How to integrate social and emotional learning into your classroom management
In this webinar for the British Council I spoke about a topic I’m super passionate about, links to my book “Activities for Social Emotional Learning” you will learn how the integration of social and emotional strategies can help create a structured, emotionally managed learning environment. These strategies can be used with learners of all ages. […]
Energise your Classroom: Putting human interactions at the centre of learning and teaching!
This webinar was delivered for LANGUAGECERT, December 2024 and is all about one of my favourite topics: empathy! Empathy is not just a feeling-it’s a skill that transforms classrooms. By understanding and valuing students’ perspectives, we teachers can foster stronger relationships, enhance engagement and create an emotionally supportive learning environment where all students can thrive. […]
Empathy makes the world go round
In this blog, written for Macmillan in 2023, you will find a handout with some practical activities to help grow your young learners’ social awareness, but first I explore what social emotional learning is and why it matters. The well-known psychologist and educational reformer Dewey once wrote that education is not only about what one […]
Managing stress well-being during exams
For many learners taking exams is an important but inevitable and often stressful part of life. Key to learners succeeding in exams is not only teaching them the necessary language knowledge and making them test-wise but also helping them to develop ways to manage their well-being in this stressful period. In this blog, we will […]
Advancing Women in Education
Image by pixabay @shawnc125 The below podcast by Macmillan Education, called TEATime, was recorded with Nathan Waller to celebrate March the 8th, International Women’s Day 2023.
4 Tips For Developing Teacher Confidence In The Classroom
In this blog, written for Oxford University Press in January 2023, I discuss teacher confidence and how we can grow this. Most teachers have been there. One student disagrees with your answer and next, other learners start to disagree, ‘that’s not what you told us last week, teacher….’ Suddenly you are no longer sure if […]
Problems-solving for future-proofing
Problem-solving is essential in our ever-changing world. In this interactive session, Anna explored what competences learners need to successfully solve problems and introduced how ‘Get Involved’ uses project-based learning to engage learners and integrate these key competences into English lessons.
Zooming in on Wellbeing
In this ELTeaTIme episode for Macmillan Education, I join -with my South Africa Rooibos tea, Nathan Waller and his fruity Strawberry and Raspberry. Together we explored wellbeing, social and emotional learning and mindfulness in teaching and learning (both for teachers and students) and shared some tips to help promote and integrate wellbeing in the language […]
Encouraging extensive reading to advance intensive reading skills
In this webinar for MacmIllan Education, from March 2020, I talk about the challenges of reading. And as you might know… our human brains are not hard-wired for reading which means that the only way to develop our reading habit and become an effective reader is through reading, reading and reading! I explores the ins […]
Macmillan Life Skills Day – Some excellent ideas
Today expert speakers provide free online thought-provoking talks and practical activity-filled workshops to help you introduce life skills, such as critical thinking, time management and many other soft skills into your ELT classroom. Check out the Macmillan site below and have a great life skills Day!