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Equipping ELLs — 227 episodes · page 2 of 3

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126. Reimagining Professional Development for Teachers of ELLs

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125. Empowering ELL Educators: Addressing the 5 Reasons This Year Might Have Felt Really Hard

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124. Every Teacher is A Language Teacher: 6 Strategies to Integrate Language Instruction in the Content Areas

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123. Five Reasons Co-Teaching Your ELLs Can Be Really Difficult

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122. Successful Co-Teaching Strategies: The Dos and Don'ts for Collaborating Teachers

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121. Enhancing ESL Education: Insights from Consortium Consultants Serving Rural School District with Guests Jessie Bloyd and Natalie Briscoe

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120. Efficient Strategies for Time-Strapped Teachers of ELLs

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119. Transform Your Teaching: The Power of Simplicity & Consistency for Newcomer Success

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118. Scaffolding Success: 5 Strategies for Newcomers in Your ELL Classroom

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117. Simplify Mid-Year Transitions: 5 FREE Resources for Newcomer Success!

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116. Streamlining Newcomer Welcomes: Setting Up Your Schoolwide System

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115. Translanguaging in Action: A Step-by-Step Guide for Teachers of ELLs

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114. Supporting Bilingual Learners: Practical Strategies for Monolingual Educators

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113. Inside the Bilingual Brain: Exploring the Cognitive Superpowers of Our ELLs

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112. Promoting Bilingualism in the Classroom: Embracing Diversity and Cultural Richness

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111. The Evolution of Bilingual Education & Insights for Teachers of ELLs Today

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110. Advocating for Change: Addressing the Impact of Access Testing on ELL Students with Special Guest, Mariel Norris

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109. Simplified ACCESS Testing: Tools, Tips & Support for Teachers of ELLs

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108. Advocacy in Education for Multilingual Learners: A Five-Step Plan for Impactful Change

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107. Your Role as an Advocate: Elevating Education for Multilingual Learners

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106. Vocabulary Integration: Weaving Strategies into Classroom Activities & Daily Curriculum with Megan Polk from The Literacy Dive

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105. Unlocking Vocabulary for ELLs Using 5 Types of Context Clues with Special Guest, Sara Marye

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104. Engaging Vocabulary Games: 25 Must-Try Activities for English Language Learners

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103. Enhance ELL Vocabulary Instruction: 8 Ineffective, Outdated Methods to Leave Behind

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102. Supporting ELLs' Vocabulary Growth: 5 Teacher-Tested Methods

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101. Optimizing Vocabulary Instruction for ELLs: Teaching Different Tiers Effectively

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100. Equipping ELLs: Beth's Top 10 Teaching Tips

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99. Bridging Cultures in Education: A Conversation with Andrea Bitner

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98. Supporting Our English Language Learners through the Art of Linguistic Scaffolding with Dr. Lillian Ardell

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97. Cooperative Learning Strategies for ELLs: Scaffolding for Effective Peer Interaction

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96. Differentiated Instruction for ELLs: Scaffolding Techniques for All Levels

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95. Teaching ELLs: 5 Must-Do Practices for Student Success This Year

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94. 4 Essential Language Domain Routines for Teachers of ELLs

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93. Effective Strategies for Preventing Burnout While Managing a Huge ESL Student Caseload

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92. Improving Teaching Effectiveness with Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs): A Discussion with Guest, Courtney Morgan

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91. Mastering ESL Lesson Planning: A Step-by-Step Path for Success

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90. Essential ESL Teacher Resources: Our Top 5 Must-Haves

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89. Mastering ESL Curriculum: Strategies for Success and Pitfalls to Avoid

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88. Empowering Newcomers: Essential Lessons for the First 3 Weeks

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87. Supporting SLIFE Students: Effective Strategies and Insights for ESL Teachers with Guest, Orly Klapholz

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86. Back to School Success: Essential Tips from a Veteran ESL Teacher

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85. Creating a Language-Rich and Visually Engaging Classroom: 8 Essential Setup Strategies for Teachers of ELLs

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84. Essential Classroom Setup: A Comprehensive Checklist for Teachers of ELLs

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83. Defining Your WHY: Empowering You to Embrace Your Purpose

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82. The Power of Language with Jen Rafferty

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81. The Science of Reading in Action with Author and Educator Malia Hollowell

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80. Empowering with Efficiency: Preventing Teacher Burnout with Author and Educator Jamie Sears

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79. The Language Lens for Content Classrooms with Author and Educator Sarah Ottow

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78. Empathizing and Connecting with Your ELLs with Author and Educator Emily Francis

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77. Revitalizing Your ESL Program: A Year-End Audit Guide for Success

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76. Effective Strategies for Promoting Writing Success with ELLs with Guest, Sara Marye

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75. Text Engineering & Other Instructional Reading Strategies for Supporting Your English Language Learners with Guest, Susan Patterson

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74. Breaking It Down: The Writing Domain

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73. Breaking It Down: The Reading Domain

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72. Breaking It Down: The Speaking Domain

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71. Breaking It Down: The Listening Domain

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70. If You're Not Focused On This One Thing, You Are Wasting Your Time.

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69. 5 Ways to Keep Your ELLs Moving Forward

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68. Differentiation Made Easy

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67. Small Steps to Success: A Conversation about Modifying on the Fly with Two ELL Teachers

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66. Practical Tips for Co-Teaching with Guest, Leslie Tomanovich

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65. Comparing Program Models for Teaching ELLs: Which is Most Effective?

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64. How Can Paraprofessionals Support ELLs?

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63. 4 Easy Shifts to Make to Support ELLs in the Homeroom Classroom

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62. 5 Things ESL Teachers Wish Homeroom Teachers Knew

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61. 5 Ways Schools Can Create a Welcoming Environment for ELL Families with Guest Janna Adams

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60. Cultural Crash Course with Guest Margarita Pearce

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59. Small Steps to a Creating a Culturally Competent School with Guest Jocelynn Hubbard

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58. 12 PD Topics to Steal Now!

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57. How Administrators Can Impact ELLs with Guest Maria Montroni-Currais

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56. The Answer to This Question Will Change How You Teach ELLs This Year

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55. 5 Easy Ways to Restart the Year Now

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54. 3 Things to STOP Doing with ELLs (And What to Do Instead) - Top Episode from 2022

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53. The 1 Reason Your ELLs Aren't Making Growth and How to Change That Now [LISTENER FAVORITE]

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52. 5 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Prepare for Observation Lessons

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51. 5 New Tech Tools to Try Now

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50. 5 Ways To Prepare for Access Testing Now

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49. 5 Reasons To Be Thankful You Teach ELLs

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48. 5 Ways Translanguaging Affirms Our ELLs Identity with Guest Tevia Tovares

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47. How to Teach with the 5 Stages of Language Acquisition in Mind with Guest Cris Howard

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46. 4 Ways to Use Holidays to Improve English Skills

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45. How One Librarian Created a Culture of Reading in Her School

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44. The Essential Components to Creating Skilled Readers with Guest Sara Marye (Part 2)

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43. The Essential Components to Creating Skilled Readers with Guest Sara Marye (Part 1)

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42. How to Have Fun with Phonics with Guest Aylin Claahsen

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41. Rethinking the Way We Teach Sight Words with Leslie Tomanovich

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40. Easy Ways to Incorporate SEL with Our ELLs with Guest Rachel Davis

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39. How to Lesson Plan for ELLs Using Language Forms and Functions with Guest Kristen Vibas

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38. 5 Ways to Use Assessment to Drive Action

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37. Simple Classroom Management Tips for ELLs

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36. The Most Important Place to Start This School Year with Guest Sindy Bonilla

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35. 3 Easy To Do Activities for the First Days of School

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34. 3 Problems You Are Facing When Lesson Planning For ELLs (And How to Fix Them!)

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33. What Supporting ELLs in K-8 Looks Like with Guest Jina Wood

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32. What Supporting ELLs in K-4 Looks Like with Guest Jen Ferreyra

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31. What Supporting ELLs in K-12 Looks Like with Guest Karen Hartke

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30. Setting Up for Intermediate ELLs

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29. Setting Up Materials for Newcomers

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28. Save Planning Time by Creating Teaching Templates

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27. Defining Daily Language Expectations for All Levels of ELLs