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The Best Resources For Teaching Social Studies To English Language Learners ArtsyBee / Pixabay
I have tons of “Best” lists related to teaching Social Studies to ELLs and English-proficient students alike, but realized I never published one specific list for ELLs, as I’ve done for math and science. So, here goes: First, here are various “Best” list collections: Tools For Teaching About Economics and Jobs
Here are some of my other previous posts: Guest Post: Teaching Social Studies To ELLs Guest Post: How A Social Studies Teacher Can Recognize The “Living History” ELLs Bring With Them Guest Post: Social Studies, ELLs & “Engagement” Guest Post: Practical Tips for Working with ELL Students in the Social Studies Classroom Guest Post: Making Social Studies Accessible to Elementary English Language Learners What Happens In A Typical Day During My ELL U.S. History Class
Here are resources from elsewhere: Social Studies for English Language Learners: Teaching Social Studies that Matters Engaging Bi/Multilingual Students in Inquiry & Argument Writing is from Read Inquire Write. 3 Strategies to Support English Language Learners in Social Studies is by Tan Huynh. Social Studies Instruction for ELLs is from Colorin Colorado. Preparing an Engaging Social Studies Lesson for ELLs: 12 Tips for Educators Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners      This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom geralt / Pixabay
At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM: I like the idea behind Visualize.AI – you upload an image of something (car part, appliance, etc.) and that it’s supposed to tell you how it works. But I didn’t have a lot of luck getting it to do what it says it can do.
AI Transparency Surveys: A Tool for Navigating Student Choices Together appeared in Edutopia. Beyond the Brainstorming Plateau: What AI for Teachers Could Look Like
Chatbots From Classroom to Conference: Fostering Collaboration in Language Learning with Mizou is from FLT Magazine. I’m adding this post to THE “BEST” IDEAS FOR USING CHATGPT, BARD, & OTHER FORMS OF AI WITH STUDENTS:
I’m adding this post to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR HELPING STUDENTS SEE THE BENEFITS OF WRITING (IN THE AI AGE):
 Viora MIGHT Be A Decent Site For Language Learning
Viora is a free (for now, at least) AI-powered site for learning multiple languages. It’s pretty standard – leading a user through learning new words, sentence use, with home language support. It doesn’t support actual speaking or pronunciation. I’m adding it to: The Most Useful Free Or VERY Low Cost AI Tools For Supporting English Language Learners The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Learning English & Other Languages  A Video Worth Watching: “Gold Medalist Jordan Chiles Surprises Her Favorite Teacher” – Maybe Good For PD
This could be a good video for professional development – show it to teachers and discuss what Chiles remembers. Then ask, “What would former students remember about your classroom?”   Review Of Research Suggests Reciprocal Teaching Could Be Best Strategy For Older Readers
Researcher Nathaniel Hansford reviewed 1,500 studies on reading comprehension, and came up with some important conclusions that you can read at My Best Advice for Reading Comprehension. The most important point for teachers of students in fourth-grade and above seemed to be the value of reciprocal teaching (which I’ve posted about before at New Meta-Analysis Identifies Instructional Strategies To Help Struggling Adolescent Readers. The “classical” definition of reciprocal teaching is putting students in groups of four to read a text together, and with each one having one of these responsibilities – predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarizing. Practically speaking, I’ve never been a fan of reading in a group of four. Very often, I’d have students divide into pairs to read (perhaps the first three pages of a history textbook or do it as a jigsaw with groups assigned to different pages.). On a graphic organizer or in their notebook, I’d first ask them to predict what the text was about. Then, I ask them to take turns reading paragraphs to each other. At the end of each page, I’d ask them to identify a word that was new to them, write a question they had about the text, and then a one sentence summary of the page. Then, everyone would come back together, and different students would share with the class. It generally worked quite well. I’m adding this info to The Best Posts On Reading Strategies & Comprehension – Help Me Find More!  More Recent Articles |
