iPads for ELLs: Enhancing Critical Thinking
Follow Here are the highlights from the workshop “iPads for ELLs: Enhancing Critical Thinking†which we co-presented at the 2011 Long Island Tech Summit on October 18th. The workshop focused on...
View ArticleUsing Digital Media to Create Authentic Writing Experiences for Students
Follow by Heather Parris-Fitzpatrick With all the buzz about ebook readers, it is time for teachers to explore ways to incorporate epublishing into their student writing assignments. Â There are...
View ArticleThe World Beyond Our Classroom Walls: Online Resources
Follow Whether you are a first year teacher or a veteran teacher, we know that the demand to meet the needs of English Language Learners is no easy task.  ELLs face increasing academic challenges...
View ArticleFlipping the Classroom for ELLs
Follow Why the blended learning model is a good choice One of the latest trends in the education world is blended learning. So what is blended learning and how can it help English Language Learners?...
View ArticleCreating Educational Experiences: The iSchool Initiative
Follow Recently we had the opportunity to attend a mobile learning expo with guest speaker Travis Allen of iSchool Initiative. This young man shared an amazing timeline of events that led him to...
View ArticleISTE 2012: San Diego Bound!
Follow We are on our way to San Diego this morning and can’t wait to get to the ISTE 2012 Conference.  Right now, we are delayed at JFK because of thunder storms, so it looks like  we will miss part...
View ArticleDiscovery Education and the iPad: Long Island Day of Discovery
Follow Today we had the opportunity to present at the Discovery Education Day of Discovery Conference. Â We explored techniques for building a mobile learning environment and ways to use digital media...
View ArticleMastery Learning and Content Creation on the iPad
Follow By Heather Parris-Fitzpatrick In this era of testing , it’s a good time to reflect on the elements of  Mastery Learning as an instructional model and see how it may benefit the 21st...
View ArticleELLevation: A Tool for Educators of ELLs
Follow So, you need to conduct an analysis of ELP assessments for English Language Learners. Or maybe you’d like to restructure your ELL data collection and monitoring process. For many educators,...
View ArticleISTE 2013- Exploring Frontiers: Flipping the Classroom for English Language...
Follow ESL Techies is presenting at ISTE 2013 in San Antonio, Texas! We just arrived in San Antonio for the 2013 ISTE Conference and are really looking forward to sharing our ideas with our workshop...
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