4 Subtle Changes to English - Have you noticed?
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationLanguageFrom the online counterpart to magazine Mental Floss comes an article about four subtle linguistic trends in the English language that have emerged over the past 50 years or so.
TED Talk: The joy of lexicography
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducation...Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation. An oldie but a goodie from TED.
Jack C. Richards on Listening Comprehension
TeachersListeningTeacher CafeEducationJack C. Richards discusses top down and bottom up processing and how they affect listening comprehension.
Read Theory
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducationRead Theory is a website offering free online reading exercises to students of all levels, from beginner to GRE, focusing on comprehension and critical thinking. The program encourages students to continue reading and moving up levels with badges and contests. It also allows teachers to sign up an entire class at once and track students' progress and activity on the site.
Storybird
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducation...Storybird is a website that allows students to make and read short stories accompanied by beautiful illustrations. The site is easy to use and the great artwork stimulates students' creativity and story-telling skills. Completed stories are easy to share with peers and other classes on any device.
6 Youtube Lessons for Building Better Instructional Videos
TeachersCreativityPhotographyTeacher Cafe...Here are some great new ideas and examples from Youtube on creating your own instructional videos for blended learning classrooms like ours.
Jim Scrivener On Classroom Magagement
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationIn this quick two-minute interview Jim Scrivener gives his best tips on classroom management and the one thing he thinks all teachers could do to improve their classes.
Social Bookmarking for Educators
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationSocial bookmarking can help you save time by accessing your bookmarks from any computer and sharing great professional development resources with your personal learning network. This article provides an intro to social bookmarking and some links to the most useful tools out there for teachers.
Free Ebook: Preparing Teachers to Teach Writing Using Technology
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyWriting..."Technology is changing not only how people write, but also how they learn to write." This free ebook discusses necessary changes in pedagogy and introduces approaches and experiences of real teachers teaching writing with technology.
Personal Learning Networks for Educators
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationTechnologyThis post explains how and why educators should begin to form personal learning networks. It also discusses some easy ways to start the process and includes links to some great resources.
Teacher Well-Being and Stress Management
TeachersMental HealthSelfTeacher Cafe...Teaching can be stressful and teacher burn out rates are higher than ever. This article from Cambridge offers some reasons for teacher stress as well as some helpful coping strategies.
Every Kid Needs A Champion
TeachersPsychologyRelationshipsTeacher Cafe...Great Ted Talk for any teacher. Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like. A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.
Air Mouse GO Plus
TeachersTeacher CafeNow Smrt classes can be even more interactive with the use of an air mouse. This new technology gives way to smooth transitions between pages and activities with no need of wires for an increase of movement in the classroom.
The Power of Voice
TeachersSpeakingTeacher CafeVoice recordings have become more popular with advances in technology. Exciting new web tools lead to increased proficiency in oral language skills.
Interactive Writing Benchmarks
TeachersTeacher CafeWritingSamples of student work at different proficiency levels to assist teachers with a better understanding of the writing competencies and benchmarks.
Create Beautiful Timelines
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyTiki-Toki is a web-based timeline software. Any class can have a timeline. Use these timelines for assignments, class notes or homework. They are easy to make and understand.
Webinar -Learner Autonomy
TeachersProductivityTeacher CafeFebruary 19th 2014, Lizzie Pinard will host a webinar for English language teachers. The topic is learner autonomy. It will be discussed along with suggestions on practical methods that we can use to encourage learners to be genuinely autonomous outside the classroom.
Blog: An ELT Notebook
TeachersTeacher CafeA collection of articles on EFL methodology for teachers at all levels of experience.
Learning English BBC
TeachersTeacher CafeA great website for teachers and students. There are several interesting exercises, videos and podcasts here to explore.
Academic Earth Elective Videos
TeachersTeacher CafeSpark your intellectual curiosity with these original, thought-provoking videos. Watch, learn, share, debate.
12 Ways Teachers are Using Social Media in the Classroom
TeachersSocial MediaTeacher CafeIs social media relevant? There is a myth about social media in the classroom that if you use students will be Tweeting or Snapchatting while you are trying to teach.