Category Archives: Leading ESL to Success

This is a great slideshow intended for Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) full of valuable resources in our journey as Teachers of English to Students of others Languages. https://www.allthingsplc.info/files/uploads/ell.pptx

This video will show you the process of analyzing data by listing some possible resources to look at, how to build an action plan to meet students’ needs, and then implement it where assessment continues.

This video is a great resource for showcasing the whole-school approach for supporting EL students. The webinar focuses on the following questions. “1. Why is ExC-ELL a multitiered model of professional development for the whole school? 2. How do ESL and core–content teachers collaborate? 3. How can administrators support a whole-school approach for ELL students?Continue reading “A Whole-School Approach for Supporting English Language Learners”

This hour long interview between Colorin and an award winning elementary school teacher provides a great discussion of how the importance of multiculturalism has been growing over time and how communities are benefiting from providing welcoming opportunities for immigrant families including schools.

With US schools seeing growing ESL population, school and district administrators pair up with teachers and parents to serve those students’ needs. This article discusses various strategies that districts are using to secure effective services for ELs. Apart from having a clear vision of how to provide successful ESL programs, a lot of school programsContinue reading “Teacher Leadership to Support English Language Learners”

This short video spotlights what different people think when they hear the word ‘leadership’.