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Equipping ELLs — 227 episodes · page 1 of 3
EP226 — Your ELL Student Isn't Stuck: How to Identify What's Actually Getting in the Way
EP225 — WIDA Standards Explained: What They Actually Mean for Your ELL Classroom
EP224 — AI Hacks for Any Teacher Working with ELLs
EP 223 - If your lessons feel disjointed, here's 3 steps to get into the flow
EP222 — How to Be the ELL Expert in Your Building Even When Nobody Listens
EP221 — Formative Assessment for ELL Students: How to Know If They Are Actually Getting It
EP220 — How to Talk to Parents of ELL Students: Building Trust Across Language and Culture
EP219 — How to Co-Teach With General Education Teachers to Actually Support Your ELLs
EP218 - Comprehensible Input in Your Classroom: 10 Strategies That Work for Every Level
EP217 - How to Set Up Your ELL Classroom for Back to School: A Week-by-Week Guide
EP216 - A Simple Approach to Planning ELL Lessons That Actually Works
EP215 — The Secret to Scaffolding for Multiple Levels in Your ELL Classroom
EP214 — How to Differentiate for ELL Students Without Planning Five Different Lessons
EP213 — Sentence Frames for ELL Students: The Scaffold That Changes Everything
EP212 — ESL Speaking Activities That Actually Work for Every Language Level
EP211 - Stop Being the Only Thing Holding Your ELL Classroom Together
EP210 - Stop Guessing What Your ELL Students Need Next — Do This Instead
EP209 — What Is Sheltered Instruction And Are Your ELLs Actually Getting It
EP208 The Scaffolding Teachers Actually Use — And What Makes Them Work
Ep207 Stop Waiting for ACCESS Scores to Tell You What to Teach
Ep206 What Second Language Acquisition Actually Means for Your Classroom
Ep 205 From Silence to Fluency: The 5 Stages of Language Acquisition Every ELL Teacher Needs to Know
Ep 204: What Confident ELL Teachers Do Differently
Ep 203 Why Your ELL Students Aren't Making the Progress Everyone Expects (And What to Do About It)
202. The Translation Trap: When Google Translate Stops Helping Your ELL Students
201. Why nothing seems to stick for your ELL students (and what to do instead)
200. Scaffolding Success: 5 Strategies for Newcomers in Your ELL Classroom
199. Cooperative Learning Strategies for ELLs: Scaffolding for Effective Peer Interaction
198. How to Build a Vocabulary-Rich Classroom for English Learners
197. ACCESS Testing Tips for ELL Teachers: How to Reduce Stress and Maximize Support
196. Mastering the 4 Language Domains: Daily Routines for ELL Success
195. The 6 most common mistakes teachers make with ELLs and how to avoid them
194. Ask yourself these 3 questions to keep your lessons aligned all year
193. The 3 essential tracking systems every ELL teacher needs, without drowning in paperwork.
192. Should You Translate Everything? Essential ELL Strategies for Teachers
191. Prioritize Supporting Exceptional Learners with Beth Skelton and Tan Huynh
190. Time-Wasters vs. What Actually Works: How to Plan ELL Lessons That Save You Time and Boost Student Success
189. From Theory to Practice: Kelly Reider on Making Language Visible in Every Classroom
188. How to support ELLs through differentiated instruction without feeling overwhelmed.
187. If I wanted to go from now to confidently supporting ELLs within the first month, here are the exact steps I would take.
186. The secret ingredient to making your ELLs feel seen, valued, & confident from day one
185. Feeling Uncertain? How to Lead with Confidence in the Classroom
184. From Exhausted to Energized: Movement Strategies for Busy Educators
183. Fuel Your Mind and Body: 10 Simple Healthy Eating Habits for Educators
182. 5 Daily Mindset Habits Every Teacher Should Start This Summer
181. Summer Habits That Stick: How Small Routines Lead to Big Changes
180. Collaboration in ELL Classrooms: Expert tips from Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld
179. Translanguaging and Literacy: Helping Multilingual Learners Thrive with Sara Knigge
178. Creating Safe Classrooms: Trauma-Informed and Restorative Practices with Marg Thorsborne & Joe Brummer
177. How Digital Portfolios Drive Student Success: Insights from Kelly Aldinger
176. Reimagining Literacy: Prioritizing Family Collaboration with Nawal Qarooni
175. Talk for Writing: The Scaffolding Secret to Confident ELL Writers
174. Making Language Accessible: Using GLAD to Support ELLs with Bridget Dale
173. Unlocking Student Potential through Visible Thinking with Shelley Love de Feliú
172. Simplifying ELL Instruction: A Series on Effective Teaching Frameworks for All Four Domains
171. Building Writing Confidence: 5 Fun Routines for ELL Students
170. 5 Essential Reading Routines for Supporting ELL Readers
169. Empowering ELLs Through Speaking: 5 Practical Oracy Routines
168. The Power of Listening: 5 Simple Routines to Help ELLs Thrive
167. Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing: Simple Routines to Boost ELL Learning
166. The Power of Being Bicultural: Lessons for Educators & Multilingual Learners with Gabby Rivera
165. Dismantling Misconceptions About ELLs: What Really Stands in the Way of our Students' Success with Pamela Broussard
164. Dismantling Misconceptions About ELLs: Rethinking Assessment with Andrea Honigsfeld & Margo Gottlieb
163. Dismantling Misconceptions About ELLS: Embracing the Linguistic Assets of Multilingual Learners with Valentina Gonzalez
162. Dismantling Misconceptions About ELLs: Disrupting the Monolingual Bias with Dr. Lillian Ardell
161. Equipping ELLs: Dismantling Misconceptions for 2025
160. Essential ESL Teacher Resources: Our Top 5 Must-Haves
159. Every Teacher is A Language Teacher: 6 Strategies to Integrate Language Instruction in the Content Areas
158. Top 10 Strategies for Empowering ELLs: A Guide for Educators
157. Effective Strategies for Preventing Burnout While Managing a Huge ESL Student Caseload
156. Mastering ESL Lesson Planning: A Step-by-Step Path for Success
155. Optimizing Vocabulary Instruction for ELLs: Teaching Different Tiers Effectively
154. Cooperative Learning Strategies for ELLs, Scaffolding for Effective Peer Interaction
153. Supporting Our English Language Learners through the Art of Linguistic Scaffolding with Dr. Lillian Ardell
152. Scaffolding Success: 5 Strategies for Newcomers in Your Classroom
151. Differentiated Instruction for ELLs - 3 Essential Scaffolding Strategies for All Language Levels
150. How to Challenge English Language Learners at Every Level for Maximum Growth
149. Mastering ELL Instruction: The 'When' in Our 4-Step Framework
148. How to Group ELL Students for Optimal Learning and Engagement
147. Mastering ELL Instruction: The 'How' in Our 4-Step Framework
146. A Step-by-Step Approach to Writing Effective Language Objectives for ELLs
145. Mastering ELL Instruction: The 'What' in Our 4-Step Framework
144. Helping Newcomer ELLs Find Their Voice: Overcoming the Silent Period
143. Mastering ELL Instruction: The 'Who' in Our 4-Step Framework
142. Empowering General Ed Teachers: Practical Tips to Support ELLs with Risa Woods
141. Equitable Grading Strategies for ELLs with Guest, Esperanza "Macky" Wickert
140. Enhancing ELL Education: Best Practices and Strategies with Guest Paloma Cortes-Goodwyn
139. Collaboration in ELL Classrooms: Expert Tips from Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld
138. Essential Organization Tips for Teachers: An Interview with Kristen Donegan
137. Back to School Ready: The Power of Teacher Connections in ELL Education
136. Back to School Ready: Essential Prepping Strategies and Tips for Teachers of ELLs
135. Back to School Ready: How to Set and Achieve Your One Teaching Goal
134. Back to School Ready: Essential Reflection Tips for Teachers of ELLs
133. The Role of Determination in Language Learning: Inspiration from Isacar’s Story
132. Empowering Educators, Empowering ELLs: Kavita Mahendra's Journey from Hyderabad, India to ESL Excellence in the U.S.
131. The Power of Dual Language Learning: Wil Foor's Journey as a Multilingual Educator
130. World of Warcraft and Language Learning: Rolando’s Unique ELL Journey
129. Preventing the Summer Slide: Engaging ELL Students Beyond Workbooks
128. Ready, Set, Refresh: 5 Summer Goals for ELL Teachers
127. Pathways to Proficiency: Understanding the Diverse Learning Journey of Your ELLs