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The baby camel
I love stories. They are great for lessons, they are great for analogies, and best of all, they are fun. So, I have opted...
Why on earth did I say yes to this? Developing confidence as a novice teacher
Introduction
Recently I conducted a workshop with teachers who had only just started teaching. They told me about their concerns as a young teacher, which...
The day TBLT died
Many of my blogs are born from conversations with teachers or trainers. This one is no different. I will start by saying that as...
The neutrality trap
In ELT, we are encouraged to be ‘neutral.’ We use the PARSNIPS acronym (Politics, Alcohol, Religion, Sex, Narcotics, Isms, Pork) to identify topics that...
When the brain is on high alert: teaching in challenging times
“It’s day 24 of the war”, I copy from the daily update we receive. For some reason, I never imagined I would write that...
The importance of relationships in times of AI
It is hard to attend an education conference or scroll through social media these days without encountering conversations about AI. We hear about Apps...
Concept Checking Questions
Concept checking questions fascinate me. Why? Because they are generally either overused or used extremely poorly. I can probably think of a dozen or...
Things that amuse me
While thinking about what to write so we can start the year with something fun, I was preparing for Cambridge Advanced class, and we...
Be wise – Time is money
I am going to start this blog with a story. Then, I will explain why I vehemently disagree with the story and why it...
Rethinking sustainability: it starts with being self-sustainable
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a conference and one of the focus areas, besides AI, was, unsurprisingly, sustainability. Whenever we are talking...