Posts under ‘reflection’

How to create video activities on a teacher’s blog (by Christina Markoulaki)

Mar 6th, 2010

Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
The focal point of my previous post on this blog were the potential ways teachers can help their students to organize and practice their knowledge by setting up a blog especially for them. Since video activities on a teacher’s blog seem to be the most appealing [...]

Teaching High School in Croatia (by Arjana Blazic)

Mar 5th, 2010

by ArjanaBlazic.

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To teach is to touch a life forever.
I have been trying to enhance my teaching with the new technologies since 1997 when I created my first web page while attending a seminar on New Technologies in Modern Language Teaching in Finland. But everything I did over those twelve years was nothing compared to what I [...]

21 days, 5 cities, 1000 teachers, and 20 computers

Mar 3rd, 2010

by Barbara.

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In February, I talked with approximately 1000 teachers in Fukuoka, Okayama, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo as part of the OUP Teaching Workshop Series. Workshop titles were assigned to fit an acronym. I was the “I” in K.I.D.S.—Interactive Ideas for Keeping your English Classes Relevant for the 21st century. The challenge for me was how to [...]

How to integrate blogging in EFL teaching (by Christina Markoulaki)

Feb 26th, 2010

by Christina Markoulaki.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I am pretty confident that a vast majority of EFL teachers relish blogging, but each one employs this practice in his/her teaching differently. I am therefore taking the initiative to write this post to ask and give an answer to this question: Have you ever [...]

Do It Your Way (by Janet Bianchini)

Feb 21st, 2010

by JanetBianchini.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
A very good friend, Ehrhard, a retired teacher from the former GDR, recently wrote a letter to me, which made me truly reflect. He told me that he was so happy that he had taught English “his way” successfully for many years, even though his [...]

I know that I know nothing (by Anita Kwiatkowski)

Feb 18th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
Graduating from University felt awesome and life was beautiful. Full of enthusiasm and open for fresh perspectives I was ready to walk the new path as a fully qualified EFL teacher.
I had taught before graduation – most students did. I already had my favourite games and [...]

Being an EFL teacher (by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan)

Feb 8th, 2010

by evabuyuksimkesyan.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know

When I sat down to write this post, the only thing came to my mind was, ”At the moment I’m where I’ve always wanted to be and this is because I’m an EFL teacher.” Being an EFL teacher helped me become who I am now. It [...]

I Only Thought I Knew My Students (by Ric Murray)

Feb 5th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Lessons Learned from Students

THE BACKGROUND:
2008, I returned to the 7th grade Social Studies classroom after a seven-year hiatus in Computer Applications and the Media Center. I wanted back in the classroom where I could work with a smaller number of students and develop a long-term relationship as a teacher and mentor [...]

It’s the small things that count (by David Deubelbeiss)

Jan 31st, 2010

by ddeubel.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know

The small things count
Everyone seems to know what teaching is. We organize, we write on the board, we give out handouts and homework, we ask questions, we mark and get ready for the next day. Is it so simple?
I believe it isn’t – the devil is [...]