The idea of online professional development for teachers has been lingering in the world of education for quite some time. However, despite that, a lot of teachers seem to avoid it in my country. What is the reason behind that? Read on for some advice and links to current online professional development for teachers I …
Conducting academic research and writing articles or papers is another way for educators to have quality professional development and close their own learning gaps. Our research focuses on CLIL, Theme-Based Instruction, and 21st-century skills. My colleague Nevena Marković and I conducted our first big research at the beginning of 2019. We presented our research at the …
How can we develop environmental awareness in our students – can it be in form of a project? Read on to see how we managed to squeeze ecology into the regular high school curriculum. Project Cool Kids for Eco Beats educates students in elementary schools and high schools and helps them develop environmental literacy and awareness …
Living in 2021 has many benefits, and the one that helps us educators is online learning. We can learn or teach online for the comforts of our homes for free! There are plenty of free online courses and webinars for teachers now! Professional development is a major aspect of my teaching practice. Learning about new …
Have you ever wondered what does Swedish environmental education look like? If you are a nature lover like me, the need to develop environmental awareness in your children will eventually creep in your teaching style and curriculum. This is why I became a National Geographic Certified Educator! I must say that it was a life-changing …
How do we develop a learning environment where grammar is learned through exploration without burnout? Keep reading, for example, activities of thematic contextual grammar activities that simultaneously develop the four language skills. Then, let’s see how we can apply contextual grammar teaching with some easy activities! What is contextual grammar teaching and what kind of activities …
We all know that our children have too much screen time. Luckily, there are many things that we can avoid nowadays. One of them is fun, full of content, and jolly podcasts made by children or adults for children! You can use them with your children and with the kids at school as well – …
Hello, my dear colleagues! I’m super excited to announce that I am presenting at EdmodoCon Miami 2019! My topic is connected to Blended Learning and engaging students online. Edmodo Con is a global professional development conference! You can attend it for free through your laptop or mobile device. Educators worldwide will share inspiring stories and …
Hello, my dear colleagues! Developing listening skills is the first step in the second language acquisition process. The learners need to listen to meaningful and comprehensible language during their silent period of language acquisition. Speaking, as a productive skill, comes after the development of basic listening skills. This article will discuss the fundamentals of speaking …
This is one in the series of posts that will be describing working online in various companies, and it will be a review of Bibo Global Opportunity (now Engoo), along with a few tips on how to teach online. The future posts will include opinions and application processes in Native Camp, Preply, Fiverr, and a …