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Henry Adams once wrote, "A teacher affects eternity." These are important words to consider as you get ready to mould the minds of your students.
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The Name of the Game is Communication Now that you’re in the classroom it’s time to communicate effectively with your EFL learners. The following are some tips that teachers should keep in mind throughout the school year in order to ensure the needs of the students are being
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Back to School It’s that time again….back to school time that is! No time of year is more alluring with the promise of new beginnings for teachers and students then September. Even if no one knows what the school year will bring, it’s hard to deny the anticipation and eagerness in the air for those wanting to find out.
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Going Green in March March is a great time to teach students about the much-loved holiday St. Patrick’s Day!
Who can resist those adorable little leprechauns and all the magic that surrounds them and their pot of gold! I know I certainly can’t.
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Goblins, Ghouls & Ghost Stories For those of you that love all that is spooky and ghoulish Halloween is the perfect time to create lessons that focus on ghouls, goblins and ghost stories!
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A Token Idea The school year has begun and you are off to a great start, however, there are a few students in your class that are overly eager. Yes that’s right, overly eager!
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Focus, Focus, Focus Back to School - Keeping Students Focused
It’s that time again…or at least almost that time. If you guessed back to school you would be right. It’s that time when kids are returning to the public schools and no longer simply have their evening tutorials to look forward
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Summertime Fun! I know for myself that summertime is associated with having fun, and what better way to do so then to incorporate songs and interesting activities into the day. Painting is always a favorite of students (although it might not be for
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Music in the Classroom - One Song = Several Possibilities Bringing songs and music into the classroom is a great way to make learning fun and enjoyable for all involved. However, why stop at just teaching the lyrics? With music there is so much you can do, that virtually a whole
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A Word for First Time Teachers Keeping Alive That First Day Mentality On Day 249!
It’s your first day of classes and you’re excited, and not just excited but full of energy and visions of how your perfect first day is going to turn out. You’ve gone through the training, you’ve made the transition of
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Get What You Expect! We have all heard about the power of suggestion – if we are led to believe that something is too difficult for us to achieve we are bound to give up sooner than we would otherwise, just as if we are
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Madness In Numbers: Effective Techniques When Working In A Large Class We all know that working with children can occasionally be a challenge, but what happens when there is only one of you and 50 of them? Do you surrender to the mob, or do you find ways to effectively manage them
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Improv 101! Submitted by Claudia Carroll Lesson planning, seating charts, having
enough pencils, watching the clock. Why not give improvisation a try?
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Create a Positive Learning Environment I think that we can all relate to sitting in a class trying not to nod off or listening to an instructor who is brilliant in a particular field but who has no ability to engage students. As adult learners this
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Setting Up Your Classes Whether you're getting ready for your first day or if you're looking for a change of pace to help change the dynamic in your class it is important to give thought to how your class is set up.
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Teaching ESL Through Music Music is a part of all cultures and, for many, is a very important part of their lives.
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Ten Minutes Left in the Lesson with Nothing to Do When you find yourself with 10 extra minutes left before the class ends and you are strapped for ideas on how to fill the gap play one of these games:
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Make Learning Vocabulary Words Fun Vocabulary games for all ages When it comes to the end of your unit lesson and time to make sure the kids picked up on all the new vocabulary words (reading
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New Teachers Handle Your Classroom with Care As new teachers, most of us are a little bit overwhelmed at the thought of planning and implementing our lessons.
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St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day is about more than just green beer – really, it IS. Although it is a holiday that marks the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The present day traditions of St. Patrick’s
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Chinese New Year Year of the Dog The Chinese New Year is probably the most important holiday in Asia regardless of the country you’re in.
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Fun Preposition Exercises Understanding and using appropriate prepositions of place and motion are often difficult for ESL students to grasp and it takes time for them to become comfortable with these types of words. They become confused when there are a host of similar
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Halloween Lesson Plans One holiday that we have fully embraced in North America that is relatively unknown in Asia is Halloween. One of the best parts of being an ESL teacher in Asia is sharing the joy of Halloween and trick or treating with
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Word Activities for all ages Word/Vocabulary activities are fun and are also wonderful resources in the classroom. When deciding when, where and which activity to use in your classroom both balance and relevance are key. Word games often get a bad rap in the ESL classroom
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Multi-Level Classrooms Wouldn't it be great if all the students in your class were the same level... or would it. The unique characteristics of people is what makes uniformity impossible. The problem is that there are some classes where the ability spread ranges
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Fear Factor - Disciplining LARGE classes with the help of a TA Disciplining students in a large class can be REALLY challenging. Some classes range in size from 30-60 students... when you lose control you lose respect and often that is something you will struggle to overcome in the future with that class.
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Giving Instroductions - Say What? Note that giving instructions is an art and is a course taught at most universities in the Communications Departments.
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Hot Air - Look Who's Talking Are you the type of teacher that does most of the talking? Have you thought about what kind of teacher you are? Self-evaluation is difficult but it is the best way to improve.
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Word of the Day Every day I get a student to introduce a new word to my classes. I call a student up to my desk and I give them a piece of paper that has the word written on it in large felt pen.
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Start Class Off Right How many times do teachers arrive at class AFTER the students? Why, prepping last minute? Scrambling to get to the photocopier that has gone non-stop in the 10 minute break between classes. Even if this isn't you, if you are prepared
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You've Got Mail Have you ever thought about how good it feels when you get mail? This is also a great way for you to connect with your students. Send them your students a letter with their report cards or even better, if you
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What New Teachers Should Know About Discipline Daily discipline can be a real grind if a teacher doesn't have a good system. No time in a teacher's career is more exhausting or exhilarating than the first year in the classroom. Late August is full of promise, learning, planning,
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Spring Teaching Ideas Spring is in the air and with it teachers can clean out their closets and bring out some fresh ideas. Students are ever-curious at all ages and with the sun shining, trees in bloom and the general energy on the rise
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Every Child A Reader Everyone has a friend that always has his or her nose in a book. Don't you always want that person on your Trivial Pursuit team. Likely he's not the one that thinks you're playing the genius edition. Reading is an amazing
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