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This post was originally published on Edutopia. Back-to-school is upon many of us, I say many of us because in Canada we don’t start school until September. However, many of my US colleagues are preparing to be back next week or are already back in the classroom! The first week of school is often so … Continue reading 3 Activities to Try with your English Language Learners
This post was originally published on Edutopia. It's the day that my first-year college students are sharing the outlines/rough drafts of their final essays with their peers. As I walk around the classroom, a few students put their hands up for me to take a look at their work and give feedback. I look at … Continue reading Strategies to Help Struggling Writers
Being an English Language Learner in a mainstream classroom can be a very overwhelming experience for the student. Often, my English Language Learners need extra help when it comes to reading non-fiction articles in the class. Modifying the reading assignment is the first step, but there are times when it’s hard to modify an assignment … Continue reading Strategies for Reading Non-Fiction with ELL
My latest post is on Teaching Tolerance. Last year, I took a big risk by including blogging as part of the curriculum for my first-year college English course. Around half of my students were English language learners (ELLs), and I wasn’t sure that they would be comfortable with this medium. (Read about blogging in my … Continue reading Empowering English Language Learners with Digital Stories
This post was originally published on Edutopia: Blogging is a very powerful tool in and of itself. Whether it's a personal or professional blog, blogging has the power to unleash learning, reflection, and communication. Even more, a blog can help spread your words and ideas to a wider audience and, as a result, a wider … Continue reading Blogging for English Language Learners
This was my first post on Edutopia: What's a Thesis Statement? It contains questions to consider along with steps to follow with examples along the way. Tells the reader your opinion / point of view / interpretation of the subject under discussion. Indicates the direction the essay will take by stating the main points. Makes … Continue reading What’s a Thesis Statement?
This is my latest post on Edutopia about incorporating digital storytelling in your classroom to empower student voice: http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/how-incorporate-digital-storytelling-empower-student-voice Here is an example of a digital story from one of my students. He is an English Language Learner and was nervous to record his voice, but I think he did an excellent job:
This post has been long overdue, since last weekend to be exact. I had the honour to hold two workshops at T4T 2015 MiniCon. The first one was about introducing The Writing Project, an essay writing app that we have been working on it for quite some time now. The second workshop was about blogging … Continue reading Building The Writing Project
There are countless digital resources to use for English teachers. Here are some of my recent and classic favourite resources for teachers to use in the classroom: The Purdue Online Writing Lab: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/ This site is very helpful to direct students for extra help with writing, composition, grammar, citation and much more. It is also useful … Continue reading A few Fabulous Resources for English Teachers
Previously published on Edutopia. Literary analysis is a vital stage in the development of students' critical thinking skills. Bloom's Taxonomy illustrates that analysis should come at the fourth level, right after comprehension and application. What this means is that students must be able to understand and describe the text before they are able to analyze … Continue reading Teaching Literary Analysis
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