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The best teachers are the ones who get students to learn, not who get students to like them
Don’t confuse popularity with proficiency. https://www.inquirer.com/life/character-lab-angela-duckworth-teaching-20201115.html
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Nov 19, 20201 min read
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Amazing benefits of teaching ESL from home and five companies that let you do it
All the benefits of working from home but earn as much as those traveling abroad while teaching English as a second language....
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Nov 18, 20201 min read
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Newspapers are flexible language teaching aids
English language teachers should realize that the newspaper is an inexpensive and flexible teaching aid to improve students' language...
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Nov 16, 20201 min read
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8 Essential Active Learning Strategies for Your Next Class—In Any Modality
Active learning activities designed for in-person, hybrid, or fully online courses https://tophat.com/blog/active-learning-any-modality/
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Nov 15, 20201 min read
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I’m mourning the sounds of kids arguing in my classroom!
Noisy disagreements are fuel for social growth in childhood. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/11/opinion/im-mourning-sounds-kids-argui...
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Nov 13, 20201 min read
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3 strategies to enhance students’ language development
Language learning is delicate in nature. 3 integrated language development approaches https://www.smartbrief.com/original/2020/11/3-strat...
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Nov 12, 20201 min read
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📣 BLACK FRIDAY......Stay Tuned!!
We have something really special for the ELTAction community.
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Nov 12, 20201 min read
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Should emotions be taught in schools?
Some educators believe it’s time to give our kids emotional instruction along with their ABCs. https://ideas-ted-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c...
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Nov 11, 20201 min read
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The English language ‘laws’ you never knew you knew
The English language has no government, but sometimes, you’ll come across an odd ‘law’ that has been passed on from generation to...
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Nov 9, 20201 min read
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Why Teaching Is Still The Best Job In The World
7Â Reasons Why Teaching Is Still The Best Job In The World https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/why-teaching-is-the-best-job-in-the-world/
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Nov 8, 20201 min read
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How California teachers are making bilingual education work online
Stuck behind a screen for distance learning, California teachers in dual-language classrooms are trying to come up with new ways to...
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Nov 7, 20201 min read
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The Power of Peer Interaction
A new study shows student learning suffered during the switch to remote instruction last spring, but that small group activities helped...
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Nov 4, 20201 min read
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Rubric for Recovery: ELs face more hurdles amid lost in-person learning
Schools are employing extra English development courses, individualized support delivered to students' sidewalks, and more to maintain...
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Nov 3, 20201 min read
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FUTURE DEMAND FOR ENGLISH IN EUROPE?
While English language learning may be on the decline, the use of English as a second or vehicular language in the EU is still on the...
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Oct 29, 20201 min read
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Oct 29, 20200 min read
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Musically educated children have better memory.
Musically educated children show improved performance in the areas of attention and memory, according to the results of a new study...
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Oct 28, 20201 min read
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Keeping Kindergartners Engaged in Distance Learning
Personalizing lessons and giving brain breaks can help young students stay engaged during short synchronous sessions....
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Oct 26, 20201 min read
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The curse of native speakerism
Remember good teachers are not born – they’re made. No matter how long you’ve been teaching, you’re still learning...
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Oct 25, 20201 min read
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Educators teaching online and in person at the same time feel burned out
The Covid-19 pandemic has led many schools to offer both classroom and virtual instruction, but teachers say doing both concurrently is...
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Oct 24, 20201 min read
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Humans are born with brains ‘prewired’ to see words
Study finds connections to language areas of the brain Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to...
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Oct 23, 20201 min read
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