Contributed by Joy Hamm What draws families and builds connections between home and school? Our English Learners (ELs) are engaged in a complex set of relationships and cultural worlds that influence their school experience (Epstein, 1995). Factors outside of school walls affect the achievement taking place in the classroom, therefore our role as English languageContinue reading “Building Bridges”
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Beyond the ESL Classroom
Contributed by Christopher Goodnight When I first began last year as an ESL teacher, I only thought of the position as any other teaching role. I would serve my students and teach them what they needed to know. However, after I attended a conference later that fall, I realized an ESL teacher is much moreContinue reading “Beyond the ESL Classroom”
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