January 2011 • Volume 42 • Number 3 • Pages 46-54
Sheltered Instruction for Teachers of English Language Learners: The Promise of Online Mentoring
*This We Believe Characteristics
- Value Young Adolescents
- Meaningful Learning
- Professional Development
*Denotes the corresponding characteristics from NMSA's position paper, This We Believe, for this article. |
Paige Ware & Jessica Benschoter
Article Description: The authors describe a one-on-one online mentoring project that matched preservice teachers with English language learners to help them improve their writing skills. Online writing became a practical, engaging forum for the preservice teachers to discuss language learning and teaching and to learn how to effectively teach writing to ELL students.
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Paige Ware is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. E-mail: pware@smu.eduJessica Benschoter is an educator with Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, TX. E-mail: jessica.benschoter@nisd.net
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