From Students to Stakeholders: Creating a Shared Classroom
Dr. Joel Floyd, educator and founder of Ignite Career Foundation, shares how his team creates an inclusive, learner-centred environment for adult English language learners in the US.
S8E9: Going From Good to Great in Writing
Writing Tutor and Coach, Paul Duke, shares what distinguishes a good piece of writing from a great one and how coaching can help learners become great writers.
S6E5: Setting Up Zoom Breakout Rooms for Success
Event Design Consultant and Executive Zoom Producer Robbie Samuels shares best practices from his latest book, Break Out of Boredom: Low-Tech Solutions for Highly Engaging Zoom Events. In this episode, Robbie walks through how to set up, manage, and wrap up breakout room tasks to keep the lesson's pace moving forward.
S5E4: Teaching Beginner-Level Learners
Teacher and Quality Assurance Specialist Julie Chen reflects on challenges beginner-level learners often encounter when studying in a one-to-one or group setting. In this episode, Julie also shares practical tips on building learners’ confidence and supporting their understanding and use of the target language.
S5E2: Technologies to Support Ongoing Learning
Teacher, writer, and developer Steponas Dabužinskas discusses common challenges learners face in continuing learning after lessons and suggests three online technologies to help engage teenage and adult students in further learning. Steponas also shares his top tips for fostering learning outside lesson time as a parting gift.
S4E8: How to use Podcasts in your Classes
Founder and co-host of All Ears English Lindsay McMahon talks about using podcasts as a resource in classes. Lindsay walks through the stages of selecting and adapting content to suit learners’ needs, as well as suggests ways in which we can prepare learners to listen and respond to the podcast.
Season Special: Activities for your Teaching Toolkit
Teacher and Author Hall Houston joins Laura to talk about easy-to-set-up ice-breakers, reflection, and review activities that can be adapted to various teaching contexts. All the activities featured in this episode are from listeners who shared their ideas in response to S4E2: Stages of Group Dynamics. A big thank you to teachers Marcia, Lucy, Adrienn, Ben and Abigail, who shared their ideas to create this special episode.
S4E2: Stages of Group Dynamics
Author Hall Houston talks about the different stages a group of learners moves through during a course and suggests activities to support the group's needs and evolution.
S3E9: Stepping Outside of the Classroom
Teacher Tiffany Nielsen talks about the impact day trips can have on learners, as well as suggests points to keep in mind before, during and after a trip to help learners get the most from the experience.
S3E6: Teaching English for Academic Purposes
Teacher Trainer, Sean Martin, returns to the podcast to talk about what teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) can involve, the type of language and skills learners need to develop, and how we can set ourselves up for success when teaching EAP.
S3E3: Best Practices for Teaching Adults
Education consultant, teacher and writer Rebecca Eller-Molitas talks about Malcolm Knowles' theory of andragogy and shares practical ideas on how we can apply this theory to our teaching practice. Read Rebecca's blog on Applying Andragogy: Creating Success from Theory in the Adult Classroom here.
S2E7: News Media in Lessons
Journalist, Dannie Higginbotham, talks about using news media to engage learners in further reading, as well as shares tips and resources that we can use in classes. Read Dannie’s article on Hong Kong shop cats here.
