I first watched Ken Robinson's TED talk - "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" some months ago - a thought provoking examination of the aims of the educational establishment. It has influenced my thinking about the aims of teaching quite heavily, though... Continue Reading →
This is a lesson aimed more at pre-intermediate / intermediate level learners that "introduces" SHOULD and SHOULDN'T. Though it can be used to revise the language point if learners have met it previously! It is based around using Should /... Continue Reading →
Back on the 4th March, I posted about the imminent creation of the TED-ED Brain Trust who were inviting people to register their interest in the TED-ED project. TED-ED have now just launched the brain trust as a forum for all... Continue Reading →
Just seen on facebook via Anna (thanks Anna!): Max My Dream. Follow the link and animate your dreams! It works in much the same way as the now infamous "Hunter shoots a bear": http://www.youtube.com/user/tippexperience (which if you haven't seen you... Continue Reading →
One of the things that often bothers learners is the idea that there is more than one meaning associated with a particular word... A while back I was sent this link: http://www.everynone.com/ which has great videos showing multiple meanings of... Continue Reading →
An excellent TED talk from Nigel Marsh on the Work-Life Balance.... And of course immediately, I started thinking about how I could use this with a class.... No actual lesson plan yet, but my initial thoughts are that this would... Continue Reading →
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