Okay, I want you to stop reading for just a second and take a minute to imagine a classroom buzzing with excitement as students write down their notes, pens flying across their notebooks eagerly, pages flying to try to get it all down. Personally, I'm brought back to my grade eleven Social Studies class; fervently… Continue reading The Science Behind Taking Effective Notes: Unlock Your Students’ Learning Potential
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Master the Art of Email Etiquette: Essential Tips for Student Success
In today's fast-paced digital world, mastering the art of email etiquette is crucial for student success. With the constant flow of emails exchanged in academic and professional settings, it's essential to ensure your messages are clear, professional, and well-received. Students need to know that they cannot send an email the same way they do a… Continue reading Master the Art of Email Etiquette: Essential Tips for Student Success
6 Ways to Assess and Build ELL Writing Skills
Building writing skills in English language learners is, thankfully, one of the easiest skills we can assign and assess. Writing is tangible and we can fit it easily into the majority of classes we teach. That being said, we also need to make sure that the tasks we’re asking our english language learners to complete… Continue reading 6 Ways to Assess and Build ELL Writing Skills
Understanding English Language Learner Teaching Strands
There are four main strands used when acquiring any new language: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Here, I will break down each strand when we're teaching English language learners in our classroom. What it looks like and ways to assess and build these skills. Sme of these strands may seem more difficult to understand and… Continue reading Understanding English Language Learner Teaching Strands
6 Tips for Using Would You Rather Writing Prompts
A lot of my teacher friends often tell me that teaching writing is one of the things they struggle with most. I totally get this; it can be really difficult to teach kids how to be creative and improve their content. I find that kids also struggle significantly with the editing process - so often… Continue reading 6 Tips for Using Would You Rather Writing Prompts
Mini Office
A few months ago, a co-worker of mine stumbled upon a Mini Office made by Kristen Vibas on Teachers Pay Teachers (my Heaven!). She forwarded it to me because she thought my students could benefit from it, and I am hugely grateful that she did! The office itself was created for English Language Learners, but… Continue reading Mini Office
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