Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom
Best Practices & Resources for English Learners
Volume 3, Issue 11-January 2021
Welcome!
My goal is to be a resource to you with monthly tips that support you and your English learners 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| ESSA Team Lead | English Learner Support
Email: myocom@esc11.net
Website: https://www.esc11.net/Page/719#calendar13881/20200304/month
Phone: 817-740-7563
Twitter: @myocomesc11
Who Thought We'd Still Be Talking About Remote Teaching??
As we near the one-year mark where our world came to a halt, who would have thought that we would still be having the remote learning conversation? NOT ME!
Although we have learned a lot and have increased our digital capacity, the struggle to teach in person and remotely increases.
So many phenomenal educators have stepped up to support the effort! ELL2.0, created by Irina McGrath and Michelle Shory, has a curation of SO many great resources. Below you will find the highlights for distance learning.
How Do We Accommodate for ELs Learning Remotely?
How Do I Plan For My Remote Students?
What If My Students Have No Tech At Home?
What if my Student ONLY has a phone?
No time to Prep? Low-Prep Activities for Language
How Can I Let My Remote Students Know That I Care?
Give Feedback and Enhance Classroom Engagement with Floop and Jamboard
Sign Up For FREE!
Click Here
Sites to Bookmark
- Texthelp https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/free-for-teachers/
- TalkingPoints - Reach all your students' families in their home language https://talkingpts.org/
- Read, Write, Speak https://thinkalong.org
- Make Beliefs Comix https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
- 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/
Follow Us!
ESC Region 11 English Learner Support
ESC Region 11 English Learner Support
ESC Region 11 English Learner Support
Are you a tweeter yet? If not, you are missing out on all kinds of FREE PD!
FOLLOW ME! @myocomesc11 and @ESC11BIL_ESL
Why become a tweeter?
Spread the Word! Share your Resources and Ideas!
Have a coworker who wants to be added? Tell them to email me at myocom@esc11.net.
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.
LB 01.21.21