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The Freelancer Issue

The Freelancer Issue

What is the life of a freelance English teacher like? How do we know it’s time to take the step? In this issue, Marc Jones, Patrice Palmer, and our new blogger Tim Thompson share their stories and tips for those of us considering this change.

Marc Jones
Marc Jones

Self Made
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Patrice Palmer

Teacher to Teacherpreneur
Tim Thompson profile
Tim Thompson

Making the Leap from Teaching to Freelancing
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The Fear Issue

The Fear Issue

What do we fear as teachers? What are our students afraid of? How should we deal with fear in the classroom? In this issue Chris Mares, Matthew Noble, and our new blogger Matthew Turner will each examine ‘fear’ from their own different perspectives.

Chris Mares
Chris Mares
Teachers’ Fears
Matthew Noble
Matthew
Noble
The Fear Factor
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
Playing a Fearsome Teacher to Fearful Learners
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Feedback Issue II

Feedback Issue II

In the second issue of our blog devoted to Feedback, Kevin Stein, Angelos Bollas and Anne Hendler share their stories of experience on garnering feedback from students and talk about the lessons that a teacher can learn from doing so.

Kevin SteinFeedback: Making the almost obvious, obvious
angelos_profileFeeding lessons with students’ feedback
Anne HendlerLearning from feedback from students
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Feedback

Feedback

Why do we need feedback? Who is it for, teachers or students? What are some of the techniques to provide it? In this issueTheodora Papapanagiotou and our two new bloggers, Zhenya Polosatova and Patrice Palmer, will discuss various ways to look at feedback in teaching and teacher training.

Theodora PapapanagiotouThere is No Failure, Only Feedback
Zhenya PolosatovaGroup Feedback Sessions: Beliefs and Techniques
Patrice PalmerTESL Student Feedback
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Failure

Failure

Failure is an experience that many, if not all, teachers and students have been through. In this issue Chuck Sandy, Jessica Brook and Theodora Papapanagiotou share their personal stories and give ideas on how we can learn from getting it wrong.

Theodora PapapanagiotouWhat is Failure Anyway?
Chuck SandyBreaking the Cycle of Failure
Jessica Brook profileHow Not to Do Action Research
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