Teaching ELLs Is About Making a Difference
Teaching is self-sacrifice. Teaching is giving. Teaching is loving when the other isn’t always lovable. Teaching is by grace a tinkering with the future…when the future keeps slapping your hands away.
Classroom Management
5 Tips for Reducing Stress and Enjoying Your ELLs More
Kendra waited half a semester before dealing with a problem that ended up causing her to snap. What happened and how can we avoid the same mistake?
1 Word That Will Help Ground Your Classroom Management
Carrot and Stick? ? How should we follow through with our students in the classroom? Does the old carrot and stick method work? Is there a better way?
ESL Teachers – Do You Make These Things Clear?
Do your ELL student argue with you about in-class assignments, act surprised when there are consequences, or get upset with you a lot? These are signs of a common classroom management problem. Find out what it is as we get back into the Kid-Inspired classroom management series.
What I Learned from the Most Difficult ELL I Ever Taught – Part 2
Melody was one of the most difficult students I have ever taught. In a previous article, I wrote about her adventures in making my life miserable. What ended up happening? How did things turn out?
Find out the second half of the story.
What I Learned from the Most Difficult ELL I Ever Taught
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4 Steps to Building Your ESL Students’ Confidence
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How to Handle Misbehaved ESL Students
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4 Ways for Teachers to Loosen Up
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1 Quick Strategy to Completely Revive Your ESL Activities
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5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Strong Students
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8 Times Your ELLs Are Waiting Around Too Much in Class
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5 Teaching Tips for Explaining Things More Effectively to Your English Learners
Teachers like to talk. Unfortunately, for our students, we often …
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14 Common Mistakes in Classroom Management
14 Common Mistakes in Classroom ManagementHave you ever watched a …
3 Ways to Identify English Learners with Poor Listening
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Using Competition to Motivate ESL Students
How to Use Competition to Motivate Your ESL Students Parents want …