And Science! Our language learners come to our classroom in a multitude of ways and bring with them an equal number of language capabilities. While it might be easy to assume that students don’t need language support in math and science, that could not be further from the truth. In this post, I’ll give you some quick strategies to support language learners in math and science. If you’re curious, in this post I talk about ways to support multilingual and culturally diverse students in our grade books. Even though they’re primarily working with numbers or doing hands- on activities, you’d be surprised how much academic language is involved in a…
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How To: Weekly Lesson Planning in Only 10 Minutes
7 years in, and I still write a lesson plan for every day. Yep, It’s true! It might seem like a lot of work, but it doesn’t have to be! I’ve developed a system for weekly lesson planning. And yes, in only 10 minutes a week! This method comes in handy for a lot of reasons: It holds me accountable to making a strong, objective- aligned class period for students. If an administrator, coach, or colleague asks to see it ( or I’m being observed) I’m golden. If I need to take an unplanned day off ( or a week , hello COVID). I can be more flexible with class…
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10 Easy Bell Ringers to Use This Year
After pandemic teaching, I have realized how important it is to give students a minute or so to decompress in between classes. I used to be a “when the bell rings, you’re in your seat working on the bell work (or else)!” but I realize now that even the real world doesn’t operate like that. Meetings often start a minute or two after the start time, movies have trailers, etc. And I myself often need a minute or two to reset from the previous class. These 10 easy bell ringers will do both! 10 Easy Bell Ringers: 1. Vibe Check I have printed quarter sheets of paper with a range…
