[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Compass Learning recently interviewed 30 educators, including teachers, principals, superintendents, directors of curriculum and learning, and consultants, at the Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development conference held in Dallas. Compass Learning asked the same question to everyone: What role—if any—does social media… Continue reading What Role Does Social Media Have in Education? (Video)
Category: Volume 7 Issue 15
60 Tips: Best classroom techniques for teachers of English (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] To celebrate the 60th anniversary of International House, we asked EFL experts and have drawn on the expertise of the staff within our schools to share their top tips for the EFL classroom. This video forms the first part of a series of… Continue reading 60 Tips: Best classroom techniques for teachers of English (Video)
How to integrate social media into your English language teaching (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Kristin Sherman, co-author of OUP’s new adult English course Network, teaches one of the Get Connected lessons from the course book.
ESL Fanatics: 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students (Busy Teacher)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Viral videos, snarky memes, and a cat that is so grumpy it puts all other crabby felines to shame, these are but a few of the pop culture elements that make millions drop what they’re doing to check out the latest craze. Why… Continue reading ESL Fanatics: 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students (Busy Teacher)
Writing together – collaborative writing tasks for elementary learners (Cambridge English Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Collaborative writing can ease the initial difficulties elementary writers have when asked to bring their own ideas onto paper. Here are some of the collaborative writing tasks I rely on in my classroom: In person, place, type of story, the students use cards… Continue reading Writing together – collaborative writing tasks for elementary learners (Cambridge English Blog)
Laura Patsko’s Tips for Teaching Pronunciation (Cambridge English Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] 1. Make sure you teach pronunciation! First and foremost on this list of top tips: don’t be afraid of teaching pronunciation! It isn’t just a ‘nice to have’. It affects all areas of language learning – for example, there is evidence that strong… Continue reading Laura Patsko’s Tips for Teaching Pronunciation (Cambridge English Blog)
Six ways to boost classroom participation: Part 1 – Using peer observation (OUP Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] “When we originally went to the moon, our total focus was on the moon, we weren’t thinking about looking back at the earth. But now we’ve done it, that may have been the most important reason we went.” – reported by David Beaver,… Continue reading Six ways to boost classroom participation: Part 1 – Using peer observation (OUP Blog)