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Title: Empowering English Language Learners Through Language Dives
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From http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol13/1317-vilen.aspx
Kevin Jepson and Anne Vilen describe how you can use language dives, based on the "juicy sentence" research by Lily Wong Fillmore and Charles J. Fillmore, to "turn quiet, passive students into curious, empowered, and more proficient communicators."
Read the article at http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol13/1317-vilen.aspx
Source: ASCD
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Title: How to Support Middle School English Learners as Writers
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From https://www.middleweb.com
7 Things to Do NOW for Our ELL Writers
By Valentina Gonzalez
May 13, 2018
There is no time to waste. Our middle grade English learners are relying on us to help them advance in language proficiency quickly. The sense of urgency on our part must rise. Whether we teach ESL, math, science, language arts or another subject, we teach students first and they are counting on us.
Writing supports every curriculum and is a lifelong skill that our students will need post-secondary. Here’s how you can build the writing skills of your English learners now:
Read the full article at https://www.middleweb.com/37649/7-things-to-do-now-for-our-ell-writers/
Source: MiddleWeb
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Title: Positive Words for Language Teachers
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As the school year winds down, here are some recent articles and posts with positive words for language teachers:
An essay by college student Maisy Menzies about her high school Spanish teacher: "Her class wasn’t simply a Spanish language class, but a history, geography and literature class all at once. Her lesson plans spanned from simple listening warmups to reading the short story “Borges y Yo” by Jorge Luis Borges, knowing full well that we wouldn’t have understood it even if it was in English. But as she explained the story –– about a man who has separate public and private personas –– she made it incredibly relatable to us high schoolers by connecting it to social media presences." Read it at http://www.dailycal.org/2018/05/03/learning-but-in-spanish/
La Maestra Loca has written a wonderful pep talk for language teachers. She writes, "Thank you for loving and pushing your students. The world is better because you’ve taught this year!" Read the full post at https://lamaestralocablog.com/2018/05/07/you-are-remarkable/
Megan Smith has created a wonderful "Thank you" on her Creative Language Class Blog. View it at http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/for-all-you-do-thank-you/
Source: Various
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Title: Empathy in the Language Classroom
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From http://www.pblinthetl.com
Guest blogger Señorita Spielberg has written an excellent blog post about empathy in the classroom. She suggests several strategies for instilling empathy in language learners, but along the way she also reflects on positive takeaways from old grammar-based classes, relationships with students, and specific classroom tools.
Read the post at http://www.pblinthetl.com/2018/05/guest-post-empathy-in-language-classroom.html
Source: PBL in the TL
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Title: Blog Series Reminds Us Not to Micromanage Students' Language Learning
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From https://senorfernie.wordpress.com/
Albert Fernandez has written an honest, insightful two-part reflection on assessment, the complexity of natural language, and a teacher's tendency to micromanage students' learning.
In Part 1, he concludes, "Micromanaging students has a detrimental effect on my students’ language acquisition and production. A hands-off approach with an appropriately leveled assignment paints a truer picture of the students’ abilities and proficiency." Read the post here: https://senorfernie.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/editing-final-projects-an-exercise-in-giving-up-micromanagement-part-1/
In Part 2, he expands: "The way I like to explain this to my students is to tell them that there are as many correct ways to say something as there are people to say it. I might communicate a message in one way, with one certain set of words in English or in Spanish and someone else can say the exact same thing with completely different words but the meaning can be exactly the same.
"But where math and science and grammar have a correct answer to every question (most of the time), language has infinite correct answers. There is no one way to say anything. There is no “wrong” if I can understand the message that the other person is trying to communicate.
"Because of all this, I can allow my students the freedom to use the TL they have in their heads to write or speak and edit themselves. I don’t have to have the kids say something in exactly the same way that I say it for it to be valid." Read Part 2 at https://senorfernie.wordpress.com/2018/05/13/micromanaging-the-class-part-2-am-i-getting-in-the-way-of-student-communication/
Source: Senor Fernie
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Title: Flyswatter Game without Translation
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In 2015 (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/20303) we noted Kara Parker's blog post with suggestions for adapting the flyswatter game (in which students compete to see who can cover a word or picture first with a flyswatter) to stay in the target language and to practice higher-order thinking skills; you can read the original post at http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/flyswatter-game-all-in-the-tl/
In this recent blog post, Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell adds some more suggestions for twists on this often-used activity: http://musicuentos.com/2018/05/matamoscas/
Source: Various
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Title: Quick Activity Idea: Choose the Most Correct Caption
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Here's a quick activity idea: show a photo and choices for the best caption (more than one caption may accurately describe the photo, but one may be more detailed). Students discuss which is the best caption.
Read the full description at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/05/08/fun-activity-for-ells-choose-the-most-correct-caption/
Source: Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
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Title: Independent Reading: Building Students' Confidence in Interpreting Authentic Texts
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From https://passion4theprofession.com
Independent reading in the target language supports confidence, proficiency, cultural knowledge, and engagement. Here are some steps to support independent reading in your language classroom: https://passion4theprofession.com/2018/05/11/independent-reading-building-students-confidence-in-interpreting-authentic-texts/
Source: passion4theprofession
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Title: 5 Ways to Keep our Students from Losing their Language Skills Over the Summer
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From http://teachinginthetargetlanguage.com
If language learners aren't exposed to any target language during the next three months, they are likely to lose some of their proficiency. This blog post explores strategies for preventing the summer slide: thinking in the target language, spend time with target language speakers, engage in an online community, take advantage of apps and online resources, and keep material relevant to students' lives throughout the year.
Read the blog post at http://teachinginthetargetlanguage.com/5-ways-to-keep-our-students-from-losing-their-language-skills-over-the-summer/
Source: Teaching in the Target Language
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Title: Class Blogs and Global Collaboration
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From https://www.theedublogger.com
Kathleen Morris writes, "One of the many advantages of having a class blog is the potential for global collaboration. ... In this post, I’ve outlined a framework that’s weaved from my own experiences."
Learn about blogging, global collaboration, existing projects, and recommended steps for doing a project in your classroom by reading the full blog post: https://www.theedublogger.com/2018/05/14/global-collaboration/
Source: The Edublogger
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