Teachers.tv masterclass

Even though these are not EFL lessons, there's plenty to learn from watching these great teachers in action -

Ceri Evans - DNA
John Heeley - Probability
Phil Beadle - Limbo and Night of the Scorpion

Behaviour Quick Fixes

Teachers.tv has a series of short videos offering quick tips on how to tackle common behaviour issues.

Behaviour



The issues dealt with are -

Can't Concentrate
Chaotic Start
Fighting
High Spirits
Disagreements
Disruptiveness
Transitions
Off Task
Anger

Here are links to full videos -

Teaching with Cowley - Starting Over
Primary Special Schools - Tackling Challenging Behaviour
Primary Management - Transactional Analysis
Behaving with Cowley - Out of the Classroom
Behaving with Cowley - Group Work

Electronic Village Online

As a follow up to the TESOL conference EVO is offering free training sessions and online discussion for six weeks. The sessions are open to all interested parties (you don't have to be a TESOL member).

EVO

Edutopia

There are some really useful resources on the George Lucas Educational Foundation website Edutopia.

For example, there are some videos where teachers offer tips for better classroom management.

Handshake Q&A

Quieting the Classroom

Scott Thornbury

Scott Thornbury's website - www.thornburyscott.com has some links to articles written by the man himself. Here are a few examples:

Reformulation and reconstruction

Grammar, Power and Bottled Water

The Lexical Approach

Big Words, Small Grammar