Practical Help for Teachers of
Multilingual Learners
Jody Nolf, previously a secondary ESOL teacher and an ESOL coordinator, is now a Literacy Engagement Specialist for Vista Higher Learning. Recently on social media, she shared her free website and her padlet. Both are named JNolfESOL. They both contain practical information and lesson plans for secondary teachers of Multilingual Learners (MLLs).
Her website contains:
- Google Slides with basic math concepts for Newcomers
- Professional Development with examples using R.A.C.E.S. (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Sum up) in Science with sentences frames and color coding
- Her four Saddleback webinars which contain practical and helpful information and lesson plans
- A close reading unit about Emily Francis – an ESL teacher and author from Guatemala now living in North Carolina
- In the Smartboard section, she gives examples for math and science with and without technology.
- A collaborative practical planning template with examples for math and science.
- Possible Topics for Parent Night presentations
- Her favorite links including Rewordify
Jody Nolf’s Padlet contains much of the same as her website with a few additions:
- 18 #CollabChat videos with demonstrations for ESOL teachers and content area teachers
- Teachers Resources includes a sample pamphlet to share with content-area teachers about MLLs.
- Additional PD presentations of various lengths with a video called “How It Feels to be an ELL”
- Jody Nolf’s website and padlet contain practical information, professional development for ELL and content area teachers, and lesson plans.
Contributed by Hana Prashker, NJTESOL/NJBE Liaison, and teacher in Hasbrouck Heights School District