EL Program Redux

EL Program Redux

EL Program Redux The past few months have been a bit of a whirlwind. We started online learning after Spring Break, and we came back in person only last week for the last two weeks of school. Being back in person with stricter Covid restrictions was a bit of a tricky...
Language Learning Anecdotes

Language Learning Anecdotes

Language Learning Anecdotes Learning a new language is hard. I’ve been semi-intensively learning Thai for about ten months now. My time studying Thai is the only truly immersive language experience that I’ve had. I saw a private tutor every day for two months over the...
CLIL Workshop Reflection

CLIL Workshop Reflection

CLIL Workshop Reflection I’ve learned a tremendous amount over the past year and a half working as an ELL teacher. I’ve ready over a dozen different textbooks, attended a variety of workshops, and was introduced to a slew of new like minded professionals on twitter...
EL Strategies for Specialists

EL Strategies for Specialists

ELL Strategies for Specialists In my experience, when teachers and administrators talk about support and Co-Teaching, they’re almost always referring to classroom teachers. What about supporting our specialist teachers? In P.E, students need to know names of bones and...
Developing an Engagement Mindset

Developing an Engagement Mindset

Developing an Engagement Mindset A reflection on a weekend workshop Engagement is an integral part of any classroom. However, these buzz words don’t hold much meaning unless they are practiced on a daily basis. “The Center of Inspired Teaching” helped reassure me how...
Teaching in Korea

Teaching in Korea

Teaching in Korea How my first years of formative teaching in Seoul helped me become a better educator. Disclaimer: This is a reflection of only my experience teaching in Korea. Benefits and school quality are what I experienced between 2012 – 2014, and may not...