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Multicultural Education in the Classroom

It is my firm conviction that all or most of the ideals and goals of multicultural education should be met if we are to reap to fruits of education on a global scale. However, that every student must have an equal opportunity to achieve her or his potential, ...

Student Motivation and Coursebook Irrelevance

Nobody would controvert the fact that students work harder and learn better when the topic is interesting and relevant to their needs. Indeed, relevance can help create conditions and motivation necessary for students to invest more of

Using Videos and Sound Effects to Teach English

Creating specific lessons for different language skills is challenging and time consuming for English teachers, but it is definitely worth the effort. In my experience, teaching language skills through mechanical exercises and traditional fill-in-the-

Strategies to Motivate Students

Some students seem naturally enthusiastic about learning, but many need-or expect-their instructors to inspire, challenge, and stimulate them: "Effective learning in the classroom depends on the teacher's ability to maintain the interest that brought students

Competency-based Approach

Prior to any attempt to put competency-based appraoch into practice, a particular procedure should be followed. First of all, the term "competence" should be clearly defined according to the related literature. Next, competencies should be identified

Tips to help you learn English

1. Take a deep breath and SPEAK! The more you think about speaking the more nervous you will get. Just try speaking more. Next time you go to English class or speak English, count how many times you speak in five or ten minutes. After that, try to speak more....

Students in the Teaching Process

In my quest for answers to questions to submit in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the International Certificate of Teaching Mastery that I got in February, I asked Robert Vincent* these specific questions about student-related issues in his daily

Bringing New Ideas Into The Classroom

If a teacher is able to use the seven components of Dr.CROSS (Discovery, Risk, Collaboration, Real Tasks/ Consequences, Originality, Skills, Service), then she is a great one. As an EFL teacher in Morocco, I can safely say that some of those

12 Aspects of good teaching

There’s no gainsaying the fact that good teaching is all about practice and good teachers are those who use less TTT to give their students the chance to discover, negotiate and reflect on their own learning. As a matter of fact, the twelve aspects of teaching

Hindrances to a Successful Use of CBA

This is an abridged excerpt from “Second Thoughts about Competency-based Approach”, an action research I conducted in 2007. The paper emphasized the controversies the competency-based approach raised and the challenges it posed

Multicultural Education in the Classroom

It is my firm conviction that all or most of the...

Student Motivation and Coursebook Irrelevance

Nobody would controvert the fact that students w...

Using Videos and Sound Effects to Teach English

Creating specific lessons for different language...

Strategies to Motivate Students

Some students seem naturally enthusiastic about ...

Competency-based Approach

Prior to any attempt to put competency-based app...

Tips to help you learn English

1. Take a deep breath and SPEAK! The more you th...

Students in the Teaching Process

In my quest for answers to questions to submit i...

Bringing New Ideas Into The Classroom

If a teacher is able to use the seven components...

12 Aspects of good teaching

There’s no gainsaying the fact that good teachin...

Hindrances to a Successful Use of CBA

This is an abridged excerpt from “Second Thoug...

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Scaffolding

Written by Administrator Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:41

Scaffolding

I would define scaffolding as that structure or support system made up of a set of steps and tasks the teacher provides the students with that can be used as a platform on which they can stand and move on to the next level in their learning.It is a bridge that is

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Dealing with mobile phones in your classroom

Written by Administrator Monday, 23 July 2012 16:55

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If the school you’re working in has a definite rule and consequences in place regarding use of phones you can treat this as any other behaviour problem and consistently stick to the policy. This can be such a huge problem however, with students being so

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16 Ways to Be a Smarter Teacher

Written by Chuck Salter Friday, 20 July 2012 12:04

In an economy filled with surprise and uncertainty, being an effective leader means being a good teacher. But how do you lead and teach at the same time? Who are your most important students? And what about recess? George Bernard Shaw could not

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Basic Principles of Classroom Management

Written by Administrator Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:59

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As a teacher, I have come to realize that, regardless of any other classroom management strategy, engaging students ist he best way to keep them on-task. However, setting rules, procedures and routines can also foster the behaviour we want in our

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Hypocrisy in the Profession of Education

Written by Tom Whitby* Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:07

Whenever I think of a teacher, I also think of a scholar. It has always been apparent to me that if one is to be an effective teacher, one must continually learn. Of course that is not always a path that individuals are able follow as a straight line.

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Implement Constructivism in your Classroom

Written by Administrator Tuesday, 29 May 2012 20:32

Constructivism is student-centered where students learn through projects, independent studies, interaction, problem-solving and group participation and where the role of the teacher remains that of a facilitator of the learning process. This accounts for

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