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You’re probably aware that the U.S. Department of Education is trying to ban anything that deals with teaching about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). I’ve been a Star Trek fan since my early teenage years and I’ve always related to its philosophy of IDIC — Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
What can you do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) comes to your school? Many American educators are concerned about recent policy changes in the U.S. that make it easier to locate, take into custody, and deport immigrant and refugee students and their families. Since 2011, it was ICE policy
January 29th marks the start of the Lunar New Year. Although, since I taught in China for 3 ½ years, I usually say Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, which is what it’s called in Chinese. Observing the Lunar New Year in China I loved celebrating the holiday when I
Understanding the gift-giving customs of your English Language Learners’ home countries is important because it will prevent you from making any cultural faux pas. Every year before the December vacation at the end of the year, I gave a small present to my students. But it wasn’t always easy to
It’s Cyber Monday and TPT is having a sale starting today, December 2nd at 12:00am Eastern time and ending Tuesday, December 3rd at 11:59pm Eastern time. Everything in my store will be 20% off during the Cyber Monday and Tuesday sale. To get an additional 5% off at checkout, use
How to properly cite sources in MLA format is an important skill that students in Grades 5 through 8, including Multilingual Learners of English (MLEs), need to learn, especially as they begin to do more complex research and writing assignments. Below are 5 reasons why teaching MLA format will benefit
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
