This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
I teach English as a second language and 8th grade resource English for a public school system. The school I work at provides free lunch to 100% of our students. The students I work with are mainly from El Salvador and African Americans. Some of them are separated from their families, and the rest who live with their families have very limited resources, but they love to learn, and they are very appreciative of anything we give them at school (it could be something as simple as a sticker).
Their families are hard labor workers, and they work very long hours.
But they do want the best for their kids and are also very appreciative of what we (teachers) do with their kids at school.
The ESL students are grades 6th, 7th, and 8th. We learn content subjects such as ELA, science, and social studies.
I am also an immigrant to this country as well. English is also my second language, and that's how I connect with my students.
My Project
Students will use the Language Review Books daily to strengthen their grammar skills. Students must use headphones with microphones to complete their listening and speaking annual State assessment.
The spring test is around the corner.
It's administered individually and students must listen to their own passages and speak their answers. Assessment starts next month and I really hope we get this project funded ASAP.
Even after testing, students can use the headphones to listen to their own reading instructions when they use the laptops as a reading center. So we will use the headphones for multiple educational reasons in class all year long.
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