by Justin | Jul 5, 2021 | ELL, English Language, Language Learning
EL Program Redux The past few months have been a bit of a whirlwind. We started online learning after Spring Break, and we came back in person only last week for the last two weeks of school. Being back in person with stricter Covid restrictions was a bit of a tricky...
by Justin | May 13, 2020 | ELL, Teaching
Making Emails Comprehensible for ELs Here are some tips on how to keep your emails comprehensible for our students and parents who are language learners. As we continue to *“teach” during this unprecedented time in history, we’re probably spending way more time on...
by Justin | Feb 15, 2019 | ELL
Stop Calling Kids "Lazy" Cut to last summer. It’s a hot, humid afternoon in Chiang Mai. The leaking air con blasts wafts of musky moisture from the outside. Our desks are in a square around the teacher. We’re reading nonsense Thai words so we can practice middle...
by Justin | Nov 27, 2018 | ELL, English Language, Language Learning
CLIL Workshop Reflection I’ve learned a tremendous amount over the past year and a half working as an ELL teacher. I’ve ready over a dozen different textbooks, attended a variety of workshops, and was introduced to a slew of new like minded professionals on twitter...
by Justin | Nov 7, 2018 | ELL, English Language, Language Learning
ELL Strategies for Specialists In my experience, when teachers and administrators talk about support and Co-Teaching, they’re almost always referring to classroom teachers. What about supporting our specialist teachers? In P.E, students need to know names of bones and...
by Justin | Sep 15, 2018 | ELL, English Language, Language Learning
Teaching in Korea How my first years of formative teaching in Seoul helped me become a better educator. Disclaimer: This is a reflection of only my experience teaching in Korea. Benefits and school quality are what I experienced between 2012 – 2014, and may not...
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