Stories have the power to engage our minds, challenge our beliefs, and ignite old memories so intensely that we crave to hear them retold over and over. There are several benefits to using them in the classroom, such as improving…
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ON FOCUS: ATTENTION-GRABBERS EDITION
A very good lesson plan without good classroom management may not exactly bring the best results. Classroom management has been a challenge for teachers all over the world. Sometimes teachers, in order to get students’ attention, raise their voices which…
FOSTERING STUDENTS’ AUTONOMY THROUGH MAXIMISING SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES: IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE
“I cannot make my students talk!” “My students only speak Portuguese!” “Students never interact in English, it is impossible!” If you have ever heard one of these sentences – or even said them yourself, maybe students’ oral production has been…
INPUT’S ROLE IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
How often do we hear, as we learn a new language, that we should watch movies and listen to music in the target language and travel to countries where that language is spoken? Besides being cliche and within common sense,…
WHO ARE THE ‘TWEENS’ AND HOW CAN WE TEACH THEM
It was 2002 and Britney Spears sang on the MTV channel “I’m not a girl, not yet a woman’’. I was 12 years old and couldn’t relate more. Now, flashing forward, many years later, and there I was trying to…
WHAT IS TRANSLANGUAGING? HOW TO USE IT FOR A MORE ENRICHING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT?
Although the term might be new to some, translanguaging has inevitably been present in most bilingual classrooms. Considering that language has been the utmost focus for teachers in traditional English lessons, it may be initially a challenge to recognize it…
WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING AFTER ALL?
In a constantly changing world, new ways of teaching and learning are always crossing our paths. In this post we are going to talk about a very famous methodology that is usually misunderstood. Take a few minutes to read and…
UNLOCKING THE POWER OF EMOTIONS IN LEARNING
In the fields of education and cognitive development, the role of emotions extends far beyond mere reactions; they are integral to how students absorb, process, and retain new information. Emotions are not just by products of learning; they are its…
UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL: UNDERSTANDING BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCES
Wondering which methodology is the best for teaching? Trying to reach students through different ways of teaching has become one of cognitive studies’ trends (especially in the 20th century). However, a new wave of knowledge has been developed from the…
THE PURPOSE OF CIRCLE TIME AND HOW IT BENEFITS STUDENTS
Circle Time is a moment that happens every day in Early Childhood Education. But many teachers wonder how to make it more enjoyable and meaningful for students. Circle Time: why and what for First, we need to understand why and…
