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I’m passionate about serving teachers. There’s no one size fits all lesson plan or solution to your class needs and issues. But, you’ve got a friend and support system in me. I can help reduce your overwhelm, give you some teachy inspo and improve your work-life balance. How? With solid takeaways you can try out immediately AND some much needed teacher love. Because your wellbeing is important too. You can find my contact details in the show notes if you'd like me to work with your institution and create a tailor-made CPD workshop for you.
Show episodes
Well, that's where this episode starts off, anyway. This week my guest is the wonderful Kate Clifton, from the Kate Languages podcast. We talk about how to manage expectations from upcoming exam pressures, digress into what to teach that isn't necessarily on the syllabus. We also take a dive into switching it up in cla
Working memory. What is it? Why do we need to know about it? The absolutely lovely Veronika Rogochaia guides us through the basics. She talks about why this is important and how we can free up space in our learners' working memory. This is especially useful if you have low-level learners. Enjoy. Veronika is an ESL teac
Getting students to speak can build confidence but is it the only way for them to learn the language? Our sweet beginners need input. Lots of it. There are a million things you can do but in this juicy episode, I talk about 3 ways you can introduce input that are engaging, simple to tailor to your class and low-to-no p
Joining me this week is the ever-so-nice Dylan Gates. He explains what Dogme, or the easier-to-pronounce Teaching Unplugged, is. We talk about the advantages, nay, joys of emergent language and how it can help your students to speak more naturally. Also, Dylan talks about mini-tasks. Pure Gold. We also talk about PPP a
In this episode, we delve into the power of stepping outside your comfort zone. Explore the reasons and discover the benefits of resisting change, moving past the fear and overwhelm, and learn to navigate these toxic feelings. It's all a learning experience, never as bad as you think, and essential for growth. Plus,
Does the mere mention of AI strike fear into your heart? Totally understandable - it's all so overwhelming but don't worry, Teacher: I got you. For this week's episode, I enlisted the expertise of Legend-in-the-Modern-Foreign Languages-World Joe Dale to give you a starting point. We also briefly talk about the pitfalls