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NOW ALSO WITH TWITTER! Whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. "(Anatole France) Myth #4: Some students just can't learn.Truth #4: Some teachers just can't teach. Teachers are quick to blame everybody (and with good reason, at times) except themselves. The first thing you should do is to write a sticky note in our wall-wisher! Word of the Day Quote of the Day Article of the Day This Day in History Today's Birthday In the News. Videoconference. Skype: Henry Cassidy. English Lessons With eTeacher. Chat-rooms. Teachers.Net. EnglishClub.

Listservs. BusyTeacher. English as a Second Language ESL learners. About.com's guide to English as a Second Language provides a number of free email courses which you can sign up for to receive help through your email.

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Each course provides weekly or daily tips, grammar points, and links to pages on the site to explain the concepts introduced. Beginners should find the beginning English and English Word of the Day newsletters helpful. Intermediate to advanced level students can sign up for the intensive grammar workshop, or improve your vocabulary newsletters, as well as the tip of the day newsletter for help. Beginning English Sign up (or sign your students up) for this beginning level course. You will receive an e-mail each week. Blogs. Teaching & Learning Foreign Languages. DSF Consulting. Writing with the Common Core: Considerations for ELLs Originally posted May 17, 2013 for Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner In my experience, teachers of English language learners (ELLs) often observe that writing is the last domain in which their students develop English language proficiency.

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Teachers note that the pace at which ELLs develop writing proficiency has an impact on how soon students are able to exit language development programs in their schools. Teaching ELLs to write successfully in English is indeed a challenge which is about to become even more complex with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). In the next few posts, I’ll turn my attention to the new writing demands presented in the CCSS and look at how the standards will impact writing for ELLs. In coming weeks, I’ll take a closer look at what writing, as defined by the CCSS, might mean for English language learners and their teachers. CCSS ELA/Literacy Writing Standards Organization. Yahoo Groups. ELTnet. ELTnet English Language Teachers’ Network What is ELTnet? ELTnet is a British Council project in Venezuela aimed at incorporating secondary school EFL teachers into networking.

Why ELTnet? The work done by the British Council has always involved relationships with teachers at all educational levels all over the world. ESL TeachersCafe : Twitter. BBC Learning English. Teaching English.