Welcome to my blog!

When creating this section, I wanted a way to organize activities and materials that I really enjoyed using, or that I found really helpful in the scheme of a unit. Some of the resources and activities I mention are made by me, but others were taught to me by partner teachers and people I really respect. I wanted to include them because sometimes a folder of ideas gets over crowded whereas you can organize a blog with key tags and incorporate images and explanation at the same time.

Creating Audio Guides
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Creating Audio Guides

In working with students, and especially EAL students, I have noticed that pronunciation and unseen words can sometimes cause the biggest problems for accessing content and material.

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GOs: Cause & Effect, and Relevance
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GOs: Cause & Effect, and Relevance

I am thankful to the colleague who introduced the fishbone chart to me. There are many ways to discuss cause and effect with students, and there are many forms of organization, but I like that with the fishbone chart you can easily include multiple points.

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