by Marcel Negrete | Aug 11, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Last month, 18 people from 8 different states/agencies came to Austin, Texas to participate in the English Forward Institute! The Institute allows these organizations to take the 11-hour English Forward Instructor Training back to their communities so that they can...
by Marcel Negrete | Aug 3, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
A great way to get your students thinking (Step 1: Activate Background Knowledge!) and set yourself up for a lesson is to use step 1 of the lesson flow to have your students create the supplemental materials that you’ll be using later in the lesson. If, for example,...
by Marcel Negrete | Jul 27, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
A new Timely Lesson on Daylight Saving Time has been posted to the portal! In this lesson, your students will learn to talk about Daylight Saving Time and their preferences around the daytime. To take a look at the lesson, click on Timely Lessons and then click the...
by Marcel Negrete | Jul 21, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Portal Preview
Have your students heard of Daylight Saving Time? Do they like it when the sun rises earlier or sets later? This Timely Lesson prepares students to discuss Daylight Saving Time and their preferences around different daily activities related to the daytime. ...
by Marcel Negrete | Jul 21, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Timely Lesson Plans
Have your students heard of Daylight Saving Time? Do they like it when the sun rises earlier or sets later? This Timely Lesson prepares students to discuss Daylight Saving Time and their preferences around different daily activities related to the daytime. ...
by Marcel Negrete | Jun 22, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
While you are a great resource to your students inside the classroom, students often need help navigating the outside world as well. One way to do this is to create a collection of resources that may be useful to your students and make it available to them. This could...