TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay It’s been a long time since I’ve taught summer school to English Language Learners because that’s my book-writing time. However, I do always recruit and support other teachers to do it, provide support to them, recruit students and peer tutors, and obtain materials. It’s always held in my two-room “suite.” I’ve…
How To Create More Confident Students Once it’s begun, it’s difficult to fully separate the person from the task. When the artist is painting, the painter and the act of painting become a single ‘thing.’ The painting becomes a part of it all, too. As a teacher, your ‘self’ is embedded within your teaching—which is…
How To Create More Confident Students Once it’s begun, it’s difficult to fully separate the person from the task. When the artist is painting, the painter and the act of painting become a single ‘thing.’ The painting becomes a part of it all, too. As a teacher, your ‘self’ is embedded within your teaching—which is…
geralt / Pixabay A second Trump Presidency would be a disaster for our country, and cause trauma on steroids for many of our students and their families. Let’s take a look at what it could mean just for one group – our immigrant students and their families. Trump and his key supporters have made…
geralt / Pixabay A second Trump Presidency would be a disaster for our country, and cause trauma on steroids for many of our students and their families. Let’s take a look at what it could mean just for one group – our immigrant students and their families. Trump and his key supporters have made…
Students at one New York university have a surprise awaiting them: an $8,000-a-year “academic excellence fee.” We have to ask: Isn’t academic excellence included in tuition? In fact, tuition is only part of the cost of college. Like car dealerships, schools are nickel-and-diming consumers with huge fees — fees for student activities, fees for athletics,…
Students at one New York university have a surprise awaiting them: an $8,000-a-year “academic excellence fee.” We have to ask: Isn’t academic excellence included in tuition? In fact, tuition is only part of the cost of college. Like car dealerships, schools are nickel-and-diming consumers with huge fees — fees for student activities, fees for athletics,…
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2010. You can see them all here) OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’ve previously written about one classroom management tactic I use with students who might be having a particular behavioral challenge — at times having students write a hash mark on…
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2010. You can see them all here) OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’ve previously written about one classroom management tactic I use with students who might be having a particular behavioral challenge — at times having students write a hash mark on…
Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning is a new NPR report summarizing recent research on the advantages writing by hand has over typing – for learning, at least. It’s certainly something I reinforce in my ELL Newcomers class – the only times we use laptops are for online games, independent…