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Introduction to the Video Series: Remote ELA Instructional Practices
Find inspiration and examples for teaching remotely in this series of videos co-produced by the SABES English Language Arts and Literacy (ELA) and Communications PD Centers. In addition to examples of remote ELA instruction, these…
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Reading Instruction: Our Rights, Our Freedoms (full lesson)
Brooke Machado teaches a remote high school level Social Studies/ELA class on the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, using close reading strategies to understand the complex text of the First…
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Problem-based learning is a student-centered instructional approach that engages students in collaboratively solving an open-ended problem. This instructional strategy cultivates a wide range of skills, including critical thinking, processing and analyzing information, interpersonal skills, and…
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Project-based learning is a teaching approach in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world, meaningful projects. Students develop knowledge and experience while purposefully using their language skills. Research shows this to be one of the most effective ways to engage adult learners…
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Are you wondering about resources for teaching ELA remotely, or incorporating online elements into your face-to-face classes?
Highlights of the ELA distance learning resources:
Alphabetics Slides for Teaching
Conducting a Writing Workshop online
Create Videos and Google Forms for Vocabulary…
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In these two videos, Massachusetts adult education teacher Joan Schottenfeld describes how she creates vocabulary videos with accompanying Google forms and how she posts them in her Google Classroom. She highlights what she does to encourage and enhance learner engagement, especially important…
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Jamboard, Google's interactive whiteboard, can be used in many creative ways. Please note that you need a Google account in order to create Jamboards, but do not need one in order to use publicly shared Jamboards. And, yes, Jamboard is usable from a smartphone.
Support and Examples from the ELA…
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In this series of four videos, two instructors and the director of Abisi Adult Education Center in Lowell, MA introduce you to the STAR program (Student Achievement in Reading), how they implement STAR in their classrooms, and its positive impact on their adult learners.
Work on this series was…
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Alphabetics is one of the four essential components of reading. These four videos on Phonemic Awareness, each 5-6 minutes in length, are from the Partners in Reading program of the San Jose Public Library:
Phoneme Isolation (Recognizing Individual Sounds Within a Word)
Phoneme Identity (Recognizing…
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Fluency is one of the four essential components of reading. This series of seven videos on Improving Fluency with Oral Reading Strategies is from the Partners in Reading program of the San Jose Public Library:
Introduction
Tutor & Cross-generational Reading
Duet Reading & Cross-…
