What’s great about the PopuLLar project and how can you and your students get involved? It’s a project that is 'Owned' by the students who work autonomously and collaboratively; teachers are facilitators and guides to the project process. It uses the students own love of music as the motivator and we know teenagers love their music. Their music is personal and an Read full article »
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Why the PopuLLar Project is Popular with Teens
The Teacher’s Survival Kit for Lesson Planning! Tips & 1000s of Free Lesson Plans
Goal 16: Plan An Engaging Lesson of The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think. – Socrates Lesson planning is stressful and time-consuming, but is important in giving us an action plan for the entire school year. The way we design our curriculums and the activities we use will determine how successful our Read full article »
10+ Getting to Know You Activities for Teens & Adults
"It is a fact that in the right formation, the lifting power of many wings can achieve twice the distance of any bird flying alone." ~ Milton Olson Many of us are beginning new classes with new learners. The first days of class are very important for helping our students begin to build relationships with their peers. Getting to know you Read full article »
Interview: Tyson & Rocco Seburn & the Klingon Scandal
Tyson Seburn (@seburnt) is an incredibly multi-talented ELT star in our Personal/Passionate Learning Network! In Canada, he stays busy running his own website, CourseTree, managing an industry book distributor, conducting webinars, and teaching in the International Foundation Program at University of Toronto. Avid tweeter and blogger, his current area of interest is purposeful integration of online technology in the classroom. Read full article »
Tips for Connecting with Young Learners by Dave Dodgson
Dave Dodgson who is currently based in Turkey shares this post with great tips.... Tips for Connecting with Young Learners I never planned to teach kids. I was trained to teach English to adults and never pictured myself working in a ‘school’ setting with students who only came up to my waist. And yet, here I am now in my 9th year Read full article »
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