High Tech Ideas for Low Tech Classrooms / Professional Development / Technology for Teaching and Learning May 23, 2010 High Tech Ideas for Low Tech Classrooms: VoiceThread Some time back, Anita Kwiatkowska encouraged me to start a new series. I’ve actually been thinking of this idea for a few months, when OUP asked me to do a series of presentations about... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Professional Development / Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know May 23, 2010 How to Create a Jazz Chant by Carolyn Graham Last November, Carolyn Graham did a workshop at the JALT National Conference in Shizuoka, Japan, on how to make a Jazz Chant. I taped her workshop, and with her permission am sharing the part... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities May 13, 2010 Music and Movement for Young English Learners (by Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina) Matt Richelson makes some excellent points about the power of music in the EFL classroom in his recent article, “Teaching Young Learners With Songs.” I use music and movement daily with young learners in... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities March 21, 2010 The Foolproof Lesson Most teachers have a short list of foolproof activities they can build a lesson around in a pinch–and this is one of mine. It’s foolproof because it works for all levels, all ages, and... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Lessons Learned from Students March 13, 2010 Sometimes Less is More (by Anita Kwiatkowska) I can still remember my first Christmas lesson seven years ago. My 3rd graders were making little Santas from red paper and we were chatting about the presents they expected to get that year.... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Teacher created materials March 4, 2010 Flap Books: A Simple Secret for Student Support! (by Lesley Ito) I think what every teacher needs to know is this simple secret to successful ESL/EFL classes: Students can accomplish so much more if the lesson has proper support. It is very difficult for students,... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Technology for Teaching and Learning February 26, 2010 How to integrate blogging in EFL teaching (by Christina Markoulaki) I am pretty confident that a vast majority of EFL teachers relish blogging, but each one employs this practice in his/her teaching differently. I am therefore taking the initiative to write this post to... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities February 16, 2010 Multicultural Activities in Class (by Vicky Loras) I lived in Canada the first eight years of my life, which means that my schooling was only for three years. However, the great educational system left me with many good memories which I... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities February 12, 2010 Love, Kindergarten Style This year, my kindergarten class liked each other a lot, in song and craft. Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know February 8, 2010 Being an EFL teacher (by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan) When I sat down to write this post, the only thing came to my mind was, ”At the moment I’m where I’ve always wanted to be and this is because I’m an EFL teacher.”... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket