by Claire Steele and Sarah Smith | Sep 30, 2021 | CPD, Primary
Why visual art? Claire remembers teaching art in a secondary school in Australia, and one day a 10-year-old girl had her head in her hands and was staring at a blank page. She was looking…disgruntled. When asked why she wasn’t working, she said, “Why do we...
by Gail Ellis | Jul 4, 2021 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
While there have been talks at IATEFL conferences that have focused on the use of students’ own language(s) in the English language classroom, this PCE represents the first time that an IATEFL SIG has dedicated a full day to plurilingualism. This virtual event was...
by Vanesa Polastri | Jun 1, 2021 | CPD, Lower Secondary
In this blog post, I share how I introduced legends to lower secondary learners. This was during a cross-curricular project which took place through Google Classroom and Zoom in 2020. My learners were 13 -14 years old from Buenos Aires, Argentina and we worked...
by Jane Cadwallader | Apr 3, 2021 | CPD, Primary
Benefits of using stories in primary ELTMost people like a good story, so reading stories in English can be very motivating for children learning English. Research has shown, and I think many teachers would agree, that learners who are extensive readers...
by Lise Bell | Mar 1, 2021 | All posts, CPD, Primary
After three decades of teacher training and development work on primary ELT projects in diverse contexts, I’ve found that the impact of teacher education is often challenging to establish. Despite receiving lots of positive feedback from participants, if our...
by Tatjana Jurisic | Feb 1, 2021 | CPD, Primary
Shadow puppet theatre is a unique art form where theatre, visual art, literature, photography and film-like effects are integrated. It is dynamic and engaging in the way it blends traditional puppet theatre forms with new technologies. Although shadow puppets and...
