Blessing with Gratitude
This post begins our new series on teaching as a gift. Come back over the next few weeks as we also explore teaching as a gift of love, peace, joy, light, and hope.
Reflective Teaching Practice
With wisdom from her long years as both teacher and teacher trainer, Marilyn Lewis closes out our series on the building blocks of teaching by talking about reflection.
Building block – Learner Ownership
TESOL teacher mentors Bridget Watson and Robin Schmidt continue our series on the building blocks of teaching by talking about an important aspect of classroom management.
LEARNING Activities
When I was teaching intercultural communication here in China, every year on end-of-semester feedback at least one student would say something like: I really liked this class and learned a … Continue reading
Purpose with a "p"
My ideas about teaching greatly changed…I [came] to realize teaching is not a random choice of many activities without purpose. Teaching is like a journey which has its beginning point … Continue reading
Adapting and Supplementing Materials: A Quick-start Guide
Materials are anything used in a lesson to transfer knowledge and/or skills to the students. The most common materials are print. The most common of those is the textbook. The role … Continue reading
Huffing & Puffing
“I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in.” When teaching M.A. TESOL students how to design a course, I like to compare curriculum development to constructing a … Continue reading
A Gift of Love
Friend of LEAPAsia E. M. closes out our series on different types of students. She offers discernment for working with students who have disabilities.
When Depression Sits in your Classroom
Teacher and counselor Amy Young continues our series on types of students with wisdom for working with those who are depressed and suicidal.
When Opportunity Forgets to Knock
What if we changed just one thing about our past—where we were born, for example? I could be exactly the same person with my love of learning but be excluded … Continue reading
Foundation-building
LEAPAsia board member and long-time teacher Julie Prentice continues our series on different types of students with compassion and wisdom for working with beginners.
When Students Get It Wrong
When learners make mistakes in class, we may have a hard time deciding how to respond. If we come from a culture of self-esteem,[1] we may worry about students’ psyche and … Continue reading
Master Teaching 