Ways to Learn English Well
by Kevin MansfieldSep 19, 2010 Speaking/Listening 3433 Views
"Do you want to learn English well?" asked I. "Yes, I do!"
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"Do you want to learn English well?" asked I. "Yes, I do!"
What English exam should I take: TOEFL iBT (考托福) or IELTS (考雅思)?
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.
Theory on Curriculum and Instruction
by GuestSep 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.
Effective Ways to Get Volunteers For Your Classroom
by Jennifer DobsonSep 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,"
Educational Propaganda
by Adina CimentSep 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:
What Do We Know About Education?
by Don CurrieSep 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.
How to Become a Learner-Centered Trainer
by Tracy SchiffmannSep 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 13, 2010 Career Development 3319 Views
Learning is no longer something that you do in order to get a job and then proceed to do what you learned for years on end. Similarly, in the teaching profession, the role of a teacher can no longer stagnate or remain as it was in the past. A teacher has the potential to shape every student's career for better or worse.
Phonics, Sight Words, and Literacy
by GuestSep 13, 2010 English Language Teaching (ELT) 6995 Views
How should English be taught? Every teacher needs to know the complex issues behind the Reading Wars.
Sep 10, 2010 TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS 4084 Views
TOEFL test is undeniably the world's most popular English Language test. It is conducted at over 45000 administration site across 165 countries. The test so far has been taken by about 25 million students so far. The TOEFL is now conducted globally in two formats Internet Based Test (IBT) and Paper Based Test (PBT).