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Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom

Best Practices & Resources

Succeeding in aDiverse ClassroomBest Practices & Resources

Volume 3, Issue 4-June 2020 Volume 3, Issue 4-June 2020

Welcome!

My goal is to be a resource to you with monthly tips that support you and your students within an ever-changing, diverse classroom.

"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it." ~ Winston Churchill

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Melanie Yocom

Education Service Center Region 11| ESSA Team Lead

Email: myocom@esc11.net
Website: https://www.esc11.net/Page/719#calendar13881/20200304/month
Phone: 817-740-7563
Twitter: @myocomesc11

PD in Your PJs

This spring will go down in teacher history as the year you can say, "I attended PD in PJs." or "I taught in my PJs!".


During the pandemic, there have been SO many great, free, virtual sessions offered. Normally, we would have had to attend in person and, likely, there would have been a fee.


Below are live webinar opportunities and recordings to continue your learning this summer.

Webinar - Seidlitz Education

Webinar - Seidlitz Education

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Webinar Series

The largest Hi-Lo Book (high-interest, low-readability) publisher providing custom Hi-Lo Solutions for students in need of reading intervention. Saddleback publishes hi-lo fiction and nonfiction, teacher resources, audio, special education and ELL products. Saddleback also offers Professional Development to support our solutions.

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ESC Region 11 English Learner Support

ESC Region 11 English Learner Support

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Free Online Courses & Online Learning from Alison

Free Online Courses & Online Learning from Alison

Join 15 million learners and explore 1,500+ free online courses from top publishers. Alison is the leading provider of free online classes & online learning.

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Webinars - Education Week

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TeachersFirst - OK2Ask®: Free Online Professional Development for Teachers

OK2Ask® is a series of live, online hands-on virtual workshops (available both live and in archived format) for teacher professional development and exploration.These sessions, scheduled at convenient times for you to attend from any computer share great ideas you can use in your classroom, courtesy of TeachersFirst's Thinking Teachers. Learn practical ideas, how to use new technologies, and classroom management tips to assure successful learning. Collaborate with teachers across the globe as you learn and share together.

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Webinars for Teachers

Laura Candler's free videos and webinars for teachers are packed with tips, strategies, and freebies you can use to boost achievement, and you won't even have to leave home to attend!

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Five Great Resources for FREE Online PD | Education World

Five Great Resources for FREE Online PD | Education World

The learning never stops for educators. Check out these FREE online PD resources!

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Techie Highlight Techie Highlight

Have you joined the SlidesMania Craze?

If you have not joined the SlidesMania craze, you are missing out! These slidedecks are not just slides, they are interactive and so cool!


The ideas for using these amazing templates will be endless for both virtual and in-person instruction.


Go to the Education section to find notebooks, choice boards, game boards, and weekly/yearly planners. Make note of how to edit the master slide.


Follow them on social media to see new templates and the creations of other educators.

SlidesMania | Free Google Slides themes and PowerPoint templates.

SlidesMania | Free Google Slides themes and PowerPoint templates.

The best Google Slides themes and pptx templates. Your PowerPoint or Google Slides presentations will never be the same! 100% Free for personal or commercial use. Welcome to SlidesMania!

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Are You Teaching Summer School? Are You Teaching Summer School?

If you are teaching the required summer school program for incoming kindergarten and first-grade English Learners, the Padlet below has five thematic units with resources.


In addition, you will find a curated list of summer learning resources.

EL Summer School Activities

EL Summer School Activities

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Fun and Free Summer Learning Resources

Fun and Free Summer Learning Resources

To help combat summer learning loss, Matt Davis has curated a few fun and free education resources for students and parents to use over summer break. 

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ReadWriteThink Parent & Afterschool Resources - ReadWriteThink

ReadWriteThink Parent & Afterschool Resources - ReadWriteThink

Looking for engaging ways to introduce your child to reading or to encourage your teen to write? Need some age-appropriate book suggestions or rainy day activities? The materials here are your answer—all of them created by experts to be fun, educational, and easy to use outside of school.

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Summer Learning Resources for Parents

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Summer Fun | Education.com

Ready for summer fun? Use these summer learning resources to kickstart the season.

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Fun-in-the-Sun Activities

Fun-in-the-Sun Activities

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ESC Region 11 Workshops and Registration ESC Region 11 Workshops and Registration

Summer ESC Region 11 English Learner Professional Learning Opportunities via Zoom

June
  • 6/18/2020

I’m ESL Certified, Now What?!

9:00-11:00 a.m. via Zoom

Presenter: Melanie Yocom

Register here:

https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/24325/46366


  • 6/22-7/31, 2020

Bilingual/ESL Program Overview: The "Why" Behind Serving ELs & What to Expect (Online, self-paced course)

Register here:

https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/25982/49283


  • 6/23/2020

Bite-Sized EL Newcomer Survival for Students and Teachers

9:30-10:30 a.m. via Zoom

Presenter: Melanie Yocom

Register here:

https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/25708/48832


  • 6/25/2020

Region 11 Bilingual/ESL Teacher Collaborative (combined session for a guest speaker)

10:00-11:00 a.m. via Zoom

Presenters: Melanie Yocom and Elena Guerrero

Guest speaker: Dr. Sandy Benavidez

Topic: Meeting the affective needs of ELs in response to COVID-19

Register here:

https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/25624/48914


July

  • 7/20/2020

Bite-Sized Read, Write, Speak for English Learners

10:00-11:00 a.m. via Zoom

Presenter: Melanie Yocom

Register here:

https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/25710/48835


  • 7/29/2020

Bite-Sized Language-Rich Classrooms for English Learners

10:00-11:00 a.m. via Zoom

Presenter: Melanie Yocom

Register here:

https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/25709/48833


  • 7/30/2020

Region 11 Bilingual Teacher Collaborative

Topic: Planning for Beginning of the Year

10:00-11:00 a.m. via Zoom

Presenters: Melanie Yocom and Elena Guerrero

Register here:

https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/25626/48915


  • 7/31/2020

Region 11 ESL Teacher Collaborative

Topic: Planning for Beginning of the Year

Presenters: Melanie Yocom

10:00-11:00 a.m. via Zoom

Register here:

https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/25624/48916

Sites to Bookmark:

  • Texthelp https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/free-for-teachers/
  • TalkingPoints - Reach all your students' families in their home language https://talkingpts.org/
  • Read, Write, Speak https://thinkalong.org
  • Make Beliefs Comix https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
  • Digital Tool https://www.tes.com/lessons
  • Digital Tool https://padlet.com
  • Promote listening & speaking https://flipgrid.com/
  • Create class lists, activities, assignments, and assessments https://www.vocabulary.com
  • Classroom Screen https://classroomscreen.com/
  • Interactive classroom in real time https://www.classkick.com
  • K-5 Reading Student Centers http://www.fcrr.org/resources/resources_sca.html
  • Free Content Power Points & Interactive activities http://www.pppst.com/
  • Transform lessons to make learning impactful and engaging, or allow students to create animated products to show mastery https://www.powtoon.com/edu-home/
  • Current event articles to promote critical reading, writing, and speaking http://wordgen.serpmedia.org/
  • English Learner Teacher Support http://www.colorincolorado.org/
  • Writing Guru Gretchen Bernabei http://trailofbreadcrumbs.net/
  • Free reading passages & literacy resources https://www.commonlit.org/
  • 2,000+ multidisciplinary wonders https://wonderopolis.org/
  • Free reading passages by lexile level and content https://www.readworks.org/
  • Lead4ward.com http://lead4ward.com/resources/
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Learning@11 Bite-Sized PD During School Closures

https://www.esc11.net/domain/1395
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Are you a tweeter yet? If not, you are missing out on all kinds of FREE PD!

FOLLOW ME! @myocomesc11 and @ESC11BIL_ESL


Why become a tweeter?

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/how-to-use-twitter/

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Spread the Word! Share your Resources and Ideas!

Have a coworker who wants to be added? Tell them to email me at myocom@esc11.net.


Have a resource or idea to share? I want to hear from you!

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