And now the end is near, there’s probably just a couple of weeks left of the academic year and we’re rushing around thinking about a million and one things, it’s a busy time.
And now the end is near, there’s probably just a couple of weeks left of the academic year and we’re rushing around thinking about a million and one things, it’s a busy time.
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The tech and AI debate is on and it’s real. Should we be harnessing the power of technology like AI or should our classes be as tech-free as possible? How does tech help or hinder student’s learning? What should we do as language teachers? Which way should we go. Here we’ll dig into this and see what some experts have to say on the subject.
This edition of The TEFLer mirrors a piece in Managing in TEFL, there's some lighter and other bits of heavier editing as we approach it from a teaching, classroom perspective.
The tech and AI debate is on and it’s real. Should we be harnessing the power of technology like AI or should our schools be as tech-free as possible? How does tech help or hinder student’s learning? What should we do as language school leaders? Here we’ll dig into this and see what some experts have to say on the subject.
How often do our students give us one-word or short answers when we know they can do so much more? With a few simple twists and some consistency we can encourage our students to so much more, to use much more language, to build their confidence and enjoy using English even more. Let’s encourage our students to do more, let’s demand more of them and watch them fly.
Do you ever feel like we're more connected than ever but actually communicating less effectively? We all struggle to some extent with this apparent paradox of a world of hyper-connectivity and communication failure and we grapple with how best to help our students, their families and our schools. This edition is inspired by a recent group conversation between language school leaders and from recent personal experience.
And all of a sudden it’s May, time is running out and we’re nowhere near where we should be. What can we do? How should we approach this last leg of the course? Is it about cramming as much in as possible and push on? Or should we take a different approach? In this edition of The TEFLer we’ll answer these questions and help the last leg of the course be a beautiful thing.
So, appraisal season is looming (or perhaps upon us!). We, as a language school leaders, probably understand thewhyof appraisals – it's about quality, professional development and a thriving language school. But let's be honest, sometimes translating that understanding into something truly effective feels… well, a bit like assembling flat-pack furniture without the instructions.
Teachers' Stories. This is Erica, she's from the US. She was working as a teaching assistant in Spain and wanted to gain the Trinity CertTESOL qualification to improve her teaching skills and her chances of finding better employment opportunities. #TeachersStories #ImproveYourTEFLTeaching #GetBetterTEFLJobs #ProfessionalDevelopment #TrintyCertTESOL #TEFLCourse #OnlineTEFLCourse