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 […]
Emotions in the classroom: The Monday Morning Break with Khanh-Duc
In this podcast episode, I was invited by Khan Duc to discuss the emotional dimensions of learning and teaching. Happy listening! Or you can download it here!
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 […]
Motivation learning online for all
While most teachers are now more confident teaching with technology and online, many teachers are still reporting that student motivation remains a challenge. In this interactive webinar, Anna Hasper explores the concept of motivation and highlights the importance of shifting away from teachers motivating learners to student-generated motivation and finding ways to ignite the fire […]
What to do about CPD and how to…
The Drive Home a recording for TeacherTalk Radio A lovely chat with Harry Waters -my old employee from my GEOS Sydney DOS-ing times!- about CPD in English Language Teaching. We talk about how we can choose our development and what we can focus on in our Professional Learning Journey. https://teacherstalkradio.podbean.com/e/the-drive-home-with-harry-waters-23-03-2022-what-to-do-about-cpd-and-how-to-do-it-with-anna-hasper
How to choose from a PD smorgasbord?
As a practicing teacher and teacher training, I very much believe that our learning should never stop. English language teachers have continued to develop their own practice, formally but mostly informally for generations (Richardson & Maggioli, 2018). And the recent shift online has reinforced the importance of this: the pandemic became a huge learning opportunity, […]
Reflections as Professional Learning
Happy 2022! A new year has started offering us a chance to develop some new good habits: regular reflections! Dewey stated it clearly “we don’t learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” Reflective practice is a powerful tool and key for development because it enables ‘continuous learning’ as Schön highlights. Teachers who want […]
Teacher Talks, a chat with Volkan Iner
In this podcast I’m sharing my teaching experiences, philosophy of teaching and much more. Volkan nicely summarised my motto as “Don’t Let Perfect Stop You From Being Good Enough”! Happy watching 🙂 And if you liked this interview, checkout Volkan’s Instragram account with about 184 talks.. with teachers!
KEYS to guide your tech choices
Normally, when institutes move to online or blended programs six to nine months of preparation have gone into designing appropriate learning systems (Hodges et. al, 2020) and enabling teachers with technology-enhanced teaching skills. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, most of us were thrown into online teaching overnight, and herein lies the danger that […]