ELL Wonder Wall by Catherine Amador https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot Made with a curious mind en-us 2018-07-31 22:28:16 UTC 2025-11-23 04:23:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Wonder Wall... catherine_amador https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271597336 Some questions I have are: 

1) How do I measure my students' success? Other than just marks, how can I know what I am doing the best thing that can help them?

2) I wonder how confident ESL and/or ELD teachers are teaching these programs in their first year? 

3) How can we effectively collaborate with other teachers and share resources and strategies for the future success of our students? 

]]> 2018-07-31 22:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271597336 Resources catherine_amador https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271597661
  • OCT information 
  • The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-12: English As a Second Language and English Literacy Development
  • Students with Refugee Backgrounds (from the Capacity Building K-12 series)
  • Equity and Inclusive Education in Ontario Schools
  • Various other forums and ministry documents exposed in this course thus far 
  • https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SchoolProgramsK12/ESL/Documents/ESL%20Brochure%202017-%202018.pdf
  • https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SchoolProgramsK12/ESL/Pages/default.aspx

    • ]]>     2018-07-31 22:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271597661     What I Learned catherine_amador https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271597857
    • I learned that this is not an easy question to answer 
    • Eventually, with time, practice and exposure, this question becomes a lot easier to answer 
    • I learned that we are learning with our students and it is sometimes happening on the spot together 
    • I learned that change and improvement is measurable, it just may not happen as quickly as we’d like it to happen 



    ]]>     2018-07-31 22:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271597857     Main Question catherine_amador https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271598070 Question: How do we as educators teach ELL students who come in with little to no knowledge or exposure to the English language?


    We can take some of the following approaches: 

    • Baby steps/breaking information down 
    • Finding out what they know/as a starting basis 
    • Build from what they do know 
    • Figure out who they are/interests/areas of improvement 
    • Use technology/translators 
    • Use their L1 to help/find someone who knows it 
    • Being patient
    • Setting flexible goals/timeline 
    ]]>     2018-07-31 22:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271598070     Next Steps catherine_amador https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271598160 What Can I Do To Further Explore New Ideas?

    • Research 
    • Take professional development courses
    • Teacher discourse 
    • Collect resources
    • Talk to other staff and “pick each other’s brains” 
    • Don’t settle or give up 



    ]]>     2018-07-31 22:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271598160     Application catherine_amador https://padlet.com/catherine_amador/sa6xp7f4p7ot/wish/271598193 How Can I Use This Learning?

    • Being able to answer this question more confidently will help me teach and service these students better
    • It will help decrease my anxiousness 
    • It will increase my self-confidence 
    • It will help me tackle these problems better
    • It will make me a better educator 
    • Actively using my experiences and questions I have to self-improve and make changes along the way 
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