by Barbara Sakamoto | Nov 12, 2018 | All posts, Primary
Through my work as an author and teacher trainer, I’ve been lucky to meet and work with primary teachers throughout Asia where I’m based, and around the world. Most of these teachers use technology in some way in their language classrooms. Some work in schools where...
by Vinnie Nobre Jhony Balisa | Oct 7, 2018 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
Drivers for CPD in YL ELT In the Brazilian context, we often hear academic managers say that inexperienced teachers should work with young learners because it is an easier job and they do not need so much experience, language proficiency or knowledge about the...
by Valeria Franca | Sep 2, 2018 | All posts, Early Years, Primary
My blog post focuses on using puppets with early years and primary children to foster more magical English language learning. I will also provide some practical ideas for ways to do this in your own classroom. How do puppets relate to YL ELT? A puppet is an inanimate...
by Nicola Meldrum | Aug 1, 2018 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Primary
In this blog post, I will explore the benefits of doing teacher research and provide tips on how to go about it effectively in the early years and primary classroom. As course director on a diploma course and online tutor on a teacher development course focused on...
by Helen Chapman | Jul 2, 2018 | All posts, Early Years
You may be familiar with the idea that ‘children learn through play’, although in ELT this isn’t as widely acknowledged as it is in many mainstream education contexts. However, I have found that integrating some of the approaches from the UK’s Early Years Foundation...