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In this section, you will find a number of publications, webinar recordings, conference presentations and interviews, as well as video tips which have been written to help you develop your skills and knowledge as a teacher in the professional practice 'Planning lessons and courses'. From advice on how to teach primary-aged students to supporting adult learners in the EFL classroom, the content you will find here is practical, insightful and full of ideas to support your teaching and planning for all kinds of learners.

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Book Reading included in our lessons? Why not?

I have always liked reading... But during the actual lesson? Some teachers consider it a waste of time, mainly because it does not belong to the material needed to work towards an exam!

Milica Vukadin - Environmental Education and Activism with Young Learners vs. Eco-anxiety: 5 Stages

Even though we currently have 17 sustainable development goals that reflect the global issues, we have an additional issue altogether: How can we introduce global issues to our learners without causing them to feel eco-anxiety?

A woman looking at a notebook next to her laptop computer

Important checklist for online lesson plan

Teaching and Learning principles remain the same, whether it is online or in-person; however, remote teaching requires extra skills such as: digital literacy, technical requirements, online lesson planning, motivation, empathy and repetitive communication for the effective teaching and learning.

Quick Effective Activities

Warm-ups are important for teachers and students alike!

Face-to-Face storytelling: Freedom to share physical and sensory space

Watch a recording of our second webinar with David Heathfield, looking at storytelling in face-to-face teaching.

The New Normal

It's spring! Though there is a snow blizzard outside and the temperature is -10C, spring brings in new hope!

Change the pace of your lessons in 5 minutes

When writing lesson plans, we need to consider a lot of things such as objectives, needs of our students and materials. Read YesimKilic's post below.

Three great no-prep 'filler' ideas

Three, no prep ideas for filling in those last few minutes usefully – or for starting off a class in an upbeat way.

Post Covid-19: Teaching Adaptations

The pandemic has certainly flipped our Education system, with some innovative privileges; but also with lots of uncertainties and learning challenges.

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