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TTELT: Teaching Tips for English Language Teachers

TTELT: Teaching Tips for English Language Teachers

By TTELT

TTELT is a podcast for English language teachers who never seem to find the time for the professional development we want and need. Episodes include tips that we can implement in our classes this week, discussiions of journal articles and blogs in our field, and interviews with prominent, and not so prominent, teachers who have teaching tips they'd like to share.
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S2 3.0 Conversational Writing with Nicholas Gordon

TTELT: Teaching Tips for English Language TeachersOct 19, 2021

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S4 9.0 Engaging with Student Interests

S4 9.0 Engaging with Student Interests

Based in Colombia, Gustavo Valiente shares an effective technique to engage students in communication! Discover their interests and adapt your topic and grammar to fit their interests. This technique provides intrinsic motivation for speaking. 


Mar 10, 202415:40
S4 8.0 Integrating Radio for Communication Proficiency

S4 8.0 Integrating Radio for Communication Proficiency

Join us to hear Juan Carlos Domingez, based in Cuba, as he shares an innovative technique of integrating radio into the English classroom. He shares weekly idiomatic expressions in the context of a conversation. Students are challenged to deduce the meanings of idioms from English-speaking countries around the world. Radio Metropolitana Havana

Feb 25, 202406:15
S4 7.0 Conventional and Virtual Learning Spaces

S4 7.0 Conventional and Virtual Learning Spaces

Join us to hear Dr. Pankaj Mehrotra, an English teacher from Delhi, India, as he discusses conventional and virtual learning spaces and how they affect teacher–student and student–student interactions in the classroom.

Feb 11, 202411:26
S4 6.0 Challenges in Teaching Beginning Students in the U.S.

S4 6.0 Challenges in Teaching Beginning Students in the U.S.

Join us to hear Sharifa Djurabaeva, an English teacher originally from Uzbekistan, who is currently teaching beginning newcomer high school students in Massachusetts. Sharifa will discuss the challenges she has faced and how she is meeting them.  Discover new resources and ideas that may help you in a similar teaching situation.

Feb 04, 202416:54
S4 5.0 The Experiential Learning Cycle: A Valuable Assessment Tool

S4 5.0 The Experiential Learning Cycle: A Valuable Assessment Tool

Join us to hear Dilia Topham, a veteran Teacher-Trainer, currently working in Dushanbe,Tajikistan for the American Council, as she describes the Experiential Learning Cycle and gives examples of how it can be used by teachers and teacher-trainees for self-assessment and improvement.

Jan 31, 202412:21
S4 4.0 Reading/Listening into EAP Speaking

S4 4.0 Reading/Listening into EAP Speaking

Join us to hear Dr Arum Perwitasari, Academic Relations Lead at ETS Global, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as she describes how to integrate reading or listening activities into speaking activities for English for Academic Purposes. She gives some examples of integrated tasks that teachers can use to teach academic speaking. Listen to hear more!

#academicenglish #languageeducation #languageassessment #englishforacademicpurposes #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #eslreading #education #esllistening #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Jan 22, 202411:28
S4 3.0 Sustainability and Green in ELT

S4 3.0 Sustainability and Green in ELT

Join us to hear Peter Holly, a freelancer based in Hungary, as he describes how to teach environmentalism and sustainability in English Language Teaching. He gives teachers tips and ideas on how to incorporate sustainability and climate change in every ELT lesson, from the intro to regular classroom practices. Listen to hear more!


#environment #languageeducation #climatechange #sustainability #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #eslwriting #education #strategicplanning #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment


Jan 15, 202410:52
S4 2.0 Quantitative Research in Language Education

S4 2.0 Quantitative Research in Language Education

Join us to hear Dr Mohamed Benhima, an assistant professor in the English Department of Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, as he describes quantitative research methodology and statistical data analysis in language education. He explains how quantitative data can be collected and how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help with data analysis. Listen to hear more!

#research #languageeducation #researchmethodology #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #eslwriting #education #strategicplanning #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Jan 08, 202413:21
S4 1.0 Writing Feedback Using Auto-Peer

S4 1.0 Writing Feedback Using Auto-Peer

Join us to hear Philip McCarthy, Associate Professor at the American University of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, as he shares Auto-Peer, an automated feedback system designed to facilitate student writing and student feedback literacy. He explains how Auto-Peer helps student writers and shares feedback from students and colleagues. Listen to hear more!

#writing #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #eslwriting #education #strategicplanning #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Jan 01, 202412:24
S3 52.0 Gamification in the ESL Classroom

S3 52.0 Gamification in the ESL Classroom

Join us to hear Dr Sapna Dileesh, Head of Foundation at the Oman Dental College in Muscat, Oman, as she shares how she uses gamification in the ESL classroom. She discusses some things that a teacher needs to consider while incorporating gamification in the ESL classroom as well as the advantages and disadvantages of gamification. She also mentions some Edtech tools available for teachers who want to implement gamification in their classroom.  Listen to hear more!

#gamification #taskbasedlearning #onlinelearning #games #education #strategicplanning #teaching #learning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment 

Jan 01, 202413:12
S3 51.0 Using Linguistic Landscape in Teaching

S3 51.0 Using Linguistic Landscape in Teaching

Join us to hear Anastasia Khawaja, an adjunct professor in the Department of English at the University of South Florida,as she shares how she implemented linguistic landscape in her teaching units in Israel. She discusses how to use linguistic landscape to start difficult conversations in a region of conflict and how we can explore language representation and language use to dig beyond what we might see on the surface to better understand different situations–how it's not usually just "two sides" and by extension, how to better understand ourselves. Listen to hear more!

#appliedlinguistics #taskbasedlearning #onlinereading #WestBank #education #strategicplanning #regioninconflict #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Dec 18, 202315:07
S3 50.0 Online Reading Dispositions

S3 50.0 Online Reading Dispositions

Join us to hear Eyhab Yaghi, a lecturer in the English department in the College of Education at Majmaah University in Saudi Arabia,as he shares with us the online reading dispositions students use to enable more effective online learning . He discusses several different online reading dispositions used by students and describes how they can be harnessed to motivate students to read and learn online. Listen to hear more!

#reading #taskbasedlearning #onlinereading #readingdispositions #education #strategicplanning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment



Dec 11, 202311:12
S3 49.0 Using Blogs to Motivate Writing

S3 49.0 Using Blogs to Motivate Writing

Join us to hear Fatia Jellad, a secondary school teacher in Tunisia who recently obtained her PhD in Cultural Studies, as she shares with us how to use blogs to motivate students to write in English. She discusses the steps for implementing blogs in the classroom and what makes them an effective tool for writing instruction. She also mentions some of the challenges teachers might face when implementing blogs as a motivational writing tool.  Listen to hear more!

#writing #taskbasedlearning #education #strategicplanning #teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Dec 04, 202314:33
S3 48.0 Reconstruction Tasks in Teaching Writing

S3 48.0 Reconstruction Tasks in Teaching Writing

Join us to hear Kasia Truszkowsky, founder and owner of My Oxford English Academy in Oxford, England, as she shares with us how to use reconstruction tasks to teach academic writing. She discusses tips for minimizing teacher preparation time and sharing best practices for producing effective writing lessons.  Listen to hear more!

Nov 27, 202311:59
S3 47.0 Authentic Material to Motivate Students

S3 47.0 Authentic Material to Motivate Students

Join us to hear Rasha Halat, Assistant Professor at the Lebanese International University, as she shares with us how to use authentic materials to motivate students. She describes why its a good idea to use authentic materials and how to motivate students by using them.  Listen to hear more!

Nov 20, 202312:48
S3 46.0 English as an International Language

S3 46.0 English as an International Language

Join us to hear Shahab Moradkhani, Associate Professor of TESOL at Razi University in Kermanshah, Iran, as he shares with us the topic English as an International Language. He describes the basic principles of English as an International Language and shares suggestions for dealing with the related theoretical and practical controversies.  Listen to hear more!

Nov 13, 202314:33
S3 45.0 Motivate Your Students to SPEAK in English

S3 45.0 Motivate Your Students to SPEAK in English

Join us to hear Hannah Haase, language teacher, author, and pedagogical mentor at Robotel, as she shares with us how to motivate students to actually speak in English in class. She describes different ways teachers can do recording activities, kinesthetic activities, games focused on listening, and games focusing on speaking. Listen to hear more!

Nov 06, 202313:06
S3 44.0 Benefits of International Conferences

S3 44.0 Benefits of International Conferences

Join us to hear Gulnorakhon Niyazova, senior  teacher of English as EFL at Alisher Navai University of Uzbek Language and Literature in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, as she describes why it’s important for teachers to attend international conferences. She talks about how teacher can upgrade their teaching skills and get new ideas for different ways to teach.  Listen to hear more! 

Oct 30, 202311:57
S3 43.0 Teacher-to-Teacher Collaboration

S3 43.0 Teacher-to-Teacher Collaboration

Join us to hear Maria Zaheer, the founder of Educational Webinar Jam and a Senior Fellow in Higher Education, based at Al Yamama University in Saudi Arabia, as she shares best practices for optimizing teacher-to-teacher collaboration both within and across university departments. She describes how teacher-to-teacher collaboration proves to be an effective tool for professional development for educators.  Listen to hear more! 


Oct 23, 202313:11
S3 42.0 Teaching in the Palestinian Territories

S3 42.0 Teaching in the Palestinian Territories

Join us to hear Rawan Saqfalhett, a secondary school teacher who teaches in Jericho in the West Bank in the Palestinian Territories, as she talks about the challenges she and her students face. Rawan gives some insights into how patience and understanding, and cultural programs can help the students succeed. Listen to hear more!


Oct 16, 202312:09
S3 41.0 Promoting Virtual Reality in Education

S3 41.0 Promoting Virtual Reality in Education

Join us to hear David Bozetarnik, from the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates, as he shares best practices for promoting virtual reality at your school, college, or university. He talks about how he first got involved with virtual reality and how teachers can promote it to other teachers and get them interested in it. Listen to hear more!

 

#virtualreality #digitallearning #education #augmentedreality #teachingtips #tesol  #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment #metaverse


Oct 09, 202313:36
S3 40.0 Pedagogical Technological Integration

S3 40.0 Pedagogical Technological Integration

Join us to hear Majed Buledi, from the International Islamic University in Malaysia, as he shares best practices for pedagogical technological integration with digital natives. He identifies the steps involved in technological integration levels, and how such levels impact learners’ task engagement in a walled classroom through digital platforms. Listen to hear more!

 

#onlinelearning #digitallearning #education #strategicplanning #teachingtips #tesol  #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools #CPD #ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Oct 02, 202313:31
S3 39.0 Online Synchronous Learning

S3 39.0 Online Synchronous Learning

Join us to hear Kamiya Abdulkhakimovar, Senior Lecturer at the College of Humanities and Education at KIMEP University in Kazakhstan, as she shares best practices for teaching online synchronous classes. She identifies the steps involved in the transition to synchronized online learning and assessed its effectiveness at KIMEP University.  Listen to hear more! 

 

#onlinelearning 

#sychronouslearning 

#education 

#strategicplanning

#teachingtips 

#tesol 

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching 

#education 

#teachertraining 

#edtech 

#digitaltools

#CPD

#ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment


Sep 25, 202312:23
S3 38.0 Education for Sustainable Development

S3 38.0 Education for Sustainable Development

Join us to hear Jessica March and Raja Mallek Baloul, English instructors from the Achievement Academy at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates as they share an exciting initiative to introduce students to the UNESCO 2022 Goals for Education for Sustainable Development.  The presenters will describe how they have collaborated across academic disciplines to redesign a higher education language course which promotes the understanding of sustainable development. Listen to hear more!

 

 

#sustainability 

#sustainabledevelopment 

#curriculum 

#education

#teachingtips 

#tesol 

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching 

#education 

#teachertraining 

#edtech 

#digitaltools

#CPD

#ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Sep 18, 202313:55
S3 37.0 Corpus Linguistics in Writing Instruction

S3 37.0 Corpus Linguistics in Writing Instruction

Join us to hear Gulnoza Radjabova, an English teacher at Uzbekistan State World Languages University in Tashkent, as she shares different ways we can use corpus linguistics tools available on the internet to drive writing instruction.  She shares how she uses these tools with her own students to improve their writing.” Listen to hear more!

Currently, I am doing research in the field of implementation of corpus technologies in teaching English. This research field is totally new in our country; therefore, it is considered to be highly topical.  I think that this area of research will develop communicative competence of students enhancing academic excellence of learners and developing education system of Uzbekistan.

 

 

#corpus 

#linguistics 

#appliedlinguistics 

#writinginstruction

#teachingtips 

#tesol 

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching 

#education 

#teachertraining 

#edtech 

#digitaltools

#CPD

#ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Sep 11, 202313:47
S3 36.0 Perceptions and Positions of Postcolonial Englishes

S3 36.0 Perceptions and Positions of Postcolonial Englishes

Join us to hear Sweta Kumari and Aieshah Arif, Writing Instructors at New York University Abu Dhabi, as they share their thoughts on why there are lingering biases towards “standardized Englishes” from mainly “white” post-British colony countries, especially in academia, rather than accepting varieties of English from “non-white” post-British colony countries. They share some real anecdotes from their teaching context illustrating occurrences of this bias, and talk about how this bias can affect individual learners negatively. Listen to hear more!

 

 

#post-colonial 

#worldenglishes 

#academia

#highereducation

#writingcenters 

#biases 

#teachingtips 

#tesol 

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching 

#education 

#teachertraining 

#edtech 

#digitaltools

#CPD

#ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Sep 04, 202313:13
S3 35.0 Why Do Teachers Take Doctorates?

S3 35.0 Why Do Teachers Take Doctorates?

Join us to hear Mark Carver, Director of Postgraduate Research at the International Education Institute, University of St Andrews, Scotland as he shares why more teachers taking doctorates is good for our profession, but has risks of “qualification inflation.” He shares some barriers to bringing scholarly approaches into your classroom, and mitigating strategies for bringing these approaches into our classroom and explains alternative ways to think about impact and “doctorateness.” Listen to hear more! #doctorate #qualificationinflation #self-awareness #self-management #teachingtips #tesol #esl#elt#tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools#CPD#ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Aug 28, 202313:01
S3 34.0 Using ChatGPT in the Classroom

S3 34.0 Using ChatGPT in the Classroom

Join us to hear Hansley Cazeau, a U.S. English Language Fellow from Englewood, New Jersey, as he shares using ChatGPT in the classroom to motivate teachers and students. He explains how ChatGPT works and gives several examples of how teachers can use it in the classroom to teach students and what students can learn from using ChatGPT in the classroom. Listen to hear more! #ChatGPT #AI#artificial intelligence #teachingtips #tesol #esl#elt#tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools#CPD#ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Aug 21, 202321:54
S3 33.0 Be CUTE: Connect-Understand-Teach-Educate: SEL Education in the Classroom

S3 33.0 Be CUTE: Connect-Understand-Teach-Educate: SEL Education in the Classroom

Join us to hear Ruba Sadi, manager of Eduthink, a training and consultation center based in Jordan, as she shares her SEL, Social Emotional Learning, in the classroom to motivate teachers, students, and parents. She shares how teachers can shape students’ future personalities using SEL for future job, social, and life requirements.She also describes the five core competencies of SEL and explains how teachers can easily incorporate them into their classes. Listen to hear more! #SEL #SocialEmotionalLearning #Self-Awareness #Self-Management #teachingtips #tesol #esl#elt#tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools#CPD#ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment

Aug 16, 202312:19
S3 32.0 Combining Language and Content for Tour Guides

S3 32.0 Combining Language and Content for Tour Guides

Join us to hear Arpine Harutyunyan, a teacher at Luys Zvart Education Center, Armenia, share with us “Combining Language and Content for Tour Guides.” Harutyunyan describes a teaching approach relevant for an efficient combination of language and other skills into one course, discussing tips and tools for producing an effective incorporated course for future tour guides. The mastery of the English language is significantly important for people working in the tourist industry, and especially tour guides, due to their constant contact with foreign tourists. In fact, they need to master not only General English, but also English for Specific Purposes, basic communication, cross-cultural communication as well as leadership skills, and be aware of the tourist resources of their country. Thus, teachers and educators need to meet the challenge of creating a curriculum that will incorporate the instruction of the above-mentioned variety of skills. A viable solution can be the Content-Based Instruction (CBI) approach. Join us to hear more! Top Tips -CLIL -Content and Language Integrated Learning -English for Tourism -Cross-Cultural Communication #teachingtips#tesol#esl#elt#tesolteaching#education#innovation#creativity#communication#CPD

Aug 07, 202310:48
S3 31.0 Effective Tips on Critical Reading for Secondary Teachers

S3 31.0 Effective Tips on Critical Reading for Secondary Teachers

Join us to hear Shakhodat Obidova, A PhD student and TESOL Trainer at Bukhara State Pedagogical Institute in Uzbekistan, share with us “Effective Tips on Critical Reading for Secondary Teachers.” Shewill tell us what critical reading is and why it’s necessary in today’s world, what methods teachers can use to analyze reading texts effectively, and what her experience of training teachers for critical reading classes has been. Join us to hear more! Top Tips -Critical Reading -Reading -ESL Reading -critical analysis

Jul 30, 202310:59
S3 30.0 Teacher Identity Investment Amidst Change in Education

S3 30.0 Teacher Identity Investment Amidst Change in Education

Join us to hear Mohamed Hasan, from Ahlia University in Bahrain, as he shares tips on Teacher Identity Investment Amidst Change in Education. He describes how teacher identity investment plays an important role in educational reform. However, it can easily be neglected if educational reformers focus primarily on achieving outcomes. He gives some tips on how building career capital can empower teachers and increase their value. Listen to hear more!

 

Top Tips

-teacher identity

-educational reform

-investment

-career capital

 

#educationalreform #teacheridentity #teacherchange

#teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining


Jul 23, 202311:33
S3 29.0 AI and ChatGPT

S3 29.0 AI and ChatGPT

Join us to hear Judy Wren and Jennifer McCoy, English teachers in Oman at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, share with us “AI and ChatGPT: Considering the Future of Writing Instruction.” They will tell us what ChatGPT is and how it works, and what it means for academic integrity that students can actually ask ChatGPT to write essays for them even with typical English mistakes for their type/level of learner. They discuss how they see ChatGPT and AI generative writing impacting the field of English language teaching and offer some suggestions for dealing with the new technology. Join us to hear more! 

Top Tips

-ChatGPT

-artificial intelligence

-plagiarism

-academic integrity

#teachingtips

#tesol

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching

#education

#innovation

#creativity

#communication

#CPD

Jul 16, 202313:33
S3 28.0 Mitigating Student Motivations and Teacher Beliefs

S3 28.0 Mitigating Student Motivations and Teacher Beliefs

Join us to hear Mick King, an English teacher in Qatar at Qatar Community College, share with “Mitigating Student Motivations and Teacher Beliefs.” All too often teachers have fixed ideas about why students are learning a language but sometimes those ideas are not correct. Students can have different motivations and expectations than the teacher thinks. Mick asks us to consider making a teaching/learning contract with students at the beginning of the semester to discover why students are taking your class and what they really want to get out of it. Join us to hear more! Top Tips -teacher beliefs -student motivation -motivating learning -afternoon/night students #teachingtips#tesol#esl#elt#tesolteaching#education#innovation#creativity#communication#CPD

Jul 09, 202312:36
S3 27.0 Optimal Learning with Brain Breaks

S3 27.0 Optimal Learning with Brain Breaks

Join us to hear Rania Jabr, an English teacher in Egypt at the American University of Cairo, share with “Optimal Learning with Brain Breaks.” Jabr answers the question how brain breaks are essential for you and your students since they enhance teaching and learning, and they are an essential classroom management tool. Such teaching tools and techniques are used as a guide and motivate students to enable them later on to complete assigned work. They help shape student expectations, guide them, and ensure they later on complete their work to the satisfaction of their teacher. Join us to hear more!! Top Tips -brain breaks -motivate learners -maximize retention -afternoon/night students #teachingtips#tesol#esl#elt#tesolteaching#education#innovation#creativity#communication#CPD

Jul 02, 202312:38
S3 26.0 Fostering Creativity in English Teachers

S3 26.0 Fostering Creativity in English Teachers

Join us to hear from Feruz Akbarov, founder of English Teacher Association of Uzbekistan , as he talks with us about fostering creativity in English teachers. Feruz discusses the 3Es, 3 staples, being an initiator, and active Continuing Professional Development. Join us to hear more!  

 

Top Tips

-creativity in the classroom

-stimulating learners

-creative lessons

-taking initiative

#teachingtips

#tesol

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching

#education

#innovation

#creativity

#communication

#CPD

Jun 25, 202313:59
S3 25.0 Language Teaching with Technology

S3 25.0 Language Teaching with Technology

Join us to hear from Hannah Haase, Language Teacher, Author, and Pedagogical Mentor at Robotel, as she shares with us how to balance teaching with technology and teaching with traditional paper-based or classroom-based activities such as pair work. Technology is changing the way students learn and we need to find out how we can best use technology to motivate and differentiate. Join us to hear more!  

 

Top Tips

-technology in the classroom

-finding the right balance

-curriculum platforms

-collaboration and creativity

#teachingtips

#tesol

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching

#education

#educationaltechnology

#technology

#creativity

#communication

#collaboration

Jun 18, 202312:30
S3 24.0 Playing Intellectual Games in English Class

S3 24.0 Playing Intellectual Games in English Class

Join us to hear from Anna Ayrapetyan, from Russian- Armenian University and French University in Armenia, as she shares with us how to play intellectual games in the English classroom to stimulate 21st Century skills of Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity. In addition to developing these skills, students also develop concentration and collaboration while the competitive element stimulates interest and motivation. Join us to hear more!  

 

Top Tips

-intellectual games stimulate creativity

-student motivation increases

-students love competitions

-student learn collaboration

#teachingtips

#tesol

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching

#education

#21stCenturySkills

#criticalthinking

#creativity

#communication

#collaboration

Jun 11, 202311:22
S3 23.0 Implementing Coding in Other Subjects

S3 23.0 Implementing Coding in Other Subjects

Join us to hear from Sara Dara, founder of Programmer Zone, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates explain why we need coding in all school subjects, not just math and science. Coding can be used in other subjects to develop mini quizzes and information apps. Sara sheds light on how subjects can collaterally help students be more creative and also understand deeply. For example, a student who attends python lessons can develop a program for English vocab. Join us to hear more!  

 

Top Tips

-use coding in our daily lives

-learn 21st Century skills

-problem solving

-start young

#teachingtips

#tesol

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching

#education

#coding

#programming

#younglearners

#stem


Jun 04, 202308:55
S3 22.0 COIL Projects in Higher Education

S3 22.0 COIL Projects in Higher Education

Join us to hear Khaleda Al Mansoori, a professor at the American University in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, as she shares her tips on using COIL projects in the classroom COIL stands for Collaborative Online International Learning. She discusses the students’ perceptions regarding the use of COIL projects and shares methods on how to better design these types of projects. Listen to hear more!

May 30, 202314:07
S3 21.0 Active Learning: A Pre-requisite For Learning

S3 21.0 Active Learning: A Pre-requisite For Learning

Join us to hear Pooja Sancheti, a teacher at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, as she shares her tips on using an active learning strategy used in a writing course for English for Academic Purposes. She describes how this specific technique allows students to undergo the cycle of analyzing and providing effective feedback using structured guidelines on the content scope of relevance and complexity. Listen to hear more!

 

-peer evaluation

-active learning

-self-management

-critical analysis

 

#teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #peerevaluation #writing #peertopeer #activelearning


May 21, 202310:54
S3 20.0 Padlet Community of Practice and Teachers’ Professionalism

S3 20.0 Padlet Community of Practice and Teachers’ Professionalism

Join us to hear Siham Al-Aamri, a teacher at the University of Nizwa, Oman, as she shares her tips on using Padlet to develop a community of practice and teachers’ professionalism. She describes how she used Padlet created a supportive environment and allowed her to give help where needed when training new teachers. She explains how she used Padlet for self-reflective Eportfolios. Listen to hear more!

 

Top Tips

-teacher training

-digital tools

-eportfolios

-self-reflection


#teachingtips #tesol #esl #elt #tesolteaching #education #teachertraining #edtech #digitaltools


May 14, 202311:13
S3 19.0 Writing Assessment Literacy

S3 19.0 Writing Assessment Literacy

Join us to hear Dr Lee McCallum, who recently became an Associate Tutor in Language Education at the University of Edinburgh, as she shares her thoughts on writing assessment literacy for teachers. She describes how important assessment is to students’ futures whether vocational or academic. She then goes on to suggest three ways that teachers can develop their assessment literacy. Listen to hear more!

 

Top Tips

-assessment literacy

-writing

-writing assessment

-students

 

Hashtags

#teachingtips 

#tesol 

#esl 

#elt 

#tesolteaching 

#education 

#writing 

#assessment


May 07, 202311:35
S3 18.0 Pitfalls of Favoritism

S3 18.0 Pitfalls of Favoritism

Join us to hear Seetha Saragan, a Personal Development Trainer and Lifestyle Consultant with a background in English and psychology, based in Dubai, as she shares how teachers can avoid favoritism and what the impact of favoritism is on students. She describes ways of doing class activities that build students’ confidence and make them become better members of the community. She also offers some simple ideas that teachers can use to encourage team work and cultural understanding. Listen to hear more!

 Top Tips

-avoiding favoritism

-positive psychology

-self-esteem

-global citizens

 Hashtags

#teachingtips

#tesol

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching

#education

#positive psychology

#favoritism


Apr 30, 202312:58
S3 17.0 Analysis of English Articles in Saudi English

S3 17.0 Analysis of English Articles in Saudi English

Join us to hear Marwa Mekni Toujani and Oshin Danish, English teachers based in Saudi Arabia, who share with us their study on an Analysis of English Articles in Saudi English. They give tips for developing a data collection tool eliciting article usage and describe how they analyzed the data to find patterns of usage. This is an interesting article for any teachers interested in doing research and learning about global varieties of English.  Join us to hear more!


Top Tips

-emergence of Saudi English variety

-checking article use in this variety

-article misuse

-quantitative research

 

Hashtags

#teachingtips

#tesol

#esl

#elt

#tesolteaching

#education

#globalenglish

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Apr 23, 202314:08
S3 16.0 Learning English via Social Networking

S3 16.0 Learning English via Social Networking

Join us to hear Nguyen Thanh Binh, an English teacher in Vietnam, share with us techniques for “Learning English via Social Networking”. Listen to tips for using social media with your students to help them practice their English. Identifying interesting topics such as news, politics, and sports is the first step. Following fan pages and forum pages of sports figures is the second step. Then students can use conscious learning for all 4 skills.  Join us to hear more!


Top Tips

-identify student interests

-increase motivation

-learn consciously

-practice all four skills

 

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