Open book assessments
I often hear my students say how anxious they are about Assessment Week, which is usually the last but one week of the term in my school. I find that… Read more »
Category: Teaching Strategies
Time-saving starter activities: DO NOWs
One of the biggest issues I have with online teaching is time management. In school, I have 45-minute lessons, which feel short, but nowhere near as short as they feel… Read more »
Socially distanced discussions – an oxymoron?
First-week reflections The first week is over. It was tough, tougher than I anticipated. I thought I was relatively well prepared for what’s coming, but nothing could have prepared me… Read more »
The QFT at play: how I use it to support reading comprehension
In a previous post, I wrote about how I use the Question Formulation Technique with my EAL learners. Now I would like to show you some sample materials and a… Read more »
Using the Question Formulation Technique with EAL students
Through my work I often see EAL students ‘in action’, meaning I see them trying to keep up in mainstream lessons. Unfortunately, I also often see them fail to do… Read more »
How to avoid blank stares when giving instructions
You are in class setting up for an activity. You have just given careful, step-by-step instructions to a task. You ask your students if they have any questions, as any… Read more »