The ESL Teaching Podcast

By: Ieva Grauslys ESL/ELL teaching
  • Summary

  • Welcome to The ESL Teaching Podcast, a place for K-12 teachers of English learners who are looking for simple and easy-to-implement ways to engage their students and for inspiration and empowerment in their day-to-day teaching. Whether you need a boost of confidence in reaching ESL/ELL newcomers, students in mixed proficiency level classes, or clarity in how to help them access content in the mainstream classrooms, this podcast will quickly become your go-to spot for inspiration and support. Each week, you will hear actionable and easy-to-implement tips and strategies from me, your host, as well as interviews with amazing ESL teachers, and educational consultants around the country so you can leave inspired and ready to rock on. For more teaching tips, strategies and teaching resources, go to www.simplyieva.com. And to connect with other like-minded educators of English learners, join us over at our Facebook group Helping ESL/ELL Teachers K-12 where you can find support, ask questions, and share your expertise.I always say: teaching English learners is the best job in the world. And even though it’s sometimes hard, by staying open and learning together, we make it a path of discovery and adventure. I will see you inside the show!www.simplyieva.com/apple

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Episodes
  • Episode 129 - Why Simplifying Your Language for ELs Leads to Effective Higher Order Thinking
    Nov 12 2024

    I am bringing you a series of episodes … 3 simple accommodations every classroom teacher can make to reach ELs, even newcomers. They are very targeted and easily digestible so that the tips you hear today and in the previous and coming episodes, you can implement right in your next lesson. We have identified 3 very simple, yet extremely effective accommodations that any teacher can include in any lesson, so that the lesson becomes more accessible to our English learners. Last week, we talked about why using visuals as well as what types of visuals can be included. Today, I want to talk about the second accommodation, simplifying your language for ELs. What does it mean, simpler language? Won't it impede the students' language development? What about higher order thinking that we require our students to engage in daily? I will answer all these questions, as well as provide 6 ways that you can simplify your language in a way that is effective not only for content, but also for language learning.


    Show Notes:

    • Episode 129 - Why Simplifying Your Language for ELs Leads to Effective Higher Order Thinking

    Today’s episode:

    Digital Masterclass Library “Light the Way to EL Teaching Success


    Free resources - sign up and keep in touch:

    • Accommodate and Modify Your Lessons for ELs with Less than 1 Hour of Planning a Week - classroom teacher and admin checklist
    • Free Audio Training - 3 Mindset Shifts for Instilling and Living Out a Belief that All Teachers are Teachers of Language.
    • ESL Newcomer Teaching Checklist


    Save time and build confidence in your EL teaching with these resources:

    • EMBARK™ Newcomer Curriculum
    • The ESL Teaching Roadmap – EL curriculum and coaching membership for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers.
    • Book a $0 Consult Call - Lead ELs to Progress without Overwhelm
    • Essential Lesson Plan Bundle
    • My TpT store
    • Record a comment for us - click HERE. We can’t wait to hear from you!


    Related episodes and articles:

    • Episode 97 - How teachers can harness the power of language acquisition when working with ELs
    • Episode 98 - A journey through proficiency lev

    I have compiled every masterclass I have ever recorded on how to teach and reach English learners in a regular education classroom - I’m talking strategies, how-tos and done for you resources!) and have created a digital masterclass library called Light the Way to EL Teaching Success where you can get instant access to 10 practical and actionable videos, 8 done-for you lessons and 1 professional development certificate for 3 hours of your time.

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    17 mins
  • Episode 128 - Seeing is Understanding: 5 Visual Strategies for Supporting ELs
    Oct 29 2024

    How can I help an English learner in a regular education classroom? This question is right there at the top of all questions asked by teachers along with what to teach EL newcomers. We all know that teaching is complicated and consists of a lot of moving parts that are sometimes hard to juggle. And since my mission is to bring you EL teaching tips in a practical and digestible way, so you can implement them in your next lesson, let's talk about what teachers can do to reach ELs, even newcomers, in their classroom. In today's episode, I will go over simple yet powerful accommodations that can and should be included in every lesson. You may have heard about them before, but I wanted to record a series of episodes that will help clarify how they actually look in real life. And in today's episode, I'm breaking down what it actually means to use visuals strategies for supporting ELs. There's so much more to using visuals than just the surface, so you won't want to miss this.


    Show Notes:

    • Episode 128 - Seeing is Understanding: 5 Visual Strategies for Supporting ELs



    Today’s episode:
    www.simplyieva.com


    Free resources - sign up and keep in touch:

    • Accommodate and Modify Your Lessons for ELs with Less than 1 Hour of Planning a Week - classroom teacher and admin checklist
    • Free Audio Training - 3 Mindset Shifts for Instilling and Living Out a Belief that All Teachers are Teachers of Language.
    • ESL Newcomer Teaching Checklist



    Save time and build confidence in your EL teaching with these resources:

    • EMBARK™ Newcomer Curriculum
    • The ESL Teaching Roadmap – EL curriculum and coaching membership for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers.
    • Book a $0 Consult Call - Lead ELs to Progress without Overwhelm
    • Essential Lesson Plan Bundle
    • My TpT store
    • Record a comment for us - click HERE. We can’t wait to hear from you!


    Related episodes and articles:

    • 4 ways to use students’ first language in teaching English


    Let’s connect!

    • Follow me on Instagram
    • Follow me on LinkedIn
    • Join the Simply Ieva Facebook Group


    The ESL Teaching Roadmap is your one-stop shop not only for ESL curriculum materials, but most importantly, for personalized teacher support that you will not get anywhere else. If you are ready to say “yes” to more aligned EL teaching, go to www.simplyieva.com/roadmap and join us!


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    14 mins
  • Episode 127 - When to Use Professional Interpreters vs. Bilingual Staff for Communicating with EL Families
    Oct 22 2024

    Let's talk about translation in the world of multilingual teaching. It is a bigger topic and covers both the translation of materials in the classroom and translation of school communication with EL families. Today, I wanted to focus on the other side of translation, namely best practices for communicating with EL families of our students who do not speak or understand English, but with whom we need to keep in touch. In this episode, I will review the laws and requirements that the schools must follow when considering hiring a translator, as well as an overview of 4 mistakes that can present very clearly if we decide to use just the bilingual staff instead of professional translators for this purpose.

    What you will hear about in this episode:

    • Importance of Translation in Communicating with EL Families
    • Laws Governing Translation Services in Schools
    • Common Mistakes in Using Bilingual Staff for Translation and Interpretation
    • When to Use Bilingual Staff Effectively


    Show Notes:

    • Episode 127 - When to Use Professional Interpreters vs. Bilingual Staff for Communicating with EL Families


    Simply Ieva Offers:

    Free resources - sign up and keep in touch:

    • Accommodate and Modify Your Lessons for ELs with Less than 1 Hour of Planning a Week - classroom teacher and admin checklist
    • Free Audio Training - 3 Mindset Shifts for Instilling and Living Out a Belief that All Teachers are Teachers of Language.
    • ESL Newcomer Teaching Checklist


    Save time and build confidence in your EL teaching with these resources:

    • EMBARK™ Newcomer Curriculum
    • The ESL Teaching Roadmap – EL curriculum and coaching membership for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers.
    • Book a $0 Consult Call - Lead ELs to Progress without Overwhelm
    • Essential Lesson Plan Bundle
    • My TpT store
    • Record a comment for us - click HERE. We can’t wait to hear from you!


    Related episodes and articles:

    • Episode 5 - 4 ways to use students’ first language in teaching English


    Let’s connect!

    • Follow me on Instagram
    • Follow me on LinkedIn
    • Join the Simply Ieva Facebook Group

    The ESL Teaching Roadmap is your one-stop shop not only for ESL curriculum materials, but most importantly, for personalized teacher support that you will not get anywhere else. If you are ready to say “yes” to more aligned EL teaching, go to www.simplyieva.com/roadmap and join us!


    Support the show

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    20 mins

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