Hello, my dearest colleagues! I have noticed a lot of questions and posts in all teacher groups about teaching online recently. These posts usually come from teachers who are forced to switch to distance learning quickly. I’ve been teaching online for more than 6 years, and I’ve developed, moderated, and taught courses with over 1000 students. Teaching …
Being an educator who is heavily inclined towards using meaningful EdTech in my online and offline classroom, It came very naturally for me to search for online professional development. What I didn’t expect is to find plenty of quality free environmental courses for educators! I love most about the many courses listed below because they can …
Hello, my dear colleagues! This post will probably be nothing new for some of you, but it may be fascinating for some other teachers. I will show you how to make a digital teacher portfolio step-by-step using Microsoft Sway. Why Microsoft Sway? It can be pretty hard to build a nice portfolio, and many teachers …
In this post, I will describe a WebQuest example I created for the Granny Cloud in Genial.ly. You may wonder what the Granny Cloud is? Every child and every classroom is a story in itself, but the Granny Cloud is even more special because you can volunteer and join a virtual classroom no matter where …
Why is music important, and can young learners learn English through music? Is it useful just in the warm-up part of the lesson, or can it be the focus of our lesson? Keep reading to find out how I facilitated an engaging music workshop. Then, let’s see what is learning English through music all about! …
Are you one of those talented teachers who want to teach online but haven’t had any luck? Have you lost a student in the first lesson, and they have no ideas on how to engage the student? Are you a good English speaker with a great methodology, but you are not very confident about the …
The first lesson can be a nightmare for both teachers and students, and you need to prepare for the first online lesson with a new student! Many amazing teachers out there want to transition to online teaching but don’t know where to start. They are also not sure how to conduct that infamous first lesson. …
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 …
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 …
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 …