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Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom

Best Practices & Resources

Succeeding in aDiverse ClassroomBest Practices & Resources

Volume 3, Issue 3-May 2020 Volume 3, Issue 3-May 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

End -of- Year Celebrations In the Midst of Social Distancing

As we move into the final month of school in Texas, what are your plans for end-of-year celebrations from afar?


Check out these virtual end-of-year ideas!


  • Email to your future self
  • "Greatest Hits" for the year
  • Using Flipgrid to say goodbye
  • Digital Scrapbook with Google Slides, etc.
  • Zoom Party with Invitations
  • End-of-year talent show
Virtual End-of-Year Activities and Ideas — Teach BeTween the Lines

Virtual End-of-Year Activities and Ideas — Teach BeTween the Lines

Who knows what the end of the school year will bring. This year, some schools may end up going back to the classroom to finish the school year, and that would be awesome. However, for many, this school year is going to be completed from the safety of our students’ homes. As teachers, we are great at adapting, reimagining, and coming up with clever ways to engage students without getting to work with them in our classrooms. As we approach the end of the school year, one in which many teachers will teach virtually for over a quarter of the school year, many of us will say goodbye to our students virtually as well.

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Delay or schedule sending email messages

Delay or schedule sending email messages

Compose a message now, but schedule it to be sent later.

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Schedule emails to send - Computer - Gmail Help

You can schedule your emails to send at a later time. Scheduled emails may be sent a few minutes after the scheduled time. Important: Your emails will be sent based on the timezone you schedule them

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How to Make a Custom Zoom Virtual Background

How to Make a Custom Zoom Virtual Background

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zmurl - Beautiful Website for Your Zoom Event

zmurl - Beautiful Website for Your Zoom Event

Build a beautiful site for your Zoom event in 2 minutes. Collect RSVPs and throw a great event.

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JeopardyLabs

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Virtual End of the Year Ideas for Teachers - Elementary Nest

Virtual End of the Year Ideas for Teachers - Elementary Nest

This end of the year blog post gathers up ideas for teachers to use during distance learning. Learn more ideas about virtual end of the year celebrations.

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Download your free End of the Year Balloon Pop here!

Download your free End of the Year Balloon Pop here!

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Techie Highlight Techie Highlight

Kahoot Is More Than A Quiz Platform!!

We all know Kahoot as a platform to engage our students in interactive quizzes, BUT there are so many more possibilities!


Consider all the ways that Kahoot can engage your students during both in-person and remote learning:


  • Get to know your students and build relationships with Selfie Trivia.
  • Introduce yourself with Selfie Trivia.
  • Meet your students' affective needs by sharing stay-at-home experiences with Selfie Trivia.
  • Front-load information to build background knowledge.
  • Introduce academic language.
  • Practice listening and reading language domains.
  • Provide clarification.
  • Use it to serve as an anticipation guide for your lesson.
  • Use it as a review.
  • Use it for formative assessment.
  • Connect with other classrooms and play together.

Selfie Trivia: A Kahoot created by teacher/student that includes selfies or pictures with trivia questions about the person.


Check out the resources below, and get Kahoot Premium FREE during COVID-19.

Free access to Kahoot! premium features | Distance learning capabilities

Free access to Kahoot! premium features | Distance learning capabilities

Eligible education institutions can get free access to Kahoot! premium features for a limited time to motivate students through remote learning.

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Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home. Sign up for free!

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YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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EDU Webinar 5/6/2020: Engage ELs with Kahoot!

Remote Learning and Teaching for English Learners Remote Learning and Teaching for English Learners

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ESL At-Home in Multiple Languages

https://eslathome.edublogs.org
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No Tech Activities in English and Spanish

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Wm30xszJMchQ7L8YVyQ2VFajEW2pfv1BWoDlDRLfXGA/present?slide=id.p
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English Learner Activities for PK-12 and More at Learning@11

  • PK-5
  • 6-8
  • 9-12
  • No Tech
  • How to Translate Options
  • PK-12 Modules for All Learners: ELAR/SLAR/Math/Science/Social Studies

ESC Region 11 English Learner Support YouTube Channel ESC Region 11 English Learner Support YouTube Channel

ESC Region 11 English Learner Support

ESC Region 11 English Learner Support

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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

May-July English Learner Professional Learning Opportunities via Zoom

May

  • 5/14/2020

Region 11 ESL Teacher Collaborative

3:00-4:00 p.m. via Zoom

Presenter: Melanie Yocom and Guest ESL Teachers

Register here: https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/25624/48713


  • 5/21/2020

Region 11 Bilingual Teacher Collaborative

3:00-4:00 p.m. via Zoom

Presenter: Melanie Yocom, Elena Guerrero, and Guest Bilingual Teachers

Registration Coming Soon


June

  • 6/3/2020

Help, I Have a Newcomer!

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

Presenter: Melanie Yocom

Register here: https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessions/25629/48727


  • 6/10/2020

Bite-Sized Language Acquisition, Instruction, and Advocacy for English Learners

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

Presenter: Melanie Yocom

Registration coming soon


  • 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


  • 6/23/2020

Bite-Sized EL Newcomer Survival for Students and Teachers

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

Presenter: Melanie Yocom

Registration coming soon


  • 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

Registration coming soon


July

  • 7/20/2020

Bite-Sized Read, Write, Speak for English Learners

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

Presenter: Melanie Yocom

Registration coming soon


  • 7/29/2020

Bite-Sized Language-Rich Classrooms for English Learners

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

Presenter: Melanie Yocom

Registration coming soon


  • 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

Registration coming soon


  • 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

Registration coming soon


If a session below indicates, "Registration Coming Soon," please check https://registration.esc11.net/catalog/calendar and look up the corresponding date.

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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