Teacher Resources

Peer learning is an instructional practice found to be more beneficial when compared to one-on-one classes and class-wide instruction. Harvard Professor Eric Mazur popularized this evidence-based, interactive teaching in the early 1990s. What is peer learning? [Definition] Peer learning, also known as peer-to-peer learning, is … Read more

Teaching advanced learners can be a wonderfully conversational yet daunting experience, especially if you are a new teacher. If you are teaching advanced students, you may be asking the question, “what don’t the students know?!” like me when I first started out teaching C1 level. … Read more

First day of class? Have a new group of students and want to break the ice? When we start a new class, we will likely want to introduce icebreaker questions and activities. This breaks the tension and helps the students become acquainted with each other … Read more

This is a guestpost by Socialy Tech. Most of us believe that children should be taught skills that they will need to use in the future. The only problem is that no one knows what the future holds, and hence it becomes very difficult to … Read more

As teachers, we are always looking for ways to help our students learn more effectively in the classroom. Reading reams of text can be boring for students, and it often fails to produce the desired results. By incorporating other forms of media, we can help … Read more

English language learners tell me I am lucky. I am lucky because I can go almost anywhere and speak the English language. If my Asian learners worked with international colleagues with, say, French workers, they have to speak in English. If they travel abroad to … Read more

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