Quote of the week


“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.” 

Haim Ginott

Free Online Courses for Teachers of English

Teaching English: How to Plan a Great Lesson: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/teaching-english-great-lesson

English as a Medium of Instruction for Academics: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/emi-academics

Teaching English Online: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/online-tutoring

Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dyslexia

Understanding IELTS: Techniques for English Language Tests: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understanding-ielts

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/learning-teach-becoming-reflective-practitioner/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab

Useful Videos

1. Teacher talk – Error correction: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teacher-talk-error-correction

2. Encouraging speaking https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teacher-talk-encouraging-speaking

3. Humour in the classroom https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/humour-classroom

4. Using songs in the classroom https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/using-songs-classroom-0

5. Presentation for teachers https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/presentation-teachers

6. Energising classes https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/energising-classes

7. Game-based learning https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/game-based-learning

8. Inviting Participation With Thumbs-Up Responses: https://www.edutopia.org/video/invitingparticipation-thumbs-responses

9. Building a Belonging Classroom: https://www.edutopia.org/video/building-belonging-classroom

10. Creating a Positive Learning Environment: https://www.edutopia.org/video/creating-positivelearning-environment

11. Scaffolding Discussion Skills With a Socratic Circle: https://www.edutopia.org/video/scaffoldingdiscussion-skills-socratic-circle

12. What’s Metacognition—and Why Does it Matter?: https://www.edutopia.org/video/whatsmetacognition-and-why-does-it-matter

13. 60-Second Strategy: Appreciation, Apology, Aha!: https://www.edutopia.org/video/60-secondstrategy-appreciation-apology-aha

14. The Power of Relationships in Schools: https://www.edutopia.org/video/power-relationships-schools

15. Demonstrating Self-Regulation With Tone of Voice: https://www.edutopia.org/video/demonstratingself-regulation-tone-voice

16. Encouraging Academic Conversations With Talk Moves: https://www.edutopia.org/video/encouraging-academic-conversations-talk-moves