Remember the Cambridge Life Competencies Activity Cards? Well, they’re back and supercharged with Digital Literacy activities for you to try…
More than just using computers: Understanding and developing Digital Literacy
Development of skills in Digital Literacy is crucial in helping students become lifelong learners. To help you understand what this involves,…
It’s like learning to ride a bike: The role of stimulation in learner engagement
Research shows that we are more motivated to engage in learning tasks when our senses are stimulated. If we want…
Webinar: Developing Learner Autonomy in Digital Learning Contexts
The need for our learners to engage with digital and online learning materials has rapidly accelerated in recent years. In…
The engine of achievement: The role of curiosity in learner engagement
A man is washing windows on the 25th floor of an apartment building. Suddenly, he slips and falls. He has…
Nothing succeeds like success: the role of accomplishment in learner engagement
Nothing succeeds like success! Research shows that we engage better in learning if we frequently get a sense of accomplishment,…
What’s it got to do with me? The role of relevance in learner engagement.
Making lessons meaningful for learners is one of the key elements of successful learning, and relevance is a vital contributor…
Developing social relatedness to improve learner engagement
Whether in primary, secondary or adult learning, social relatedness is an important impact factor in learner engagement. To participate successfully in…
Teaching listening and speaking to very young learners in the online classroom
Listening and speaking are crucial skills for children to learn, and very young learners need to be supported in gradually…
Cambridge Global Schools Festival webinar: Activities for integrating Cambridge Life Competencies into classroom practice
Now more than ever, we are more than just teachers of language: our learners need to develop skills and attitudes…
What are the best resources for teaching learners about climate change?
Climate change is having an increasingly significant impact on the lives of people around the world. Language education can provide learners…
3 Activities for teaching about climate change
As extreme weather events including forest fires, heatwaves and floods intensify, our futures are ever more compromised and threatened by…
Writing for Fluency: activities for the classroom
Writing for fluency focuses on writing as a means of discovery – of finding one’s opinions. In order to better…
Cambridge Life Competencies: free classroom activity cards
I am delighted to be able to tell you that the Cambridge Life Competencies Activity Cards that I recently authored for Cambridge…
Untangling why, when, how and on what ‘it depends!’
Book review: English is Context. Andreas Grundtvig, 2021. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been telling my students ‘context is…
Embedding a Culture of Empathy in ELT: Kieran Donaghy’s IATEFL Plenary
Feeling very honoured to have my illustrations included in Kieran Donaghy’s brilliant and inspiring IATEFL 2021 plenary session on Embedding…
NILE Insights panel discussion: Using Video in the Language Classroom
I really enjoyed taking part in the NILE Insights panel discussion with Kieran Donaghy and Elena Deleyto, and hosted by…
Better learning; better teaching – making the most of CPD videos
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the process of developing your professional skills, knowledge and understanding through interactive and independent learning. With less…
Advancing Learning: Uncover the jungle paths and collect the gold: Creating an inclusive classroom environment
Our students are adventurers trying to navigate their way through the jungle of learning to the temples of comprehension and…
Why I’m not giving up teaching
There’s so much I love about teaching English. There are few things that make me happier than spending my days…
Jade Blue ELT 