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Printable Crosswords of Common English Sayings

by Betsy Jones

Feb 26, 2010

Hi! I'm creating crosswords that you can use to teach and review common English sayings and proverbs. They are printable and, on the second page of the printout, contain a list of all the sayings used in the crossword and their meanings for further study.

I am going to make a crossword for every letter of the alphabet, so be sure to bookma...See More

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Jan On 2/26/10, Betsy Jones wrote: > Hi! I'm creating crosswords that you can use to teach and > review common English sayings and proverbs. They are > printable and, on the second page of the printout, contain a > list of all the sayings used in the crossword and their > meanings for further study. > > I am going to make a crosswo...See More

Mar 25, 2010

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SIOP?

by S

Feb 27, 2010

What exactly is Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol? In simple terms.

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New "We Are The World" Cloze Activity

by Betsy Jones

Mar 2, 2010

Hi teachers,

I've made a printable cloze worksheet based on the lyrics of the new version of "We Are The World". The link above will take you to the post where you can download the pdf.

You can also watch the video there, read the lyrics and find out which lines your favorite artists sing. I hope you and your students enjoy it! ...See More

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ESL resources suggestion 1st grade

by Emily

Mar 2, 2010

Hi All, I am going to be teaching ELL first grade for summer school this summer. The focus is on buidling literacy skills in English. The students are Spanish speakers. Does anyone have any reproducible books, resources, or materials they suggest I purchase?

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Chancellor Carlyle Roberts, II Here's a resource that I like, though it is something that was developed, and is used in, Japan: [link removed]

Also, try MES English ([link removed]).

Some of the best materials are those being used by EFL teachers overseas.

On 3/02/10, Emily wrote: > Hi All, > I am going to be teaching ELL first grade for summer s...See More

Apr 24, 2010

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Sal Starfall!

May 21, 2010

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Getting 100 ESL hours in WHILE teaching!

by Chris Cashman

Mar 4, 2010

Hello. I will have my teaching certification (Spanish) by May. I expect to have work in August (at a specific school). I am interested in getting my ESL certification. My question is, if I will already be working as an educator, how would I accumulate ESL clinical hours?

I live in Illinois.

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NYteacher I doubt that adult hours would count. There are likely two options available to you -

1) get your hours during summer school next year 2) if you have ESL in your school, get hours done during your planning periods.

NYteacher NYS ESOL K-12 certified

Mar 7, 2010

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CeliaB I live and teach in Illinois and I was able to get my hours in WHILE I was teaching in the classroom. I was able to do this because I had students in my class who were English Language Learners. My principal had to write a brief letter to the regional office of education verifying that this was my daily teaching context. That was 4 years ago so thi...See More

Mar 31, 2010

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TESL questions

by aahz

Mar 7, 2010

Hello, I was thinking of trying out teaching english overseas, but have quite a few concerns and questions before I get further involved. I'm obviously going to be asking many different people for advice, but I would like to hear any other opinions out there about these questions. I am certificated already in California in Mathematics and in Social...See More

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Chancellor Carlyle Roberts, II If you want to teach children then adding an ESL supplemental to your California teaching certificate would certainly help (by the way, you're "certified," not "certificated"). This would be especially helpful if you want to teach in the international schools such as those within the International Baccalaureate Organisation ([link removed]).
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Apr 24, 2010

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Free cross-curricular activity packet about the US Census

by Betsy Jones

Mar 11, 2010

Hi fellow teachers,

I just received my notification in the mail about the upcoming US census, so I thought I'd make a worksheet that explains in simple terms what a census is and why it's important. Well, one idea led to another, and I ended up with a 3-page cross-curricular activity (ESL, Social Studies/Civics, Math) that you could probab...See More

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. Where is this curriculum guide found? What is the link?

Mar 17, 2010

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Betsy Jones On 3/17/10, . wrote: > Where is this curriculum guide found? What is the link?

Whoops! I thought I had put the link in the post, but I guess I didn't. Sorry about that! Here's the link in case it doesn't show up at the top again:

[link removed]

Mar 17, 2010

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Radio program for ESL - bilingual education teachers 3/23/10

by Kathleen - Teachers.Net Gazette

Mar 22, 2010

Attention ESL - bilingual education teachers!

Dr. Robert Rose, long time innovative educator, Teachers.Net and Huffington Post contributor, author of The Complete Teacher, presents a weekly interactive blog radio program each week, Tuesdays at 7 pm ET (4 pm PT).

Each week Dr. Rose features a fascinating guest expert and the oppor...See More

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Need help please!

by Ms. M

Mar 22, 2010

I'm a kindergarten ESL teacher. My brother's Mother-in-law is from Russia and speaks no English. I've been asked to tutor her in survival English. Does anyone have some links to good adult resources? I have plenty for kinder, but I'm afraid that they won't be suitable for an adult learner.

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check out this site, might be of great help [link removed]

On 3/24/10, Sarita wrote: > > I'm a ESL teacher and so is my mother. I teach elementary ESL > (1st and 2nd) and she teaches adults. She taught preschool > for over 10 years and uses a lot of the same materials she > used with prek with the adults. They do the calendar, the > routines, the letters, the color...See More

Mar 25, 2010

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massesl For great handouts, wordcards, create your own worksheets, etc. go to [link removed]

all of the vocab is arranged by topic/theme.

A book series for teaching conversation is side-by-side by molinsky. it is grammar-based and gives examples of sentneces. i'm not crazy abut it but it would lend itself well to a tutoring situation. ...See More

May 7, 2010

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help on grammar assignment for teaching esl

by lizzy

Mar 23, 2010

Hi: I am an esl/efl teacher, but I am currently taking a master class for teaching and I am working on my assignments. I have been at it for 8 hours and have a deadline. I am suffering from brain freeze at the moment. One of my questions is: Determine what the most likely grammar point is in the following sentences, define and summarize the point a...See More

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Liz Jack, SInce you are so wise, you must understand that this was an assignment, not an actual exam. I clearly stated this fact in my original post. Can you honestly say you have never discussed an assignment with other students? I was not looking for an answer, but simply some feedback to clear up the ambigious nature of the question. To do this I ne...See More

Aug 16, 2012

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Jack the wise Sure, I've discussed assignments with other students ... not that it matters now, but assignment or exam, would your course facilitators want you to be looking for assistance, feedback or whatever you want to call it on the internet ? Or do the work purely on your own, in order for you to build your own skills ? (again means nothing now as you have...See MoreSure, I've discussed assignments with other students ... not that it matters now, but assignment or exam, would your course facilitators want you to be looking for assistance, feedback or whatever you want to call it on the internet ? Or do the work purely on your own, in order for you to build your own skills ? (again means nothing now as you have passed that stage long ago)

Anyway I'm happy to take back my harsh accusations, you seem like a well qualified, educated person, so best wishes for your career (I say that with sincerity). I guess you were just the one for me to take out some frustration because I see a lot of assignments like this where people are just putting their tasks out there in cyberspace, looking for someone else to give them the answers (but I acknowledge you were after feedback more than just the actual answer).

Have a nice day.

On 8/16/12, Liz wrote: > Jack, > SInce you are so wise, you must understand that this was an assignment, > not an actual exam. I clearly stated this fact in my original post. Can > you honestly say you have never discussed an assignment with other > students? I was not looking for an answer, but simply some feedback to > clear up the ambigious nature of the question. To do this I needed to > actually post the question. I clearly asked for feedback, not an > answer. Maybe you should read a little more carefully before you judge. > > > On 8/16/12, Jack the wise wrote: >> "Without any help I passed the master level exam with 100%" >> >> So you weren't looking for help by posting your assignment question >> on this site ? What would you call it then ? You even wrote "Could >> anyone please help with this?" (whether they did or not doesn't >> matter, the intent was there). >> >> That is the point. Whatever 7000 hours you have done, however >> ambiguous the question was etc. is irrelevant here. It's actually >> quite amusing that you went to that extent to prove your >> "credentials" to a random person on the internet. >> >> The fact remains, you were given an assignment but looked to be given >> the answers by someone else. How different is that to sitting in a >> classroom asking the person next to you for the answers ? Please tell >> me, what is the difference ? >> >> Not doubting your honesty in 99.99% of the rest of your life but >> still, no one is perfect are they ? >> >> Who cares now anyway, you are an ESL guru etc., go for broke ... >> >> >> >> >>

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