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. […]
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!
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 […]
Focusing on Engagement
I’m obsessed with the brain. How it works and maybe even more so by how it doesn’t work. Whilst brain research has made headway in the past 15-20 years, there is still a lot we do not know about the brain. However, one thing we can say for sure is that our students’ brain certainly […]
Every cloud has a silver lining: professional learning from teacher educators
If COVID-19 has a silver lining, it undoubtedly is the learning opportunities the shift online has provided. Even though there have been challenges, most ELT teachers and teacher educators have developed digital knowledge and skills, pedagogic beliefs and confidence with technology which would not necessarily have happened without the forced transition online. This blog post below, […]
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
Reflecting in times of COVID-19: keep calm and keep GROW-ing
In this blog article written for CAE, I explore the benefits of reflective practice. Learn the benefits of reflecting, to promote a self-improving culture of learning and increase your ability to adapt during these unpredictable times.