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ESL teachers needed

by Avonna

Apr 4, 2017

Do you need to supplement your income? Are you a teacher who is currently a stay at home mom? Join VIPKID and make up to $22 an hour teaching English to children in China using an online platform. I am a teacher who had to move after my husband was transferred. I couldn't find a teaching job in my new town, so I joined VIPKID. It is fun and I can t...See More

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ESL 1st grade written comprehension strategies

by JKC

Mar 25, 2017

In my district, my first grade students have to answer written comprehension questions about books they are reading. I'm looking for some strategies to better equip my ESL students to be successful with this. Are there any suggestions that anyone has that might help my first graders? I'm thinking along the lines of retelling strategies...

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Student from Nigeria

by Massesl

Mar 17, 2017

HI, Does anyone have any experience with students from Nigeria? I recently received a 5th grader from there and his education seems limited even though the schools there are English language schools (I realize his dialect is very different, and that's why he was placed in ESL, but his literacy and math skills are limited). Curious what the educatio...See More

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Teacher Candidate needs help with field experience

by Chantel G.

Mar 6, 2017

Hello, everyone! I need to interview an ELL, ESL, or ELD instructor from a Title I school about how assessment is used for placement of ELLs for my field work. If anyone can help me out, please let me know!

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Massesl Hi, Sure, I can help you. I teach ESL in a Tile I school.

On 3/06/17, Chantel G. wrote: > Hello, everyone! > I need to interview an ELL, ESL, or ELD instructor from a > Title I school about how assessment is used for placement > of ELLs for my field work. If anyone can help me out, > please let me know!

Mar 17, 2017

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IELTS research

by thefreeschool

Mar 4, 2017

http://www.thefreeschool.education/ielts-review.html

Greetings,

I am Dr. Jay Jericho from The Free School.

I am conducting a global research project that aims to identify all strengths and limitations of the IELTS global exam from the perspective of those who use IELTS's official exam preparation resources, especially tho...See More

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english

by xyz

Feb 17, 2017

How do you do your baselines test Do you do further differentiation when you have different level students in the same ESL class.

TIA

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Classroom collaboration : sister class project

by ednj

Feb 17, 2017

Greetings colleagues,

I have signed up with The Free School sister collaboration project.

My classroom is adult ESL. Most are university foundation preparation students.

We have overlap with IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, ACT etc - university preparation.

English language L2 or L3.

Half of our students are native Ca...See More

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ESL/ESOL TEACHERS SURVEY

by nelsond

Feb 15, 2017

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE HELP ME OUT AND TAKE MY SURVEY? I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU!

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Seeking Advice ESL (hold PhD) and recruiter

by Sam Lewis

Jan 14, 2017

I welcome advice on a new position.

My current position is:

- teaching ESL 60&37; - DSO 30&37; (designated school official) - New student interviews and some program (IELTS/GMAT class) coordination 10&37; I earn 42K annually and would like: - stay in USA if possible - see an upward tick in income - reduce my DSO rol...See More

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eld teacher In what type of school are you teaching ESL now, and are you teaching adults? Based on the exams you mentioned, I assume that you are working at the adult level. If you want to teach ESL to adults outside the public school system, you may be able to find a job similar to the one you have now, in a similar type of school. It would just depend on wh...See More In what type of school are you teaching ESL now, and are you teaching adults? Based on the exams you mentioned, I assume that you are working at the adult level. If you want to teach ESL to adults outside the public school system, you may be able to find a job similar to the one you have now, in a similar type of school. It would just depend on whether or not there were openings available in locations you're interested in. If you want to teach in a public school you might have a higher salary, but you would need certification, and you might also need to teach other subjects part of the time, depending on available positions and the size of the school's EL/LEP population.

On 1/14/17, Lewis wrote: > > I do not have teacher certification because that was not my > original education. I have no administrator certification. > My question is principally about being an instructor (not an > administrator) because that has been working well for me (being > directly involved in teaching/learning). > > On 1/14/17, Betty Ann wrote: >> I'm assuming that you have teacher certification. Do you >> have administrator certification? >> >> Your yearly salary seems very low to me. >> >> Especially if you are Spanish-speaking, you might well >> qualify for a department chair position or district level >> position in a school district with a ESL population. Many >> of those department positions include some teaching, some >> educational leadership/supervision, some data analysis (all >> that testing data!), record-keeping, writing reports, etc. >> >> Also, depending on where you live, or where you end up, you >> might be able to do professional development for teachers >> part-time or teach on the university level as an adjunct. >> >> On 1/14/17, Sam Lewis wrote: >>> I welcome advice on a new position. >>> >>> My current position is: >>> >>> - teaching ESL 60&37; >>> - DSO 30&37; (designated school official) >>> - New student interviews and >>> some program (IELTS/GMAT class) coordination 10&37; >>> I earn 42K annually and would like: >>> - stay in USA if possible >>> - see an upward tick in income >>> - reduce my DSO role (use my mind more) >>> - continue teaching - open to additional >>> role (quantitative analysis?) >>> - optional: reasonable cost of living or less snow >>> >>> My profile: >>> - 9 years ESL >>> - Ph.D. in Education Policy >>> - 1 publication (Ed. Policy) >>> - Skilled in quantitative analsis (SAS / SPSS) >>> - Peer Reviewer for multiple journals >>> - 2 articles in progress (not published) >>> >>> Are there schools where my PhD is highly >>> valued even if it is not linguistics etc? >>> >>> Where should I apply? What skill should >>> I emphasize or develop? >>> >>> Are my career goals realistic or a moonshot? >>> >>>

Jan 14, 2017

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Lewis
I am in a small private school that primarily serves
students that have I20s to study in the US for a year.
Yes, teaching adults only.

I have no certification. I don't plan to get a formal
public school certification - I have already made large
investments in my education and training - but could get
limited use certif...See More

Jan 14, 2017

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Film in class

by Sam

Jan 4, 2017

Hey everyone! Just wondering if you guys use film a lot in your classes? If so, do you use subtitles? How long are the segments or do you show a whole movie? How do you pick material that grabs the kids attention yet still keep it pg13? Any responses would be great, thanks guys :) :)

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