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Confidence flow and the artistry of designing speaking tasks
Rather than searching for a magic speaking activity, Swastik Guha invites teachers to redesign the surrounding conditions: preparation, prompts, teacher presence, and peer roles. The article shows how small choices—like Think‑Pair‑Share, background music, and co‑pilot partners—can turn hesitant young learners into more willing, confident speakers. Continue reading
Part 3: Can Performative Skills Be Developed?
Part 3 Can Performative Skills Be Developed? If performative skills matter, the next question is obvious: how can they be developed? This is particularly important because discussions of presence, charisma, rapport or creativity can easily become unhelpful. They can make … Continue reading
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Part 2: Understanding Performative Skills in Education
Part 2: Understanding Performative Skills in Education If we want to defend the importance of the human teacher, it is not enough to say that teaching is “human”, “relational” or “creative”. These words matter, but they can also remain vague. … Continue reading
Part 1: What Can Human Teachers Do That AI Cannot?
Teaching Presence in the Age of AI: Developing Performative Skills in Teacher Education Over the last couple of years, many conversations about AI and education have focused on what AI can do. It can generate lesson plans.It can produce explanations.It … Continue reading
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Does your classroom need a Dragon?
Wake Up the Room, Wake Up Your Voice: Breathing Activities for Teachers Teaching needs energy. Energy comes through breathing. There are moments when a class needs lifting: the point after lunch, the final hour of the day, a difficult transition … Continue reading
Why Teaching Presence Matters More in the Age of AI
AI can assist in teaching through content generation and feedback, but it lacks the emotional awareness that teachers possess. Teaching presence, characterized by human connection and responsiveness, fosters a safe learning environment vital for language learners. As AI evolves, educators must enhance their presence, ensuring a more human-centered approach to teaching. Continue reading
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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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
