Category Archives: Whole Person Learning
The Missing Dimension in ELT Teacher Education
Why teaching is not only about what teachers do, but what learners carry forward As a teacher educator, I have spent many waking hours circling back to the same question: What difference does a teacher really make? In contemporary teacher … Continue reading
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Why Teacher Education Needs a Performative Framework
How can we train teachers to respond to learners in real time? In teacher education, some of the most important aspects of teaching are often the least clearly understood. As a teacher educator, a large part of my work involves … Continue reading
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From Performative Skills to Meta-Performative Awareness
A New Way of Thinking About Teacher Development In teacher education, we often focus on what teachers know and what teachers do. We help teachers develop knowledge of language, pedagogy, planning, assessment, and classroom management. We also help them build … Continue reading
Map of the Floor: When Teachers Step Into Their Story
An embodied reflection on identity, presence, and the journeys that shape how we teach. The Simple Workshop Exercise That Reveals a Teacher’s Journey In my Teaching Artistry workshops, I sometimes ask teachers to do something unusual. I tell them to … Continue reading
What Are You Chasing?
The Game of Tag That Becomes a Mirror for Teachers How a simple running game exposes burnout, ambition, and the hidden pressures shaping your teaching. In my Teaching Artistry workshops, I sometimes begin with a game. A running game. Arms … Continue reading
Hypnosis And The Exercise That Reveals How You Handle Control
Columbian Hypnosis (And Why Every Teacher Should Try It) In my Teaching Artistry workshops, I sometimes tell teachers: “You’re about to hypnotise each other.” There’s always a pause. Then laughter. Then curiosity. The activity is called Colombian Hypnosis, developed by … Continue reading
Unlocking Teacher Potential: The Owl Transformation
The Owl Transformation The 10-Minute Activity That Reveals More About Teaching Than a Lecture Ever Could I often begin my Teaching Artistry workshops with a warning: “This activity is dangerous.” Teachers look concerned. Then I tell them they’re going to … Continue reading
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Every Time You Give Feedback, You Choose Control or Trust
Feedback Isn’t Neutral: What Every Facilitator Is Really Choosing Feedback feels like the responsible thing to do. Learners expect it.Institutions demand it.Teachers are trained to provide it. But feedback is never just feedback. Every time a facilitator responds to learner … Continue reading
What You Do While Learners Are Talking Matters More Than What You Say
What Do You Do While Learners Are Talking? The hidden craft of facilitating discussion Facilitation doesn’t reveal itself in the lesson plan. It reveals itself after the activity has started. Once learners begin speaking freely—really speaking—the facilitator faces a very … Continue reading
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