Tobey
Bassoff is a bilingual Assistant Principal at Angevine Middle School in Lafayette, CO. She has a strong ESL teaching background and is deeply committed to creating and sustaining culturally proficient communities. Angevine is a diverse community that has strong ESL and Dual Language programs with an average of 45% of students on free/reduced lunch. Currently she works on projects that increase the educational opportunities for homeless and highly mobile children.
Tobey has an
M.A. from Columbia University, Teacher's College and a
BA in English and Spanish from the University of Colorado
at Boulder.
Articles of interest selected by Tobey & colleagues.
"ELL Spoken Here,"
T.H.E. Journal
"Teaching English Language Learners: What the research does--and does not--say"
American Educator
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"Education
is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire" |
William
Butler Yeats |
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a question or suggestion about how to adjust your
teaching styles for students in ESL/bilingual classrooms?
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Tobey.
Tobey's
articles on ESL/Bilingual Classrooms.
NEW All About Bags
NEW Tell Me
Racism: Building Vocabulary through Inquiry
Categorizing to Build Vocabulary
Famous Pairs
Mailbag: Questions about ESL and ELL
Standards-based Instruction and English Language Learners
Five Ways to Effectively Enhance Instruction for ELLs
The Queen’s English Is NOT for Me
How Do We Ensure Student Voice in the Classroom
How Technology Can Help You Reach English Language Learners
Research-Based Classroom Strategies for Teachers in Diverse Classrooms
M.S. Grammar Lesson Adapted for ELL Students
Lesson Plan for a Middle/High School Level Language Arts Class
Differentiated for the ELL Student in a General Education Classroom
Connecting ELLs to Accessible Texts
So What’s the Difference Between ESL and ELL?
Helping
ELL/ESL Students with Math
Resources
for Teachers of ELL/ESL Students
Linking
Math and Literacy
Helping
ELL/ESL Students Connect Math to Real Life Experiences
From
the Teachers of Color Summit
Where
to Start: Introductory Ideas for Teaching the Non-English
Speaker
Using
Authentic Literature as a Model for Writing Memoirs with
ELL/ESL Students
Starting
a Pre-School Spanish Program
Building
Your ELL/ESL Student's Vocabulary
Starting
Out a Reading Program for ELL/ESL Students
Action
Research in the ELL/ESL Classroom
The
Primary Needs of ELL/ESL Learners
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Tobey's
articles on ESL/Bilingual Classrooms.
Making
Center Learning Meaningful for ELL/ESL Students
Welcoming
a Non-English Speaking Student to Your Class
Including
ELL/ESL Parents in the Classroom
Teaching
Science with Your ELL/ESL Learners
Time
Effective Approach to Assessing ELL/ESL Students
Boosting
Vocabulary in Meaningful Ways for Your ELL/ESL Students
Developing
Meaning When Reading to ELL/ESL Students
Breaking
the Language Barrier in Mathematics
Getting
Started - How to Set Up an Effective ELL/ESL Classroom
Tobey's
Lesson Plans
Understanding
Global Poverty: A 5th Grade or ELL/ESL Unit
Ringo
- Building Consonant Sounds with ELL/ESL Learners
Other articles
on adjusting your teaching styles for students
in ESL/bilingual classrooms.
ELL/ESL
Instruction and Early Childhood Literacy: Combining
Two Styles of Teaching and Learning
Related
Lesson Plans
Libros
Y Amigos: Publishing Bilingual Books
Moving
from Talking with Pictures to Speaking with Words and
Sound
A Guest
Contributor writes:
Notes from the National
Association of Bilingual Education Conference
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