This lesson provides teachers with support for using text-dependent questions to help students derive big ideas and key understandings while developing vocabulary from the text Blue Willow. Janey's father is an immigrant worker and this forces Janey and her family to move around every few months, but Janey finds a friend named Lupe and a place she would like to call home permanently. Janey has to go to Camp Miller School for immigrant children like herself and she finds once again she must learn whether the new teacher will be a friend or just another teacher like the ones before her.

CBC Curio offers streaming video and audio resource. Students and teachers can find and explore CBC/Radio-Canada content that has been carefully selected for its educational value and is available in teaching-friendly formats.Content is available in both French and English.

Sign into your Blackboard account to access resources for the EAL and Immigration Portal.

"The EAL and Newcomer Settlement Portal (the Portal) offers a repository of resources for supporting English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners. Users can access important ministry documents, helpful resources and learning materials shared by school divisions. Important announcements regarding upcoming events are also available.
Key items available on the Portal are:

*EAL Initial Assessment Toolkits that include guidelines, documents and resources to support school divisions in conducting the initial assessment of EAL learners.

*Supporting EAL Learners: Getting Started modules intended to provide practical, hands-on resources for all educators.
EAL resources on creating welcoming learning environments, as well as educator supports in addressing the language and learning needs of EAL students."

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« Le Portail EAL (apprentissage de l'anglais langue additionnelle) et d'établissement des nouveaux arrivants propose un répertoire de ressources pour soutenir les apprenants d'EAL, [ainsi que quelques ressources pour les apprenants de français - surtout des services d'interprétation multilingues]. Les utilisateurs peuvent accéder à des documents ministériels importants, des ressources utiles et du matériel pédagogique partagé par les divisions scolaires. Des annonces importantes concernant les événements à venir sont également disponibles. »

These three lessons are part of the overall unit called, "How does my Cambodian Culture Affect Who I Am as a Student?" In the lessons, students will compare their Cambodian school culture to that of the United States. They will address the similarities and differences and will discuss the preconceived notions they had about school in America and how their culture affects who they are as students in the American school system.The lessons are geared for newcomers (ESL students) from Cambodia to the United States, grades 5-8. Their language proficiency is at various levels so instruction should be differentiated.

Students examine two of Dorothea Lange's photographs in relation to the universal theme of a journey. They make connections between the photographs and poems about journey and write about a journey in their own lives.

This lesson provides teachers with support for using text-dependent questions and Common Core literacy strategies to help students derive big ideas and key understandings while developing vocabulary using the text, "A Very Important Day." In this story, several different families from other countries prepare to become US citizens. Characters from different cultures share one exciting and important event.