Looking for some Learning Moments inspiration? In this post by National Geographic Contributing Photographer, Rubén Salgado, he sheds some light on one of the keys to taking a great photo. Once you’ve read the post, be sure to share some of your photos with us by participating in the Learning
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Introducing Learning Moments
This October, we invite teachers of English to join us in a special photography showcase, called Learning Moments! Here’s how you can take part: Grab your camera and take photos of everyday life around you! We are looking for photos that fall within these categories: Food Landscapes Family and Friends
Talking about Climate Change: Three Teaching Ideas for Lower Levels
The previous blog about the climate change debate looked at teaching ideas for higher levels, focusing on a) the words we need to talk about climate change b) the way people feel about it and c) constructive ideas for dealing with it. In this post, I want to suggest activities
A Teacher’s Take: Learn English with TED Talks
This week on In Focus, hear from Caroline McKinnon, an ESL teacher based in New York, who is using Learn English with TED Talks with her students. Caroline shares her experience with using the supplemental resource, including her top three tips. Caroline has traveled the world teaching and teacher training.
Eight Ideas For Reflective Teaching
How do you become a better teacher? Being a better teacher has as much to do with learning new ideas as it does with being aware of what is working well in your classroom, and things that you need to improve on. In other words, teachers need to be aware
Giving Students A Voice: Six Critical Thinking Tips
Critical thinking is seen as an increasingly valued skill to teach students in the 21st Century, but the first thing we need to ask is what exactly is it? Very often critical thinking can become a complaint that people aren’t thinking like me! Some definitions have a focus on being
Learn English with TED Talks
Talk to teachers about using TED Talks in the English language classroom and you generally get one of two responses – “I love using them and my students love them” or “I love using them, but my students find them too difficult”. Often, these statements are followed by something along
Four More Ideas for Motivating Learners
As a continuation from his previous blog post, teacher trainer, Alex Warren shares four more ways to ensure a positive learning experience to develop motivation for teen learners within the ELT classroom. 1. Learner-Centered Learning Take a step back from being the sage on the stage and become the guide
How to Flip Your Classroom to Promote Discussions and Learner Autonomy
Flipped learning has not only been gaining popularity rapidly in recent years, but it has also become one of the biggest trends in classroom teaching. While having students be actively involved in their own learning, flipped learning can also lead to dramatic improvements in students’ academic performance (Talbert, 2017). Moreover,
National Geographic Learning at TESOL 2019
Will you be at the TESOL 2019 convention in Atlanta, Georgia from March 12th-March 15th? We are thrilled to be sponsoring the opening keynote speaker, Dr. David Harrison. Dr. Harrison is an anthropologist, linguist, National Geographic Fellow and co-director of the Society’s Enduring Voices Project. If you’re attending TESOL, be sure