TTELT: Teaching Tips for English Language Teachers

Everyone has a story to tell — you & your students. In teaching English, stories may be told through speaking & writing; stories received by listening & reading. In the classroom, Rose shares how to combine story-telling using the 4 skills, in particular in introducing a new unit/theme, mid-way to illustrate Bloom's taxonomy training teachers, and evaluating the teaching/learning proce...

Podcasting is a very popular teaching technique across disciplines and ages. Discover how to integrate podcasts into classroom instruction both online and face-to-face (on/offline). Dr. Aileen Hale and Jennifer Gonzales discuss creative ways to motivate English language learners to engage in podcasts, improving listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.   Podcasts to Referenced in...

A leader in the field of pronunciation, Mark Hancock engages us in pronunciation tips through games, puzzles, poems, and chants. Learn pair work activities to engage students in distinguishing words like tap and tab or plane and plain. Chant along and learn how to create your own rhyming chants. Mark teaches us how pronunciation can be fun and educational. 

Jen Gonzales, a TTELT Board member and an EL Fellow shares insights on how to engage your students in meaningful and authentic conversations - "Big Talk". In contrast to "small talk", Big Talk develops deeper discussion skills, for real-life application.

Marion provides great teaching tips for creating your own online teaching business integrating YouTube. She explains the pros/cons of creating your own YouTube Channel; benefits & challenges of editing; and how to attract clients with YouTube videos. More teaching tips visit our website TTELT.org Watch Marion on Youtube

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Have you developed teaching materials that you'd like to share with other educators?   Mark Hancock speaks about his journey into publishing and how you can get started for yourself 💎  TTELT.org is a program of the Rhoades Education Foundation Professional Development for Educators Worldwide

Jennifer Gonzales, Chair of the Board of Directors at the Rhoades Education Foundation Top Tips to being independent and use anything as a teaching resource Find ‘everyday’ objects as teaching tools Scaffold with these objects Adapt, to engage students Create your own “portable classroom” (box of tools) Check for ‘cultural appropriateness’ of items Look at everything as a learning tool

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This week, we have COO Dr. Aileen Hale share tips for teachers to come up with their own Secret Sauce. To learn how to develop your own Secret Sauce, join us at ttelt.org for a hands-on teaching workshop.

This week on TTELT, Jesus teaches us how he created a podcasting class with his students.  We hope that you will try some of his suggestions with your students!  Here is the website he mentioned:  Podcast on Soundcloud.com       https://soundcloud.com/elpfm Contact information:        jesus.villegas.languages@gmail.com &nbs...

This week Isabel talks to us about how to pubish and discusses ideas that you will get to try out in the upcoming workshop with Isabel and Alma.    To register for this workshop and all TTELT events, please go to https://www.ttelt.org/p/events/  We hope to see you there!

This week on TTELT, Jennifer Gonzales is talking to us about Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS).  Join us to learn how to use VTS with your students.   Don’t forget to create your one minute video about how TTELT has helped you become a more independent teacher: https://flipgrid.com/c05e6d14  These are the links Jen talked about in the episode:  Visual Think Strategies (VTS)&nbsp...

This week on TTELT, Gena introduces GooseChase-- the fun app that helps your students learn and bond together.  Go to goosechase.com to download the app and attend one of Gena's workshops to learn more.  You can register for this and all TTELT events at https://www.ttelt.org/p/events/   We hope to see you at our next event!   info@ttelt.org

This week on TTELT, Alma Flor Ada talks to us about how educators can become published writers.   Please join us for this amazing discussion.   To register for this and all TTELT events, please register on our events page: https://www.ttelt.org/p/events/  Here are the resources discussed in this episode:  The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators https://www.scbwi...

This week on TTELT, @theKyraSage shows us how she uses YouTube to practice grammar structures.     To find out more about Kyra's projects, go to https://www.languagehack.co/ You can also follow her on instagram @thekyrasage or on Linkedin   Kyra also mentions https://edpuzzle.com/  Register for all TTELT events at: https://www.ttelt.org/p/events/  Send the link to you...

This week on TTELT, Heather Reichmuch tells us how to teach our students proper email etiquette, an important skill for all of us to have.   Here is the link to the article she wrote with Joyce Paek:  http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/print/2019-11-01/3.html   Here are the links to other research she has done:  Reichmuth, H.L. (2020). Language investment of white native English speaking w...

This week on TTELT, we talk with Pearlie Lubin about her transition to teaching in Costa Rica virtually.  Pearlie discusses several websites:  Padlet.com – Projects, audio, and video presentations   FlipGrid – Audio and video responses and presentations   Mentimeter – Conversation starters, debate introductions   Jeopardylabs – Content review, informal assessments   K...

This week on TTELT, Kim Gamez gives us some great teaching tips for how to teach English in the content areas.  This is becoming more and more common in today's schools, so we hope that you will benefit from Kim's practical tips.  To learn more from Kim, join us at her workshop on April 30th, 6:30pm EST.  To sign up for this workshop and all TTELT events, go to https://www.ttelt.org...

This week on TTELT, our COO, Aileen Hale returns to teach us about Jazz Chants.  Jazz Chants are loved by the young and old.  We hope you gain some new ideas for using chants with your students and attend Aileen's Jazz Chant workshop on April 23rd 5pm EST. Sign up for this and all TTELT events on our Events page: https://www.ttelt.org/p/events/  Here are the links Aileen used in thi...

This week on TTELT, we bring back Amy Chastain to talk about Intercultural Communication.   Register for her workshop, and all TTELT events at https://www.ttelt.org/p/events/

This week on TTELT, Jesus Villegas talks to us about Photography Clubs and how they can impact a student's love of English.   Jesus's published photobooks with students: https://www.blurb.com/user/JVillegas Contact information:        jesus.villegas.languages@gmail.com   Register for our events on the Events page: https://www.ttelt.org/p/events/ Send us...

This week on TTELT, Bruna Kondi teaches us how she uses poetry with her students.   Play it Forward Teacher Challenge Only a few days left! Enter to win attendance at the the Virtual TESOL International Convention from March 24-27 and a one-year Global TESOL Membership or to take Professional Development Course through Northwest Nazarene University  Spread the word about our Teacher Chal...

This week on TTELT, Aileen Hale gives us some great tips  on how to think creatively in our lessons.     Join us for Aileen's workshop where she will give you hands on experience in thinking outside the box..     To register for Aileen's workshop and all TTELT events, go to our Events page at: https://www.ttelt.org/p/events/​     Please go to https...