can make the most of it!
With STAAR on the horizon, there's a frenzy of panic where teaching has ceased and test prep has begun. High-stakes testing is unavoidable, but how we approach it is up to us.
Below are some ideas to make test prep fun and engaging:
- Review Jeopardy
- Vocabulary Bingo
- Test Prep Gallery Walk
- Test Prep Graffiti Style
- Test Prep with Jenga
- Trashketball
Techie Highlight
Make Beliefs Comix! The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow!
Regardless of what content or grade level you teach, Make Beliefs Comix will reach all of your students and develop skills in reading, writing, and speaking.
- FREE
- Printables ready-to-go with prompt, graphic, and lines for writing
- E-books
- Especially helpful for struggling students or students who are learning English
- Available on digital devices -https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ipads-smart-phones/
- Students can write their cartoons in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Portuguese-https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/language-options/
- Resources for parents
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/
Event Information
Digital Tools to Transform Teaching and Learning for English Learners
Participants will walk away with digital tools and instructional resources that'll transform their approach to teaching English Learners. Time will be provided to explore suggested websites and digital platforms. To get the most out of the training, please bring a laptop and/or iPad.
When?
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019, 08:30 AM
Where?
Education Service Center Region 11, South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX, USA
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