Sep 13, 2010
Teacher Training 3790 Views
Training is not about us as trainers or even the content we have to deliver. Instead it is about creating the environment and guiding the process that facilitates gaining a skill, changing an attitude, or enhancing a professional or personal sense of efficacy around our trainee's self-identified challenges under the umbrella of the larger outcome.
Sep 16, 2010
Other 4087 Views
In the past 10 years, the world has tried to teach us many things about education and the business of education. Before the year 2000, we thought we knew it all. There was a formula/algorithm/process developed by studying the successes of the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s the assumption was if you applied the formula with diligence, success would follow. For the majority of parochial schools that was true.
Sep 16, 2010
Other 3211 Views
Recently, students across the country took the Advanced Placement English Literature exam. This three hour test, which grants college credit to qualifying students, is the culmination of a year of intense study and preparation in a high level class. On this year’s exam, students were asked to write an essay in response to the following quote:
Sep 18, 2010
Classroom Management 4078 Views
Teachers often find they have more jobs to do than people to do them. It's common for a good number of people to volunteer at the beginning of the school year, but when projects begin, only a valuable few actually follow through with their commitment. As they say, "many hands make light work,"
Sep 18, 2010
Teaching Methodology 6635 Views
Curriculum and instruction go hand in hand when it comes to meeting standards. Without a strong curriculum, instruction becomes lost and weak. Curriculum guides instruction and without curriculum there is no instruction. My theory is based on research and classroom experience as a teacher.
by The English Academy 流利英語學苑於
Sep 19, 2010
TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS 4489 Views
This article is for students who need to take an English test to study overseas. Here you find out about the differences between the TOEFL iBT (考托福) and the IELTS Academic (考雅思) exams. This article looks at the different format, content and general question types. It discusses which parts usually cause trouble for students and sho accepts the exams. It helps you to make a decision about which one you should take.
Sep 19, 2010
Speaking/Listening 3433 Views
"Do you want to learn English well?" asked I. "Yes, I do!"
Sep 21, 2010
Grammar 3846 Views
Individual words too can have relatively different meanings in different cultures depending upon expectations, values and experience of the two persons, the speaker and the listener.
Sep 21, 2010
Learning Methodology 4516 Views
This article discusses the relevance of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine to learning, memory and attention as well as the pros and cons of orchestrating its release in the classroom.
Sep 24, 2010
Other 2874 Views
Choosing a public school that best fits your child is no easy task. There are a lot of questions that you, as a parent, probably have to ask.