“Hot Spot” Interview — Teaching In The Midst Of Drug War I recently began a new regular interview series. There are always lots of “hot spots” around the world — places where there are natural disasters, political upheavals, etc. And English teachers can be found in most of those places. If you are an ...
Join Me At An Ed Week Live Online Chat On Tuesday (Plus, Info On Getting A Discount On My Book) I’ll be the guest at an Education Week online chat about my new book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves, on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 2 p.m. Eastern time. The chat box with be “open” an hour or two prior to officially beginning the chat, and you ...
“This is Your Brain on Shakespeare” This is Your Brain on Shakespeare is a pretty interesting short article on a research a professor did on what listening to Shakespeare did to people’s brain. He found that it can *“shift mental pathways and open possibilities” for what the brain can ...
“Hot Spot” Interview — Teaching In The Midst Of Drug War I recently began a new regular interview series. There are always lots of “hot spots” around the world — places where there are natural disasters, political upheavals, etc. And English teachers can be found in most of those places. If you are an ...
How We Made An Excellent Speaking Activity Even Better Last week I posted about an Excellent Speaking Activity, one that I learned from Paul Nation. Here’s an excerpt: *He calls it the “4-3-2″ Fluency Activity. In it, students line up (standing or sitting) facing each other. Each one must be prepared to ...
