Aaron Tombrella has published a new article on Edutopia. The article is titled ‘Revising Your Teaching Philosophy for This Crisis’. Tombrella says, “Like many teachers around the nation, I recently went from face-to-face teaching to online teaching with little time to prep. I first tried to emulate my normal daily procedures virtually—I thought the consistency… Continue reading Revising Your Teaching Philosophy for This Crisis

Laura McCullough has published a new article ‘Creating a Teacher-Driven Professional Development Program’ on  Edutpoia. McCullough says, “In the usual professional development structure, teachers teach and administrators or coaches observe and offer a list of areas for growth. Changing the design so that instructional leaders give teachers the opportunity to self-assess and self-reflect makes professional… Continue reading Creating a Teacher-Driven Professional Development Program

Several research works state that learners are overburdened today and they suffer from anxiety of learning and exams etc. Edutopia’s Youki Terada has shared an article on ‘Helping Students Beat Test Anxiety’. Terada says, “A rapid heartbeat. Sweaty palms. Clouded thoughts. For many students, the biggest obstacle to passing a test isn’t what they know,… Continue reading Helping Students Beat Test Anxiety [Article]

[ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 4 | April 2019 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Edutopia team has published a video case study on ‘Pairing Teachers to Drive Professional Development’. Edutopia team says, “Teachers at this elementary school in the Bronx use a TAG feedback form tailored for professional growth to share their observations with each other. TAG stands… Continue reading Pairing Teachers to Drive Professional Development [Video]

[ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 3 | March 11, 2019 | ISSN 0975-3036] Vocabulary: Ways to Extend Student Learning – Craig Thaine Engaging young learners in meaningful, successful and fun! writing activities 3 Most Essential Reading Skills Your Students Need How to Use Popular Music to Teach ESL A Teacher-Centric Approach to PD 22 Diverse Book… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 11 Issue 3

[ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 3 | March 11, 2019 | ISSN 0975-3036] This webinar looks at ways of helping learners engage with vocabulary during lessons and as part of an independent learning programme. Craig discusses some freely available online resources that can supplement course book vocabulary activities and he also examines some strategies that learners… Continue reading Vocabulary: Ways to Extend Student Learning – Craig Thaine

[ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 3 | March 11, 2019 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this webinar, Anne shares some activities and tips for developing writing skills with young learners. We consider their appropriacy for this age group, and how the activities encourage a sense of achievement, as well as prepare them for the new Cambridge English… Continue reading Engaging young learners in meaningful, successful and fun! writing activities

[ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 3 | March 11, 2019 | ISSN 0975-3036] BusyTeacher contributor Susan Verner has shared an interesting article titled ‘3 Most Essential Reading Skills Your Students Need’. Verner says, “Reading is so much more than starting with the first word on the page and moving along each line till you get to… Continue reading 3 Most Essential Reading Skills Your Students Need