My First Steps When a Newcomer Arrives
Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes the first steps she takes when a newcomer student arrives in her school.
How I Prepare Students to Welcome New ELL Peers
Learn how Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, prepares elementary students to welcome new ELL peers before newcomers arrive in their class.
Why I Love Co-Teaching ELLs
Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes why she likes co-teaching ELLs and how she knows it's working.
How I Use Scaffolds with My ELLs
Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year, explains how and why she uses scaffolds with her English language learners.
Strategies for Developing ELLs' Oral Language
Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year, shares some of the activities she uses to support and develop her ELLs' oral language skills.
Managing a Newcomer's Health Emergency
Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes a challenging health emergency a newcomer student experienced and how she coordinated communication with the student's mother, as well as follow-up care.
My ELLs Know the School Staff
Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes how she helps her ELLs get to know school staff in the building and why it makes a difference to her students.
Building Bridges Between ELLs and the Community
Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes how she helps make connections between ELL families and her community in rural Tennessee.
How I Became an ESL Teacher
Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes the series of events that led her to become an ESL teacher at the age of 51 after many years as a classroom teacher.
What I Learned from My Mentor ESL Teacher
Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes some of the ways that her mentor teacher helped her get familiar with her new role as an ESL teacher.