An excellent visual overview of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Ted Ed video on how our government is divided into three equal branches.
It is difficult to teach civics to ELL students. Most of them have no background knowledge in regards to American government, our court systems, the roles of citizens, etc. This website provides excellent lessons that are easy to read, visual, and graphically organized – all key concepts when teaching ELL students. It also provides web quests and games to motivate students who have difficulty learning in the traditional classroom. Everything is free once you create a log-in.
These are some great videos created by two teachers collaborating together. Our Foundations of Technology teacher has a large number of Spanish speaking ELL students in her classes. In order to help them understand some basic instructions on some very dangerous machines, she worked with the Spanish teacher to create videos that explain the instructions in Spanish. Enjoy and feel free to use if you teach these subjects!
So many teachers are confused by WIDA and how to interpret students’ scores. They have no idea what a 1.5 or 3.9 means in their classroom, and the Can-Do Descriptors can often be confusing and overwhelming. This prezi seeks to explain the basics of WIDA and the important modifications to use for each score level in the classroom.
This video provides helpful tips and explanations of how students learn a new language. It tells what teachers should be doing in the classroom and discusses why old ways are now found to be incorrect.
Learning a new language is a difficult and complicated process. This video quickly goes through how English is learned and the obvious levels that a teacher can identify in an ELL student.