Dearly beloved…
Wait, scratch that.
Haven’t we had enough of the old-timey Valentine’s Day routine?
Let’s step away from the heart-shaped chocolate boxes, the Hallmark cards and the tired old ESL Valentine’s Day lessons.
There are so many fresh, …
A modern ESL teacher doesn’t have to follow a set path.
Being an up-to-date ESL educator these days might mean using all the latest technology to make classroom learning more exciting for your students.
Or it might mean teaching …
Flying cars. Personal robots. Invisibility suits.
There are a lot of futuristic tech innovations we’re still waiting on.
But when it comes to ESL teaching, there’s no need to wait for the most powerful technology.
From gamified lessons to …
Bingo has stood the test of time.
When I was a student, if my teacher broke out the bingo cards, there was a smile on everyone’s face.
Now, as an ESL teacher, it’s great to see how little things have …
We live in a society with a perfectionism problem.
This can be a major roadblock if you’re a teacher trying to give feedback to a student who has internalized the perfectionist ideal.
Sometimes it even leads you to believe …
Early in my days as an English teacher, I was once thrown into a classroom of elementary students without any prior preparation.
How do you think that went?
As you would expect, it was chaos.
I had no idea about …
Ever had a student who can quote any episode of “How I Met Your Mother” but can’t conjugate irregular verbs?
How about a student who can send text messages in English but clams up when it’s time to speak?…
