Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
“If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow” John Dewey
Kindergarten has always been the place to make friends, paint pictures, tell stories, play games and have fun while learning. Wooden blocks and legos have always been favorites in kindergarten [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tesol’
Moving Your Kindergarten into Web 2.0 with 5 Different Tools (by Ozge Karaoglu)
Flap Books: A Simple Secret for Student Support! (by Lesley Ito)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I think what every teacher needs to know is this simple secret to successful ESL/EFL classes: Students can accomplish so much more if the lesson has proper support. It is very difficult for students, particularly at the EFL level, to stand up in front of the [...]
21 days, 5 cities, 1000 teachers, and 20 computers
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)
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)
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)
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 [...]
Multicultural Activities in Class (by Vicky Loras)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I lived in Canada the first eight years of my life, which means that my schooling was only for three years. However, the great educational system left me with many good memories which I have incorporated in my teaching the ten years I have been in [...]
Being an EFL teacher (by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan)
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 [...]
Text Your Knowledge (by Nick Jaworski)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
As a manager I interview a lot of teachers. One question I always ask is about reading texts. If you have a short reading text, what are some different ways in which it can be used? I am constantly surprised by the lack of responses I [...]

