
Welcome to The ESL Teaching Podcast, a place for K-12 teachers of English learners who are looking for simple and easy-to-implement ways to engage their students and for inspiration and empowerment in their day-to-day teaching. Whether you need a boost of confidence in reaching ESL/ELL newcomers, students in mixed proficiency level classes, or clarity in how to help them access content in the main... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 174 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Self-ImprovementEducationLanguage Learning | |||

As teachers, we are incredibly well-trained in structure, curriculum, and how to organize the day-to-day of teaching. But what about the human side of the classroom—for both our students and ourselves?
In this episode, I sit down with Lisa Riegel to... more
In this episode, I’m diving into lesson planning and introducing a process called backward design, which is a truly great way to plan for our English Learner (EL) students. You will hear how backward design differs from the traditional, “build-as-you... more
In this episode, I dive into a common source of overwhelm for EL teachers: overplanning. The pressure to adapt content-area lesson plans for multilingual learners often leads us to try to plan everything, including both content and detailed language ... more
Today, I’m sharing a simple but powerful structure—the 30–60–90 Minute Planning Framework—to help EL teachers stop the spiral of overplanning and find clarity, even during busy seasons like testing. In this episode, I am unpacking why planning often ... more
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I really enjoy this- it’s useful, relevant and inspiring too.
As a ESL teacher with a long commute to work, this podcast has a lot of great ideas for the classroom and helps me to get my creative juices flowing in the morning.
As a ESL teacher with a long commute to work, this podcast has a lot of great ideas for the classroom and helps me to get my creative juices flowing in the morning.
Ieva provides a wealth of knowledge when it comes to teaching EL students and how to structure lessons based on their ability. She has first hand experience with learning a new language which gives her the opportunity to understand what EL students feel and how they learn. I must listen to any teacher!
Thanks for putting the jargon into plain terms!
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The show concentrates on practical, implementable ESL/ELL strategies for K-12 classrooms, with a strong emphasis on lesson design for multilingual learners, classroom routines, and student well-being. Many episodes explore planning frameworks, language-focused objectives, and social-emotional support to reduce teacher burnout, often pairing hands-on tips with real-world classroom examples. A notable throughline is helping teachers build inclusive, calm, and engaging environments for English learners, including newcomers and students with trauma or competing language demands, often framed through user-friendly frameworks and step-by-step guides. A recurring strength is the host's emphasis on actionable templates, community resources, and pro... more
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Recent guests on The ESL Teaching Podcast include:
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