I'm a confirmed, addicted, "sharer". Been that way for years and I'm sure its caused it share of incredulity. Many people just don't operate on and of the same mental construct - believing as I do that knowledge is not something created nor owned. It is air and for all. But that is okay - the world is beautiful because it is made of so many who are different. There is room for all of us.



I'm…

When selecting a school to work at, select a school that has upward mobility. A school that has what you want. Some of these schools don’t have upward mobility, whatsoever. Some of them are just very structured. They’re government jobs. And you work the same position year after year, doing the same things. Many don’t even allow innovation within the classroom, so you can’t even grow beyond the old models of teaching. How does that sound? Sounds like a slow and…

We’ve reached a point in time where you can almost always avoid reinventing the wheel.

Memory games are spectacular for getting the students off your back, particularly in countries where raw human-derived memorization is considered the path to success. This is why people love talking to parrots.

Getting the students to stretch their memories is an easy task to give them.…

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I recently came across this great blog post about Six highly provocative quotes in ELT, from the 6 things blog.



I love a good aphorism and though these are all thought provoking, they somewhat lack the punch and umphapha that Nietzsche would have imagined. I guess that is par…

Yes, it is that time of year! Back to school and back to the trenches and battle to keep the light of education and learning burning.

Here are a few things that might help you as you "get back at it".

1. 50 Things To Do The First Week Of…

Here are some of the most recent important conversations on LinkedIn ELT Professionals.

View our past archive of professional discussions of ELT …

Recently, we've begun a lot of work to update the site, improve loading speed and access for members. Free or paid. 

Part of this has been content related. We add new content daily and have also updated or added many new "Premium" products which teachers can purchase to support our costs and time. We thank all those who've been pitching in. But we need members to do more ....…

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Lots of new things on the community this month. No break for us! Please see what we highly recommend below. 

Missed the last newsletter - view it here.   New resources posted - visit and subscribe to our…

Lots of new things on the community this month. Please see what we highly recommend below. 

Missed the last newsletter - view it here. 

Please consider…

See below, the latest and greatest new resources posted on the community. Hope you find them useful!

Two things. 

1, If you aren't a paid supporter, please consider donating through our new…

Happy Spring! 

Here for your reference are some of the most popular discussions of recent note on ELT Professionals.

See…

Here is the latest 50 list - 50 Ways To Learn A Language (without a teacher). 

Great for teachers to review these with students and point them towards independent learning. 

Get all the 50 lists HERE    Download the PDF version of this list with…

Lots of new things on the community this month. 

Paid members please note that we've returned to our old database after some problems and complaints about access. If you can't download resources - please contact us with…

I've spent thousands of hours giving workshops on using technology to teach. Exhausting but always practical and focused on allowing technology to be helpful and in the background as teachers…

Lots of new things posted on the community to start 2018! Check them out at your leisure! 

Also, Gif Lingua, the best Extensive Reading site for English language learners rolls along. Please check this out too - full LMS for…

I'm busy making some life shattering, shaking changes.  Not easy to do so, especially when one gets older and offered so much "security".  However, I've always been one to follow Thoreau's dictum and "dance to the beat of my own drummer".  The only way I can survive, smile and keep sucking on the fruit that is life. 

More about my changes later.  What I'd like to share…

Become a teacher trainer and pass on your expertise

• Are you an experienced teacher of English?
• Have you already followed at least a CELTA or equivalent course?
• Have you obtained a Delta or done some post graduate work?
• Do you have excellent classroom teaching skills?
• Is your level of English…