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Title: Spanish Christmas Lottery (El Gordo) Resources
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Last year (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/24238) we noted a collection of resources from CEAUTHRES for La Lotería Navideña, based largely around the emotional video advertisements for the year's lottery. The ad for the 2018 lottery has just come out; access it at https://youtu.be/NgP_b8Ax_3g
Here are some teaching resources and ideas to accompany a unit on this yearly event at http://www.ceauthres.com/2018/11/la-loteria-navidena-otra-vez.html, http://www.ceauthres.com/2018/11/novice-and-intermediate-unit-la-loteria.html, http://www.ceauthres.com/2018/11/bvp-style-task-talk-for-la-loteria.html, and http://www.ceauthres.com/2018/11/la-loteria-dreaming-spanish-edpuzzle.html
Learn more about this annual event at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Christmas_Lottery or on the Lotería de Navidad 2018 website at https://www.laloterianavidad.com/
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Title: Either.io as a Conversation Tool in English
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Either.io is a simple site where users choose between two options. The overall percentages of votes for each option is also shown. The site is available at http://either.io/
On the TEFL Geek website, you can read suggestions for using this tool in class as a conversation prompt: https://teflgeek.net/2018/11/05/great-site-for-conversation-classes/
Note that not all of the choices on either.io are appropriate for all class contexts; you should pre-screen them as a teacher.
Source: either.io
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Title: Podcast: How Can We Best Differentiate Instruction of ELLs
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In this podcast episode, Larry Ferlazzo, Tanya Ward Singer, Valentina Gonzalez, and Jenny Vo look at proven strategies for teaching English language learners who are part of mainstream classrooms who are more proficient in English: http://www.bamradionetwork.com/classroom-q-and-a/4849-how-can-we-best-differentiate-instruction-for-ells
Source: Bam! Radio
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Title: Infographics: English Learners and College and Career Readiness, High School Graduation Rates
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The Office of English Language Acquisition has released two infographics, "National and State-Level High School Graduation Rates for English Learners" (https://ncela.ed.gov/files/fast_facts/GraduationRatesFactSheet.pdf) and English Learners (ELs) and College and Career Readiness (https://ncela.ed.gov/files/fast_facts/STEM-CCR-FactSheet.pdf).
Source: OELA
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Title: TED Talks for English Learners
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From http://blog.tesol.org/video-for-elt-episode-1-ted-talks/
Greg Kessler writes, "There are many engaging ways to use video and video creation projects in teaching English. There are also, of course, numerous videos online that can be useful in various English teaching contexts. Video streaming sites such as Vimeo and YouTube provide access to a seemingly endless supply of video content, but this can quickly result in the sensation of being overwhelmed and leave teachers uncertain of where to begin.
"Fortunately, the most useful and valuable of these video collections are intentionally archived and curated for instructional purposes. These often benefit from inclusion of a focus on specific topics, lesson types, language levels, and teaching contexts. Increasingly, there are collections of such media accompanied by extensive documentation to support implementation or even teachers’ manuals and lesson plans."
Read on for the first of a series about video applications, this one focused on sites that curate TED talks: TEDxESL, Learn English with TED Talks, and TEDEd Lessons: http://blog.tesol.org/video-for-elt-episode-1-ted-talks/
Source: TESOL
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Title: Teacher Wellness Activity: Self-Talk and Confidence
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Sandy Millin shares an activity from her self-published ELT Playbook 1, in which teachers reflect on what they say about their own teaching. Access the activity here: https://sandymillin.wordpress.com/2018/11/18/bonus-task-self-talk-and-teacher-confidence-elt-playbook-1/
For information on how to buy the ELT Playbook 1, go to https://eltplaybook.wordpress.com/
Source: Sandy Millin
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Title: Two Good Places to Find Classrooms to Connect With
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From https://www.freetech4teachers.com
Richard Byrne shares two resources for finding other classrooms around the world to connect with: Flipgrid's GridPals and Edublogs' list of public classroom blogs. Read more about both here: https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/11/two-good-places-to-find-classrooms-to.html
Source: Free Technology for Teachers
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Title: Strengthening Bonds among Students with Group Salutes
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From https://www.edutopia.org/article/strengthening-bonds-between-students
Last month (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/25765), we featured an article by Keli Yerian about the importance of gesture for language learning. In this recent Edutopia article, Jessica Hockett and Kristina Doubet recommend using shared social or physical gestures called Group Salutes to cultivate community in classrooms. Read the full article for low-prep ideas that you can incorporate at the beginning and end of class: https://www.edutopia.org/article/strengthening-bonds-between-students
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Inclusive Pedagogy and the Language-Learning Classroom
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From https://blog.coerll.utexas.edu
Sarah Le Pichon, a PhD student in French Studies, has written a concise but idea-packed article about inclusive pedagogy in language classrooms: how to make all of your students comfortable in your class, including trans- and gender non-conforming students and students with different races and identities. Although the context she uses in her example is post-secondary, her considerations are good to think about for any teaching context.
Read the full blog article at https://blog.coerll.utexas.edu/inclusive-pedagogy/
Source: COERLL
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Title: Copyright, Fair Use, and Teachers
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Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell has done a lot of personal research along with reflection on her own and other teachers' behavior around others' materials. Read her recent blog post for thoughtful reflection on why you should pay for another copy of that copyrighted book instead of photocopying it for a new student, the problem of harvesting song lyrics off the Internet for your activity packet, and the murkiness of Fair Use: https://musicuentos.com/2018/11/teacher-copyright-fair-use/
Source: Musicuentos
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