1.8 Remaining Question by Sabina Giorgio https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz Ontario teachers are dedicated life long learners. How can educators continue to update their engagement and inclusion strategies for English Language Learners through technological and pedagogical advancements? en-us 2021-05-22 16:20:45 UTC 2021-05-22 16:47:15 UTC hello@padlet.com My Question sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550243367 2 of my 3 questions were answered throughout this module, however, I still wonder about professional development available to strengthen our support for ELL learners]]> 2021-05-22 16:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550243367 Intention sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550244235 I want to find:
-Technology my students can use
-Engaging activities
-A community/ resource hub to collaborate with other ELL educators
-General resources that are updated in accordance with our ever-changing society and pedagogical practices.]]> 2021-05-22 16:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550244235 Technology sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550250177 Simple English Wikipedia is a website that students can use for research projects, or writing activities and provides information and reading material in accessible social vernacular.]]> 2021-05-22 16:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550250177 Resources sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550251243 Commonsense.org or common sense education is a blog website that posts articles and links to resources and tools (updated) with many ELL resources and suggestions for successful teaching techniques.]]> 2021-05-22 16:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550251243 Technology/ Activities sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550252887 Newsela "provides students and teachers a selection of current, high-interest news articles in English, each offered at five different reading levels of increasing complexity" and is a great tool to adapt lessons for ELL students and account for different reading level comprehension.]]> 2021-05-22 16:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550252887 Technology sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550254361 Brainpop ESL offers kid-friendly animated instructional videos on a variety of core subject-area topics. This is a great visual tool to supplement learning, especially when introducing new topics.]]> 2021-05-22 16:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550254361 Resources sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550257587 STEPS (publicservicedegrees.org) updates a page called

100+ Resources for ESL/ELL Students, Teachers & Parents which includes an incredible list of resources, community supports, strategies to maintain communication with parents, and much more to support ELL students

]]> 2021-05-22 16:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550257587 Community, Resources sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550261726 https://sites.google.com/erlc.ca/ell/home?authuser=0
This is the best website I found. It provides an opportunity to get in touch with other ESL educators to collaborate and share ideas, and also includes incredible resources that can be used to update programming to maintain engagement and culturally responsive pedagogy.]]> 2021-05-22 16:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550261726 Professional Development sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550264263 https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/06/03/the-best-places-for-esleflell-teachers-to-get-online-professional-development/
this website posts events and professional development courses/ webinars to support ELL teachers and share new information and learning that can be applied directly to teaching practice.]]> 2021-05-22 16:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550264263 Resources/ Professional Development sabinagiorgio97 https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550265756 https://www.teslontario.org/
TESL Ontario is a resource hub that also offers PD for ELL teachers. Great for community, finding resources, and searching for webinars.]]> 2021-05-22 16:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sabinagiorgio97/gsgfqd9w5n25lyoz/wish/1550265756