development list

15 ELT educators to follow on LinkedIn

By Pete on August 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

If you’re fairly new to LinkedIn as a teacher/writer then here are a few suggestions for who to follow. Some of these people are on Twitter too, but I come across them more on LinkedIn as my feed isn’t as… Read More ›

Useful links: Project-based learning

By Pete on April 19, 2020 • ( 3 )

I’ve been reading a bit about project-based learning (PjBL) recently. I had to write a critique of an approach used in my context as part of the PGCEi. Our Secondary course now follows a PjBL approach*, so I thought it… Read More ›

12 conversation strategies worth teaching

By Pete on February 21, 2020 • ( 1 )

One thing my CELTA course skimmed over was how to develop learners’ conversation strategies. There seems to be a good amount of focus on conversation strategies in recent coursebooks. However, at times I find these can be problematic. Models of… Read More ›

20 great video sites for the EFL classroom

By Pete on November 19, 2018 • ( 12 )

I was asked on my FB page where I find good videos for class. I stumble upon them now and then (like here, thanks Lana), but I also find these sources pretty useful. Hope this helps!

30 tips for developing teachers

By Pete on August 30, 2016 • ( 7 )

Some teachers have clear direction when it comes to development. Others, like me, have always been a little bit lost. I found that once I finished my initial teacher training there wasn’t much support or guidance when it came to… Read More ›

12 tips for writing TEFL lesson plans

By Pete on May 25, 2016 • ( 20 )

I recently took a CELTA extension course for teaching young learners. The course went well and I quite enjoyed writing formal lesson plans again. Tutors said that planning was my strength, which probably meant my teaching wasn’t that good! I’ve… Read More ›