Erin O'Byrne

EVERYTHING EFL

Education EN ↓ 131 episodes

I’m passionate about serving teachers. There’s no one size fits all lesson plan or solution to your class needs and issues. But, you’ve got a friend and support system in me. I can help reduce your overwhelm, give you some teachy inspo and improve your work-life balance. How? With solid takeaways you can try out immediately AND some much needed teacher love. Because your wellbeing is important too. You can find my contact details in the show notes if you'd like me to work with your institution and create a tailor-made CPD workshop for you.

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Erin O'Byrne

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Episode 31 - The Local and Colloquial: What the Course Books Don't Teach Your Students with Erin and Shane. 18.12.2020 5:15

Just a quickie this week: we discuss the stuff you'll never find in a course book. Do you have any colloquialisms from your country that you never find in print? Do you teach it? Let us know! Like, share, DM us and follow Everything EFL on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Join my Breathe Easy, Teacher newsletter community here: http://subscribepage.io/0a49dr Contact me: ⁠erin@refreshyourtea...

Episode 36: Challenging the Historical Narrative in your Classroom with Anjalee Beverly 30.11.2020 36:41

mentor, Anjalee Beverly, who shares culturally responsible teaching strategies, inclusion tips and ways to teach multiple narratives for every classroom. Watch the episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/38-6vxNNMCw. Watch on IGTV: instagram.com/everything_efl_pod. Shownotes: Anjalee Beverly is a twelfth year elementary education teacher. She currently teaches fourth grade but has also taught 1st...

Episode 35: Pronunciation - Making Individual Sounds Fun with Sinead McMorrow 23.11.2020 27:02

Need some ideas for individual sound pronunciation? Here goes! My friend Sinead McMorrow shares her online ideas for my in-class pronunciation activities for minimal pairs. This episode is on IGTV and Youtube.com/watch?v=fWeTRefsyIE. It's much better seen than heard as we do some demos! Sign up to my twice-monthly newsletter!: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/l5f8v6 Join my Br...

Episode 34: Being a Native Speaker but not what the Students Expect with Radhika Iyer 15.11.2020 28:55

Do all EFL teachers look and sound the same? I am joined by Radhika Iyer, who shares her experiences of native speakerism when encountering students who decide this is an issue and how managers do, or don't deal with this in a supportive way. You can connect with Radhika on Twitter at @Radhikaiyer307. Also mentioned: @hughdellar Sign up to my twice-monthly newsletter!: https://landing.maile...

Episode 33: Engaging your Students and Building Relationships Online with Erin Myres 09.11.2020 27:54

Once again Erin Myres joins me to give some really lovely, practical tips. If you are struggling to connect with students online, this episode is for you. Erin also gives tips about reducing stress and reminds us that we're only human! Enjoy. Theme music by @sean.cass (Instagram). Links mentioned: www.jamboard.google.com www.newsela.com. www.commonlit.org. www.flipgrid.com Like, share, DM m...

Episode 32: Halloween In Class and Online with Erin Myres 25.10.2020 21:28

Need some Halloween activities? Are you teaching in class? Are you online? We've got you covered. The lovely Erin Myres from An Educator's Mindset podcast joins me to adapt my in-class Halloween activities to the online platform. Links mentioned: https://jamboard.google.com/ https://nearpod.com/ https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/ http://www.tuneintoenglish.com/thriller.pdf - Thril...