I am proud to be one of the authors of the Voices series for National Geographic Learning. I love its global and inclusive approach to language learning. It seeks to develop students’ voices in English through intercultural communication, engaging topics and impactful images.

It also follows a pronunciation syllabus which embraces accent diversity. As a language teaching professional with a Scottish accent, this is incredibly refreshing for me. For years, I felt my accent was ‘wrong’ but in reality the way I was taught to teach pronunciation was wrong! Every accent is beautiful and intelligibility is the key!

You can read more about the ethos of Voices in these blog posts:

• Marek Kiczkowiak shares how to teach pronunciation for global communication.

• Lewis Lansford discusses the importance of teaching authentic listening skills.

• Chia Suan Chong gives advice on intercultural skills for the real world.

• Alex Warren provides eight tips for best practice leasson planning.

• And I share ways to make learning accessible.

Click the image to read the articles:

I am delighted to have had the opportunity to visit the Boiling River in Peru's Amazon with National Geographic Explorer Andres Ruzo. It is a special place that has compelled me to write and create content to help protect it and share its magic.

You can read the blog post I wrote and download lesson resource pack:

The World of Better Learning site is absolutely full of English Language Teaching related content. It has fantastic posts from Jade Blue, Rachel Tsateri, Peter Fullager and Jo Szoke, to name but a few experts in the field.. So whether you’d like some teaching ideas for Pride Month or ideas for developing Digital Literacy, this is a treasure chest of info.

I was honoured to be asked to write about Graphic Facilitation for them. Here’s a link to my article:

Graphic Facilitation: Getting Creative with Hand-drawn Graphics

The British Council Teaching English site is an absolute staple of any TEFL or TESOL teacher. It has been a tried and trusted throughout my whole career. This site covers every imaginable ELT topic under the sun.

In this post, I share simple ways to use graphic novels, simple drawings, emojis, story graphs and the language experience approach to help students tell their stories.

You can read it here:

How can I celebrate diversity through storytelling? 

How can I use visual thinking in the language classroom?

I've also delivered a few webinars for the British Council. You can download the resources here and view them on YouTube:

Accessibility in the Multi-Level Classroom

Visual Thinking Tips, Tools & Techniques for the Inclusive Classroom

Love these posts? If you’d like to know more about graphic facilitation or adding a visual or hand-drawn twist to your lessons, check out my courses. Click the laptop image below.