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Action Research: Untangling the Gordian Knot

I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 2010, and I have been actively involved in TESOL research since 2014 when I started my graduate studies.

Author: Özgehan Uştuk

6 Questions to Ask When Designing Teacher PD

Last month, I paid homage to a number of dead ideas in professional development (PD), and they offer a great guide in thinking about what not to do!

Author: Laura Baecher

6 More Ways to Cultivate Belonging in the Classroom

Following on from my last post about cultivating belonging in the classroom, I’d like to share a few more simple ways that teachers can help students feel a greater connection to the school.

Author: Naashia Mohamed

Strategies to Reduce Plagiarism and Increase Engagement

Plagiarism: scourge of the writing class and bane of teachers’ existence.

Author: Brent Warner

Asking the Right Questions: Research in and for the Classroom

As teachers, we routinely come across challenges in our classrooms and respond by trying out new approaches.

Author: Antonella Valeo

4 Critical Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners

Recently, #MLLCHAT on Twitter had a dynamic discussion based on a new book by authors Andrea Honigsfeld, Maria Dove, Audrey Cohen, and Carrie McDermott Goldman entitled From Equity Insights to Action: Critical Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners.

Author: Judie Haynes

Lesson Plans for Educators—Minecraft: Education Edition

This month, we dig back into the world of Minecraft to explore Minecraft: Education Edition (Minecraft: EE).

Author: Jeff Kuhn

STEM and ELT: 7 Science Reading Strategies

There is growing interest in how to teach English learners (ELs) science in the general education classroom especially because science contains a lot of reading and academic language.

Author: Darlyne de Haan

Self-Care for Writing Teachers

The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have played tricks on my sense of time, and, with that, my usual self-care routines.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Cultivating Belonging in the Classroom: 2 Practical Activities

As someone who researches identity and belonging, I have spent many hours talking to people about how they feel about their place in school and society and how they position themselves in relation to others.

Author: Naashia Mohamed

4 Android Features That Can Help ELs

Last month, we talked about how English learners (ELs) can use a number of features built into the iPhone to help them on their language learning journey.

Author: Brent Warner

10 Dead Ideas in Professional Development

Because October ushers in the Day of the Dead celebration, it seems fitting to take a moment to honor some of the cherished ancestors of modern-day professional development (PD). 

Author: Laura Baecher

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