Hi, my dear colleagues! This post will be a reflection with a commentary about an excellent presentation from TESOL Spain 2021 titled 21st Century Skills and (Oral) Storytelling: Get your Students Communicating with various speaking activities done by Rebecca Lemaire. The speaker did not put the word ‘oral’ in the title, but I had to …
Hello, my dear colleagues! This article is an article in the series of articles related to language teaching methodology, associated with the participatory approach. What is the participatory approach to language teaching? The participatory approach is similar to content-based instruction, but the content emerges from the students’ answers and participation in this approach. What are …
Hello, my dear colleagues! Have you ever tried to engage young learners with environmental issues? This post will summarize a presentation I held with Owain from ELT Sustainable on British Council Teaching English. The topic was Engaging your learners with environmental issues, and we presented 5 problems that occur in the classrooms and the practical …
Hello, my dear colleagues! Welcome to the post about free online ELT conferences. I will keep updating it as soon as I come across some new conferences for English teachers. For now, here are two free conferences with certificates organized by Oxford and MacMillan. Explore the schedules below and apply! Let’s explore some free online …
Hello, my dear colleagues and welcome to my article about decreasing the ELT footprint with some practical examples on how to make your classroom more eco-friendly! Other than storytelling, environmental education is one of my favorite topics ever and I can always spend so much time just talking about it. I had the honor to …
Hello, my dear colleagues! This post will review the 18th annual ELTA conference hosted by the English Language Teachers’ Association in Serbia. The conference was online and it had over 200 participants! Now, let’s dive into the conference itself and peek into some presentations ELTA has prepared for us. The 18th ELTA conference program The …
Hello, my dear colleagues! Do you want your online lessons to be more engaging? Then, explore these synchronous and asynchronous interactive tasks for distance learning! I had the honor to be invited to host a webinar for the IATEFL Learning Technologies special interest group. The participants were amazing, they were active, and the webinar itself …
Hello, my dear colleagues! In this post, I want to discuss Maslow’s hierarchy of needs because I believe it is an essential theory for every teacher to apply and have in mind, especially in difficult times. To introduce the concept of Maslow’s hierarchy, I will share a full, unedited transcript of my video as a …
Hello, my dear colleagues, and welcome to this article related to reading activities for young learners! This semi-academic essay will have a difficult task to discuss and disseminate literacy development in young learners. Therefore, in this article, I will discuss various approaches and share many activities and my teaching philosophy regarding literacy instruction. I will …
EdmodoCon is a global professional development experience—one you can attend for free through your laptop or mobile device. Educators from around the world share inspiring stories and practical strategies from the best in the education community. At EdmodoCon 2020, I participated in the conference with a mini-presentation on how to make an interactive video in …