Category: ESL/ELL

Assistive Writing Features in Google Docs

by Diana Benner | Jul 7, 2020 | Content Areas, ESL/ELL | 0

Take a look at two assistive writing features in Google Docs that are sure to help your students.

Adding Adventure to Instruction by Using a Fliphunt

by Dr. Bruce Ellis | Oct 7, 2019 | Content Areas, Educational Trends, ESL/ELL, Good Teaching | 8

What is better than creating an engaging lesson for your class? Creating a fliphunt! Check out the details and start the adventure!

Timelines Made Easy

by Miguel Guhlin | Aug 27, 2019 | Chromebooks, ESL/ELL, Good Teaching, Google Tips and Tricks | 1

Back to school startup activities have you stumped? Use a free timeline maker to teach sequencing and storytelling as you capture students’ summer events.

Reciprocal Teaching with Google’s Reading App Rivet

by Miguel Guhlin | Jun 20, 2019 | Android, Chromebooks, Content Areas, ESL/ELL | 1

Use the powerful strategy of reciprocal teaching and Google’s new Rivet reading app to empower struggling students and engage them in reading.

Using Google Translate in Sheets to Differentiate

by Dr. Bruce Ellis | Mar 21, 2019 | Content Areas, ESL/ELL, Good Teaching, Google Tips and Tricks | 0

Use the Google Translate function in Google Sheets to create a vocabulary list that can be translated on the fly for your students!

Supporting Bilingual Students with Reading and Writing

by Miguel Guhlin | Dec 12, 2018 | ESL/ELL, Good Teaching, Microsoft Tips and Tricks, Special Needs | 1

In the United States, over thirteen million children speak a language other than English at home....

Visual Storytelling: Portraits of Learning

by Miguel Guhlin | Nov 30, 2017 | Content Areas, ESL/ELL, Good Teaching | 0

Visual storytelling empowers students, even those who don’t believe they can write or that they have a story to tell. Here’s how.

Tablet Trek: Tablets in the ELL Classroom

by Miguel Guhlin | Jul 26, 2017 | ESL/ELL, Good Teaching, Google Tips and Tricks, iPad Tips and Tricks, Microsoft Tips and Tricks | 0

Discover how to use tablets with your ELL students to enhance learning, deepen vocabulary development, and make their thinking visible.

Help Students Enjoy Summer Reading

by Dr. Bruce Ellis | May 16, 2017 | Content Areas, ESL/ELL, Libraries | 0

Help your students this summer by reinforcing the love and enjoyment of reading. We’ll share lots of lists, places to get books for free, and activities!