Deliberate Learning (with Jeremy Harmer)

Lesson Staging for Young Learner Classes

Regular guest Matt Courtois and I discuss staging lessons with young learners. What is staging? How much should teachers deviate from their plans? How can we avoid running out of time in our lessons? Support the podcast by buying us a coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rossthorburn] For more podcasts, videos and blogs, visit our website: www.TEFLtraininginstitute.com [http://www.tefltraininginstitute.com] Sign up for our mailing list [https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/mailinglist] Watch as well as listen on our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZoXAq-mPNQMdMOligUAIA]

How to Use Stories in Class (with Dave Weller)

in class. We discuss prediction activities, what engages students in stories, and how to do follow-up activities. For more podcasts, videos and blogs, visit our website [https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com] Support the podcast – buy us a coffee! [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RossThorburn] Develop yourself! Find more about our teacher training courses [https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/diploma-in-tesol] Watch as well as listen on our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZoXAq-mPNQMdMOligUAIA]

Deliberate Learning (with Jeremy Harmer)

TEFL guru Jeremy Harmer joins me to discuss deliberate learning. How important is input? Can students “pick up” language in the classroom with “study”? What is the role of grammar? And what does Jeremy think about Stephen Krashen’s ideas about language acquisition? For more podcasts, videos and blogs, visit our website [https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com] Support the podcast – buy us a coffee! [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RossThorburn] Develop yourself! Find more about our teacher training courses [https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/diploma-in-tesol] Watch as well as listen on our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZoXAq-mPNQMdMOligUAIA]

Observing New Teachers (with Matt Courtois)

Teacher trainer and regular guest Matt Courtois joins me to discuss observing new teachers. What should we do when new teachers struggle with teaching? What about when students complain? Why do we even observe teachers in the first place? For more podcasts, videos and blogs, visit our website [https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com] Support the podcast – buy us a coffee! [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RossThorburn] Develop yourself! Find more about our teacher training courses [https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/diploma-in-tesol] Watch as well as listen on our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZoXAq-mPNQMdMOligUAIA]

Episode 200! Best and Worst Common and Uncommon Teaching Practices

We talk to friends and experts and ask two questions about changes they’d like to see in classrooms: what common teaching practices would you like to see less? And, which less common teaching practices would you like to see more? Support the podcast by buying us a coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rossthorburn] For more podcasts, videos and blogs, visit our website: www.TEFLtraininginstitute.com [http://www.tefltraininginstitute.com] Sign up for our mailing list [https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/mailinglist] Watch as well as listen on our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZoXAq-mPNQMdMOligUAIA] Develop yourself! Find more about our teacher training courses [https://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/diploma-in-tesol]