I am certified ESL. I want to get experience teaching ESL, but this job is an hour away and the pay is crap. not to mention the time I'll spend writing lessons and grading. Should I take it?
On 10/05/13, BJ wrote: > I am certified ESL. I want to get experience teaching ESL, > but this job is an hour away and the pay is crap. not to > mention the time I'll spend writing lessons and grading. > Should I take it?
Well, they raised my rate to $15 after realizing that I had certification.
It is a language center, but it's not very well organized. I have no curriculum ( director says he is writing one). I basically have 30 minutes before class to prepare the lesson. I hate this ! There are about 15 students in each class. The classrooms, if one can call them that, are very bare. Don't ESL students need a print-rich environment?? But at least there's a whiteboard.
On 10/10/13, Of course not wrote:
> For all the time you'd be putting in, you wouldn't even be
> making minimum wage. Is this a job at an actual school? If
> so, not only should you be running fast and far away from
> there, but so should the students and their parents.
>
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> On 10/05/13, BJ wrote:
>> I am certified ESL. I want to get experience teaching ESL,
>> but this job is an hour away and the pay is crap. not to
>> mention the time I'll spend writing lessons and grading.
Hi all, I am a current teacher taking some ELL classes for the next certification I am going for. Hope you would all would not mind answering some questions. I will be adding some more questions or post some questions as time goes. Thanks so much! -Explain the use of authentic assessments with CLD and other students. What sorts of information do su...See MoreHi all, I am a current teacher taking some ELL classes for the next certification I am going for. Hope you would all would not mind answering some questions. I will be adding some more questions or post some questions as time goes. Thanks so much! -Explain the use of authentic assessments with CLD and other students. What sorts of information do such assessments gather that traditional assessments do not? -What do you think is the most significant implications of increased classroom diversity in nontraditional receiving communities. What are at least two implications of these increases for teachers’ classroom assessment practices? -What factors that might account for the number of CLD students who receive much of their classroom instruction and assessments from classroom aides and bilingual paraprofessionals. Discuss in detail possible solutions to this dilemma of classroom practice. -What is the role that prior socialization in a particular culture plays in developing the lens through which a teacher views the abilities, behaviors, and performance of a CLD student. Why is it critical for teachers of CLD students to recognize, understand, and monitor this lens? Why should teachers want to know about the origins of the lens? -why adaptation or integration is a superior goal of schooling and a more appropriate outcome of the acculturation process. What factors may have prompted the original goal of assimilation? Is there an American culture? -why do teachers benefit from assessing each dimension of CLD students’ biography—sociocultural, cognitive, academic, and linguistic—before instruction -what accommodations do teachers make to help ELL adjust? -What is the hardest part of learning English in school or at home? -What knowledge of federal and state standards. Specifically in NH?
...although I have been studying for months for April's MTEL exam, I am getting "freaked out" that I may not have covered all, or the correct, material. This is the first year of the new layout (online) and was hoping to gain any insight to the vibe of the new exam. Has anyone recently taken this exam? Any words of wisdom would be much appreciated!!!
Hi! I'm a teacher from Peru, I wonder if you can help me wit h this problem, can you tell me how our students can be com fortable with a new language or learning a new one? I will a preciate your help! I really desesperated to find a solution to this. Thanks so much
Hi, I am a second langu...See MoreOn 1/12/14, miriam wrote: > Hi! I'm a teacher from Peru, I wonder if you can help me wit > h this problem, can you tell me how our students can be com > fortable with a new language or learning a new one? I will a > preciate your help! I really desesperated to find a solution > to this. Thanks so much
Hi, I am a second language learner. I came to U.S to study my Master's degree 2 and half years ago. I know exactly how difficult it is for an ElL to learn a new language. It's a long learning process which needs perseverance and patience. Learning a new language is not like solving a Math question, which could give you a sense of accomplishment right away once you come up with the right answer. Therefore, as ESL teachers, we should provide a relax learning environment to encourage students to produce their L2. Different teaching approaches would definitely help. For instance, choose topics related to their background knowledge and experience; helping building up Ells background knowledge is crucial to ELLs; looking for resources beyond the textbooks that engage and motivate them to learn L2 actively; Using visual cues, such as picture walk to help students comprehend the content, etc. You can also integrate technology in classroom to teach.
Young people like carto...See MoreOn 1/12/14, miriam wrote: > Hi! I'm a teacher from Peru, I wonder if you can help me wit > h this problem, can you tell me how our students can be com > fortable with a new language or learning a new one? I will a > preciate your help! I really desesperated to find a solution > to this. Thanks so much
Young people like cartoons - can you get some English language cartoons? What about popular songs? Many students outside the English language countries like rock music from America or England - will your students listen to songs?
I meet many young people who learned their English for watching English language television shows and enjoyed watching television.
We also have students in the U.S. who do not want to learn a a new language.
I was in Peru - I visited Lima and Machu Pichu and then went south to the beach. Peru is beautiful!
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Hi! I was wondering if you could share with me the name of your ELL curriculum and what you think of it. We have never had one- I've been with my district for 13 years. I've always been told that there's no money but I'm really going to push. Thanks!
MayHi Laurie- My school does not adopt a ready-made ELL curriculum, but we had organically developed unit plans using the UbD (Understanding by Design) framework. We referred to the national TESOL standards, our state's ELL standards, and the WIDA's performance definitions to help us come up with topics and language skills that needed to be addressed....See MoreHi Laurie- My school does not adopt a ready-made ELL curriculum, but we had organically developed unit plans using the UbD (Understanding by Design) framework. We referred to the national TESOL standards, our state's ELL standards, and the WIDA's performance definitions to help us come up with topics and language skills that needed to be addressed. Since then, our school has adopted the Readers and Writers Workshop model for literacy instruction, and I've built my newcomer curriculum based on that. Again, I look at the TESOL standards, the CCSS, and the WIDA's performance definitions to plug in what my students need, etc. It is a lot of work, but I tweak it every year to meet the needs of my students. I've pulled resources from the ACCESS Newcomer kit by Great Source(It has nothing to do with WIDA ACCESS), and some of them were helpful. Thanks, May On 1/20/14, Laurie wrote: > Hi! I was wondering if you could share with me the name of > your ELL curriculum and what you think of it. We have never > had one- I've been with my district for 13 years. I've > always been told that there's no money but I'm really going > to push. Thanks! > > Laurie
I am looking at leaving SPED and would like to know what is the CELTA and is it only applicable in the UK and its sovereign nations? I am being inundated by the web by ads and POVs.
The CELTA, or Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, is the entry-level qualification to teaching English as a Foreign language in most countries of the world, combined with a college degree. Although there is an extensive version, usually it is a very intense full-time, month-long program combining theory, experiential learning, and practice teaching. The "CELTA" course, wherever it is presented, is taught and overseen by Cambridge University trained and certified teacher trainers, so it is widely recognized.
In the U.S., it's not worth much. It might get you a low-paying month-to-month job at a private academy, but it will not qualify you to teach in public schools or colleges. Your SPED background however might give you an in. The CELTA and also the Trinity TEFL course are just an introduction, but they are a very useful introduction if you are just beginning in ESL teaching. If your goal is to teach abroad, go for it. It's expensive but necessary to get your foot in the door, at least in European countries. If your goal is to teach ESL in the U.S., you might try a TESOL certificate program at a university that is designed for already credentialed teachers.
FYI, I am an adjunct ESL instructor at an American university at present, and worked as an ESL teacher and then Director of Studies in Spain for about 10 years. I have an undergrad degree in English, the CELTA certificate, and am currently working on an MATESOL in hopes of qualifying for full-time work in the US.
Hi! I'm a teacher from Peru, I wonder if you can help me wit h this problem, can you tell me how our students can be com fortable with a new language or learning a new one? I will a preciate your help! I really desesperated to find a solution to this. Thanks so much
On 10/05/13, BJ wrote: > I am certified ESL. I want to get experience teaching ESL, > but this job is an h...See More