I am a skilled general education and English Language Development (ELD) instructor. As an ELD instructor, I have obtained professional experience with primary, intermediate, and middle school grade levels.
A simple and easy to fill-out profile for your English Learners. With this profile EL teachers can provide themselves and other stakeholders with access to important information on a student's cultural and linguistic background, program services, assessment data, and accommodations. The assessment data portion of this document is tied to ACCESS and WIDA scoring guides. ** You may download and edit this version to meet your school specific needs **
Help your English Learners develop their academic writing abilities using R.A.P. This writing strategy is a perfect way for students to structure any short answer response. Can you R.A.P.? Restate Answer Prove
Help support your Multilingual Learners with writing through the R.A.C.E. Writing strategy. Teach them to build their stamina while responding to questions and texts. This easy to use graphic organizer will keep their thoughts organized, while allowing them to memorize a strategy perfect for writing clear and organized responses. Product includes two versions for different types of learners. One is blank ready for students with higher ELP and the other has lines to help guide students who may s
*Non-Editable PDF Version, Ready to print and write on, No fear of digital formatting issues* A simple and easy to hand fill-out profile for your English/Multilingual Learners. With this profile EL teachers can provide themselves and other stakeholders with access to important information on a student's cultural and linguistic background, program services, assessment data, and accommodations. The assessment data portion of this document is tied to ACCESS and WIDA scoring guides.
Help Multilingual Learners answer three important questions regarding the problem and solution of a fiction text. What is the problem?How was the problem solved?How does the main character feel about the problem? Help ML students understand problems create different emotions for the main character which can lead to finding a solution.
A Quick Guide for ESL/ELD Instructional Modifications perfect for supporting your Multilingual Learners! All modifications are tied to a specific Language domain including Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary. Display this Quick Guide in your classroom to reference to while planning and preparing for supporting your Multilingual Learners!
Help your Multilingual Learners show their levels of understanding with three simple hand gestures! This easy learning check can help you determine a students understanding of new concepts and information. Thumbs Up = "I can do this!"Thumbs in the Middle = "I am almost there!"Thumbs Down = "I do not understand."
Help Multilingual Learners build background knowledge with a KWL chart. Allow MLs to keep track of information they already know, questions they are wondering about, and information the are learning throughout their lessons. Students can keep track of all the important ideas they are learning about a topic or concept.
Help your Multilingual Learners retell important detail from stories and text using a Five Finger Retell. This graphic organizer will allow student to keep their thoughts and ideas organized, while retelling all the important details.
These cards were designed to teach several of the most common academic vocabulary words EL students encounter within a school. These words can be found in textbooks, assessment questions, and even language targets. Teaching these words explicitly can help students within all subject areas as academic language can be seen in almost every school subject. This resource includes the following 6 words:Comprehend Describe Analyze Determine Explain Decide
Rubrics to help Multilingual Learners understand their ELD. Use these rubrics to guide students to using more advanced language and vocabulary when speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
English Language Development group expectations that promote positive engagement and encourage Multilingual Learners to participate. Help them understand their expectations as well as why each expectation is important.
Support Multilingual Learners when solving math word problems through the use of C.U.B.E.S. Through C.U.B.E.S. students learn to circle, underline, box-in, evaluate, and solve mathematical problems with easy. The easy to remeber acronym will allow them to utilize this strategy independently over time. Provided is a set of 6 posters to display in your classroom to students to reference to throughout the school year. Perfect to prepare students with a strategy to use for standardized assessments
This product includes 7 classroom posters and 2 sets of bookmarks perfect for helping your students understand the RACE/RACES writing strategy. Great for providing students with structures for writing short answer and extended responses. Re-stateAnswerCiteExplainSummarize (Recommended to use for older students)I personally have seen great success using this strategy with English Learners! It allows them to structure their academic writing in a successful way!
Teach Multilingual Learners how to compare and contrast two topics using a Venn Diagram. This easy to use graphic organizer comes with two versions: a blank version perfect for students with a higher ELP and a second version complete with sentence lines allowing students to know exactly how many details they will need.
Help students organize their writing using the Hamburger method. Stack their paragraph by including an Introduction/Topic Sentence, meaty Supporting Details, and a Conclusion/ Closing Sentence. This easy to use graphic organizer helps Multilingual Learns structure their paragraphs in a clear way from beginning, middle, and end.
Trying to juggle multiple students, groups, teachers, and classrooms can be hard. To make life easier I have developed a simple color-coded template to help organize my EL groups schedule. This easy to use template will give you the bones for creating a clear and organized scheduled while providing the necessary details about each specific group. You do not have to be an Excel expert to use! Google tip: Upload the spreadsheet to Google Sheets for online access! The spreadsheet currently has sp
This choice board was designed for students to use at home to practice their speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities. Each game and activity is connected to one or more language domain. It is perfect for homework practice or NTI. The board supplies 16 different at-home activities. 8 of the activities are for individual practice, while the other 8 are designed to do with 2 or more people. The partner and family language games are perfect for getting families involved in their student
This product was designed to help make NTI work or homework more accessible to EL students by giving them 14 strategies for reading, writing, vocabulary, and multiple-choice questions. Reading strategies include:Chunk The Text! Building knowledge Read Aloud Use Text features Visualize the Text Vocabulary Strategies include: Create a Word Bank Word Explorer Use the Clues! Word Parts/ Break the Word Down Ask/Email Your Teacher Writing Short Answer or Extended Response Strategies include:Sentence
This product is 10 days worth of language-focused activities for students to participate in at home. The activities are student-directed and easy to follow. All lessons are designed to take 20-30 minutes to complete. During each lesson, students will practice one or more of the four language domains (speaking, listening, reading, and writing). All activities are meant to be fun and allow students to show their creativity! In addition to the main activities, each activity comes with a lesson exte
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Experience
I am a skilled general education and English Language Development (ELD) instructor. As an ELD instructor, I have obtained professional experience with primary, intermediate, and middle school grade levels.
Teaching style
I am knowledgeable in Multilingual Learner (ML) instructional methodologies, educational technology, task management, co-teaching, and collaborative leadership. I am an advocate for cultural and linguistic diversity within school communities.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I received the Dean's Academic Excellence Award from Georgetown College in 2019 for my research on ML education.
My own education history
I have an MA in Teacher Leadership and an ESL Endorsement from Georgetown College. I have a BA in Elementary Education from the University of Kentucky. I have gained ML co-teaching and small group experience as a general education teacher and a specialized ELD teacher over the past nine years.
Additional biographical information
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not.” - Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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