Testimonials

I am a novice ESE teacher, and not trained in language arts, so I am soaking up useful information like a sponge. Being able to practice and reflect on the real assessment tasks that this course required put new knowledge into practice. I have already spoken with other educators at my school about this course specifically. This course was an investment in me becoming a better teacher.

I started my teaching career in kindergarten and learned a lot about reading but I've been teaching math and science in upper grades for the last several years so I've been away from a lot of this for a little while. Being required to take this course last minute has been stressful and your feedback has been very, very helpful and alleviated a little bit of that stress. Thank you greatly for taking your time to give thorough feedback and being specific about the requirements so I understand the adjustments necessary and learn what I need to learn from the course.

I just wanted to say thank you for the helpful and positive feedback you provided during this course. I definitely feel like I learned a lot and will use all of this new knowledge moving forward in my classroom.

Thank you for all of your support! I am grateful for your understanding, kindness, and patience. I am so impressed with you and Beacon.

I just completed ESOL: Curriculum and Materials with you and I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed this class. This was my very first time taking an ESOL course and, I have to say, you were very supportive and encouraging. Your feedback was so motivating and, although the topic was challenging, I still found every bit of the course engaging. That was mostly due to your encouraging words and motivation.

The moment I read your feedback, I knew exactly what you were referring and how to fix it. Honestly, I was so happy to spend the day at the library focusing on my coursework (after a substantial delay due to the start of the new schoolyear) that I "ran away with" the learning and lost sight of the actual tasks assigned.

I have learned a lot (tons) in this course and have a binder and a flash drive filled with all of the useful content, materials, videos, examples, scenarios, templates, etc.

I used the Anticipation Guide/KWL and it was like a Light went off in my student's brain. They were able for the first time to link all four chapters of this module together. I felt so proud! I usually do these things but didn't know the name and the structured way of doing it. Now, the class flows more smoothly and students participate more. You have activated what I have always wanted to do to improve comprehension.

While it remains challenging to allocate time to such courses while also working full time, it was well worth it to see how this course played out. It helped sharpen skills, and also echoed much of the research and practice to which I adhere... and seeing it within such a course is meaningful.