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Promoting learner autonomy in teen and adult learners
Taking control of our own learning - in other words, autonomous learning - is something that most of our students are already practising without even realising it, both in their first and second languContinue Reading -
Going digital inside (and outside) the English classroom: Collaboration
Group work and student collaboration projects have long been successful strategies in our classroom management practices.Continue Reading -
Classic literary friendships
Who would be your literary friend? Anne Shirley? Huckleberry Finn? Dr Watson? Have you ever thought about what it would be like to meet these fictional characters?Continue Reading -
Slow the summer slide
What happens to your students' development when the school closes for the holidays? And what happens when your students go on holiday after long months of distance learning?Continue Reading -
Best of holiday reading 2020: Higher levels
School is out, and while we want our students to relax and enjoy their free time, we'd also like them to keep their English up during these weeks and, who knows, maybe pick up some new wordsContinue Reading -
Best of holiday reading 2020: Lower levels
School is out, and while we want our students to relax and enjoy their free time, we'd also like them to keep their English up during these weeks and, who knows, maybe pick up some new wordsContinue Reading -
10 things to do during the holidays
The holidays are here, and after a busy year at school, and for many of us the challenges of online teaching, we all need some time to relax.Continue Reading -
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Mystery at the Mill: Projects and interview
Mystery at the Mill (Blue Readers Fiction, Level 5) takes you on an adventure in space and time, and it also raises some important issues in our society that your students will care about, too. TheContinue Reading -
Lighting up Children’s Lit: Maurice Sendak
“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over.Continue Reading -
Ocean's 7: Seven adventure stories to take you across the seas to faraway lands
Imagine you are sitting by the sea, your feet dangling in the water as you look into the distance. The longer you look, the more details you start to notice.Continue Reading -
Themes in young readers: The natural world and the environment
The natural world is the first place where we have adventures and become explorers, but it is also a place we need to protect.Continue Reading