Professional Development March 9, 2012 Why iTDi, and why now? (by Steven Herder) Online teacher development has arrived, and the sooner you take advantage of what it has to offer, the sooner you’ll begin to see great things: your teaching satisfaction will grow, your student’s motivation will... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Professional Development / Stories from the Front Lines of EFL December 29, 2011 A 1.5 Million Yen Secret (by Steven Herder) If you read Stories from the Front Lines of EFL, and thought, “I’d really like to be part of this project, but I’m not sure anyone would be interested in my story” then this... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Personal Learning Network / Professional Development June 3, 2011 Teacher Development 2.0 (by Steven Herder) I’ve always believed in the power of people to be able to come together to create something much bigger than any one of them individually. Here is a story about a bunch of teachers... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know May 20, 2011 Personal experiences of a new TEFL teacher (by Anna Greenwood) I thought that a one month TEFL course and the fact that I am a native speaker of English would be enough to equip me to teach English. As I started to teach in... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know April 28, 2011 Classroom Management: stuff they didn’t mention in teacher training (by Marc Helgesen) The way to become a teacher is to be a teacher. It is a truism in education that the way we become good teachers is through experience. The things we learn in certificate... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know March 22, 2011 Lessons Learned (by Naomi Moir) Like many native English speaking teachers of English, when I started out I’d had no real training in teaching young learners. I’d had training in teaching adults (CELTA) and happened to quite like children... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Reflection February 10, 2011 What’s in a name? What do your students call you? Does it matter? Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know July 13, 2010 An “old dog” and “special tricks” (by David Deubelbeiss) Over the length of my teaching career, I’ve changed in many ways. I think my journey mimics that of a lot of other ELT teachers. 1. I have slowed down my delivery and instruction... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Professional Development May 13, 2010 Love and Respect (by Melania Paduraru) A few days ago, a much younger colleague of mine in her first teaching year was complaining about how difficult it is to be a teacher and how stressed she feels when entering a... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know February 21, 2010 Do It Your Way (by Janet Bianchini) A very good friend, Ehrhard, a retired teacher from the former GDR, recently wrote a letter to me, which made me truly reflect. He told me that he was so happy that he had... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket