The purpose of these lessons is to help students think about how …
The purpose of these lessons is to help students think about how to resolve difficult ethical decisions related to injustice. By role-playing, researching people who have made courageous ethical decisions, and writing about their own role models, students will come to understand the importance of standing up for what they believe in.
In this article, I propose a toolbox that L2 teachers can draw …
In this article, I propose a toolbox that L2 teachers can draw from to nurture, facilitate, and foster constructive intercultural dialog when dealing with socially acute questions (SAQs) in the English-language classroom. Starting off with a case study describing a poorly managed racist incident that occurred in one of the author’s interfaculty conversation classes, the article provides insights into SAQs from Transdisciplinarity, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), and the Pedagogy of Encounter. The article continues with an introduction to the concepts of Safe Spaces and Story Circles, and a reminder of the key concepts of Cross-Cultural Pragmatics. It aims at providing a SAQ toolbox that the L2 teacher can draw from to deal with SAQs in cross-cultural dialog situations they may encounter in their English-language classrooms, meeting the stakeholders’ (the L2 learners’ and teacher’s) academic expectations as well as emotional needs.
This lesson explores the complexities of a situation in which immigrant students …
This lesson explores the complexities of a situation in which immigrant students attend a school that is plagued with racially motivated violence. Working in small groups and as a class, students will discuss possible solutions and outcomes and apply their problem-solving skills to issues affecting their own school and community.
Demonstrative pronouns – this, that, these, and those – are used to replace nouns in sentences. …
Demonstrative pronouns – this, that, these, and those – are used to replace nouns in sentences. Demonstrative pronouns are difficult to grasp for English language learners for many reasons. First, they all start with th, which is a hard sound for English learners to produce. Second, they are used in relation to the speaker, which often creates further confusion for students. However, if English language learner wants to improve their fluency, they must learn to use them confidently and correctly.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.
The present lesson plan aims to work on describing people by using …
The present lesson plan aims to work on describing people by using physical adjetives through a "Heroes" theme. It was made for 9th grade or above. It has a STOP GAME warm-up to review general vocabulary. Then it follows an explanation about related adjectives plus worksheet as classwork and homework. After that, a game called "Descrive the suspect" as a pair-work activity aims to practice drawing and use the subject. The lesson plan ends with a culminant game called "Guess the hero", which two or more groups have to choose a representative to guess standing back to the whiteboard (which has several heros sticked on it) and give descriptions of one hero chosen by the teacher.
The lesson and attached documents are to be used toward the end of …
The lesson and attached documents are to be used toward the end of OPI Coordinator training. The purpose is to ensure new OPI coordinators know how to determine whether or not to verify an OPI interview.
The overall goal of these lessons is to help students develop their …
The overall goal of these lessons is to help students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open classroom environment. Each lesson capitalizes on a slightly different modality of learning. The lessons
As social media engagement among youth continues to rise, students are becoming …
As social media engagement among youth continues to rise, students are becoming increasingly exposed to and involved in hashtag campaigns related to themes of identity, diversity, justice and social action.
Digital ESL is a hands-on, paper-first course that teaches beginner English learners …
Digital ESL is a hands-on, paper-first course that teaches beginner English learners digital literacy through guided experimentation on their smartphones. It was designed to maximize hands-on learning opportunities both in and outside the classroom, utilizing students' own smartphone devices. Although originally created for teaching older adult (age 65+) beginner learners of English, it can be used with adults of any age.
This handbook from Europeana Education and European Schoolnet showcases best practices and …
This handbook from Europeana Education and European Schoolnet showcases best practices and examples of digital learning during the pandemic. It provides a resource to help educators throughout Europe find innovative, ready-to-use educational material.
This lesson explores how to distinguish between fact and opinion and facilitate …
This lesson explores how to distinguish between fact and opinion and facilitate thoughtful dialog using principles of civil discourse. It is intended for intermediate English language learners (B1-B2 CEFR). The content is appropriate for secondary school students and adults. The lesson plan includes a handout and a presentation. The material from the presentation could be written on a board.
This course provides knowledge and skills in supporting English Language Development and …
This course provides knowledge and skills in supporting English Language Development and Inclusive Learningthroughout Out-of-School (OST) environments. Educators learn learn to welcome, support, and enhance language and literacy skill development for all children and youth and respond appropriately to the individualized ELD needs of non-native speakers of English.
This lesson is designed for students to learn basic social justice vocabulary, …
This lesson is designed for students to learn basic social justice vocabulary, such as systemic racism and analyze if equity matters. Through vocabulary development of terms around race relations and equity, along with the analysis of two articles, students will gain an understanding of equity in social organizations. Finally, using the articles, the content-specific vocabulary and their own schema, students will discuss if equity matters in a Socratic seminar.
This I.L.P. aims to teach the concept of domestic and wild animals, …
This I.L.P. aims to teach the concept of domestic and wild animals, identify aurally and orally domestic and wild animals, and rehearse animals' names.
I know a LOT about Dyslexia-both in a personal level and a …
I know a LOT about Dyslexia-both in a personal level and a professional level. It goes UNDIAGNOSED in thousands of people across all ages. Within Corrections, the percentage of students we serve with Dyslexia is incredibly high. Recent Federal legislation has opened the door to reforms- but this emphasis hasn't taken on importance yet in the state that I reside in. I am a Microsoft Geek- that is the biggest resource that has been available for me to use in adult ed. I have a PowerPoint that explains some basic facts about Dyslexia. Plus a self-made Dyslexia Screener that I put together by combing through several online resources. The out of pocket cost for the ed psych testing my child needed to diagnose dyslexia & dyscalculia was close to $2,000. Our students most likely didn't ever have the money to pay for that, nor will they. Please do what you can to research on your own! You can find ways to help. If you need suggestions, comb through more of my resources.
This resource is a detailed course outline for ELSI 043: English for …
This resource is a detailed course outline for ELSI 043: English for Academic Purposes II, a three-hour non-credit developmental English writing course designed for international freshmen at the University of Illinois Chicago. The course outline is a companion document for the OER textbook Integrated Skills: Academic Writing with Sources (UIC, 2021).
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