Category Archives: Inquiry Resources

Preparing teacher candidates for differentiated instruction

Washburn, G. N. (2008). Alone, Confused, and Frustrated: Developing Empathy and Strategies for Working with English Language Learners. The Clearing House, 81(6), 247–250. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/stable/30190007 Washburn, in his article, does a fantastic job of describing what it may feel … Continue reading

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Creating & Sustaining Inclusive Strategies

Lopez, F., & Iribarren, J. (2014). Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Instructional Settings for English Language Learners: Why, What, and How. Theory into Practice, 53(2), 106-114. Francesca Lopez and Jacqueline Iribarren, who are both assistant educators at different universities in the … Continue reading

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Meeting the needs of all of our students

Levy, H., M. (2008) Meeting the Needs of All Students through Differentiated Instruction: Helping Every Child Reach and Exceed Standards. Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 81(4), 161-164. In this article, the author and reseracher Levy … Continue reading

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Mini Group Facilitation

Lesson Plan Topic: Strategies to use with ELL students in the classroom My Inquiry Question: How do teachers provide the support that the English Language Learners need while still meeting the needs of all other students in the classroom? Article: … Continue reading

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ELL Blog Resource

ELL Blog Resource: While I was searching for research studies; journals; articles related to my inquiry question, I came across this wonderful blog. Despite the fact that this blog has been designed/ written by a teacher in the States, this … Continue reading

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Building positive skills for ELLs & ourselves

My inquiry questions is: How do teachers provide the support that the ELLs need while still meeting the needs of all other students in the classroom? One of the resources that I really found useful for this inquiry question is … Continue reading

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