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It’s October 5th, the Friday before Columbus day, so many of us are celebrating the impending long weekend!   However, many in the education world are also celebrating the United Nations’ (UN) World Teachers’ Day too! According to the UN’s website, “World Teacher’s Day, held annually on 5 October since 1994, commemorates the anniversary of the signing in 1966 of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers. It is an occasion to celebrate the essential role of teachers in providing quality education at all levels.” All of us in education have teachers that we remember fondly. Its great for your own teaching practice to remember stories of your favorite teacher and what made them special. If you have a few moments, take time to share positive memories below.

  At BrainPOP we were thrilled to hear that our friend Anne Scatchell, an ELL and Bilingual Resource Teacher from Glenn Westlake Middle School in Illinois, had her article published in the fall edition of the ITBE (Illinois Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages and Bilingual Education) Newsletter!  As a self professed “huge fan of all the BrainPOP products,”  Anne highlights the benefits of BrainPOP’s highly visual content for English language learners to help with key concepts and vocabulary.  In addition, Anne discusses BrainPOP ESL, which offers a carefully delivered scope and sequence of English language learning in all four language domains.  Anne’s students watch the movies and flock to the “Words to Know” section for vocabulary development and the “Facts to Know” and “Know More” sections to demystify complex grammar concepts.  And of course, they love the games!  By providing an explicit sequence, “At a Glance,” BrainPOP ESL allows students to move through the curriculum at their own pace, but also allows more advanced students to identify what they need to learn, pick the lesson directly, and differentiate for themselves. Anne reminds us that people love BrainPOP for the clear, concise and humorous visual explanations, and now ELL teachers can get in on… Read the Rest»