0 Technology for Teaching and Learning December 12, 2020 5 Innovative Ways to use YouTube in the Language Classroom We all know how engaging videos can be – it’s so easy to get sucked into YouTube and spend hours watching everything from wildlife documentaries, to office mockumentaries, to classic movie clips, to insane... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
0 Professional Development January 8, 2019 The Leader in the Mirror My first webinar of 2019 will be a webinar for the TESOL Affiliate Network on January 11th. I’m thrilled to have an opportunity to talk about what teachers want from their teacher associations. Here’s... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
0 Activities January 2, 2019 Happiness Jars for the Classroom I’ve always thought that happiness jars are a great idea. At the end of each day you write down the best thing that happened that day. Then, when you have a tough day, or... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
1 Professional Development September 3, 2018 Engaging non-majors with relevant resources (by Marc Helgesen) Most of us have probably been there: a required class of non-English majors. People whose major has no particular need for English. Students who have no particular love of English. In one class, we... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
4 Activities March 3, 2017 Kindness Project in ELT (by Pravita Indriati) February is the month of love, with both Valentine’s Day on the 14th and Random Acts of Kindness Day on the 17th. When most people think of celebrating love, they think of romantic times... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
6 Teacher created materials December 15, 2016 Christmas in the Trenches, 1914 (by Bob Jones) Like many other teachers, I like to do Christmas related activities with my students at this time of year. One thing I want them to know is that Christmas is not just about cake... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
2 Professional Development November 10, 2016 Teachers: How to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking (by David F. Goldberg) Truth be told, even after being a teacher for over 16 years now and being the center of attention while talking to numerous, large groups of students at the front of the class on... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
5 Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know April 22, 2016 It’s time to move: Energy breaks for the language classroom (by Marc Helgesen) Human beings are not designed to sit still all day. Thousands of years ago, on the plains of the Serengeti in Africa, people walked 10-20 kilometers every day (Medina, 2014). It has only been... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
5 Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know March 25, 2016 Learning Names (by Marc Helgesen) Learning students’ names is hard. And I’m not particularly good at it. And my teaching situation makes it challenging. My students have maybe 20 teachers. Some of these teachers are young. Some are old. Many... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
7 Activities / Teacher created materials February 8, 2016 Breaking the Ice Everyday (by Mark Kulek) I work in a small English conversation school for children. At the beginning of each class, I have my students sit on the floor in a semicircle facing me. I am also seated on... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
5 Reflection May 22, 2015 From This Teacher’s Daughter The ‘From the Teacher’s Family’ issue was recently published on the iTDi blog with posts from Rose Bard, Matt Shannon, and Ayat Tawel. These authors share posts about how being a teacher affects our families and... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket