Engage Your ENL Students using the 4 Domains and Cool Tech Tools!

Sunday, June 25, 2023 ⬥ 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET US
Presented by Melissa Henning

Session Description:

Are you looking for ways to supplement your instruction with technology tools that engage English language learners? Learn about tools you can use with language learners at all levels to incorporate reading, writing, speaking and listening in your lessons. Learn to enhance creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and communication skills.

Purpose:

In the states of Texas and California, ENLs make up over 20% of the student population. As educators, our obligations to our ENLs are robust under the current federal law. The tools presented during this session will get you started engaging this vital population of students and propelling them toward more excellent academic and social achievement. Participants will have an opportunity to try out some of the tools and collaborate with others about strategies to help ENL students find success. We will also discuss strategies to plan for using these tech tools in your lessons.

Objectives:
    • Participants will understand the needs of language learners within the classroom.
    • Participants will explore online tools to engage language learners.
    • Participants will plan for the use of these tools in the instructional setting.

Download a PDF copy of the slides here.

Resource Materials:

In this Resource Materials section, you will find reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.

Articles and Blogs

Helpful Online Resources for Teaching ELLs

The Nation’s English-Learner Population has Surged: 3 Things to Know

5 Ways to Use QR Codes for Second Language Development

English Language Learners: How Your State is Doing

How Can Teachers Address the Needs of English Language Learners?

A Collection of Links for Learning & Teaching the English Language

Teaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor

10 Tips for Teaching English-Language Learners

6 Essential Strategies for Teaching ELLs

13 ESL Classroom Tips to Know Before You Teach 2022

Tutorial Videos

Tools and resources shared during the session:

Lyrics Training TeachersFirst Review

Lyrics Training

Lyrics Training (tutorial video)

LingoHutTeachersFirst Review

LingoHut

How to Use LingoHut (video)

NewselaTeachersFirst Review

Newsela

Newsela Tutorial for Teachers (video) 

YouGlish – TeachersFirst Review

YouGlish

YouGlish: Practice New Words and Expressions (video)

News In Levels TeachersFirst Review

News in Levels

How to Use News in Levels (video)

FluentKeyTeachersFirst Review

FluentKey

How to Play FluentKey Live (video)

Book CreatorTeachersFirst Review

Book Creator

Book Creator Blog Tutorial

Adapt-a-StrategyTeachersFirst Review

Adapt-a-Strategy

TeachVidTeachersFirst Review

TeachVid

Hints for Teaching with TeachVid (video)

StorySharesTeachersFirst Review

StoryShares

The StoryShares Story (video)

DuolingoTeachersFirst Review

Duolingo

The New Duolingo Learning Path (video)

Headliner Voices TeachersFirst Review

Headliner Voices

TeachersFirst’s ENL Collection

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