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The #ELLEdTech Twitter Chat Takes a Vacation in July

July is synonymous with “vacation” in the U.S. so Laurah and I have decided our monthly #ELLEdTech Twitter chats will also take a break.  There will not be a chat this month but we will return on the third Sunday in August.  I’ll post the topic and guidelines in advance

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Happy 240th Birthday!

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” — The Declaration of Independence Source: Wikimedia Commons It’s America’s birthday today!  Let’s wave some

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What Books About Teaching Should I Read On My Vacation?

Most if not all of teachers spend their summers working another job, preparing for the upcoming school year, and/or (mostly and) engaging in professional development to enhance their teaching skills. To help with the latter, I’d like to offer a link up of books that educators have found useful in

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June #ELLEdTech Twitter Chat: Favorite Tech Tools for ELLs

Please join co-host Laurah from Tools for Teachers by Laurah J and me for June’s #ELLEdTech Twitter chat.  The topic is Favorite Tech Tools.   Join us this Sunday for June’s Twitter chat! Schedule and Questions 7:00 = Tell us your name, location, level and subject taught #EllEdTech 7:05 = Q1:

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Celebrating Ramadan and the Newsletter with 2 Freebies!

“Ramadan Mubarak!” — Traditional greeting in Arabic for the start of Ramadan Source: The ESL Nexus Yesterday and today sure have been busy!  I woke up to discover that one of my freebies was spotlighted in TpT’s Sunday newsletter.  I was thrilled and decided to put my entire store on

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6 Things You Should Know About Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day in the United States.  Below are some facts about the holiday that you might not already know.  For more information about Memorial Day, please visit my Pinterest board Holidays Around the World. Collage created by The ESL Nexus 1) It was originally called Decoration Day because

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Education Around the World: England

For two countries who share the same language, more or less, the differences between the education systems in the U.S. and the U.K. are striking.  To find out more, this month’s guest blogger is Rebekah Humphrey-Bullen from TpT store LittleStreams.  I am very pleased that she will provide us with

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3 Reasons Why Mistakes Are Actually Good

Yesterday, there was a mix up about the #ELLEdTEch Twitter chat.  I thought it was scheduled for May 15th but my co-host Laurah had it down for May 22nd.  The month of May started on Sunday the 1st so the third Sunday came sooner than expected.  I sincerely apologize for

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Are You Starting to Sing Alice Cooper’s Song?

You know, the one about school letting out? I was certainly aware when I was a classroom teacher that districts in other parts of the U.S. as well as other countries followed different school calendars.  I marveled at the fact that many states in the southern U.S. started in early

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Does It Matter If Students Know Who I Want For President?

Teaching adults in China isn’t very different from teaching students in U.S. public schools in one respect at least: In both contexts, it’s wise not to talk about politics.  Arriving in China less than a year after the Tiananmen Square massacre, I was intensely curious about what people in the

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Celebrating Patriots’ Day Virtually

Patriots’ Day is a state holiday in Massachusetts.  Nowadays, the holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in April and marks the beginning of a week-long school vacation.  But I never managed to go and see the reenactment of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, commemorating the battles fought there

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