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Correct Less, Notice More
Feedback as Teaching Artistry Should teachers correct every mistake their learners make? It sounds like a simple question, but Tatiana Terekhova’s recent workshop showed why the answer is much more interesting than a simple yes or no. Her starting point … Continue reading
The Art of Teaching Speaking
Beyond “Just Speaking”: Developing Speaking Skills with Purpose Speaking lessons are often lively. Students discuss interesting topics, work in pairs, use useful phrases and spend plenty of time talking. But are they actually becoming better speakers? That was the central … Continue reading
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Bringing Culture into the Language Classroom
Culture is always present in a language classroom. It shapes the way people greet one another, make requests, disagree, show respect and interpret behaviour. It also influences how teachers understand learners and how learners understand one another. Sabrina Bhar’s workshop … Continue reading
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Making Connections Before Making Progress
What a Simple “Getting to Know You” Activity Can Teach Us About Teaching Artistry One of the most revealing moments in Oksana Yeshshyorkina Baylan’s workshop came from an activity that could easily be dismissed as an icebreaker. Participants were asked … Continue reading
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Engagement Is More Than an Activity: Creating Classrooms Learners Want to Join
Reflections from Fatimah Alsharif’s Teaching Artistry workshop on engaging learners When we talk about learner engagement, the conversation often turns quickly to activities: games, pair work, group work, technology or new ways of presenting language. These can certainly help. But … Continue reading
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The Human Work Before the AI Prompt
Purposeful homework teacher judgement and Teaching Artistry An AI tool can generate a worksheet in twenty seconds. The difficult question comes next: does this worksheet belong to this lesson, these learners and this moment in their learning? During an ITI … Continue reading
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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
How to Present an Effective Online PD Workshop
PRACTICAL TEACHER DEVELOPMENT A practical guide to turning a useful teaching idea into a focused, participatory and memorable online session The test of a successful workshop is not how much the presenter says. It is what participants think about, try, … Continue reading
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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
