From teacher to manager Before you start reading, dear reader be warned. This post is a rant more than an indebth insight. If you have been teaching for a while, like myself, then you most probably started hearing others commenting on how you should move on to management or training teachers or material writing. You... Continue Reading →
Last week ,I had the opportunity to travel to upper Egypt to attend a conference by the RELO Cairo for teachers who do not have enough opportunities of professional development. LEt me share with you a summary of the first day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIzM8DirXqI&t=85s
Recently, I have started a new ELT course aiming at introducing novice teachers to the teaching methods and making the in-service teachers better. Now, I sit there surrounded by different 12 teachers some are seasoned others have zero experience. The diversity and the difference between us could not be more prominent. Since last week was... Continue Reading →
" we don't write materials to our sessions. There are paid professional for that, instead we design them" said my trainer Now imagine you wish to plan a training session based on an in-class experiment, won't you need to build on what you already collected during the experimental practice? " research the topic you want... Continue Reading →
Some useful grammar practice apps, I will be sharing them with my classroom blog.. Manchester 2017
Recently, I have been testing many grammar apps. Looking for quality and one’s that are completely free, I came up with the following:
Watch my short video, showing you the key features of each one:
What do you think of them? Let me know by commenting below.
Usually when I attend a conference , it is the plenary session that I find difficult to follow with. Yet ,Sarah Mercer's blenary session at this iatefl 2017 was one of the best sessions I attended. She talked about psychologically wise teachers who do 3 key things A- They develop positive relationships B- They focus... Continue Reading →
The second curious session I have watched on the iatefl 2017 is a session by a Russian teacher named Marina Kladova. Apart from the curious title,Marina shares the most inspiring experience. She is a teacher who found a way out of the routine and the vicious circle that can lead to teacher's burn out. So... Continue Reading →
This year at the iatefl 2017 conference I was not looking for "how to" sessions, but rather for professional development opportunities and reflections. When I saw the title : in one ear and out the other, feedback why bother. Mainly because my experience with feedback is not so positive. Loraine Kennedy asks three important question: Does... Continue Reading →
Now many of us must have heard the term "teacher-author, where the teacher is also adapting the role of author when s/he starts reflecting and writing about his in-class experiments and practices.Today, I am not going to talk about myself as the teacher-author but as the teacher who happened to be a mother. Although this... Continue Reading →
Today I am sharing an activity that worked really well with my students at the AAETC, AL Azhar University.Main aim: To practice the past simple tense through a song that is written by the teacherTiming: 1 hourAge: anyLevel: elementarystagesPre-task: Tell your students that you are going to share with them a song about a fairy tale. In pairs:... Continue Reading →
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