Getting to 200 Million Podcast Downloads in Seven Years, with Lindsay McMahon
Lindsay McMahon is an education technology (Edtech) entrepreneur in the field of ESL (English as a Second Language) as well as a teacher who strives to help clients reach their […]
International Schools: Planning, Building, and Succeeding, with Greg Parry
Greg Parry is the Co-founder and CEO of Global Services in Education, Ltd.(GSE) GSE sets up and operates schools across the world. GSE offers a school franchise model as well […]
ELT Teachers Can Teach Technology to Improve Job Prospects and Increase Income
Chris is an education entrepreneur, investor and non-profit leader focused on developing and scaling initiatives and technologies that lower barriers and reduce inequalities in accessing the opportunities of the Future […]
Teaching English in Rural Japan: 5 Things That Caught Me Off Guard
Teaching English in Rural Japan: 5 Things That Caught Me Off Guard I lived in Japan for seven years until November 2019 where I started off working in a fishing […]
Spring Learning, Yokohama – School for Sale
Spring Learning, Yokohama – School for Sale Starting a school from scratch is incredibly difficult.Most schools fail within a year or two because they don’t get enough students, don’t communicate […]
Becoming an Online Teaching Entrepreneur
Today’s guest is Rob Howard. Rob chats about his background growing up in a family business and how this prepared him for a life in entrepreneurship. Rob also gives some […]
How NOT to Email Your Teacher, Professor or TA
Perhaps it is because midterms are fast approaching, but my sensitivity to the emails my students are sending me always has clear peaks and valleys. I am quite understanding at […]
Teaching Strategies for Students with Dyslexia
Teaching Strategies for Students with Dyslexia In general, the performance of adolescent students preparing to sit for B1/ B2 exams is reinforced by the teacher’s methodical planning and the graded […]
The Great Brexit Balls Up for ELT
Across the UK, English schools are standing empty, and teachers are being made redundant in increasing numbers. Host families are genuinely worried about keeping up with their mortgages, and many […]
Learning through Play: How Gamification Keeps Children Interested in Learning
by Mark Pemberton Mark Pemberton, former ELT teacher and co-founder of Studycat, discusses how a blend of game-based learning, both on and offline, is helping children learn languages and connect […]