Through the years of teaching and lecturing, I have had a string of colleagues who would ask for my opinion, advice and help.
11 November, 2014
28 October, 2014
Learning a language is like observing a transformation take place.
19 October, 2014
Although I trained to become a teacher at university when I was younger, I didn't go into the profession straight away.
14 October, 2014
I am usually asked this question which is not easy to be answered.
13 October, 2014
Being a teacher means several wonderful things to me.
2 October, 2014
This collective post for October pulls together insights and comments from our TeachingEnglish associates as a feature for World Teacher's...
30 September, 2014
CPD in my career has been a constant whether this be in teaching or in management.
29 September, 2014
Throughout my teaching career, I have always enjoyed a challenge – I think every ‘career teacher’ does!
22 September, 2014
If I were to describe my 2014 so far, in one word, it would be challenging.
10 September, 2014
Continued Professional Development takes many forms for many people.
8 September, 2014
September. And changes loom.
5 September, 2014
Meeting new people, communicating with colleagues and observing them conduct their lessons always gives me a great impulse to look at what...
20 August, 2014
Every year, new young teachers come to schools around the globe, and we experienced professionals can share our wisdom with them.
11 July, 2014
The last class falls into two distinct categories.
9 July, 2014
Recently, some concerned parents brought their daughter, aged 14, to me for a consultation.
31 May, 2014
New blog topics for May.
30 May, 2014
I am blessed with a vast amount of autonomy in my work.
30 May, 2014
Following up on last month’s blog topic on motivating students, what do you do to stay motivated and avoid burnout as a teacher?
20 May, 2014
Following up on last month’s blog topic on motivating students, what do you do to stay motivated and avoid burnout as a teacher?
20 May, 2014
Teaching is hard work.
15 May, 2014
My experience shows that lesson planning depends on three key factors.
11 May, 2014
In all the years I've been teaching I must have written thousands of reports.
7 May, 2014
Writing a lesson plan before a class is a bit like writing a list before packing for a trip.
6 May, 2014
It's that time of year for many of us -- just a few weeks left in a very long school year.
30 April, 2014
Novice teachers fresh out of teacher training colleges or CELTA courses, for example, are usually anxious to get better at their craft.
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11 November, 2014
Through the years of teaching and lecturing, I have had a string of colleagues who would ask for my opinion, advice and help.
28 October, 2014
Learning a language is like observing a transformation take place.
19 October, 2014
Although I trained to become a teacher at university when I was younger, I didn't go into the profession straight away.
14 October, 2014
I am usually asked this question which is not easy to be answered.
13 October, 2014
Being a teacher means several wonderful things to me.
2 October, 2014
This collective post for October pulls together insights and comments from our TeachingEnglish associates as a feature for World Teacher's...
30 September, 2014
CPD in my career has been a constant whether this be in teaching or in management.
29 September, 2014
Throughout my teaching career, I have always enjoyed a challenge – I think every ‘career teacher’ does!
22 September, 2014
If I were to describe my 2014 so far, in one word, it would be challenging.
10 September, 2014
Continued Professional Development takes many forms for many people.
8 September, 2014
September. And changes loom.
5 September, 2014
Meeting new people, communicating with colleagues and observing them conduct their lessons always gives me a great impulse to look at what...
20 August, 2014
Every year, new young teachers come to schools around the globe, and we experienced professionals can share our wisdom with them.
11 July, 2014
The last class falls into two distinct categories.
9 July, 2014
Recently, some concerned parents brought their daughter, aged 14, to me for a consultation.
31 May, 2014
New blog topics for May.
30 May, 2014
I am blessed with a vast amount of autonomy in my work.
30 May, 2014
Following up on last month’s blog topic on motivating students, what do you do to stay motivated and avoid burnout as a teacher?
20 May, 2014
Following up on last month’s blog topic on motivating students, what do you do to stay motivated and avoid burnout as a teacher?
20 May, 2014
Teaching is hard work.
15 May, 2014
My experience shows that lesson planning depends on three key factors.
11 May, 2014
In all the years I've been teaching I must have written thousands of reports.
7 May, 2014
Writing a lesson plan before a class is a bit like writing a list before packing for a trip.
6 May, 2014
It's that time of year for many of us -- just a few weeks left in a very long school year.
30 April, 2014
Novice teachers fresh out of teacher training colleges or CELTA courses, for example, are usually anxious to get better at their craft.
Pages
19 December, 2016
Materials writing is a rewarding form of professional development for a teacher.
19 December, 2016
Becoming a teacher trainer is something that many teachers look to do once they have have been teaching for a while and are looking for a...
17 January, 2014
The way the title of this post is phrased seems to imply a built-in assumption that I’m a better teacher and that blogging helps it.
24 January, 2014
How does blogging help you to be a better teacher?
17 January, 2014
Perhaps the quality above all others that makes a good teacher is the ability to reflect on what, how and why you do what you do in the...
18 January, 2014
This is my first blog post on the British Council Teaching English webpage.
17 January, 2014
Going back in history a bit…
21 January, 2014
There is blogging as an internet activity: anybody can create a blog, an online diary, and pour out one’s soul to the whole wide world.
28 February, 2017
Taking responsibility - learning from example
15 January, 2014
Two factors help my non-stop development as a teacher: continuous learning; and sharing what I learned with others.
29 April, 2016
I know that I am very privileged to be the Director of Studies in my first year at an established school, which has one of the best first-...
2 December, 2014
Well, let's start saying that teaching is not the easiest job in the world.
3 March, 2009
Yesterday, as part of my action research project on poetry in the classroom, I invited one of my colleagues into class to observe.
29 April, 2008
I've recently signed up for a course in creative writing at the Open University.
12 December, 2008
I am working as professor of english in an engineering college in Coimbatore and I have designed a syllabus in Technical Communication for...
18 January, 2011
One of the sessions on the British Council's Classroom Language Teacher Programme deals with developing one's confidence as a...
21 September, 2018
This post discusses informal teacher-research as a means to maximize learning in language classrooms.
21 November, 2014
Teacher development. Continuing teacher development or CPD.
21 November, 2014
Teacher development. Continuous teacher development or CPD. How have you managed your development as a teacher in a busy schedule?
15 November, 2010
I was interviewed by Graham Stanley of the British Council recently.
9 July, 2014
Recently, some concerned parents brought their daughter, aged 14, to me for a consultation.
1 February, 2017
Are you a novice teacher living in Egypt? Do you feel like you are locked in a vicious circle of teaching all day and no time to develop...
8 September, 2018
We can see and hear each other in skype and many other platforms; can this be considered the new face-to-face communication?
19 March, 2014
I’ll admit it, I absolutely love conferences.
28 May, 2008
I was interviewed by Martin Peacock from the British Council.