MAMAKO Academy
Teaching multilingual learners
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A short lesson by email for subject teachers who have students still learning English in their classes (schools call them ELL or EAL students, for English language learners or English as an additional language), and for the ESL and ELD teachers who support them. The lesson takes one idea from research on learning in a second language, explains it in plain words, and turns it into a step you can try in your next class.
Written by Logan Shaffer, Head of English at TEDA International School in Tianjin, China, who started MAMAKO. About MAMAKO
What's in the lesson
What “access to the curriculum” means
What “access to the curriculum” means for a student still learning English, and one planning step to try in tomorrow's lesson.
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The lesson has four parts
- One idea, explained in plain English
- The research behind it, with the full reference so you can read the study
- Try this tomorrow: one step for your next lesson
- Two minutes to reflect: a question to answer after class
Who it's for
Subject teachers in international schools and other English-medium classrooms who teach students still learning English, and the ESL, EAL and ELD specialists who work alongside them. The examples come from secondary classrooms.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. You pay nothing and you don't need an account, only an email address.
What else will you email me?
Only what the checkbox says: the Academy lesson. After that first email we send more only if you press the confirm button in it, and every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom.
How do I stop the emails?
Use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email. Many email apps also show an Unsubscribe button next to the sender's name, and that works too.