More resources for the weary teacher.

Here are two more sites that make it easy for teachers to do their job. The first is a worksheet website with no registration or memberships all you need is a PDF reader. 


 


http://englishwsheets.com/ 


The next site is 50 tips for tired teachers. This site is more about easy activities for the class room that are low cost, easy to plan and prepare. 





http://community.eflclassroom.com/m/blogpost?id=826870%3ABlogPost%3A316119

Two Posts from the TESOL International Association

 

The first is about 9 ideas to support an English learners social and emotional learning. Some of these ideas could work but in Thailand they are so into their "Thainess" that some of these ideas wont work. I think these ideas are geared more towards students learning English in foreign countries.


http://blog.tesol.org/9-ideas-to-support-els-social-emotional-learning/


The second post is about blogs and digital storytelling in teacher education. 


http://blog.tesol.org/blogging-for-learning-in-tesol-teacher-ed/ 




 

Teaching English and thinking skills.

I'm not a big fan of puzzles and word games, but some teachers claim it works really well. Here are some resources from esl writing .org.








http://www.eslwriting.org/13439/teaching-english-critical-thinking-thinking-vocabulary-knowledge-games-puzzles/ 

Teachers like free teaching materials!

Here are some free teaching materials from the Elastic Community. Just click on the link below, go to their Facebook page and hit the "like" button.






http://www.elastic-training.com/teaching-materials-lets-get-started/

Do you ever get stressed out in your classroom?

Here is a story from the Voniz website about managing stress in the classroom. Please click on the link below and chill out.

https://www.voniz.com/articles/7-ways-to-manage-stress-in-education/

Do you need some worksheets?

Sometimes I have to plan a class in a hurry and I don't have time to log in and create an account on the web. So here are some free websites that offer worksheets on many educational topics.

https://www.voniz.com/articles/top-10-free-websites-forworksheets/

A major shakedown in Thai education

Here is a post that may effect all educators in Thailand from the Asian Corespondent. Click on the link below.

http://asiancorrespondent.com/132313/will-thai-juntas-education-ministry-purge-help-raise-teaching-standards/

What about blogs in your classroom?

I have been using blogs in my classes since 2010. Here is a good post to know more about blogs. Please click on the link below.

https://www.voniz.com/articles/5-tips-blogging-teachers/

IATEFL Online

Ever want to go to a conference in your profession but it is not in your town? Now you can, at least in the virtual world. Click on the link below to view live video feeds from the conference.




 
 http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2015

A great educational video from the TED talks series.