I had the opportunity to give a talk combining my favourite topics – language learning, the environment and EdTech at this year’s InnovateELT conference that took place 1–2 October. I was very happy when I saw that Emily Bryson not…
Every challenge brings with itself opportunities too. This year has certainly been very difficult for many people and I am aware of this. But perhaps because of this, it is even more important to take advantages of any opportunities that…
Since United Nation Member States have adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, a lot of work has gone into integrating these into school curricula, individual lessons, teacher training, etc. Some of this work is also directly related to…
This (set of) lesson(s), or project, was originally developed for my English for City Planners class several years ago. I had visited Curitiba myself and was impressed, so I was hoping my students would like some of the sustainability ideas I…
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been working through the course Language Teaching for the Planet by Owain Llewellyn. We are now in Part 3, the final part, of the course, which asks participants to write and share a…
This is an integrated-skills lesson originally created for an EAP class in 2011. It’s been used by me and other teachers with different classes at different schools and has always worked well. Evaluation Does it follow the principles I have listed here?…
It is useful to follow some principles when writing environment lessons, which can then also be used as criteria when evaluating lessons. This is going to be a work in progress as I assume my thinking will evolve and I’ll also…
I’m currently participating in the course Language Teaching for the Planet on using environmental topics in English language lessons created by Owain Llewellyn, who has been sharing his environment-themed lessons on his blog ELT Sustainable since 2012. It’s a very manageable course…