Matching up Teacher Expectations and Student Behavior
LEAPAsia board member and behavior specialist Jill Schafhauser continues our series on working with different types of students with some practical advice about managing student behavior.
Brought to our Knees
This post begins our new series on different types of students. Check back the next few Wednesdays as we seek wisdom for working with students who lack motivation, act out, give wrong answers, live with disabilities, and more.
Small Things
This week we welcome guest author Sarah Portell as she closes out our series on purpose.
Teaching as a Better Way
There are still boulders, big and immovable on the path of Life: poverty, inequality, prejudice, and egocentrism to name a few. We, the people of God, have a consuming desire and responsibility to … Continue reading
Peaceful Night, Holy Night
This post is taken from the commencement address given at LCC International University’s MA TESOL graduation, June 20, 2014.
If the Shoe Doesn’t Fit
Some of my students suffer from a serious disease that could be described as egocentrism. They sometimes get so caught up in Self, are so afraid of looking bad or their … Continue reading
Fields and Trees
Have you ever wondered why when you run into a student that eagerly answers all of your questions in class, gives creative details and personal examples to illustrate her unique … Continue reading
Bloom’s Taxonomy Plus the Moral Dimension
(This is the second of a two-part post. Read part 1 here: Bloom’s Taxonomy & the Deeper Dimensions.) A few years ago, I visited the zoo with friends. As we crowded at … Continue reading
Facing Fear: Letting Go & Moving Forward
Fear can be debilitating. Kissing cousins with pride, it can breed defensiveness and make people pigheaded. It can get us off track or completely stop us in our tracks. In … Continue reading
Ears to Hear and i+1
Wherever it may come from—a mind given over to Yahweh, in defiant denial of Him, or anywhere in between—all wisdom is Yahweh’s. When we see the intersection of wisdom from … Continue reading
Wisdom from Above
When I first came to China 20 years ago fresh from an MA TESOL program, I taught—with some pride—in a fully Western (facilitative, activities-based) way. I even gave workshops on … Continue reading
Master Teaching 