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Kahoot! is an excellent tool for formative assessment and engagement. Teachers can create interactive quizzes, discussions, and surveys. Try using it for vocabulary review or end-of-unit assessments. Pro tip: Allow students to create their own Kahoots for peer teaching opportunities!

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Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.

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Transform your static presentations into interactive lessons with Nearpod. Include virtual field trips, 3D objects, and real-time assessment activities. Great for both in-person and remote learning environments.

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Nearpod: Foster a love of learning in every student

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Create active learning experiences students can’t wait to be a part of.

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Empower student voice and creativity with Flipgrid. Perfect for oral language practice, project presentations, and building speaking confidence. Students can record short videos to demonstrate understanding or share ideas.

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External Apps Tutorials Table of Contents Flipgrid Overview Create a Flipgrid Topic Flipgrid Sharing Options Share a Flipgrid in Canvas - URL Share a Flipgrid in Canvas - QR Code Share a Flipgrid in Canvas - Embed Flipgrid Overview Disclaimer: Flipgrid has been re-branded as Flip. While most of the app’s functionality remain the same,

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Understanding Krashen's i+1 concept helps teachers design lessons that provide comprehensible input slightly above students' current level. This theory supports gradual language development through meaningful exposure.

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Steps to craft your philosophy:
1. Reflect on your core values in education
2. Consider your teaching methods and why you use them
3. Include your views on classroom management
4. Discuss how you address diverse learner needs
5. Share your professional growth goals

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Maintain a weekly reflection journal. Document successful strategies, challenges faced, and ideas for improvement. Use prompts like: What worked well? What would I do differently? How did students respond?

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Record your lessons periodically and analyze them. Focus on student engagement, questioning techniques, and time management. Share with trusted colleagues for feedback.

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Create anonymous surveys for students to provide feedback on teaching methods, classroom environment, and learning experiences. Use tools like Google Forms for easy collection and analysis.

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Google Forms - create and analyze surveys, for free.

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Provide 1.5x or 2x the standard time for ELL students during assessments. This allows them to process language, translate as needed, and demonstrate their true content knowledge.

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Allow ELL students to use bilingual dictionaries during assessments for unfamiliar words. This helps separate language barriers from content knowledge evaluation.

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Modify test instructions using clear, simple language. Consider providing visual aids and step-by-step guidance. Remember to maintain the same content standards while making language accessible.

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Join TESOL for professional development specifically focused on teaching English learners. Access webinars, conferences, and research publications to enhance your teaching practice.

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Participate in free professional learning communities on EdWeb. Join live webinars, earn CE certificates, and connect with educators worldwide. Great for ongoing professional development!

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edWeb: A professional online community for educators

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edWeb is a free online community for professional educators, offering networking, resource sharing, collaboration, and professional development webinars.

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Using ELL teachers as a resource for content area teachers allows for collaboration. Parenting together, instructional materials can be made appropriate for ELLs and the general education students. Collaborating ensures ELLs are receiving the same education as their peers tailored to fit their needs. Using co-teaching opportunities allows for collaboration, taking an ELL teacher and general education teachers to teach a lesson together. Another way for educators to collaborate is through professional development. Allowing for professional development gives educators the chance to further their understanding of ELLs and other educational topics.

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Every educator is faced with the questions of what should be taught and how to execute their ideas. This is when a teacher’s set of related beliefs is used to influence what and how students are taught. This is the idea of an educational philosophy. Children’s needs and wants in a school and a teacher are important to consider. Every child has different needs when it comes to learning. There is a large, diverse population in each school. Each child’s needs should be considered and attended to. Children need a clean, comfortable, and safe environment in order to learn and grow successfully. In order to have safe and comfortable schools, there should be security measures to protect them while not scaring them. Bright, vibrant colors help create a sense of comfort and liveliness. Children want to have a fun environment to learn in. Positive messages on posters can help create a sense of a fun environment. Teachers need to protect their children in every aspect. In the case of an emergency, this includes preventing getting sick by keeping a clean classroom and preventing bullying by paying attention to their students. They are responsible for teaching children in ways that are relevant to them due to the diversity of students. Children require more hands-on learning, which should be individualized to the classroom of students, evolving as they grow and change. While it is important for teachers to teach students academically, it is also very important that they teach students positive habits. This includes how to deal with social issues, how to study, how to be organized, and even how to be a good friend. Children's minds are very malleable; they absorb information like sponges, so teaching them the right things is crucial.  John Dewey was an influential pioneer in teaching and learning. A pioneer is a person who is original in thought, activity, or technological development.  Education in the context of social, political, scientific, and technological changes influenced the way he developed his experimentalist philosophy of education, called pragmatism. His educational theory was based on evolution and relativity. Dewey used the idea of making and doing when creating a curriculum. He strongly believed in the scientific method when creating activities and for problem-solving. I plan to use John Dewey’s philosophy of pragmatism and his educational theory of evolution and reality in my classroom.

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