Episode 82 - How to Master Small Group Scheduling and Instruction with guest Kristen Vibas

The ESL Teaching Podcast

Many teachers work with small groups of students and especially if you're in an elementary setting, making a schedule for those small groups can be one of the most challenging tasks of your entire school year.

For today's episode, I have invited back my dear friend, Kristen Vibas, to chat about just that, the peculiarities of scheduling and grouping English learner students in elementary grades.

Kristen Vibas is a K-6 elementary ESOL teacher living in Northern Virginia. She's been teaching multilingual learners since 2005 in one of the country's largest school districts.

What you will hear about in this episode:

• Scheduling and grouping English learner students in elementary grades
• The process of scheduling small groups and providing targeted English language development to students
• The importance of using data, such as ELP scores and assessment scores, to group students with similar language needs for effective instruction
• Grouping students with similar language needs in order to effectively target their individual language development

Show Notes:

• Episode 82 - How to Master Small Group Scheduling and Instruction with guest Kristen Vibas

Resources Mentioned:

• The ESL Teaching Roadmap – membership community for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers. As a thank you for listening, use code ESLPODCAST for 10% off when you join.
• Simply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers Store
• 1:1 ESL Teacher Coaching Session
• Essential Lesson Plan Bundle

Related/Previous Episodes:

• Episode 22 - Teaching Reading with Kristen Vibas
• Episode 80 - Empowering English learners - an Asset Based Approach
• Episode 72 - Four easy ways to differentiate the same lesson

Connect with Kristen:

• On Instagram - @awalkinthechalk

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• Instagram - @simplyievaesl
• Website - www.simplyieva.com
• Join the - Simply Ieva Facebook Group

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