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I'm Judie Haynes, an ESL teacher from New Jersey, USA, with more than 29 years of teaching experience. In addition to my classroom work, I have authored and co-authored four books on ESL, co-written a chapter for TESOL's Integrating Standards into Classroom Practice and am contributing a column for Essential Teacher magazine. » Learn more

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NJEA Convention - Differentiating Instruction for English Language Learners
Teaching tipteaching tip Welcome to all of you who attended my workshop at NJEA in Atlantic City. It was a pleasure to meet you.

Say "Hello" to the World
Lesson planlesson plan World Hello Day takes place in November. This day is an opportunity to celebrate world language learning with all of your students. And the celebration does not have to stop with the November celebration. Ask students who speak another language to teach classmates how to say "hello" "peace" or "welcome." This to foster appreciation of world languages and cultures and builds positive self esteem.

Challenges for ELLs in Content Area Learning
Teaching tipteaching tip Do you want to help classroom teachers in your school with their English language learners? Begin by understanding the challenges ELLs face in their content area learning.

Harvest Festivals Around the World
Lesson planlesson plan Harvest Festivals have been held as long as people have been sowing and gathering food. Show your students how people all over the world celebrate the harvesting of a good crop.

Pumpkin science
lesson plan This "Pumpkin Science" lesson gives English language learners a background in how plants grow. It also provides them with practice in estimating and in predicting outcomes. Includes downloadable activities.

Bats Are Everywhere!
lesson plan Are bats blind? Do they attack people? Do they carry rabies? This thematic unit provides a change of pace to your study of animals. Help your students explore the scientific facts and myths about bats. Increase vocabulary, study animal classification, and add to knowledge about animals.



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Seeking Bloom's questions for reading comprehension in Spanish
ask judie Cindy Friday writes: I have Spanish-only speaking parents who would like to help their EL students complete my reading log. I teach in English only. I have found a Bloom's worksheet in ... More

The teacher of ELL learners, what are the qualties and characteristics of the teacher
ask judie Jackie Blackwell writes: I am a doctoral student preparing my dissertation on the ELL learner and the "qualities" of the teacher of these students. Any suggestions that you might have as ... More

7th Grade English
ask judie CP writes: I received questions from our 7th Grade English teacher about how to teach an ELL student in her class that I work with the current novel her class is ... More

Instruction time for esl
ask judie Mary writes: I work in a pull-out ESL program. Isn't it recommended that we see an ESL student an hour each day? Please advise. More

8th grade non english speaking student
ask judie Eran writes: I have an 8th student that does not speak English at all what is a good curriculum to use with him? More


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Secretary's Statement on the "Condition of Education"
Secretary Spellings issued a statement on "The Condition of Education 2007" report released by ED's National Center for Education Statistics.

Teaching Resources: Independence Day, Magnetism and More
Independence Day, materials science, magnetism, astronomy, RNAi, old master drawings, dance, national memorials, and key decisions of 20th century presidents are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.

New Grant Opportunities
Notices inviting applications have been issued recently under ED programs that include the Smaller Learning Communities Program.

Teacher of the Year and Secretary Spellings
Secretary Spellings and the National Teacher of the Year, Andrea Peterson, discuss music, NCLB, and good teachers in this brief video.

Spellings Approves Additional Growth Model Pilots
Secretary Spellings announced approval of two high-quality growth models, which follow the bright-line principles of No Child Left Behind.

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New book by Judie Haynes! Getting Started with English Language Learners provides a practical resource to help educators who are new to the field of English as a Second Language understand the needs of English language learners. Learn more


 

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ˇColorín Colorado!
off site ˇColorín Colorado! ˇColorín Colorado! is a wealth of information for all educators of ELLs. It also provides information, activities, and advice for Spanish-speaking parents of ELLs. Teachers are invited to print and distribute the information on this site. Check it out. It's worth the visit.
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