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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
Was it Bob Marley who said 'You can please some people all of the time but you can't please all the people all of the time?' Well, as teachers, we are expected to please everyone in class at every turn. A tall order, don't you think? In this week's episode, (once you get past the lengthy update on my life -about the 6m
The passive is a big topic and it causes all sorts of problems. Join me as I take you through my more receptive, lexical version of teaching the passive. I talk about the issues and how to overcome them and also what to expect and not expect from your learners. You will come away with a different view of where to start
Even if you've been teaching for a long time, do you make assumptions about your classes' skills, attitude or ability to remember? And you know what they say about assumptions.... This week, I look at 4 things you should never assume about your learners. Join me as I raise questions and offer possible ideas, advice and
Of course, we can only learn a finite amount of things when training to be a teacher. But have the institutions caught up with today's ever-changing world? Did you learn an adequate balance of practical and emotional? In this week's episode, I asked my Linked In followers to comment on this very subject, plus I throw i
The language your students are producing spontaneously can be part of the lesson. Is it on the curriculum? Who cares? If your students are trying to tell you something, listen, make notes and use this valuable language for future lessons. Join the waiting list for Methods and Mindset, starting in late September: http:/
Sharing is caring: what is a classroom without community? Teaching the course book content and box ticking and curriculum Is not enough. We have to think about how to build community in our classes. It's not too hard and it has a lot of benefits. And, like mindfulness and mindset, community lends itself to language t