Apr 8, 2009 Career Development 3082 Views
If you're a teacher that's been laid off due to budget cuts, take heart. Now is a great time to start your tutoring business. All across the country school districts are reducing budgets drastically and laying off teachers, but this doesn't have to be the end of your teaching career.
Apr 8, 2009 Other 2579 Views
Apr 8, 2009 Other 2741 Views
Apr 8, 2009 Grammar 3081 Views
Most of us know the standard way foreign languages are taught: very little direct practice (in German high schools statistically about 20 hours in eight years!), a lot of translations from one's native to the target language and lots of grammar drill. The problem with this:
Apr 7, 2009 Learning Methodology 2866 Views
The goal of education has always been to achieve critical thinking.
Needless to say, this involves a two-step process: first, students learn a great deal about a topic, whether in history, science or art; then they learn to arrange the information in new ways, to set one fact against another, to find new insights among this knowledge.
Apr 7, 2009 Lesson Planning 4887 Views
In January of 2008 I was asked by Lorelle van Fossen to write a post for Edublogs Magazine. I had a short humorous post about a broken copy machine and my frustration. I added a few touches here and there and had my guest post for the online mag.
Apr 4, 2009 E-Learning/CALL 3159 Views
Technology changes and growth rates are increasing exponentially, demanding higher expectations that your company is fully adept and qualified with the most current expertise.
Apr 4, 2009 TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS 4002 Views
The International English Language Testing System or IELTS is a rigorous and challenging examination. Maybe because the band scores that you will receive has a great significance to your future. To achieve the band score that you desire, preparation is the key. It is high time to make a serious effort to achieve the English level you require.
Apr 4, 2009 E-Learning/CALL 5306 Views
In our quest to find online educational games and learning activities for preschool kids, we did a detailed study to see how well they fulfill parental expectations and needs. Our findings show significant gaps, indicating challenges and new opportunities for online educational websites for preschoolers.
Apr 4, 2009 Teaching 3825 Views
I started teaching at age 27. Though I thought I was old then, I look back now and see that I was most assuredly still a very young adult. Back then I was very much a self-starter.
