Admin wants to level our high schoolers into ELD 1, 2, and 3, which would mean mixing up freshmen and seniors...our staff is against it, but they are reacting to ELPA scores which, according to those who don't understand the strands, look abyssmal. I need some moral support here..,.,

This morning it suddenly dawned on me that I’m turning 30 in 10 months and there are so many things I want to accomplish before that personally and professionally that it’ll be extremely hard to..

I’m being considered for an opportunity at Abbott in Columbus, out by Easton. Does anyone know what their office dress code is?

I started dating a guy and thought he didn’t like me because he wasn’t making moves but turns out he just takes things slow and likes to be more sure before getting physical - is it sad that I didn’t know men still did that outside of really religious people? Who knew!! And he’s only 24. Wild.

Any advice on material needed for the LCSW? I’ve been sitting on my LMSW for 8 years and am ready to switch to PP. I have been within agencies since graduating, but never “needed” to take it. I’ve taken it and failed once already. Any guidance would be appreciated!

Anyone went to office without reserving seat in Magnet

For those of you who completed AOS, in your I-944, did you only include your income (assuming it was above 125% of poverty line)?

Or did you include all information of assets and liabilites too even though your income is greater than 125%?

The form is really confusing, not sure if I need to include both income and assets/liability. My income is >250% of poverty line.

I had bought an item couple of weeks back. I wanna claim it under well being subsidy. But the buy date is of prev week in receipt. Can I claim it in this weeks time report or is there a diff procedure for claiming previous expenses?

Hey YC bowl, need my weekly talk down from going to law school. Inevitably facing yet another week of mostly enjoying what I do while somewhat tolerating certain aspects of consulting. Not totally unfulfilled not totally unhappy. Decent WLB. Just cannot shake this law school bug. Haven’t been able to for years. Sort of encroaching a point where I’m not sure I’m even headed in my career in terms of developing hard transferable skills. For example, I feel like I don’t have an actual vocation. Lol

Can anyone recommend a good office chair for less than $100?

Molly Mae making £4.8million a year as Creative Director at the age of 21 at PLT. Thoughts?…

Anyone know anything about Path group in Hoover, Al?

Bhai / didi log salary aayi?

So, I’ve a master from a really good college, and 1 YOE. I’ve 3 pending offers, idk which is better. I’m leaving my current position because I don’t really get along with people here.

1. $125k with great work environment in a small company. Will have to do a lot of testing, rather than building. Steep learning curve.

2. $115k with 10k sign on. It’s Northrop Grumman, and idk if it would be a great idea to work for a big company. I’ll be working with spacecraft. Unknown work culture and team.

Has anyone here gone into MBB with a tech consulting/SAP implementation background?

Show me a firm where I can do more tax than admin, that gives employees laptops capable of handling the file sizes, and I’m there.

Do I get copy of my lease from my property manager once it's all finalized?

Also, what are some I should expect from PM (e.g., they let me know when a showing is scheduled, they keep me posted on overall interest?)?

Anyone up for a chat?
Female Associate from ND office here

How many people great at VBA? Or what type of company really prefer their employees know VBA?

Hi! I'm working on my annual goals. Has another done theirs and adjusted them to reflect the pandemic? How so? I asked in a couple of fora with Gen Ed teachers and they all mentioned Family Engagement and differentiation but that's already the bread and butter of what I do!

How are your ELs and their parents handling this crisis? I wish I could give them more support.

For anyone in NJ did you have to take an OPI and a WPT test for an ESL CEAS? I’m transferring over from NY and it was on the required documents list. I’m a native English speaker and I went to grad school in the us

Forgive me if this has already been addressed, but how do you handle teaching a student in an EOC course who does not speak any English? I feel like it is cruel to have them take an EOC in English.

When my students look up a word they don't know, they almost always pick the wrong definition or just pick the first one. How can I teach them how to pick the right meaning?

How many students do you have to pull out at one time? What do you think is an optimal number? I think 5-8 is perfect.

Any Apps or websites that work for Spanish Speaking students with no English experience. I have used Duolingo, but I know there must be others out there!

Looking for advice....I work in a school with very low ESL population and those that are ELL are English speakers. I have had a couple newcomers over the years, but mostly in the lower grades. Just got my first and only 5th grade, non-English speaker. Would love some ideas on how to best server her. I am one teacher and currently only here 4 days a week. I have 35 other students.

Help! I have one beginner ESL student. He's in 9th grade and he's really falling behind. He reads at probably a 1st or 2nd grade reading level. What can I give him to improve his literacy w/o being too babyish or demeaning?

What else can I do with a masters degree in ESL? I taught at 3 different schools in 3 years. The first two I resigned because they weren’t a good fit and this year I was non renewed despite my performance improving. I honestly don’t think teaching is for me

So, I have 1 class of SLIFE students (Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Ed). What are some good life skills to teach them to help them adapt? A lot of them will be able to work soon.

We're a small division and need some help testing. Do you think it would be a conflict of interest to have an ESL teacher proctor the ACCESS if their child was one of the students?

Chewing on the thought of going back to school for my doctorate degree. I would like to have an ESOL concentration but not all colleges offer it.Also, Educational Doctorate or PhD? How long would it take me? I would love to hear any advice and opinions from others who have done this!

Is it worth it to teach ESL students terms like nouns and verbs when they need to learn to speak for communication and just gain vocabulary?

Has anyone else heard talk of renaming ESL students as something more asset/growth-oriented such as English for Multilanguage Learners?

How does everybody feel about going back to school?

How do you think your ESL numbers will be next school year, especially Newcomers?

As an ESL teacher, do you ever feel forgotten by your school staff when it comes to Teacher Appreciation Week? Not that I have to get something, but....

What types of phonics programs do you use in your state for L1 ELs and have they ever been evaluated for bias and discrimination?