Posts under ‘Professional Development’

What you can learn from my PLN (June 13)

Jun 13th, 2010

Part of the series: My Personal Learning Network This post is inspired by several things: The “It’s worth taking a look at this blog” initiative that had folks recommending blogs they liked, Darren Elliot’s call for us to find and recommend hidden gems from blog archives, and my own (long neglected) posts about “What I’ve [...]

High Tech Ideas for Low Tech Classrooms: VoiceThread

May 23rd, 2010

by Barbara.

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Some time back, Anita Kwiatkowska encouraged me to start a new series. I’ve actually been thinking of this idea for a few months, when OUP asked me to do a series of presentations about using technology in teaching young EFL learners.

How to Create a Jazz Chant by Carolyn Graham

May 23rd, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Last November, Carolyn Graham did a workshop at the JALT National Conference in Shizuoka, Japan, on how to make a Jazz Chant. I taped her workshop, and with her permission am sharing the part of it where she demonstrates her technique. One of the many [...]

Intersection on an E-Ferry (a poem by Hamdi Erestreams)

May 20th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Hamdi is a teacher I recently met on Facebook. He has taught EFL for 12 years in Tunisia and has recently begun to explore Facebook and Twitter as places to connect with other teachers around the world. Hamdi doesn’t have a computer at home, so he accesses the Internet at cybercafes and at school. In [...]

Never under-estimate what your students can teach you! (by Berni Wall)

May 18th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know As an EFL teacher with a long career, I’ve been around the block a few times! I’ve taught all levels from kindergarten to mature adults and I think I’ve learnt one or two things along the way. However, for me, I think the lesson that [...]

Why Recognition Matters

May 14th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Teaching Village has been nominated for another award! This time, it’s as one of the Lexiophiles’ Top 100 Language Teaching Blogs. This is the post where I would normally thank them for the award and give credit to my guest authors, who are largely responsible for any recognition Teaching Village receives. However, I just did [...]

Love and Respect (by Melania Paduraru)

May 13th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know A few days ago, a much younger colleague of mine in her first teaching year was complaining about how difficult it is to be a teacher and how stressed she feels when entering a classroom full of 14 year-olds who sometimes give her a really [...]

It’s Worth Taking a Look at This Blog

May 11th, 2010

by Barbara.

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I love initiatives like this one, that give us a chance to introduce great people to other great people. “Vale a pena ficar do olho nesse blog” means “It’s worth keeping an eye on this blog”. I’m honored to be have been tagged by five teachers I admire whose blogs I really enjoy: Janet Biachini [...]

Teaching English in Brazil (by Henrick Oprea)

Apr 22nd, 2010

by HenrickOprea.

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Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL Brazil is a wonderful country, well known for its hospitable inhabitants, samba, its amazing football squad, and a couple of other traits which make it a great place to spend your vacations in. Most foreigners I’ve talked to would like to visit Rio de [...]

30 teachers from 16 countries (and counting!)

Apr 19th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Earlier this month, I awoke to a lovely message telling me that Teaching Village was the TEFL Site of the Month. While always thrilled to get an award of any kind, I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I wasn’t sure what this award was for (I’m still sort of new to this blogging business). [...]