My classroom technology set-up

by | Technology

  In the next few weeks, I’m going to write about how I use technology in my classroom. I will begin with inexpensive ways to replicate the kinds of technologies major language schools use, for example, Interactive White Boards (IWBs). From there, I will...

How to plan a great lesson

by | Training

I’ve just started studying another of the free online courses on teaching English at Futurelearn run by the British Council. This one is called Teaching English: How to Plan a Great Lesson, and I’m finding it really useful. As always, in courses like this,...

Free online spinner

by | Tips, Tools

A while back, I wrote about a free PowerPoint spinner template you can use in your classes. Today, I want to share with you an editable spinner that you can access online. Its uses are limited only by your imagination (for example, you could put scrambled words or...

Top Tip: Personalise your PowerPoints

by | Tips

A good way to add some texture and variety to your classroom activities is to personalise your PowerPoints and other materials. I often like to insert photos of students into my PowerPoint decks. For example, in a vocabulary review slow-reveal presentation, the...

Alphastrokes Font Review

by | Alphabet, Phonics, Tips, Tools

      Today, I want to talk about a problem many teachers face, that is, having to use resources for your classes that are ‘not quite right’, and my quest for perfect fonts. In the language school that I work for, sadly, one of the primary...