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Flipped Learning in the ELT Classroom

6 November 2018 Alex Warren 21st Century Learners, Blended Learning Leave a comment

In this blog, National Geographic Learning’s Alex Warren, explores what exactly the flipped classroom is and what benefits it can bring to English language classroom. Having looked at blended learning in my previous blog post, I thought that it would be worthwhile looking at a form of blended learning that

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Life around the World Contest Continues

30 October 2018 National Geographic Learning Life around the world 3 comments

Welcome back to the Life around the World contest! The last post showed fish swim in the South Pacific off the popular holiday island of Bora Bora in French Polynesia. Surrounded by a lagoon and a coral reef, Bora Bora is famous for its overwater bungalows with glass floors that provide a

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Three Strategies for Preparing Young Learners for Exam Success

25 October 2018 Elaine Boyd 21st Century Learners, Exam Preparation, Young Learners Leave a comment

Are you keen to help your young learners relax and feel comfortable with formal exams? Most of us are – but how do we go about this? We can’t keep practicing the test task with them – this is not good for their learning and doesn’t help them to really

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In praise of repetition

22 October 2018 Andrew Walkley 21st Century Learners 5 comments

Repetition has got itself a rather bad name over the years and it is often avoided in many course materials. Why is this the case? Well, one reason may be purely economic. Drills mean a lot of recording and/or space on the page which makes for an expensive book. Similarly, repetition of

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Voices from the Field: Giving Feedback

16 October 2018 Alex Warren 21st Century Learners, Voices from the Field Leave a comment

In this new monthly blog, National Geographic Learning’s in-house teacher trainer Alex Warren explores what’s going on in the world of ELT in his work around the region. With schools and universities going back to business and new adoption cycles at private language schools, it’s fair to say that September

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Developing Global Citizenship in Young Learners

9 October 2018 Luciana Fernández Young Learners One comment

We live in a world that has become an increasingly complex web of connections and interdependencies. Our young learners need to get ready to thrive in such a world to do so, tangible skills such as language proficiency are obviously critical to success. But language skills are just part of

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We’re all different, we’re all the same!

18 September 2018 Katherine Bilsborough 21st Century Learners, Young Learners 3 comments

In this month’s blog post, Katherine writes about the importance of creating a classroom which promotes equality and celebrates diversity. She explains what equality and diversity mean and why they are important in our context. She then shares a classroom activity to get children thinking about one aspect of diversity,

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What is blended learning?

13 September 2018 Alex Warren 21st Century Learners, Academic, Adults, Teens 2 comments

In this first post in a series of blogs on the use of technology in the ELT classroom, National Geographic Learning’s in-house teacher trainer Alex Warren, looks to demystify and clarify what exactly is meant by the term blended learning. Here’s the thing: everyone thinks they know what blended learning

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Why Images are Powerful for Learning

7 September 2018 Anna Hasper 21st Century Learners, Creativity in the Classroom, Photography Leave a comment

Welcome to the fourth post in this series. In this post, we will be looking at why images are so powerful in the language learning process and at bringing images into the classroom to develop our students’ creative thinking. The Social-Age You may have noticed, with the popularity of Instagram,

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Life around the World Contest Continues!

31 August 2018 National Geographic Learning 21st Century Learners, Life around the world 8 comments

Welcome back! The Life around the World photo from last month depicted a man strolling along the Malecón in Havana, Cuba. Started in 1901 to protect Havana from the water, the wall stretches for 8 kilometers and is a popular place to take a stroll and enjoy street entertainment. In bad

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  • 1 Alex Warren
    • 8 Tactics for using Technology in the Classroom
    • Voices from the Field: Songs in the ELT Classroom
    • Flipped Learning in the ELT Classroom
    • Voices from the Field: Giving Feedback
    • What is blended learning?
  • 1 Andrew Walkley
    • Repetition and word lists
    • In praise of repetition
    • The Questions We Ask
  • 1 Anna Hasper
    • Flashcard Activities for the Young Learner Classroom
    • Why Images are Powerful for Learning
    • Working Creatively with Images
    • Two Frameworks for Teaching Creatively in the ELT Classroom
    • What is creative thinking and why is it important
  • 1 Christien Lee
    • A Critical Look at Critical Thinking
  • 1 Daniel Barber
    • Interview: Dan Barber on Why to Use TED Talks in your ELT Classroom
    • Six Reasons TED Talks Make Great English Lessons
  • 1 National Geographic Learning
    • Voices: Life as Lived in China
    • Life around the World Contest Continues
    • Life around the World Contest Continues!
    • Life Around The World: July Contest
    • Life around the World: June Contest
  • 1 Elaine Boyd
    • Four classroom assessment activities for young learners
    • Preparing Young Learners for Exam Success: Part Two
    • Three Strategies for Preparing Young Learners for Exam Success
  • 1 Gabby Salazar
    • How to Bring Nature Journaling into your Classroom
    • Bring the World into Your Classroom Through Photography
    • Capturing Culture in your Classroom
    • Become a Citizen Scientist
    • Interview: Gabby Salazar on Inspiring Environmental Responsibility in the YL Classroom through Photography
  • 1 Helen Stephenson
    • Motivation in your classroom: what’s in it for me?
    • Motivation in your classroom: completion
    • Motivation in your classroom: a micro approach
  • 1 Hugh Dellar
    • The Questions We Ask
    • Interview: Hugh Dellar on Speaking Out for Spoken English
    • Speaking Out for Spoken English
  • 1 Jodi Crandall
    • Projects for Young Learners
  • 1 John Hughes
    • Personalizing Culture
    • How To Personalize Culture
    • How to integrate critical thinking at lower levels
    • A global survey of critical thinking in the ELT classroom
    • Personalization: From ‘I’ to ‘you’ to ‘we’
  • 1 Katherine Bilsborough
    • Think, Pair, Share
    • We’re all different, we’re all the same!
    • K-W-L Charts: A simple way to promote critical thinking with young learners
    • Learning journals for young learners: what, why and how?
    • What do you prefer?
  • 1 Katherine Stannett
    • How To Get your Students Speaking in Class
    • Ways to Be Creative in your Classroom
    • Growth Mindset and Why Failure is a Positive word
    • Using Real Life Topics in your Classroom
    • Get ‘em Moving!
  • 1 Laura Le Dréan
    • Keys to Academic Success
  • 1 Lewis Lansford
    • TED Talks can make technical language accessible – try it!
    • Choose the perfect TED Talk for your students’ needs-try it!
    • You can use a TED Talk without looking at the picture – try it!
    • You can use a TED talk without the sound – try it!
    • TED Talks work for all levels – try it!
  • 1 Lisa Bu
    • A TED Way to Learn English
  • 1 Luciana Fernández
    • Developing Global Citizenship in Young Learners
    • Effective Phonics Routines in the Young Learner Classroom
  • 1 Michael McLoghlin
    • Bring the World into Your Classroom Through Photography
    • Capturing Culture in your Classroom
  • 1 Paul Dummett
    • Making learning last: Multisensory approaches
    • A global survey of critical thinking in the ELT classroom
    • Making Learning last: repetition, variation and rehearsal
    • Making learning last: emotion, personalization and the unexpected
    • Making Learning Last: Stories and imagery
  • 1 Sean Bermingham
    • Three New Literacies for Today’s Classroom
  • 1 Tom Fast
    • Interview: Tom Fast’s Guiding Principles for Teaching English
    • Three Things I’ve Learned about Teaching English
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