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With less than 1 month to go before the 2024 presidential election in the U.S., your students might be asking you about the candidates, who you’re going to vote for, or other political-focused questions. I’d like to use this newsletter to discuss why I believe teachers should not tell students
It can sometimes be a challenge to communicate with ELL families. I once tried to have a conversation with the Turkish mother of a student who didn’t speak English. We used Google Translate and, as many of you know, Google Translate is not always accurate. She and I could tell
Have you ever actually thought about why you put up posters to decorate your classroom? Sure, they look pretty and add color to your walls, but do they really serve a purpose? In this blog post, I’m going to break down the reasons you should use posters with information on
TPT is having a Back To School sale on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 6th and 7th! This is a great opportunity to stock up on lots of beginning of the year resources you need to set yourself and students up for success. Everything in my store, The ESL Nexus, is
Are you getting ready to go back to school? Many educators in the U.S. just finished teaching only a few weeks ago but in some places, teachers go back to school at the end of July. If you have started thinking about what you’ll need to get your classroom ready
I was always exhausted at the end of the school year. Not just from all the craziness of the last week or two with the students but because I always had to pack up my classroom (as did all the other teachers). That was so the custodians could do a
After Memorial Day passes, it feels like the end of the school year is just around the corner. But in many places in the U.S., there are still 3 or even 4 weeks of school left. It’s hard to keep students engaged, especially when there are lots of fun, special
Here is my annual blog post with discounts for Teacher Appreciation Week! Like last year, instead of listing specific offers for teachers in disparate categories such as restaurants, stores, and museums, this year’s post is a round up of websites that have collated all kinds of deals. Graphic created by:
This blog post offers some resources to help students do well on tests. First, I’ll explain what got me interested in this topic and then I’ll list some free and paid materials. Get a set of test prep posters & flash cards HERE; graphic by The ESL Nexus from an
Teaching Science to English Language Learners is easier, in my opinion, than teaching Social Studies because it is less language-dependent and more hands-on. Nevertheless, there is a lot of science terminology that Multilingual Learners of English must learn as well as certain text structures that are commonly used in science
It’s March and that means it’s time for Women’s History Month! But do your students know why it’s important to learn about Women’s History? Here are 3 reasons you can share with your students that explain the importance of learning about women in history, followed by 3 resources you can
You might think that creating math assessments is easier than creating other types of assessments because math is a universal language. But although there are many math symbols and figures that mean the same thing across languages, the way math problems are solved and the way numbers are written is
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