Rubrics in Language Teaching Is the stack of papers on your desk fast approaching the ceiling? Then, you need grading rubrics to assess your students! They can save us hours when used for assessment while providing timely, meaningful feedback to our learners. Moreover, if you use rubrics properly, you can increase student motivation and help […]
Using Hit Songs to Teach ESL: Exploiting Music for English Learning Ready to add some fun to your ESL classroom? Discover creative ESL activities and the incredible benefits of teaching English with hit songs. Inspire student engagement and draw meaningful connections with language while making learning a truly enjoyable experience. You can harness the power
How to teach Cooperative Skills Cooperative learning is a form of small-group instruction where students work in a social setting to solve problems. Teaching cooperative skills can be a great way to help children and adults learn how to communicate and interact with one another in a respectful, productive way. Let me show how to
Flexible Activities to Do at Any Time Have you ever finished a lesson before the expected time? We have all been there. The first time it happened to me, I had no idea what to do. I guiltily released my students early, and guess what? Parents complained! Now, I keep a list of flexible activities
The Art of Connection: Enhancing Learning through Meaningful Engagement In the last few years, I’ve felt the importance of connecting the syllabus with what is going on outside the classroom walls, prioritizing depth over length, and relevance over teaching meaningless content. When students know that what they are learning has a purpose and can be
Exit Tickets for ESL Students How can we tie a bow to wrap everything up at the end of the lesson? Exit tickets are the key to finishing the class and assessing our learners! They are quick check-ins with your ESL students and they let us know if they have understood what we worked on
