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Short straws and short stories

Stephen Reilly raises literacy levels with drama activities.

Scrapbook: Endings

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits & pieces, quotations, snippets, odds & ends on the theme of endings.  

Don’t take it personally

Paul Bress reflects on why teachers may sometimes overreact.

Head in the clouds?

Clare Fielder has some practical ways to make word clouds more than just a pretty picture.

Over the wall: teen reading

Alan Maley recommends reading for teachers who teach teens.

Activities for Cooperative Learning

Vanessa Willis reviews Activities for Cooperative Learning by Jason Anderson.

Mind your Ps and Qs!

Clare Fielder helps her students make a good impression.

Efficient teaching: ways of saving time and effort

Martin Bastkowski suggests that teaching efficiency can be increased by better preparation, time management for teachers and students, and the introduction of classroom routines.

Less is more

Simon Andrewes often prefers simplicity to sophistication in writing in English as a lingua franca.

Five things you always wanted to know about implementing a school digital use policy (but were too afraid to ask)

In this series, Nicky Hockly explains aspects of technology which some people may be embarrassed to confess that they don’t really understand. In this article, she discusses how schools can develop and implement digital use policies for learners.

Engineering your English

Nicola Yeeles targets her students’ strengths in ten communicative activities.

English Teaching Confessional: writing letters to students

Mario Rinvolucri confesses that hearing about a New York primary teacher who wrote personal letters to his students caused him to embark on 30 years of letter writing to his own students.

Critical incident analysis

Nick Howlett shares his personal reflections on how to reduce teaching stress.

Issue 99: dealing with stress; teaching teenagers; a pecha kucha activity and more

Editor Helena Gomm introduces issue 99 of ETp.