Big ELPS changes are coming to Texas classrooms. The old framework, first laid out in 2012, has shaped EB student
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Big ELPS changes are coming to Texas classrooms. The old framework, first laid out in 2012, has shaped EB student
There is something unpleasant about having to interupt my peaceful summer mornings with PD involving a stranger asking me to
When I first started teaching EFL in Istanbul, I was expected to develop students’ listening skills simply by teaching in
Grammar instruction does not have to mean worksheets, drills, and endless corrections. One of my favorite ways to help multilingual
Getting ESL students to speak was the ultimate challenge this year. Many were working at different language levels, most were
If you teach English as a langauge, you’ve probably seen this pattern with the simple past & present perfect: I
I’ve taught STAAR English I and English II for the past 12 years, and every single year I dissect the
If you use YouTube videos in your classroom, you’re probably aware of how powerful visuals can be for language learners.
When I first started teaching English as a language, I came across an intermediate lesson that left me a bit
The most common mistake I see with the simple present tense, even among my more advanced students, is dropping the
Every year, the STAAR English 1 and English 2 exam is released and teachers face the same question:Where should we
You know when you tell students, “You have five minutes left,” and ten minutes later, they’re still talking? We’ve all
