Design Thinking and the Art of Professional Development
Article by Dr Angelos Bollas Professional development is one of those phrases that teachers hear so often that it risks losing meaning. For many in ELT, it brings to mind […]
On Training up to Become a Cambridge CELTA tutor
Many of my Delta Diploma graduates and even CELTA graduates, often ask me if we would train them up so they can become CELTA tutors. This is a post to help them […]
Teaching styles and lesson outcomes
<![CDATA[ This is the first of a series of guest blog posts from members of my online ‘family’, my PLN. I am thrilled and honoured to have Marjorie Rosenberg write […]
The Giant Storymaker – Ideas for a Hundred Million Stories
<![CDATA[Storytelling is one of the most important acts of communication. Every day, in our contacts with friends, relatives, colleagues and acquaintances we share stories, anecdotes – things that happened to […]
Are you ready to go beyond your comfort zone?
<![CDATA[ Once an English teacher has put a few years of experience under their belt, they often come to a point in their teaching career where they are beginning to feel the need for further professional development. This is a stage akin to the intermediate learning plateau that learners of […]
Making Big Books with Children
I have been writing about Making Big Books for a very long time – since a first short article for a local teachers’ association newsheet in the late 90’s. Later, a slightly different version, addressed to ELL teachers and pre-school and primary school teachers in the US, appeared as a […]
Working with Coursebooks: Gathering Intelligence, Making a Choice
A coursebook evaluation checklist The best known textbook evaluation and selection book was written by Alan Cunnigsworth in 1995 – that’s several years ago but, still, within the communicative approach […]