Q: Am I a bad teacher when I refuse to help my students? A: No, you are NOT. Full stop. As teachers we often hear about our students’ problems or some...
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Ongoing feedback and assessment are inseparable parts of our work. We need to differentiate our approach in relation to each student, taking their strengths...
If you are a language teacher, your first thought after reading this title may be “Again?! Everybody knows it! I’ve done it many times and I am bored with this...
Teachers are role models and lead by example. As teachers we have an incredible power when it comes to promoting things. We should show up-to-date materials as...
Honestly, I can imagine how you feel when anyone mentions “Aims & Objectives”. You ask “Again?!” Either they talk about A&O in relation to your lessons...
Yes, we all know that, we need to differentiate questions, instructions and tasks (Bloom’s Taxonomy is very useful here) to challenge thinking and, as a...
What colour of a pen have you been using every time you mark your students’ work? I’m assuming it may have been red? There have been a lot of contradicting...
“Not again!! It’s only October and you come down with a cold? What about that pile of papers to be marked!?” I am sure you know this well. Prevention is better...
Learning a language can be fun and useful when you go on holidays. How else can you benefit from such a pastime? I believe teachers can see even more...
Blind or partially sighted students rely mainly on aural, kinaesthetic and tactile learning methods. Some techniques recommended for teaching them are also...