I'm in awe Tina! You have such a big class and so many non English speakers. I'm so impressed by your kind heart and your creativity in overcoming these challenges .
You're so inspirational. My outlook on teaching and my students is so much more positive and I feel more excited than ever to teach. I look forward to each of your vlogs!!! :)
great video Tina, I find it shocking the uneven distribution of funds at schools across America. not only do you have large classes, but you pretty much have to fund and finance it off your own back. i admire you so much. you always want the best for your kids. let us know when you have the new dinners choose project up and running, I can't give much, but I'll happily give what I can. are the kindles around $45? you are doing an amazing job and i love love love your daily vlogs.
When you were talking about your kiddos that do not speak English it brought me to tears...I can only imagine how scary and overwhelming it has to be for them! Will they get additional help from the school?
I was thinking the same thing! What brave kiddos! And Tina is such a great teacher to take on teaching English! I wonder how the kids progress through the year. Kids are so resilient I'll bet the transformation is amazing. 😀
I'd like to buy that book that you suggested, Don't Laugh at Me, but it costs $30 used. OMG! It must be terrific but I'll keep looking; it is way too high for my teacher budget.
Just a suggestion to maximize your Kindles. Last year I had a limited number of IPads in my room and we used a headphone splitter to get multiple kids on one IPad.
Tina, I am an ELL teacher and our district also received students from Yemen who don't speak a word of English. I am using Rosetta Stone with them and they really enjoy it. I think using the app that you're using and making the newcomers feel useful in your class is a great great idea! My teachers feel overwhelmed, though. They don't know how to help them in class, and I can't be there with them because I have other ELLs to take care of. Can you share me what you do in your class to support those students and not overwhelming yourself? How do you grade them when they are not able to do any of your work yet? Shookran (Thank you in Yemeni :) )
I really want to know more how would you teach these kids with zero English .. because sometimes I have this challenge and I want to learn more how to deal with such situations. it will be so helpful for me and I will appreciate that. Thank you for sharing the videos Tina.
I 'm on the same page as you , I would love it if you kind of explained how you start with does little ones that speak no English? by the way I love watching your videos, you are such a great teacher.
I'm not a teacher and am old enough to find it utterly amazing that kids would be enrolled in school not speaking a word of English. That just seems wrong somehow. I love that there are people with your dedication and determination and skills in the classroom making it all work!
You have to start somewhere, right? Most people start their lives just knowing their mother tongue, as at the time goes by we learn other languages to be able to communicate with other people from other countries. Some kids have the luxury of growing up with parents that can teach them at least a couple of different languages from the beginning, but not everyone has that opportunity. So, in order to learn a new language you have to practice by writing, reading, speaking and listening. And, what a better place to do so than in school, kids learn super fast if they are in the right environment.
it may be a bit late for this, but have you tried Starfall for your zero English kiddos? It may help them with learning reading in English and all that.
32 students, maybe 34? God bless you! I was teaching 1st Grade last year and two weeks before returning to school I found out that I would be teaching 3rd grade instead. There were other changes which led to us have 1 Kindergarten teacher with 24 students, a 1st grade teacher with 22, and a 4th grade teacher with 28 students. All three of those teachers are complaining about their hectic classroom. Thank God for community schools; I myself only have 14 students. Now, if I was working in a regular pubic school I too would be working with a large number of students. The last 3rd grade classroom I worked in had 28 students.
I had a girl come this past school year I. February from Moldova. Didn't speak a word of English except "bathroom." You will be surprised how quickly they pick up. Are you ESOL certified? My biggest suggestion is use tons of pictures and give them time to talk with their peers. It's amazing what they learn in such a short time!
34 in one class!! At what point does your district decide to open another classroom or provide you with an aide? We have a cutoff and after that they either open up a new room or provide aides in the classroom or shared by a grade level.
Yes, each year children get a new teacher and a new class of friends. Sometimes a teacher will be with a class for two years. This doesn't happen often though.
Yes, rarely do students in elementary school receive the same teacher two years on row. It is because teachers are assigned a specific grade to teach and they usually will stay with the grade for a few years. The students move up each grade every year. In middle and high school, students have 7-9 different teachers for each subject in school.
BTW, do you try to learn the different languages your students know? I teach at a Navajo school (my students are not proficient in English or Navajo) and I'm always being taught by my students. It's quite comical when I try - I always mess up. I know you have many languages to deal with and was just wondering.
Each morning I stand at my door as the kids walk in and they give me a hug, handshake or high five! You could add high five too. They LOVE it!
I'm in awe Tina! You have such a big class and so many non English speakers. I'm so impressed by your kind heart and your creativity in overcoming these challenges .
I love your videos so much! Thank you Tina for sharing all that you do, its inspiring to new teachers such as myself. Big hug! :)
Get your tissues ready for that book! 😍 It's so good!
The Lettered Classroom I love watching u and Tina all the time
You're so inspirational. My outlook on teaching and my students is so much more positive and I feel more excited than ever to teach. I look forward to each of your vlogs!!! :)
You are amazing! I am a teacher in Germany and admire your work . I learn a lot from you
I love Each Kindness!! Read it to my fourth graders this year
Hugs and prayers for the best year ever!
I am so glad you still do cursive! I teach at a local community college and they cannot READ cursive comments. It is crazy.
Bless Max, what a sweet boy X
great video Tina, I find it shocking the uneven distribution of funds at schools across America. not only do you have large classes, but you pretty much have to fund and finance it off your own back. i admire you so much. you always want the best for your kids. let us know when you have the new dinners choose project up and running, I can't give much, but I'll happily give what I can. are the kindles around $45? you are doing an amazing job and i love love love your daily vlogs.
Sometimes in life you just need some Tina especially on a Friday ❤️💕❤️
I love this! That is so true, she is so kind and smart and just has a heart of gold!
Great video thanks for all that you do
I'm so ready for fall! I'm surprised they don't have early outs for schools who don't have air.
When you were talking about your kiddos that do not speak English it brought me to tears...I can only imagine how scary and overwhelming it has to be for them! Will they get additional help from the school?
I was thinking the same thing! What brave kiddos! And Tina is such a great teacher to take on teaching English! I wonder how the kids progress through the year. Kids are so resilient I'll bet the transformation is amazing. 😀
It has been 81 degrees here in the state of Georgia were not even done with winter yet hopefully the cold weather will come back
I'd like to buy that book that you suggested, Don't Laugh at Me, but it costs $30 used. OMG! It must be terrific but I'll keep looking; it is way too high for my teacher budget.
I would also like info on Donors Choose. Great video as always!!!
i love that book. i bought it 2 years ago from the school bogo bookfair
Just a suggestion to maximize your Kindles. Last year I had a limited number of IPads in my room and we used a headphone splitter to get multiple kids on one IPad.
I was so happy to hear that you do cursive! Love these vlogs!
Could you do a video on how donors choose works? I'm a new teacher- Thanks!
i really love watching you'r vlog keep going
Here in our district (Rochester Community Schools) they don't even teach the kids cursive anymore. I had to teach my older 2 children myself.
Tina,
I am an ELL teacher and our district also received students from Yemen who don't speak a word of English. I am using Rosetta Stone with them and they really enjoy it. I think using the app that you're using and making the newcomers feel useful in your class is a great great idea! My teachers feel overwhelmed, though. They don't know how to help them in class, and I can't be there with them because I have other ELLs to take care of. Can you share me what you do in your class to support those students and not overwhelming yourself? How do you grade them when they are not able to do any of your work yet? Shookran (Thank you in Yemeni :) )
these vlogs are really good I love❤❤💜💜💛💛💚💚💙💙 them and I love being in your class too
I really want to know more how would you teach these kids with zero English .. because sometimes I have this challenge and I want to learn more how to deal with such situations. it will be so helpful for me and I will appreciate that. Thank you for sharing the videos Tina.
I 'm on the same page as you , I would love it if you kind of explained how you start with does little ones that speak no English? by the way I love watching your videos, you are such a great teacher.
I'm not a teacher and am old enough to find it utterly amazing that kids would be enrolled in school not speaking a word of English. That just seems wrong somehow. I love that there are people with your dedication and determination and skills in the classroom making it all work!
You have to start somewhere, right? Most people start their lives just knowing their mother tongue, as at the time goes by we learn other languages to be able to communicate with other people from other countries. Some kids have the luxury of growing up with parents that can teach them at least a couple of different languages from the beginning, but not everyone has that opportunity. So, in order to learn a new language you have to practice by writing, reading, speaking and listening. And, what a better place to do so than in school, kids learn super fast if they are in the right environment.
30 plus was the norm where I live in UK lol was odd when went to college and small class sizes lol
it may be a bit late for this, but have you tried Starfall for your zero English kiddos? It may help them with learning reading in English and all that.
32 students, maybe 34? God bless you! I was teaching 1st Grade last year and two weeks before returning to school I found out that I would be teaching 3rd grade instead. There were other changes which led to us have 1 Kindergarten teacher with 24 students, a 1st grade teacher with 22, and a 4th grade teacher with 28 students. All three of those teachers are complaining about their hectic classroom. Thank God for community schools; I myself only have 14 students. Now, if I was working in a regular pubic school I too would be working with a large number of students. The last 3rd grade classroom I worked in had 28 students.
I had a girl come this past school year I. February from Moldova. Didn't speak a word of English except "bathroom." You will be surprised how quickly they pick up. Are you ESOL certified? My biggest suggestion is use tons of pictures and give them time to talk with their peers. It's amazing what they learn in such a short time!
34 kids!!! That is unbelievable! I've got 20 in my grade five class, but most classes in my school are around 22.
Did you buy the 5th or 7th generation amazon fire tablet?
My student who only knows Spanish really liked BrainPOP ESL.
Thanks for the heads up! Duolingo actually let me down. I will definitely look into it.
I used the website and it is so cool
Does your school provide either ESL push in or pull out for your non English speakers?
34 in one class!! At what point does your district decide to open another classroom or provide you with an aide? We have a cutoff and after that they either open up a new room or provide aides in the classroom or shared by a grade level.
how much did your kind el cost
I've not long found your channel - where in the USA are you? What is Donor choose? The kids are so lucky to have you.
Michigan USA and it's were people donate to u and there very lucky to have her
In the US, pupils have a different teacher each year?
Yes, each year children get a new teacher and a new class of friends. Sometimes a teacher will be with a class for two years. This doesn't happen often though.
Thank you. This is so interesting. In my country, pupils have one teacher for 3-5 years.
Yes, rarely do students in elementary school receive the same teacher two years on row. It is because teachers are assigned a specific grade to teach and they usually will stay with the grade for a few years. The students move up each grade every year. In middle and high school, students have 7-9 different teachers for each subject in school.
BTW, do you try to learn the different languages your students know? I teach at a Navajo school (my students are not proficient in English or Navajo) and I'm always being taught by my students. It's quite comical when I try - I always mess up. I know you have many languages to deal with and was just wondering.
No, I haven't. I would need to learn about 9 different languages! More than I can handle. :)
did u do a vlog today
34? That's insane. My class is capped at 28 but we have an agree number of 25....how are you supposed to teach to 34 individual learning needs?
you shuld have one table for your day
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check out imagine learning for your english language learners
What grade is it? Do you speak Spanish or any other language?
4th grade.
U should get kahoot