Tag: Teacher

  • Teaching English Abroad and At Home

    Teaching English Abroad and At Home

    Hopes and dreams So you want to teach English abroad? Or maybe you just want to teach but stay close to home. Realistically, if you’re interested in becoming an English as a Foreign Langauge instructor in the age of Covid-19, you’re going to be teaching online. Of course, there are schools around the globe opening…

  • 6 Ways to Energize a Sluggish Day

    6 Ways to Energize a Sluggish Day

    Let’s face it, we don’t have 100% of our energy 100% of the time. There are days where task-completion is easy and the day whirls by before you know it’s gone. There are other days that feel like you’re jogging through molasses. An extra click needed there or even your ordinary email or two email here, can feel…

  • Last Few Days in Spain: Headed Home

    Last Few Days in Spain: Headed Home

    I may not have learned much more Spanish in Spain, but I certainly learned British! Bits and Bobs is just one of the many expressions. Oh, and don’t say ‘pants’ in front of a group of Spanish students (or Brits) unless you actually intend to talk about underwear. That made for an interesting lesson … Here are…

  • Home Stretch: Almost A Real-Life Teacher

    Home Stretch: Almost A Real-Life Teacher

    Alright people. 7 lessons down, only 1 more to go! I’m going to do this. I can’t believe I’m actually going to come out of this class and be a teacher. Granted, I have much more to learn yet, but I could feasibly be hired as a teacher, leave the country and actually work as a…

  • CELTA: A Great Way to Challenge Your Brain

    CELTA: A Great Way to Challenge Your Brain

    11/7/09 Update: As of today I’m 4 lessons, 1 lesson plan, 4 stage plans, 1 Focus on the Learner Assignment, and several other ‘input’ sessions down. No problem, though,