Enlightening English Language Learners

Megan Syed

Are you an ESL teacher looking for new ways to build relationships, increase student engagement and promote academic rigor? Join Megan Syed as she shares activities, classroom success stories and more along with innovative teacher guests. Subscribe to this podcast to get teaching tips and ideas that you can begin implementing in you classroom immediately! Follow me on: Instagram- @enlighteningells Twitter- @enlightenells Teachers Pay Teachers- Enlightening Ells Teaching Blog- https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com

  1. 04/18/2022

    Hedbanz in the Classroom Game!

    Have you ever played the game Hedbanz during a family game night? It always is sure to get my family laughing and having fun in the moment. Hedbanz is great in the classroom too! One of my favorite ways to use Hedbanz in the classroom with my English learners is for vocabulary practice. Tune into this episode for how to make a DIY game as well as the different variations I like to play with my students to dig even deeper into truly learning the meanings of new words! To learn more, check out my blogpost on Hedbanz here: https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com/2022/04/homemade-hedbanz-game.html?m=1 Connect with me! Instagram- @enlighteningells Twitter- @enlightenells Email- meganlsyed@gmail.com Teaching Blog- https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com

    16 min

  2. 11/23/2021

    My EDventure in Egypt!

    In this episode, I share with you my experience traveling to Egypt this past summer and having the opportunity to visit the Sudanese Displaced Children’s Learning Center. Enjoy! Connect with me! Instagram- @enlighteningells Twitter- @enlightenells Email- meganlsyed@gmail.com Teaching Blog- https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com

    19 min

  3. 05/26/2021

    WIDA Can Do Descriptors in Class Kick

    In this episode, I discuss the website Class Kick. With Class Kick, you can create interactive slides for your students to work through at their own pace aligned to the can-do descriptors. What’s great about Class Kick is teachers can see all of their students working at once and students can receive immediate feedback from not only their teachers but classmates as well! Connect with me! Instagram- @enlighteningells Twitter- @enlightenells Email- meganlsyed@gmail.com Teaching Blog- https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com

    20 min

  4. 03/25/2021

    Virtual Pictionary for Vocabulary Instruction

    In this episode I discuss a virtual Pictionary website that is completely free called- www.drawasaurus.org Drawasauraus is an AMAZING and easy to use website to help teach new vocabulary. Enjoy! Connect with me! Instagram- @enlighteningells Twitter- @enlightenells Email- meganlsyed@gmail.com Teaching Blog- https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com

    7 min

  5. 02/12/2021

    GIFs in the Classroom

    In this episode I discuss using GIFs to teach vocabulary and to increase student engagement! Enjoy! GIF Examples- https://instagram.com/p/CE-Qemjhiq-/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CI10A64hIJ6/?igshid=g9n27qf04tp8 Connect with me! Instagram- @enlighteningells Twitter- @enlightenells Email- meganlsyed@gmail.com Teaching Blog- https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com

    10 min

  6. 06/25/2020

    Student Talk in the Online Classroom

    Let’s talk student discussions during virtual learning! The interaction component from the SIOP model is so important! For those of you who may not be familiar with the SIOP model, the interaction component is when teachers provide students with consistent opportunities for interaction and discussion, group students to support content and language objectives, provide sufficient wait-time for student responses, and clarify concepts in student’s first language, if possible and necessary. As ESL teachers, we know students need to be talking as much as possible! However, it can be tricky during online lessons. What do you do when all students start talking at once? How can we share the talking time? In this episode I share tips and tricks for student talk in the Online classroom and share an example from one of my recent online lessons where my ELL students brainstorm ideas to divide the air time and share their thinking during our 3rd grade math lesson. It’s definitely not perfect by any means, but it’s real.☺️ How do you make sure your students are having meaningful conversations in your online classroom? Connect with me! Instagram- @enlighteningells Twitter- @enlightenells Email- meganlsyed@gmail.com Teaching Blog- https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com

    24 min

  7. 02/28/2020

    Room Transformations for ELLs

    In this episode I discuss room transformations for ELLs. A room transformation is a way to change up the learning environment with a theme to support the delivery of your instructional content in a unique way. Room Transformations are a great way to lower the affective filter and teach content to your students in a relaxed setting. Connect with me! Instagram- @enlighteningells Twitter- @enlightenells Email- meganlsyed@gmail.com Teaching Blog- https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com

    11 min

  8. 11/20/2019

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Are you an ESL teacher looking for new ways to build relationships, increase student engagement and promote academic rigor? Join Megan Syed as she shares activities, classroom success stories and more along with innovative teacher guests. Subscribe to this podcast to get teaching tips and ideas that you can begin implementing in you classroom immediately! Follow me on: Instagram- @enlighteningells Twitter- @enlightenells Teachers Pay Teachers- Enlightening Ells Teaching Blog- https://enlighteningells.blogspot.com

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  • Creator
    Megan Syed
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Megan Syed