Every teacher is a leader. A classroom leader at the very least, perhaps a leader in their organisation, perhaps even a leader in their community. As teachers, we all (hopefully) know WHAT we do on a day to day basis, but aligning the WHAT with the HOW and the WHY is the reason "some organisations [...]
Here's a post I wrote for Sandy Millin's Delta Conversations series, asking Delta 'veterans' to share how they organised taking the three modules - the what, where, how, why and who of the whole thing (there are many ways to skin the Delta cat - read others' experiences here). 1. HOW DID YOU DO YOUR [...]
Seeing things through the eyes of a student is a great way to get fresh perspectives on teaching. Sure, a yoga class isn't an English lesson, but there are enough parallels for some interesting insights to be drawn – a room with learners and a teacher; the sharing of certain abilities from teacher to learners [...]
Another lap of the track! Here we go again! Starting back in an English class, and among the first question I'll ask my students will be "what do you want to get from your time here?" Do you want to improve your speaking to survive a trip abroad? Do you want to prepare for a [...]
