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Suggested Scaffolds based on proficiency levels

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Suggested Scaffolds based on proficiency levels

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This is a general tool to give you a place to start with scaffolding content.

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Post this with discussions to give ELLs a starting point.

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A colorful wonderland of G. O.s

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I put together this presentation to remind teachers of ways to modify lessons to make them more accessible to their EL students.

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An incredible site with tons of information about ELLs.

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A bilingual site for educators and families of English language learners

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This curriculum plan is very detailed. Use it for ideas. Choose 2-3 components to add to your planning practices.

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Free, research-based K-12 activities specifically adapted to support teachers of English learners in distance learning environments.  The English/Spanish activities include how-to instructions, tips and tricks, graphic organizers, video examples, and more

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Start Listening
Highest Aspirations

The Highest Aspirations podcast = important conversations about English Learners.

Recently, we spoke with Dr. Gretchen Oliver and Dr. Karen Gregory, professors of TESOL of Clarkson University. We discussed:

How can we help ELs keep learning during long term school closures?

What tech tools can teachers use to help support English learners while they are not able to come to school?

Subscribe to the podcast to make sure you get all new episodes!

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Ellevation Education | Distance Learning |

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Start Listening The Highest Aspirations podcast = important conversations about English Learners. Recently, we spoke with Dr. Gretchen Oliver and Dr. Karen Gregory, professors of TESOL of Clarkson University. We discussed: How can we help ELs keep learning during long term school closures?

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20 day-by-day projects. Texts have read aloud feature, adjustable reading levels, and vocabulary support.

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Raise a reader by getting the best book recommendations, reading tips, and discounts delivered straight to your inbox.

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Differentiation platform for math, ELA, social studies, and science

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Freckle by Renaissance - Differentiation Platform for K-12

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Accelerate literacy equitably with differentiated resources.

K-12 coverage of standards and skills

Over 1,000 nonfiction and fiction passages that adapt to each student's level

Teachers can assign a specific standard for some or all students to practice

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Freckle by Renaissance | Reach Every Student at Their Level

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Freckle helps K-12 teachers differentiate instruction and reach every student at their own level across Math, ELA, Social Studies and Science.

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Here's 33 National Park Tours You Can Take Virtually From The Comfort Of Your Home

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As we are all stuck at home, it's hard figuring out how we will keep the kids entertained. Well, say no more! I've gathered 33 National Park Tours you can virtually. Yes, that means you

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Civics, government, and history lessons for ELs

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Civics Lessons and EL Civics for ESL Students

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EL Civics Website for EL Civics Students: Civics Lessons, ESL Worksheets, ESL Lessons, Quizzes, ESL Photo Stories, EL Civics Videos, Crossword Puzzles, ESL PowerPoints, National U.S. Holidays, and Pictures. Material for EL Civics and ESL students and teachers.

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Social Studies resources

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Free English news lessons at seven levels

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Breaking News English - Easier News Lessons

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Breaking News English Lessons - 3,369 FREE Easy News English lesson plans. EFL/ESL graded news lessons, news in 7 levels, current events.

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World news stories at three different levels

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English news and easy articles for students of English

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News in Levels « World News for Students of English

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We write news in three different levels of English. We want to help you understand English more. Now all students can enjoy reading and listening to news.

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Free civics lessons, games, and resources

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In this new Private i History Detectives unit, Elementary students analyze primary sources to discover how Constitutional Amendments attempted to address slavery's wrongs, how the courts challenged unfair laws, and how individuals and groups fought for civil rights.

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In this new Private i History Detectives unit, Elementary students analyze primary sources to discover how Constitutional Amendments attempted to address slavery's wrongs, how the courts challenged unfair laws, and how individuals and groups fought for civil rights.

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Books from around the world available in many languages to read online

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ICDL - International Children’s Digital Library

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Multimedia news articles and lessons for beginner, intermediate, and advanced English learners

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Voice of America - Learn American English with VOA Learning English

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Learn American English with English language lessons from Voice of America. VOA Learning English helps you learn English with vocabulary, listening and comprehension lessons through daily news and interactive English learning activities.

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EduTopia

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Micro-documentaries, stories, and short films from around the world

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Artist Mo Willems will post videos with guided drawing at 1pm ET weekdays

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Announcing: LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!

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Webinars from the Center for Teaching Innovation at Cornell University

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Online Learning for Students with Learning and Linguistic Differences

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Online Learning for Students with Learning and Linguistic Differences

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Strategies to support students with linguistic and learning differences before, during, and after online learning from New Visions for Public Schools

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Universal Design for Learning in Online Formats

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Resources for distance learning for ELs from ESL Instructional Coaches and Google Certified Educators Irina McGrath, Ph.D and Michelle Shory, Ed.S

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Platform for interactive activities, formative assessments. Link includes resources for emergency school closures. Teachers can request 90-day access to premium features at this link.

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Resources & Community | Pear Deck Learning

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Looking for inspiration, support, tips and tricks, and more? Look no further.

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Platform for creating games and quizzes. Premium features are free to affected schools.

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Run pulse-checks with quiz, polls and other questions to collect valuable student feedback. For example, pre-assess knowledge, or find out how students are feeling in general. Kahoot!'s visual reports on live games and challenges will help you with formative assessment: see how the class performed, identify difficult questions that need followup, and reinforce learning.

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Online games | Kahoot! - Your distance learning platform

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Inspire your students to play thousands of online games. Reach students even when they're not at school with Kahoot!

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Platform for recording and sharing video.

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We express ourselves in different ways. On Flip, you can use our simple and fun built-in camera to record your thoughts, add effects and share within your Flip group as video, audio only or text in your web browser or mobile app.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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Listening lessons and quizzes. Premium access now free to affected schools

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Listenwise | Listening Comprehension Matters

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Listening comprehension matters | Listenwise

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Explore the best podcast lessons for grade-level rigor. Curriculum aligned lessons with literacy & language supports, great for English Learners. Free sign up!

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English listening comprehension quizzes and activities

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Boosting Your English Listening Skills

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab has been providing online English listening comprehension activities for ESL and EFL learners since 1998. Visit Randall's other Web sites at DailyESL.com, EZslang.com, and Trainyouraccent.com for more language practice.

General ESL Listening Quizzes

Activities focus on everyday English comprehension skills at three levels based on content, voices, vocabulary, and natural speed. A combination of adult, teenage, and children's voices are included.

Explore More English Listening Activities

Randall has created a variety of other ESL listening activities to improve your comprehension, speaking, vocabulary, and cultural awareness.

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Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - English Listening

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Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab helps ESL and EFL learners improve their English listening comprehension skills through conversations.

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Use this to determine appropriate activities for all levels of ELLs in grades 6-8.

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Use this to determine appropriate activities for all levels of ELLs in grades 9-12.

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1. Model what you expect your students to do.
2. Provide sentence starters
3. Use Flipgrid for recording responses.

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Students learn at their own pace. There is time to stop the video and replay or translate as needed. There is no interaction or conversation.

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All students learn at the same time. Learning is real-time and interactive. This type of learning may go too quickly and if sessions are not recorded for later review, information may be lost by some students.

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Offers translations for videos or simultaneous translating during teaching.

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Easy messaging or video conversations. Already part of gmail.

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Keyboarding practice

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I haven't had a chance to explore this option yet, but have heard that it will read and/or translate text.

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Not perfect translations, but gets the gist. Very easy to use. In the app, click the camera icon and hold the camera over the text to see the translation on the phone screen. Copy and paste text online, translate, and copy and paste the translation into your document.

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There are pros and cons to everything, even ways of teaching ELLs. This document shows two different styles of teaching, both are being used at Lotus for online learning.

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Practical Strategies to Teach K-12 ELs Online

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Practical Strategies to Teach K-12 ELs Online

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PDF of webinar presentation. Watch the full webinar, or see my comments posted throughout this padlet.