Are you thinking the surge of unaccompanied minors will not affect your upcoming school year? Think again. Check out this new (albeit short) episode that reviews the news from immigrantsrefugeesandschools.org that gets you and your school prepared for what is ahead.

Are you thinking the surge of unaccompanied minors will not affect your upcoming school year? Think again. Check out this new (albeit short) episode that reviews the news from <a href="http://immigrantsrefugeesandschools.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">immigrantsrefugeesandschools.org</a> that gets you and your school prepared for what is ahead.

Unaccompanied Minors

Hannah Benson explores the complications of grading beginner ESL students, both in the ESL classroom and in content classrooms. Colorin Colorado and Larry Ferlazzo's blog add insight to this topic as well as helpful tips from #ELLchat.

How to Grade ELLs Fairly

Which grades in K-12 do you prefer teaching ESL? Hannah Benson reviews her experiences in all three teaching posts: elementary, middle and high school ESL and the differences between them.

Comparing Elem, Middle, High School ESL

This time Hannah Benson gives her exclusive Native Know-How lesson which includes important tips you don't get from a book--such as how close do I stand when I talk? Should I bribe the police? And other such helpful tidbits.

The Native Know-How Lesson

Join in for a story time featuring stories from Hannah Benson's ESL classroom where the cultural seclusion of countries abroad produces humor of a different variety than conversations from a classroom in the home country.

Stories From the Classroom

A new way for you to use your degree you never thought possible! Former public school teacher Cindy West explains how she discovered how to resurrect the sweetness of teaching.

The Sweetness of Teaching Revived

Teachers said online engagement was the number one issue in ESL today. Hannah Benson interviews YouTuber Teacher Michael, an EFL teacher for tips on how to keep students engaged...as well as ourselves!

Online Engagement

25 minutes of 2020 recap for December 25th! Hannah Benson discusses (unscripted) her favorite episodes from this year. It's a look at lessons learned and an amazing year of stellar guests.

Christmas Recap Special

What do you do when parents want to take their children out of the ESL program? This time Hannah Benson talks with My Adventures in ESL blogger Millie Williams to talk about Opt Out options and procedure.

When Parents Opt Out

How can we break students who have been in ESL for over 6 years and can't seem to get out?  In this episode Hannah Benson explores the ESL limbo Long-Term ELLs with guest Susan Patterson.

Long Term ELLs

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All Things ESL

Hannah Benson talks with Dr. Maria Davou of the Glossomatheia Langauge, Learning &amp; Research Center in Athens, Greece about her recent article, "The Child and The Screen: What Now?" Dr. Davou gives helpful tips on how to tweak the goal of our lessons to gear the language student toward using technology for community purpose, not for learning in isolation.

All That Screen Time

Hannah Benson reaches back in the files to hear again from previous guests about their educational background...and how much it actually prepared them for practical ESL teaching. Hannah outlines the "perfect" ESL certification program.

What ESL Licensure Programs Offer

Originally a Facebook Live Event, this episode discusses the pandemic of COVID-19, how it has affected ESL education online and within the school systems, which population of ELLs we are most concerned about, and what will happen as a result of the epidemic. Also, an interview with Laura Lanford about working for a 3rd party ESL teaching company verses starting her own tutoring business online.

How COVID-19 Will Change ESL

Hannah Benson talks with Carol Salva about how to get students with gaps in their education reading and writing quickly. Orly Clapholz describes one school that created a system for their SIFE population--and discusses the need for a national educational protocol for SIFE.

Education...Interrupted SIFE

Hannah Benson discusses her own reservations about providing ESL PD for content teachers. Guest speaker Valentina Gonzalez gives a great argument for differentiation within the content classroom. Jody Nolf and Kelly Leguizamon give practical strategies for content teachers.

Content Teachers, We Were Made for Each Other

Hannah Benson discusses scenarios in which traumatized students end up at our door with ESL teacher Kaitlin Rodrigues. School psychologist Dr. Robyn Koslowitz talks about how to relate to these students and meet their need while not taking the role of a social worker.

Understanding Students with Traumatic Pasts

Hannah Benson explores ESL parental engagement and how ESL teachers can relay our cultural expectations for their involvement at school. Also, learn how to get parents more engaged to slowly share the load for ESL student advocacy in the school. Guests Laura Gardner and Jessica Schmidt.

ATE- ESL Parent Engagement

This time we discuss teacher demoralization. First an interview with someone with the most stressful job on earth...then how our initial teacher education and how making choices in our career can determine if we're out of the game after 5 years.

ATE - Beating the ESL Hustle

Hannah Benson defines the field of ESL and the problem with the anonymity of the ESL teacher &amp; the field itself. Guest Joseph Buckowski adds insight to how the lax requirements for online teaching is "cheapening" the professional image of the in-class ESL teacher. Solutions given to increase our professional image.

ATE Ep1 - Why No One Knows What We Do

Hannah Benson discusses Day 1 in ESL 1: ice breakers, diagnostics, prepping the school, and experiencing the first day as a traveling teachers. Guest speakers Caroline Mudge, Dr. Tamara Jones, Ieva Grausles.

ATE - "Day 1, ESL 1"

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