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From: https://fluencymatters.com/iflt19-mind-body-and-voice/

This blog post explores different techniques shared by Justin Slocum-Bailey regarding how to center learners and focus their minds on learning. Some of these techniques focus on breathing, the use of silence, and the extent to which locations in the classroom impact memory and meaning making.
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From: https://musicuentos.com/2019/08/poems/

Looking for some authentic poems to use with your novice-level learners? This blog post summarizes ten poems, each focusing on a common theme in novice-level classrooms.  In addtion, the post offers accompanying ideas for their use.

Read the full post at: https://musicuentos.com/2019/08/poems/

From: https://sandymillin.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/science-and-diversity-lesson-plan/

In this blog post, Sandy Millin offers a lesson that she did with her students related to women in the sciences. The lesson begins with inquiry, delves into examining the discourse patterns within different biographies, and ends with learners proposing and defending solutions regarding the expected participation of women in the sciences.

For the full blog post and the related materials, check out :https://sandymillin.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/science-and-diversity-lesson-plan/

From: http://blog.tesol.org/11-back-to-school-strategies-for-teachers-of-els/

This blog post offers eleven great tips for attending to the social-emotional and academic needs of English language learners. Some of these tips include establishing a welcoming environment, pronouncing the learners’ names correctly, exploring any curricular components that are typically conceptualized as given understandings, and celebrating the learners’ cultures.

Read the full blog post at: http://blog.tesol.org/11-back-to-school-strategies-for-teachers-of-els/

From: https://www.fluentin3months.com/staircase-review

This review examines the author’s use of the Staircase Method, a story-based French language learning platform in which language tasks get increasingly more complex. The author is generally positive about the platform, noting that it helped her engage in more advanced and detailed discourse patterns for its use of the L1 as a scaffolding mechanism. The platform’s ability to hone learners' development of intercultural competence is not mentioned or immediately obvious.

For more about the Staircase Method, check out the entire review at: https://www.fluentin3months.com/staircase-review