Lesson planning makes the difference between ‘just another English class’ and ‘that was one of the most useful experiences I have ever had.’ Don’t settle for ‘just another English class.’ Your student’s DEFINITELY don’t want one. The HR people who authorize payments which turn into your paycheck – don’t want to be paying for ‘just another English ...
Today I listened to Why Happiness At Work Is Vital (Entreleadership Podcast) and one of the parts of the interview kicked my thinking into high gear: to maintain employee engagement when working on long term projects, it is vital to create a sense of accomplishment. Break big projects into meaningful chunks. As I listened, I remembered ...
Course books. I think I have a love/hate relationship with mine. There are days when it comes in so handy, like for reinforcing grammar points, for simple but useful audio bits, and the odd discussion starter. Then there are the days where I hate my material. I feel boxed in by it – locked into ...
Sometimes you just need to add more to your coursbook, right? I know one section that I always feel a “wanting for more” is in the meeting others section. Typical ESL course book content at this point will take you through a few dialogues where you listen to two people introducing themselves in various contexts. ...
We created an artificial environment that provided more opportunities for practice in a shorter period of time. via E-Learning & Instructional Design 101 » The Rapid eLearning Blog. There are a lot of things to think about here. Things that I think I need to think more about. And maybe…hopefully, there are a few things ...
We created an artificial environment that provided more opportunities for practice in a shorter period of time. via E-Learning & Instructional Design 101 » The Rapid eLearning Blog. There are a lot of things to think about here. Things that I think I need to think more about. And maybe…hopefully, there are a few things ...
Would you like to add value to your students? Why not look for ways to promote their success now and then? Most of the time, I think we (teachers) are more concerned about following our lesson plans, and meeting course requirements. And those are important. But what would happen if you found ways to positively ...
Yesterday I finished a two class long mini theme around a simple yet vitally important business tool: the handshake. I know what you’re (maybe) thinking: how can you use two classes to work on a handshake? I know. I was shocked myself, but it’s true. Here are a few things we learned about: Different culture ...
Reading Comprehension Most text exercises that I’ve encountered in ESL course books are geared towards helping students improve vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Complete and move on. Perhaps for lower level students, maybe beginners and pre intermediates, this approach is useful. But as language confidence builds, I think students approaching intermediate and above levels of English should ...
A quick speed link and a few comments from a class this morning. In my IELTS prep class today we watched this video from Ted.com – How Great Leaders Inspire Action http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html Check out the video, and see what you can take away from it to apply to teaching. What got me thinking: How often ...
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