1. LABELS—do they have a place in society?
Explain yourself.

2. Homework: Complete toy store inventory sheet
Today’s Agenda
Fishbowl Labels
ESL/ELL Info
Maslow’s Theory
“Teacher Talk”
Barriers to Learning
Front of the Class
Daily Objective:
Students will review ELL/ESL information and Maslow’s Theory.
Students will identify causes, preventions, and treatments of major barriers to learning.
Homework: Complete toy store inventory sheet

3. Let’s have a Chat

4. “Should teachers be allowed to assign zeros for work students do not complete or submit? Explain why or why not.”
Let’s have a Chat

5. The World of English Language Learners
Parlez-vous Français?
The World of English Language Learners
généreux
sérieuse
actif
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6. More Alphabet Soup… EFL English as a foreign language
ESOL English for speakers of other languages
ESL English as a second language
LEP Limited English proficiency
ELL English language learners

7. Acquiring Language
BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills- Social Fluency)
take 6 months to 2 or more years
CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)
takes 7 to 9 years to achieve
Listening comes first!
silent period-6 months to 2 years
Factors that affect fluency or that cause variations in the rate of fluency…
-prior academic experience
-family literacy level and expectations
-special ed or other services
-study of English in native country
-emotional factors

8. ELL Teachers DO NOT speak the language of the students they instruct
ELL Teachers DO NOT speak the language of the students they instruct. How could they? They might have five or more different languages in one classroom.
Who is eligible for ELL?
Primary or home language is not English
Scores below “fluent” on a placement assessment
It is important for all teachers to receive some
preparation for ELL students because ALL
teachers might have them in their
classes at some point.

9. How should assignments be modified?
Assign less homework
Modify tests and quizzes
Allow students to use bilingual dictionaries
Use portfolio assessment
Allow more time for completion of work
Use peer tutoring or cooperative learning

10. Tips for Teachers Speak at a slower rate Enunciate clearly
Avoid using idioms and slang
Add gestures and visuals
Write clearly in print
Develop and maintain routines-have an agenda or list of activities
Repeat and review info frequently
Paraphrase and rephrase
Check assignments for cultural bias
Use multicultural materials as much as possible
Do not discourage use of native language
Collaborate with ELL teacher-English through content

11. Food for thought! The English language
There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple or pine in pineapple. And while no one knows what is in a hotdog, you can be pretty sure it isn't canine.
English muffins were not invented in England nor French fries in France.
Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce, and hammers don't ham?
If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, two meese? Is cheese the plural of choose? One mouse, 2 mice. One louse, 2 lice. One house, 2 hice?
If teachers taught, why don't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Why do people recite at a play, and play at a recital? Ship by truck or car and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another? When a house burns up, it burns down. You fill in a form by filling it out and an alarm clock goes off by going on. You get in and out of a car, yet you get on and off a bus. When the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it? (Author unknown)

13. BARRIERS TO LEARNING

14. What else?
What “other” things going on can have an effect on student learning.
Think life.

15. BARRIERS TO LEARNING

16. Barriers to Learning Mini-Research
Abuse and Neglect
Bullying
Substance Abuse
Depression & Suicidal Tendencies
Eating Disorders
Latchkey Kids
Teen Pregnancy
Poverty
Sleep Deprivation
Death, Dying & Grief
ESL, ELL, ESOL
Barriers to Learning Mini-Research
With your partner, go online and research your assigned barrier. Make a list of the five (5) most important facts about your barrier. Be sure to record the website where you found the facts. Do NOT use Wikipedia.
After recording your five facts, use your BRAIN to determine three (3) ways a k-12 teacher could help his/her students overcome or manage the barrier.
After you have determined your facts and the teacher’s strategies, add your information to the Google slide document on my desktop to provide a “snapshot” of your barrier.
We will present to the class!

17. “Becoming a Teacher HOLLYWOOD STYLE”
"Front of the Class" is based on the true story of Brad Cohen -- played in the movie by Jimmy Wolk -- who, "after being challenged by Tourette's syndrome from a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher. Despite suffering from Tourette's syndrome, Brad Cohen (James Wolk) fulfills his lifelong dream of becoming a teacher in this touching Hallmark Hall of Fame production based on a true story that shines a light on this often misunderstood disorder. As Cohen grows up, he must face friends and classmates who don't realize that he sometimes cannot control his outbursts, and a father (Treat Williams) who seems unwilling to accept his son's condition.