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6 Ways to Evaluate Games for the Classroom

Hello and welcome to this end of the year edition of the TESOL Games and Learning Blog. 

Author: Jeff Kuhn

8 Reasons Teachers Are Burned Out (And 4 Ways to Help)

Most U.S. schools moved to virtual learning in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic caused many sections of the country to shut down.

Author: Judie Haynes

STEM and ELT: 4 Science Strategies

This post covers the final four strategies in my STEM and ELT series.

Author: Darlyne de Haan

4 Poetry Ideas for Young Language Learners

Language learners can often find writing poetry to be an intimidating task, but with some structure and examples, poetry can be easy and fun to write for language learners of any level.

Author: Hetal Ascher

A Can’t-Miss Vocabulary Activity

“How do you teach vocabulary to your ELs?” Darlyne de Hann asked this question at the end of her 5 October TESOL blog.

Author: Barbara Gottschalk

Action Research: Untangling the Gordian Knot

I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 2010, and I have been actively involved in TESOL research since 2014 when I started my graduate studies.

Author: Özgehan Uştuk

6 Questions to Ask When Designing Teacher PD

Last month, I paid homage to a number of dead ideas in professional development (PD), and they offer a great guide in thinking about what not to do!

Author: Laura Baecher

6 More Ways to Cultivate Belonging in the Classroom

Following on from my last post about cultivating belonging in the classroom, I’d like to share a few more simple ways that teachers can help students feel a greater connection to the school.

Author: Naashia Mohamed

Strategies to Reduce Plagiarism and Increase Engagement

Plagiarism: scourge of the writing class and bane of teachers’ existence.

Author: Brent Warner

Asking the Right Questions: Research in and for the Classroom

As teachers, we routinely come across challenges in our classrooms and respond by trying out new approaches.

Author: Antonella Valeo

4 Critical Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners

Recently, #MLLCHAT on Twitter had a dynamic discussion based on a new book by authors Andrea Honigsfeld, Maria Dove, Audrey Cohen, and Carrie McDermott Goldman entitled From Equity Insights to Action: Critical Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners.

Author: Judie Haynes

Lesson Plans for Educators—Minecraft: Education Edition

This month, we dig back into the world of Minecraft to explore Minecraft: Education Edition (Minecraft: EE).

Author: Jeff Kuhn

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