Short Story "The Secret Life of Walter MItty" by James Thurber

This is one of those "classics" everyone should have read, and it should be included in any Middle and/or High School English Language and/or Literature programme.

June 2021

 

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Active Learning in the Early Years

 

Children learn by doing, through competency-based or skills-based learning, through play (not really), through exploring, creating, imagining etc. What do these claims mean and how do they look in the Early Years (PK - K) classroom? 

Leadership : effective recruitment practices

 

Middle leaders such as Heads of Department are often involved in or responsible for teacher search and selection, and/or have an opportunity to shape the school's recruitment processes. This seminar looks at some important principles, practices which work, where hiring can and does go wrong and how to avoid "negligent hiring".

Advanced Use of English Practice and Feedback - Vocabulary : went, went, went

Fifteen wents and how to avoid them, and wents which cause problems. This advanced-vocabulary one-hour single-topic session focusses on accuracy, appropriacy and on developing the speaker's range, while considering 

Plug-and-Play Reading Comprehension / Literature lesson : Essay "The Stream"

 

This ready-to-use lesson is suitable for both upper-intermediate / advanced English Language classes, and as one or two lessons in a literature mini-unit. 

Plug-and-Play Reading Comprehension / Literature lesson : Essay "Indian Camp" by Ernest Hemingway

 

This ready-to-use lesson is suitable for both upper-intermediate / advanced (B2/C1) EFL classes and as the first lesson in a literature mini-unit. Hemingway's moving and influental essay is suitable for use with high school and older students.

Middle Management Seminars and Coaching

 

Effective discussion skills - useful language

 

Discussion is one of the most useful and important strategies for a teacher, and this includes English Language and English Literature teachers. Discussion is also integral to human interaction, and while we are all born to converse, we need to learn to discuss. This session reviews useful language for a discussion skills programme.

Essay "Indian Camp" by Ernest Hemingway