Jun 25, 2011
Teaching 3935 Views
Conferences are upon us and you might be a little nervous. Well, relax. Teachers are not planning surprises or keeping hidden agendas. Instead, they have been watching, recording, considering, discussing, and reflecting on your child's actions and work since September and now they have the pleasure to share all that information with you! Parent conferences are a formal time for parents and teachers to look at a child and explain the developmental strides he has made.
Jun 25, 2011
Young Learners 3962 Views
When asked the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" my nine year old daughter constantly replies "a famous singer".
When I try to bring her gently back to reality by asking "but what if you don't manage to succeed in being a singer, she immediately replies, "then I will be a famous actress instead."
Jun 25, 2011
Other 2945 Views
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller... Bueller... Bueller...
Who knew, when you signed up for your AP Calculus your senior year, that you'd end up with a celebrity doppelganger of Ben Stein for your teacher? Too bad your last name really is Bueller.
Jun 19, 2011
Teacher Training 3621 Views
Internet forums are always abuzz with future TEFL students asking what they can do to prepare for their course. Here are some of my tips on what you can do to make sure you have an edge over your classmates and help make the transition into teaching and living abroad easier.
Challenging higher education in education. Educators in ELT and other fields need to return to skill based training programs.
Jun 19, 2011
Study Skills 3197 Views
A young student was terrified that he would fail his exams. The more he thought about it, the more he was convinced that he was bound to fail and so, eventually, he went to see his lecturer for some advice. The lecturer asked him, "What seems to be the trouble?"
Jun 19, 2011
Study Skills 2787 Views
Using games and creative studying techniques to enhance learning can make you much more interested in the material. Make sure you tell your professor what you are up to. There might be other students you can work with, or you might even get some extra credit for your efforts.
Jun 19, 2011
Study Abroad 3106 Views
Many people seem to have the wrong image of schools in the UAE with many assuming they are predominantly Islamic-based and tend to "cold shoulder the West". This is very much not the case as schools in the UAE are more open, more accessible and offer one of the highest levels of education in the whole world.
Jun 19, 2011
Study Abroad 2954 Views
There's no need to say it, but there are really more than a few benefits to educational tours. From the word itself, an educational tour is something done to gain knowledge while traveling and touring to some place. It creates opportunities for people to think out of the box and see things and places that aren't usually seen in their normal environment.
Jun 11, 2011
Young Learners 4122 Views
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Language, Literacy and Communication Learning Outcomes are designed to encourage the development of fluent communication through speech and to begin familiarising children with the written word to encourage early literacy. Children need a working knowledge of the structure of language and a fairly wide vocabulary in order to be able to make sense of the written word.
