Technology has made it possible to continue learning at a distance. Virtual training classes are an asset during a pandemic. However, this format comes with […]

Phrasal verb resource books you’ve used… GO! Okay, so there was a good one on the bookshelf at LTC called ‘Illustrated Phrasal Verbs’. Me and […]

BICS and CALP in a nutshell BICS and CALP was an idea first proposed by Prof Jim Cummins in the early 1980s. BICS stands for […]

Just a few things this time. I’m out the loop at the moment, enjoying my teaching too much! Facebook groups for writers There are a […]

We’re excited to announce that we are now ITS Educational Technologies! After nearly 15 years as ITS Teaching & Learning, we are updating our name […]

WordAds… ah, go on then. I didn’t want to make money from my blog. I had my reasons for that, which were basically… I’ve always […]

Russ Mayne suggested I should have a post or page listing all my reviews. So, here it is. It turns out there are quite a […]

What might be optimal ESL provision in international schools? Alderfer and Alderfer (2011) state that there is no unifying set of criteria to assess ESL […]

I had to induct a new teacher at school once. They were fairly new to teaching and unfamiliar with our in-house product at the time […]

Today’s LMS platforms present many ways to educate an audience. This is especially true when it comes to employee training. Having skilled workers who are […]

Module 2 of the PGCEi (though Nottingham) is in two parts. Part A starts with framing unit. It introduces various theories of learning such as […]

Just a quick one! Twinkl ESL are currently offering free access to users in South America in response to school closures. Miranda’s doing a great […]