Editor’s Note: It’s back-to-school week, and that’s not just for students. Teachers all over are planning lessons, planning for their lessons to possibly be online, and planning to have a school year that doesn’t mirror the chaos of last year. To help them out, we’ve got a short and quick guide to teaching ESL.
Guide suggestion #1: Dictate-compare-read-write (You can read the full blog post here)!
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Guide suggestion #2: Engage-Study-Activate-Study-Activate (Read the full blog post here)
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Guide suggestion #3: Use the CERF (Read the full blog post here)
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Guide suggestion #4: Mind maps (Read the full blog post here)
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Guide suggestion #5: Share the cultures (Read the full blog post here)
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NOLAbeings Multimedia artist Claire Bangser created NOLAbeings as a portrait-based story project that marries... 
Voodoo in New Orleans: Reviving history: New Orleans fortune telling This article takes a deep dive into the history of Voodoo in New Orleans, its hybridization with Catholicism, and its present-day place in the city's culture. The author visits fortune-tellers in the French Quarter, using their guidance as a tool for introspection rather than a deterministic predictor of the future. Through her experiences in New Orleans, the author feels a mystical connection to both the past and the future. 