Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom

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

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

As we look toward the start of the new school year, reopening plans have continued to change. The situation is fluid, and we have learned through this pandemic that we need to be flexible and prepared.

Below are some resources and a webinar to assist you with a Plan A, B, or C.

Please note that these suggestions are good for all learners, but necessary for some.

The 10-Finger Sentence Builder

• Use https://pixabay.com
  
• Use 10 fingers to make a sentence by including who, what, when, how, etc.

Online Pictionary to Build Vocabulary and Speaking Skills

http://www.drawize.com

23 ESL One-to-One Speaking Activities

https://www.twinkl.com/blog/esl-one-to-one-speaking-activities?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=esl

Conversation and Writing Starters using Vox Video Essays

https://www.youtube.com/user/voxdotcom

Once Upon a Time (Visuals for Speaking and Writing practice)

https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk

Find the Differences Online Games (Speaking practice)

http://www.hellokids.com/r_260/free-online-games/find-the-differences-online-games

Hidden Pictures (Speaking practice)

https://www.highlightskids.com/games

Vooks (storybooks that come to life)

https://www.vooks.com

Below are tech tools that may be familiar. These are tools that we may have utilized for traditional in-person school. Now that we are facing possible remote learning for the fall, it's good to remind ourselves that we already know tools that we can use if we are tasked with teaching online.

July

• 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

• 7/31/2020

Region 11 Bilingual and ESL Teacher Collaborative (Combined)

Topic: Planning for Beginning of the Year

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

Presenters: Melanie Yocom and Elena Guerrero

Bilingual Register here:

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

ESL Register here:

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

• 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/
  

I am not perfect, so if you see errors or find broken links, please give me grace.

LB 07.18.20