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An active doodling meditation for busy minds. Emily Bryson ELT shares her solution to calming her overactive thoughts with simple drawings. Mindfulness in graphic organiser form.
Awesome Alumni: Eve Sheppard! Need some inspiration? Keep scrolling! Eve Sheppard is an ESOL and functional maths teacher at Oldham …
Awesome Alumni: Catherine Lindsay The more courses and webinars on Graphic Facilitation for ELT professionals that I run, the more …
I think IATEFL 2022 may have been my favourite IATEFL so far! A bold statement, I know. But: – I …
At the beginning of the year, I find it helpful to think about my goals and ambitions for the year …
I got this idea from twitter. I was browsing and noticed the hashtag #NotAGingerBreadMan. Students are given what looks like …
Telling a story is a great way to get students communicating. But often when I student hears ‘tell a story’, …
Learning Graphic Facilitation skills rejuvenated my teaching mojo and has been the single best thing I’ve done for my personal …
In a previous post, I summarised what action research is. In this post, I’d like to share a visual template …
COP26 has been in my city, Glasgow, and I’ve got totally swept away by green theming my lessons. My classes …
I recently had the satisfaction of hearing my students make noises such as: ‘Aaaaah’ (I understand) ‘Ooooh’ (How cool!) ‘Haha’ …
This year, I am delighted to have the opportunity to become a mentor for Outstanding Learning Teaching and Assessment (OTLA) …
I’ve been running courses in graphic facilitatiion for English language teaching professionals for a while now. The courses teach simple …
Feedback is crucial for developing high quality learning experiences. As a materials writer, I value the editorial process because it …
It is with great excitement that Clare Catchpole (of Express Yourself in English fame) and I launch the hashtag #drawingELT. We are …
I’ll start this post by saying what a well organised and inspiring conference Innovate is! I’ve wanted to go for …
Today I’ve had the good fortune to attend some amazing sessions at Innovate Online 2021. Four hours on Zoom can …
English language learners often want to learn English to improve their life chances. We can help them do so …
The first days in class are a time for students to get to know each other and make connections. As …
I can’t tell you how excited I was to be back in the classroom this week. I got to teach …
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