We're better when we work together
I’m here to tell you about how a simple acronym – EVO – changed my life and was a true turning point in my professional development. When I joined the Electronic Village Online for the first time to take the online session Becoming a Webhead (BaW), I had the feeling it was special in the [...]
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If you read Stories from the Front Lines of EFL, and thought, “I’d really like to be part of this project, but I’m not sure anyone would be interested in my story” then this post is for you. Answering just a few important questions can give you the confidence to share your thoughts and ideas [...]
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Having been in the TEFL field for a number of years now, I’ve witnessed the ELT pendulum swing a number of times (back and forth and sideways) when talking about methods and approaches. Throughout all these years, I have seen teachers simply ‘throw away’ all they knew and believed about a certain method or approach [...]
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I’ve always believed in the power of people to be able to come together to create something much bigger than any one of them individually. Here is a story about a bunch of teachers (myself and Barbara included) who are coming together to create something new called The International Teacher Development Institute (iTDi). Share the [...]
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We’re better when we work together. This isn’t just the tag line for Teaching Village, it’s what I believe. I’m a big fan of teaching degrees and licenses–I have a handful of my own, and value what I gained in the pursuit of them. However, I also believe that great wisdom comes from teacher experience [...]
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If it’s February, it must be time for more workshops! Just in case you are in the area, here’s where I’ll be! (A quick look back–this video is from last year’s workshps!) Tokyo OUP Teaching Workshop 2010 from Barbara Sakamoto on Vimeo. Share the post “Where I’ll be…”FacebookTwitterGoogle+
Part of the series: Teaching and Learning in Second Life You may have heard about Second Life . I actually hadn’t heard of it before I saw the course description for a TESOL EVO workshop on Virtual Worlds and Language Learning. Considering that I thought an avatar was a diety in Hindu Mythology, I think [...]
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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Mind Mapping for Writers Article 3 We’ve come to the last of three posts about using mind mapping for writing. The first article looked at using mind maps to brainstorming, capture and organize ideas. The second talked about focusing on an idea and adding details. [...]
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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Mind Mapping for Writers Article 2 Welcome to the second of three articles about using mind mapping for writing. The first article looked at using mind maps to brainstorm, capture and organize ideas. This article begins with the list of ideas, and moves to the [...]
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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Mind Mapping for Writers: If you’re more artist than engineer, this approach is for you. Article 1: Think first, organize later. This is the first of three articles about using mind mapping to make your life as a writer easier or more creative. If you [...]
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