Teacher Reboot Camp

When I first began teaching English to children at the beginner level of English proficiency in Germany, I had quite a challenge. You can read about my tips for surviving teaching EFL children in this guest post I recently did on Barbara Sakamoto’s Teaching Village blog. In the US I had taught English to mostly [...]

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For the last two years, I have taught English to children, teenagers, and adults in Germany. Teaching English language learners in a foreign country is much different than teaching English language learners in the US. Therefore, I have referenced several of the blogs and websites in my blog roll, which offer such wonderful ideas. My [...]

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Each week I tweet several links to new tools I find through the blogs I subscribe to and read! Often, other members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) will also find these links and provide examples. The best way to share these cool tools, lesson plans, and materials is to post them in a weekly [...]

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In my pursuit to improve your personal learning on this blog, I have added a few new widgets. One of my favorite new finds is the Roohit web highlighter, which I learned about at Ziipa. Roohit is more than a highlighting tool. This tool allows you to actually interact with the materials in blogs and [...]

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Dear Reader,
You may have noticed that I have given my blog a recent makeover. Nearly three months ago I began this blog and thank you for joining me on this journey. In a quest to continually improve the way in which we interact, I have changed the mission, look, and name of the blog. I [...]

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