Thought-provoking articles and classroom ideas for English teachers who never stop learning.
Students misbehaving, homework not being completed or handed in late, spending too long preparing classes and marking; what could they all have in common? Perhaps one contributing factor is a lack of well-communicated and enforced rules.
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Now, more than ever, environmental sustainability is a central topic in the classroom. Here are 5 ways we can include these themes in our lessons so that it becomes easy for students to think about sustainability and begin green habits that could last a lifetime.
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Maximum engagement in class is achieved when your students are involved in creating their own class resources. Here are 4 ideas to keep them engaged and improving all year long.
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The summer holidays are almost here. How can you keep your students happy engaged until school’s out? Here are 6 ways to get them motivated.
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English is full of words that have different meanings depending on the context in which they are used and a case in point is the word “mean” itself. Find out just what mean “means” and see why teaching English is never is as straightforward as it seems but is always full of great surprises!
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In this post, Karen McGhie explains how to make Herbert Puchta’s SMILE Approach come to life in the Very Young Learners’ classroom.
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SGGs) bring together and highlight a number of social justice issues and provide goals, targets and solutions to improve these issues. The 17 SDGs also provide an excellent framework for educators to help learners become aware of important issues across the globe and help us provide them with the tools to alleviate those issues. To find out practical ways to do this, read on.
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