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Tag Archives: less is more
Back to the drawing board
This is a very simple lesson outline that worked well for me. It grew out of a lesson plan prepared by a colleague for the team of teachers teaching supplementary skills classes in a local state school. For me it … Continue reading
Posted in reflecting on teaching, thoughts on teaching
Tagged challenge, less is more, lesson plan, reflection, teaching teenagers, writing
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One word lessons
Andrew Pickles recently wrote a great post about a one word lesson at Idle EFL thoughts . His word was “hot” and the lesson that grew out of it is described here . It got me thinking about a blog … Continue reading
Posted in thoughts on teaching
Tagged less is more, lesson plan, teaching unplugged, using L1
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