I have a question to all ESL "push in" teachers. When you are going into classrooms, what is the subject matter going on during the time you are there?
My understanding of push-in is that it is a subcategory of Inclusion teaching. Immersion means that ELLs are mixed with English speaking students. Inclusion means the ESL teacher goes into the content-area (mainstream, general ed)classroom to "serve" the ESL student(s). The concept of Push-in draws attention away from the nebulous floating around the room that ESL (and Special Ed) teachers sometimes do as co-teachers, and draws attention to their drawing the students on the ESL roster into a group or groups. From that point, I'm not sure that there is a consensus on the material that is focused on within those groups.
On 2/06/10, Alison wrote: > I have a question to all ESL "push in" teachers. When you > are going into classrooms, what is the subject matter going > on during the time you are there?
1. What kind of training did you complete to become licensed to teach ELL? 2. How long have you been teaching ELL? 3. Where are you teaching? 4. What kind of population/cultures do you work with? 5. What grades do you work with? 6. How many students do you service? 7. How do you group them for instruction? 8. What is the requirement for students to receive services? 9. What type of program do you use in conjunction with the home classroom? 10. What do classroom teachers do to help the ELL learner reach their goals? 11. What are the biggest challenges for the classroom teachers when working with ELL? 12. What strategies do you use to promote language development 13. What strategies do you use to promote reading and writing? 14. What strategies do you use to help students learn their content information? 15. What activities do you promote to focus on speaking and listening? 16. How does your assessment measure reading proficiencies? 17. How does your assessment measure writing proficiencies? 18. How does your assessment measure speaking proficiencies? 19. How does your assessment measure listening proficiencies? 20. How do the assessments you use adequately determine your students’ language strengths and weaknesses? 21. Are there other assessments that you think are valuable but you do not use, for whatever reason? 22. To what extent do you provide any additional programming or services involving the families? 23. To what degree do you participate in school conferences for your students? 24. What are the biggest challenges that your students have? 25. What method do you think is best for delivering ELL services
navaThank you everyone for taking the time to answer all the questions. I apologize that there were so many, but we were expected to ask 25. I truly appreciate all your input. It will a great help for my paper.
In this activity, students read synopses of new movie releases and, using the visual and textual context provided by the posters, match the movie description with the correct poster.
I hope your students find it fun and that it motivates them to enjoy a little extra reading!
I had my 5-10 grade ELL students read and highlight vocab words from the movie reviews. They each did 4 words and wrote the words, definitions, and parts of speech on the board.
Then they reread the reviews aloud, replacing the words with the definitions. After that, they wrote summaries. Then, I handed out the posters and they matched the posters to the reviews, and in groups discussed which movies they would most like to see and why. And they liked it!
On 2/16/10, Betsy Jones wrote: > In this activity, students read synopses of new movie > releases and, using the visual and textual context provided > by the posters, match the movie description with the correct > poster. > > I hope your students find it fun and that it motivates them > to enjoy a little extra reading!
I would like your assistance in my recent job hunt. I am seeking a full-time, Adult ESL teaching position anywhere in the country though my preference would be in the northeast. Any leads or advice would be greatly appreciated.
jackOn 2/17/10, Jack wrote: > I would like your assistance in my recent job hunt. I am > seeking a full-time, Adult ESL teaching position anywhere > in the country though my preference would be in the > northeast. Any leads or advice would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thank you, Jack
On 2/17/10, LbP wrote: > On 2/17/10, alison wrote: &g...See MoreNo, we don't have a common prep. I don't need to do that anyway since I'm not really an ESL teacher anymore. This isn't about ESL. This is about supporting this "balanced literacy" reading program which is a failing reading program. We are being set up to fail and that's the truth.
On 2/17/10, LbP wrote: > On 2/17/10, alison wrote: >> Today, I pushed into a sixth grade class and the classroom >> teacher actually spoke to me. She asked me to do the >> "shared reading" portion of the reading program. She handed >> me a novel which was way over the kids heads (not just my >> ESL kids), and lo and behold....I read a full chapter to >> the class. My ESL kids, who sit in the back of the >> classroom, just sat there staring at me. Today was the >> biggest waste of time I've had in nearly 30 years of >> teaching. Why am I going along with this? > > > Do you and this teacher have a common prep? If not can you > set up a regular time to meet before or after school?
I worked in smoggy, crowded Bangkok for sixteen months until I became so sick (asthmatic) and so exhausted (overworked via overtime) that I longed for clean, green Oregon sooooo much.
Well, I'm back now and have currently accepted a job outside academia.
I wish to return to teaching very badly. Can someone inform me of any ESL opportunities in Oregon's Willamette Valley?
I have earned a BA in Education from Arizona State University; plus extensive letters of recommendation from Bangkok government schools, private language institutes, and two public universities. I had earned teaching certifications in the states of Arizona and California but they have long expired. My major is English(Secondary Ed) and my minors are Social Studies and Business Administration.
Please help, if you can. I want to live in Oregon. My lungs and general health (heart condition) can no longer tolerate extreme air pollution. In other words, I want to stay HERE in Oregon.
My understanding of push-in is that it is a subcategory of Inclusion teaching. Immersion means that ELLs are mixed with English speaking students. Inclusion means the ESL teacher goes into the content-area (mainstream, general ed)classroom to "ser...See More