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In this section, you will find a number of blog posts, which have been written to help you develop your skills and knowledge as a teacher in the professional practice 'Planning lessons and courses'. From primary-aged students to adult learners of English, the blog posts you will find here are practical, insightful and full of ideas to support your teaching and planning for all kinds of classrooms.

Disclaimer: All content written for our magazine is produced independently by teachers working in the English language teaching profession around the world. The views and opinions expressed in the content produced by these writers does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the British Council

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My top five end-of-year activities: Celebrating the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one!

I often tell my students that last lessons should be like first lessons as the beginning and end of year represent for me the two sides of the same coin

“Myth busting” discussion helping to develop learning strategies

We need to break down some misconceptions about language learning that some students have from the very start

Getting the most of unplanned learning opportunities in the classroom

I remember one of my professors saying we should not stop an activity where students are so engaged, even though it is taking more of the time we had allotted in the lesson plan.

A Wiggle Room Curriculum

Last year I found myself leading a large curriculum design redesign for an adult ESOL program in the U.S. Clocking in at six levels, from true beginner to high intermediate; aligned to the daunting College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS); integrating life skills such as digital literacy, financial literacy, and civics—this was, by a long shot, the most complex curriculum project I’d ever faced.