A New Resource in the ELL Library

I wanted to let you know I got some new resources about SIOP.(Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol). One excellent one is 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with the SIOP Model by MaryEllen Vogt and Jana Echevarria. It has some great ideas for regular ed teachers...It is in my office if you want to borrow it. One idea I really like is the Magic Button strategy. You give the kids "buttons"-- one says "I'm thinking" and one "I got it!" It helps the students to value the thinking process and lets  you know when they are ready to answer. It may help with those kids who shout out answers.... Any one else have other ideas?

A Place for Creative Minds

 You just can't go on Spring Break without the chance to bounce ideas off your coaching buddies, can you?  I have set us all up as authors and no one else can post or view this blog. I thought it would be a more efficient way to ask questions like-- anyone know how to make a tornado in a bottle? etc. I will also invite the instructional coordinators-- maybe it will be a way to share and work together more efficiently! What do you think?