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Lesson Plan: Managing Remote Workers

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Lesson Plan: Remote Working

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Getting Ready For Our Digital Future

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Is Online Teaching Going To Go Viral?

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Tips for Teaching Online

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Fake news – a lesson plan

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(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Yes/No Cards

March 8, 2021January 14, 2021 James Taylor

(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas was an idea originally conceived by Sandy Millin, and shared on her blog of the same name. In her words… I will post a prompt for you to exercise your teaching muscles by making suggestions on … Continue reading (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Yes/No Cards

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Download Of The Month: Where In The World Am I? Game

February 26, 2021January 14, 2021 James Taylor

In this game, the students ask to reveal the parts of the picture and guess the place until the first one gets it right. It’s a great warmer for a class about famous landmarks around the world. Be careful with … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Where In The World Am I? Game

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IELTS Writing Task 1 Review Activity: Storyline

February 15, 2021February 20, 2021 James Taylor

Here’s a useful website that I came across the other day that I thought was perfect for reviewing IELTS task 1 language, specifically describing and comparing trends. Storyline is a game designed to see how well you can guess various … Continue reading IELTS Writing Task 1 Review Activity: Storyline

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(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Maps

February 2, 2021January 14, 2021 James Taylor

(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas was an idea originally conceived by Sandy Millin, and shared on her blog of the same name. In her words… I will post a prompt for you to exercise your teaching muscles by making suggestions on … Continue reading (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Maps

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Download Of The Month: Conditionals Poster

January 29, 2021January 14, 2021 James Taylor

I’m a big fan of putting up posters in the classroom, at I was until I used to be until I started teaching privately and I’m not sure covering my living room in paper is the way forward! But if … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Conditionals Poster

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Reflections On… Fake News

January 18, 2021January 15, 2021 James Taylor

This is one in a series of posts in which I look back on 10 years of blogging and reflect on posts from the past. Back on October 16th, one day after I was celebrating my blog’s tenth anniversary, Philip … Continue reading Reflections On… Fake News

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Time to reflect, 10 years on…

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 James Taylor

10 years ago today I published my first post on this blog. A lot has happened in those years (I wrote about most of them here) and while I haven’t posted as much as I would have liked, I’m pretty … Continue reading Time to reflect, 10 years on…

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You Are Not Alone

March 11, 2020June 20, 2020 James Taylor

I’ve become a bit of a fan of stoic philosophy recently, and I’ve found it very useful in helping me to reflect on who am I and how to live and teach. I won’t go into it here, but I … Continue reading You Are Not Alone

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Lesson Plan: Goal Setting

February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 James Taylor

If, as Socretes said, an unexamined life was not worth living, then I would argue that an unexamined course is not worth taking. By this I mean that I think it’s crucial for learners to understand why they are doing … Continue reading Lesson Plan: Goal Setting

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(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Speech Bubbles

February 5, 2020March 11, 2020 James Taylor

(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas was an idea originally conceived by Sandy Millin, and shared on her blog of the same name. In her words… I will post a prompt for you to exercise your teaching muscles by making suggestions on … Continue reading (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Speech Bubbles

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