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Carol Salva and her guests explore ways to empower language learners and the teachers who teach them. We're not just closing gaps, we're growing leaders.
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30 MAR 2025 · https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carol-salva-0838406/ interviews award-winning professor and author, https://www.scu.edu/fjimenez/ Full show notes at https://salvac.edublogs.org/the-boosting-achievement-esl-podcast/ This show offers inspiration to anyone teaching Multilingual Learners with interrupted education, students who may be fearful of deportation, and any students who may be struggling due to difficult circumstances. Dr. Jiménez was deported as a migrant farm worker when he was in school. But his life is proof that a challenging event is not the end of a person's story. His autobiographical books are listed by the American Library Assn's 50 best young adult books of all time. They are so important for our empathy and our mindset. Now we can add this podcast to our toolbox! Â
27 DEC 2024 · Yes, we need to show students what to do to become more fluent. They can make their language acquisition go so much faster. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carol-salva-0838406/shares tips for that in the "What to do Right Now" part of this episode. But these ideas fall flat if you are not helping learners reflect on how far they have come, and show them where they could be in a few months, years.. and beyond. Find the links at https://salvac.edublogs.org/the-boosting-achievement-esl-podcast/ Episode 125
24 NOV 2024 · Show notes are at https://salvac.edublogs.org/the-boosting-achievement-esl-podcast/ If you are feeling distraught right now, https://bsky.app/profile/drcarolsalva.bsky.social has a process that might help you. Many teachers of immigrant students are feeling distraught due to the results of the 2024 election. So this show is drawing on what Dr. Salva learned while teaching newcomers during difficult times. Perhaps they can support you too.Â
18 AUG 2024 · Based on the last 12 months of working with newcomer teachers, Carol (@DrCarolSalva) creates a short list of what Newcomer teachers can do to best serve new arrival learners and support their own self care. The reflections in this show are for the beginning of the school year but can be done at any time. Â
20 MAY 2024 · @DrCarolSalva offers ideas for getting the most out of time with Newcomer students. The show covers research and practical ideas for Newcomer Learners, Newcomer Teachers, and Content Area Teachers. Some of the things mentioned in this show are KEY to receiving higher numbers of newcomers throughout the year in a way that makes sense for the teacher and the students. Show notes can be found at https://bit.ly/BAP_122 Â
5 MAR 2024 · In this episode https://twitter.com/DrCarolSalvainterviews https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalil-el-saghir about supporting the educators of Multilingual Learners. His background is extensive! In the first half of this episode, we get to hear about where his passion comes from. The second half of the show ended up being a blueprint for an effective Language Assistance Program as he shares specific, essential elements every program should have.
17 DEC 2023 · Has your class grown?? Behavior getting off the rails a bit? It's a great time to hit the reset button if things have gone off track in the newcomer classroom. Mid-year was always the time of year that Dr. Carol Salva needed to think about doing a hard stop to reset things. Find the show notes at Bit.ly/BAPODCAST
19 NOV 2023 · Show notes are at the short link: bit.ly/BAPODCAST. This is a quick show that should resonate with SO MANY educators. Dr. Salva reflects on a quote by Voltaire, "Perfect is the Enemy of Good." Listeners may find it helpful to reflect on what they are not doing or not appreciating in their own work as they strive for perfection.
25 JUN 2023 · The wonderful Jessica Lander (@Jessica_Lander) is here to share about her book, Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education. Dr. Salva highly recommends the book but you can get lots of the ideas for free by listening to this episode. All show notes are at BIT.LY/BAPODCAST. Find episode 118 for links to what was discussed on this show.
28 MAY 2023 · Dr. Carol Salva shares about how any teacher can differentiate and lift up the voices of their students with co-created text. This technique does not require planning but has quite a bit of research on its effectiveness. Find links in the show notes at https://salvac.edublogs.org/2023/05/28/bap117-co-creating-text-to-support-content-learning/
Carol Salva and her guests explore ways to empower language learners and the teachers who teach them. We're not just closing gaps, we're growing leaders.
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