I didn’t watch the Super Bowl last night, but I was excited to see the lists of the best commercials online today. There are two commercials in particular that I think will work well in my ESL classes, and I’m planning on using them tomorrow. I’m going to use both videos as a MovieTalk. MovieTalk …
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This month, I started teaching a new class: an ESL cooking class. It’s the first time I’ve ever taught a cooking class, and it’s been a lot of fun for both me and the students. In this post, I’ll share some information about the class and give a couple of ideas for easy recipes that …
“Embarrassment is a true enemy of learning,” writes Thomas Newkirk. I just finished reading Newkirk’s book, Embarrassment: And the Emotional Underlife of Learning. It’s a book about how feelings of embarrassment and shame often hold learners back in the classroom. In order to learn anything new, we all go through a period of incompetence, which …
Christmas is coming soon! I love Christmas time, so I never miss an opportunity to do something special in class for the holiday. Here are a few of my ideas: MovieTalk and Reading: 1914 Christmas Truce Last year, I did a MovieTalk with this video: The video is based on the true story of the …
I tried something new with my students this week: a Book Pass. The purpose of a Book Pass is to introduce and familiarize students to some of the books that are available for them to read during Free Voluntary Reading time. They get a small taste of several different books in order to see if …
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