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Should We Teach About Easter?

Posted by Nancy on 1 April 2012 | 0 Comments

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Many ESL teachers have told me that they are not allowed to teach about Easter. It’s true that there is a fine line between educating students about a culture and cultural indoctrination. Especially in beginner level ESL classes, students may misunderstand and feel the teacher is proselytizing.

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Page Directions for Low Beginner ESL

Posted by Nancy on 24 February 2012 | 0 Comments

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I've created an interactive activity for low beginner ESL to practice page directions. You'll find your class runs smoother when you can draw students' attention to where the class is looking on the page you're working on and make sure everyone is following. You're welcome to download my materials for free to use in your classroom.

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Father's Day

Posted by Nancy Callan on 21 May 2011 | 0 Comments

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I have been lucky to have two fathers: an adoptive father, who raised me until he died when I was ten, and a birth father, whom I met as a young adult. You may have seen my birth father, David, assisting me at my booth at a conference some time. What a great guy!

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