For inspiration on how to reach our ESL learners, this quick read will give many ideas:
The above blog post referred to this resource that targets adolescents with literacy needs whether they are second language learners or not. This resource helps understand what good readers do, then describes the struggles of those who don’t read well. Most importantly, the article recommends specific strategies for supporting classroom learning within the context of their subject area:
This article highlights some of the challenging issues that are causing a severe teacher shortage in England. Included is how parents are now limiting the power of teachers in the classroom, although they are being banned from school property in record numbers. Here’s the article:
If that was too discouraging, here’s a lighter feature that will cheer you up:
While this article classifies learners into four different types based on similarity to common objects, it could be interesting to see if adults who work in education might also be classified the same way. Thinking back to some of our staff meetings, I would have to say yes. Read it for yourself to make your own judgment, then take a bit of extra time to peruse the other articles for educators on the blog:
After hearing so many discussions about narcissism this week, I thought it would be interesting to explore this perspective. The Harvard Business Review analyzed the personality types of people who are the most likely to appreciate narcissistic leaders. This could be a hot topic in the staff room this week:
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