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Title: Free Ebooks with Spanish Tips and Resources
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From http://www.throwawayyourtextbook.com/blog/back-to-school-spanish-ebook
Here’s a free download on Teachers Pay Teachers with tips and resources for middle and high school Spanish teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Secondary-Spanish-Ebook-2017-Tips-and-FREE-Resources-3259484
Here is a free Ebook for K-5 instructors, also on Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ELEMENTARY-SPANISH-EBOOK-2017-Tips-and-Free-Resources-3260147
Source: Throw Away Your Textbook!
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Title: Article: Spain and Its “Fiesta Nacional”
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Here is an interesting English-language article about bullfighting in Spain, from the Library of Congress blog: http://blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2017/07/ol-spain-and-its-fiesta-nacional/
Source: 4 Corners of the World
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Title: Culture Activities for Elementary Spanish Class: La Arpillera
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From http://www.spanishplayground.net/
Arpilleras are a textile craft in the South American highlands. Here is a collection of resources for young Spanish learners, dealing with arpilleras: http://www.spanishplayground.net/culture-activities-for-spanish-class-arpillera/
Source: Spanish Playground
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Title: Transitional Kindergarten Benefits English Learners
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Source: EdSource
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Title: Report: Next Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners
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From https://www.inacol.org/resource/next-generation-learning-models-english-language-learners/
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning has released a report, “Next Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners: Promising Practices and Considerations for Teaching and Learning.” From their website: “The purpose of this paper is to highlight the promising practices and trends in personalized learning and competency-based education for English language learner (ELL) students. This paper shares case studies and examples from schools and programs that are currently creating personalized, competency-based learning environments for ELL students.
“This paper is designed for practitioners, including educators and education leaders, who want to advance next generation learning models to reach every student, and examine promising practices and considerations on designing ideal learning environments for ELL success.
“The case studies in this paper represent promising practices in the field using personalized, competency-based learning specifically for ELL students. Case studies in the report include:
International High Schools
Distinctive Schools
UCLA Project ExcEL Schools
Lindsay Unified School District
Westminster Public Schools
Cesar Chavez Multicultural Academic Center”
Access the report at https://www.inacol.org/resource/next-generation-learning-models-english-language-learners/
Read a review and summary of the report at http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/07/next-generation-learning-models-for-ell-students/
Source: iNACOL
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Title: The Dictogloss Strategy and Resources for Online Dictation
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From http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/
Larry Ferlazzo summarizes the dictogloss strategy as follows: “Dictogloss is primarily a listening and writing activity used with English Language Learners. It can certainly be done a number of different ways but, very simply-put, the teacher reads a short text, often one students are familiar with. Then, after the first time of just listening, the teacher reads it again and students write down notes of what they have heard. Next, the teacher reads it a third time and, again, the student writes down additional notes. The student then compares his/her notes with another student’s notes and they work together to develop an accurate reconstruction of the text — one that is not necessarily the exact wording, but that demonstrates its meaning accurately. Finally, the teacher reads it again and students judge how well they did.”
Learn more about the dictogloss strategy at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2011/04/21/the-best-resources-for-learning-how-to-use-the-dictogloss-strategy-with-english-language-learners/
Recently Mr. Ferlazzo began curating an annotated collection of links to sites where English learners can practice dictation, available here: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2017/07/15/the-best-sites-for-ells-to-practice-online-dictation/
Source: Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
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Title: RTI and English Learners: 4 Considerations
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From http://www.janaechevarria.com/?p=878
Jana Echevarria writes, “The following four factors should be considered during discussions and decision-making when determining instructional services for English learners. Although discussed separately, these factors are interrelated, i.e., culture and background are tightly connected as is English proficiency and high-quality teaching.”
The factors are opportunity to learn, language proficiency, background, and culture.
Read the full post, which is an excerpt from Dr. Echevarria’s book (with Richards-Tutor and Vogt) RTI and English Learners: Using the SIOP Model, at http://www.janaechevarria.com/?p=878
Source: Reflections on Teaching English Learners
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Title: First Day of Class in Advanced Classes
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What do you do with your second- and third-year high school students who have spent their first day back to school listening to all of their other teachers present the class syllabus? Here’s an outline of a syllabus-free first day of class for Spanish 2 and 3 that can be adapted to other languages: http://misclaseslocas.blogspot.com/2017/07/1st-day-of-spanish-2-3-plans-without.html
Source: Mis Clases Locas
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Title: Back to School Activity: Where Did You Go?
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From http://elmundodepepita.blogspot.com/
Here is a nice back-to-school activity for young language learners: students write a postcard from a place that they visited during summer vacation, and then they share this information in a few scaffolded ways.
Read a full description at http://elmundodepepita.blogspot.com/2017/07/where-did-you-go-fun-back-to-school.html
Source: Mundo de Pepita
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Title: Sample Syllabus for Proficiency-Based Language Class
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From http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/
Kara Parker has shared a sample syllabus for a middle school or high school language class that you can use as a template for your own syllabus, available at http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/proficiency-syllabus/
Source: Creative Language Class
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