by Andrea Giordano | Aug 23, 2020 | Teacher Posts
5 Ways to Make Asynchronous Learning More Student-Centered MOVING YOUR CLASS ONLINE AND KEEPING THE FOCUS ON YOUR KINDS *As with all posts, this may contain affiliate links. After 12 years of teaching online in both synchronous and asynchronous classrooms,...
by Andrea Giordano | Aug 15, 2020 | Teacher Posts
5 Online Tools to Increase Student Engagement INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE LIVE CLASSROOM ONLINE *As with all posts, this may contain affiliate links. After 12 years of teaching online in both synchronous and asynchronous classrooms, I’ve come to realize...
by Andrea Giordano | Aug 8, 2020 | Teacher Posts
Talk to Google – An Online Pronunciation Activity A TIP FOR ONLINE ENGLISH TEACHERS WITH LARGE CLASSROOMS *As with all posts, this may contain affiliate links. There’s one question that still has me thinking… In a recent webinar about improving online...
by Andrea Giordano | Aug 1, 2020 | Teacher Posts
How to Keep Your Students Engaged Online INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE LIVE CLASSROOM ONLINE *As with all posts, this may contain affiliate links. We’re in a new era of teaching. Ready or not, online education is the norm in 2020. For some of you, you’re...
by Andrea Giordano | Jul 25, 2020 | Teacher Posts
Say what? HOW TO HELP YOUR ONLINE STUDENTS UNDERSTAND YOU ON ZOOM *As with all posts, this may contain affiliate links. “What did you say?””Teacher, I can’t understand you.””You’re on mute.” If you have ever heard your...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 25, 2020 | Teacher Posts
10 Easy Steps to Moving your Course Online A Simple Guide for Teachers Who Need to Adapt to Teaching Online *As with all posts, this may contain affiliate links. There’s a mad dash to move face-to-face courses to online. It can feel overwhelming and unnatural for...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 20, 2020 | Teacher Posts, Videos
Mercifully Strict A Fool-Proof Guide to Stopping Academic Cheating When I first started teaching ESL, it was 2006 and I had no idea what I was doing. The very first test I gave, one of the two students in my class cheated on the exam. I was wide-eyed and shocked. I...
