Back to School- Tips for a Successful Academic Year
At the onset of a new school year, collaboration between teachers, parents, and students is essential to ensure a productive…
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On Translanguaging and Plurilingualism: A Personal Perspective
Eight years ago, I was invited to attend a theoretical seminar on the history of Andalusian folk dances in…
Self-Directed Professional Development. Can you do it through Webinars?
More and more is being written about self-directed professional development (SDPD) as teachers (and indeed all professionals) start taking…
The Benefits of Professional Development
Professional development is an important aspect of any career, and this is especially true for teachers. Continuous learning and development…
Teaching Adults
As we go through life, we never recognize what life is teaching until much later. Experience is the best teacher,…
Adult Learning: Pedagogy and Andragogy
Learning can be both an emotional and intellectual process. Teaching–learning process lasts the entire lifespan of each individual. Adult learning…
Stale Teachers and Victimized Students Realities and Repercussions
It was the beginning of a new school year and the annual preparations had commenced. It was high time…
Peer error correction and rating: the key to learning and success
Peer error correction and rating could be the key to learning and success. As a student, I used the…
The Course Book Conundrum. A study in despair
Let’s set the scene first. A well dressed representative from a prestigious publishing house comes to your school with…
How My Baptism of Fire Went up in Smoke
It’s been over a decade since I first addressed an audience eager to hear what I had to share.…