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Excellent “How-To” Resource On Getting Transcripts & How You Use Them In Listening Exercises With ELLs akshayapatra / Pixabay
Blog de Cristina has an excellent post describing how to get transcripts from any video (it would also work for NPR or any other audio), along with sharing ideas on how to use them with students. Check out How to Get the Transcript from an Audio or Video in Seconds and 6 Ideas to Use the Transcript. I’m adding this info to: The Best Listening Sites For English Language Learners THE BEST POSTS ABOUT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH ELLS      This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):
I’m adding this post to THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT THE RUSSIA/UKRAINE CONFLICT:
 
 This Is An Excellent Idea Offered By An Otherwise Terrible California Gubernatorial Candidate
Steve Hilton would be an awful Governor of California and, fortunately, he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning the election. But he did propose a good idea to help reimburse teachers for money they spend on students. You can read more about his idea at Ed Source’s article, Who should fill the school supply gap — teachers, parents or schools? The textbox above highlights they key part of his proposal. You might also be interested in The Best Data On How Much Money Teachers Pay Out Of Their Own Pocket – What Do You Spend?  Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Ten years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in all my Best lists on teaching ELLs. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In addition, look for our latest book on teaching ELLs, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0. Here are this week’s choices: ELL students could watch this video and then talk/write about what they saw:
The Dos & Don’ts of Error Correction When Teaching English is from Bridge. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On ESL/EFL/ELL Error Correction. EAL adaptations: Lonely Planet Travel Writing is from ELT Planning. AI experiments: IGCSE ESL speaking assessment bank is from ELT Planning. Why Most C1 Song Lessons Fail — And What to Do Instead is from Song Activity Factory. I’m adding it to The Best Music Websites For Learning English. The relationship between vocabulary learning strategies, reading comprehension, and motivation among secondary school EFL learners is a new study I’m adding to Best Posts On “Motivating” Students. Conference Pet Peeves is by David Duebelbeiss. Cambridge Online Day session – Creating an inclusive learning environment: Teacher tips and takeaways (Ben Goldstein) is from Lizzie Pinard. “If the City Could Talk…” 3 Beautiful Ideas to Talk about City Life is from Blog de Cristina. How One Rural District Used College Students to Keep English Learners in School is from Ed Week. Mentors Can Prevent English Learners From Dropping Out. Here’s How is from Ed Week.  “Vocaspeak” Looks Like A Free & Useful AI Tool For English Language Learners
Vocaspeak provides over eighty free pronunciation lessons for English Language Learners. No sign-up is required. Each lesson focuses on one-or-two sounds. You can hear it first, and then record. It will assess you on your accuracy. I’m adding it to The Most Useful Free Or VERY Low Cost AI Tools For Supporting English Language Learners.  More Recent Articles
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