Reflection as an act of sharing and caring
By Vasiliki Lismani “Sharing is caring”. You might think “What a cliché!” but, as teachers we know that this is (or at least should be) our motto. Sharing is, by […]
10 Confessions of an EFL teacher
by Paul Finnerty Most things published by wannabe journalist-teachers like me focus on what we do well. Much of what we write is idealistic and makes us out to be […]
Recruiting and Selecting Teaching Staff: A Strategic Approach
By Jonathan Owen Teachers can make or break an educational institution. For this reason, the process used to recruit them is critical to a school’s overall success (Meador, 2017). Yet, […]
Athena Fund to Provide Laptops to 13,000 English Teachers in Israel
by Daphna Tamir Israel’s Athena Fund has launched a new program – Laptop for Every English Teacher in Israel – in which English teachers in Israel will receive laptops and […]
Creativity on Call: Empowering Learners’ Autonomy
By Vasiliki Have you ever realized that some amazing things have happened completely unintentionally during our teaching practice, so spontaneously but yet so effectively that we can’t help thinking why […]
Planning a Successful Demo Lesson
Demo Lesson A demo lesson can be nightmare, especially if you are a shiny, new teacher trying to land your first job. Some people stress over it and compare it […]
The Dvolver Phenomenon
By Charles McKinney, IV When I started my English-teaching career in South Korea, my Korean co-teacher discovered an interesting website from a teacher-training workshop she attended. The website is called […]
How to Create Content for Online ESL Lessons
How to Create Content for Online ESL Lessons Dear Teachers! My name is Kris Jagasia. My colleague, James Heywood and I have been creating content for our online ESL lessons […]
A Day in the Life of an EFL Teacher
By Paul Finnerty The fact that it’s mid-October and I’ve just got back from swimming in the sea rather sums up why I chose to come and work in Bari, […]
“A-Z of Hope”
Review by Marusya Hristova I am an ESL teacher who believes in positive education and that we teachers, are our students’ role models. That is why I carefully plan my […]