by Luciana Fernandez | Mar 1, 2018 | All posts, Primary
When I was a little girl, back in the eighties, my teachers at school would ask me to do research. I’d go home desperately hoping that the information I needed was in one of the few books I owned. Back in those days, TV existed, but I had access to only four...
by Zahra Zuhair | Feb 2, 2018 | All posts, Lower Secondary
The right approach When I first started teaching literacy for lower secondary Arabic speakers, one of my biggest challenges was lesson planning. Literacy learners usually work at a slower pace but lower secondary students are different. They tend to be impatient and...
by Sarah Findlay | Dec 5, 2017 | All posts, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
For the most part, parents / care-givers and educators share a common goal. We eye-roll at the silliness, smile at the creativity, take joy in the successes and marvel when expectations are exceeded. Parents and care-givers are mostly warm, helpful and prepared to...
by Bruno Andrade | Oct 4, 2017 | All posts, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
What have you been pedagogically pondering about recently? What actions could you take to improve your own teacher well being? I am one of the co-founders of BrELT, a community dedicated to professional development for English language teachers in Brazil. A key...
by Jennifer Dobson | Jul 1, 2017 | All posts, Primary
‘Safety first’ should be a familiar mantra for all who work with primary learners. Making the most of educational technology and online tools in the primary ELT classroom brings considerable responsibility as regards the welfare of the learners. During English...