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There will be a teacher in the White House come January—the latest in a long line of presidents and first ladies with classroom experience.

Jill Biden, who holds a doctorate degree in education, has taught for more than three decades at a public high school, a psychiatric hospital for adolescents, and community colleges. (She delivered her speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention from her former high school classroom in Delaware.)

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“I like to write poems in English,” Awad said.

Awad was a 10th-grader at Loy Norrix High School in November 2020 and came to Kalamazoo from Palestine with her family about four years before. She was a star student, getting A’s in all her classes; and she dreamed about growing up to be a physician’s assistant.

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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

As people moving across territorial borders continues to drive globalization, our society needs to reflect on the linguistic identities of students who are learning English and French, Canada’s two official languages.

In language classrooms, where English as a Second Language (ESL) and French as a Second Language (FSL) programs reflect Canada’s bilingual mandate, how we teach languages has not evolved much from the traditional grammar-based mode of instruction.

Learn more about this topic by reading on TheConversation.

After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

The new question of the week is:

What are your up to three “go-to” online tools this year?  Please explain in detail how you use each one, including linked examples.

Most of us have been teaching in environments where we have been online more than ever before, whether we’re doing full-time distance learning (as I am—for now, at least) or if you’re in a hybrid situation.

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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

“I think I have a separate role there as an English teacher, and that’s who I want to be,” she tells NPR’s Rachel Martin.

She has had her challenges as an educator. In one class, she had a student who was being pushed by parents into an arranged marriage, and she’s had women who have written class assignments about being abused. “Those are challenging in that you kind of have to tiptoe around,” Biden says. “But you need to provide help and support to your students.”

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Learning English is difficult, and even after eight years in this country, I’m constantly learning new words and how to pronounce things.

But throughout the years, I’ve gotten comments about the way I speak. Some are genuine and people compliment me on my English, others correct me when I’m wrong. I appreciate this as I want to learn, but some don’t say it with good intentions.

I can’t understand you. You can’t pronounce this? Wow, that must be a hard word for you.

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A teaching system developed in East Yorkshire has been named as one of the world’s most inspiring innovations in education for the third year running.

Chatta, which links images with language and is based at Pocklington School, has had a hat-trick of successes confirmed by being selected as one of the top 100 most impactful education innovations for 2021, by global education non-profit organisation HundrED.

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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

Teacher Goes Outside The Classroom – In the dining room, two students sit and work on laptops. One is staring at the computer, while the other is calling for Simba, a slim white cat patrolling the kitchen. A third student around the corner is also on a computer, wearing a blue mask like the others.

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After reading “Teacher Goes Outside The Classroom” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

Distance learning and remote teaching have increased reliance on tech making it a reality, and able to traverse borders with less regard for physical geo-locations.

There are numerous restrictions that prevent online learning from being ubiquitous such as internet accessibility, access to learning platforms, adequate attention for learners individually, and language barriers. Video-based learning could be enough for urban pupils, but for rural areas, connectivity becomes low, less reliable, and interrupted lessons.

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After reading “Teacher Goes Outside The Classroom” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

Common Mistakes Made by Teachers – Teachers, on the whole, are doing a great job. They’re consistent and faithful. They love children, pray for their students. and prepare their lessons well. They’re just pretty wonderful. But, often, teachers talk too much. And this “teacher talk” creates static in the classroom. With a little fine-tuning, teachers can remove the static and become even more effective as translators for the most important Message-Giver.

People enter the teaching profession because they want to make a positive difference in society. Even teachers with the purest intentions can inadvertently complicate their mission if they’re not careful.

However, new teachers (and even veterans sometimes!) will have to work hard to conscientiously avoid common pitfalls that can make the job even harder than it inherently is.

Think back to when you were in grade school. What did you think about your teachers? I’m going to take a wild guess here and say that you likely saw them as leaders. As trustworthy experts with valuable information to share. You believed what they said, and viewed them as the right people to be in their position.

No matter what you’re teaching, whether it’s high school English or beginner guitar lessons, it’s important that your students view you the same way. They need to trust you prior to beginning the first lesson. Does your website or teacher profile sufficiently explain your background and experience? What else are they reading about you that helps them view you as an authority?

It might be uncomfortable to boast about yourself. The truth is that students have many options for learning online. If you’re going to become a successful online teacher, they need to be confident that you are the right choice. If not, they either won’t sign up or won’t stick around for long.

Learn more about this topic by reading on ThoughtCo.

After reading “Common Mistakes Made by Teachers” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.