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=Welcome to Teach ESLachs=

It's all new to me!
Thank you for visiting my wikispaces page. I hope to use this site in an effort to connect with people around the world about what I am learning; and I hope to share some insight with you about what it is to be an ESL teacher in a "semi urban" school. This may be a term that you are unfamiliar with but actually we may be in the same boat! Have you ever heard of Atlantic City, New Jersey []? The school where I teach is located there and as such the city is replete with several nationalities of people. It is a city built on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. I call it //city/country/city// because the influx of newcomers lends itself to the feel of a city but the area of residence is like a small town. The High School is essential to the community. It serves the greater Atlantic City population which includes the //cities// of Ventnor [], Margate [], Longport [], and Brigantine Beach []. Our English as a Second Language program services 500+ students a day and we are always searching for new and innovative practices to deliver the best in ESL instruction. I took a class called Integrating Technology in the Classroom at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey http://www.stockton.edu where I learned how to create this wiki, how to sustain a blog, use mindtools for effective teaching, engage in multimedia, and pursue interactive whiteboard techniques. It's all new to me but I love it! I hope you will join me as I continue to explore and share what works in the ESL classroom. Check the links to the right to find out what may be new for some and already old for others! Our profession is changing rapidly so if you encounter something that you feel should be added, please advise me of it on this wiki. I'd appreciate it. Many of us have been using a smart board in our lessons. Check out this link to get the latest in white board applications []. Also, for an awesome quick refresher course of why we do what we do, click below! Enjoy.

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