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    5 education predictions for the new normal - what have we learnt so far in 2020?
    Tom Garside
    • Jun 2, 2020
    • 5 min

    5 education predictions for the new normal - what have we learnt so far in 2020?

    The phrase is on the tip of everyone’s tongue - the new normal - it’s coming, but what does it mean? In order to define where we will be in
    5 assumptions commonly made about 'NNEST's, and one way to win the native speakerism battle
    Tom Garside
    • May 8, 2020
    • 7 min

    5 assumptions commonly made about 'NNEST's, and one way to win the native speakerism battle

    If you are an English teacher whose first language is (shock, horror!) not English, you will probably have experienced some kind of
    In this cut-and-paste world, does copyright still matter in education?
    Tom Garside
    • Apr 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    In this cut-and-paste world, does copyright still matter in education?

    Everyone does it (yes, even you…) - we have a class to prepare for 30 students, and ten minutes of our lunch break left to copy a worksheet.
    Why are there no internationally accredited TEFL qualifications for non-native speaker teachers?
    Tom Garside
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why are there no internationally accredited TEFL qualifications for non-native speaker teachers?

    The global English language teaching industry has developed hugely in the past decade, with the quality of provision rising fast in a wide
    Online teaching CAN replace ‘the real thing’
    Tom Garside
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Online teaching CAN replace ‘the real thing’

    I read this article this morning, from a teacher in quarantine in Italy, teaching her students online and facing a set of common struggles.
    CoVid-19 - Take a moment to be kind...
    Tom Garside
    • Mar 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    CoVid-19 - Take a moment to be kind...

    This is a personal one. Yes, we're living in interesting times, but can we just take a moment to think about our friends, students and
    5 questions every teacher should be prepared to answer at a job interview
    Tom Garside
    • Aug 26, 2019
    • 5 min

    5 questions every teacher should be prepared to answer at a job interview

    Any job interview can be a stressful experience, and school interviews are no exception. Here are some of the most common questions asked...
    The many faces of English pronunciation - Why does(n’t) accent matter in TESOL?
    Tom Garside
    • Aug 19, 2019
    • 5 min

    The many faces of English pronunciation - Why does(n’t) accent matter in TESOL?

    This article focuses on the positive aspects of the different sounds that Englishes use: accents, and benefit to ESL language learners
    Development Strategies and Standards for International Higher Education settings
    Tom Garside
    • Aug 12, 2019
    • 6 min

    Development Strategies and Standards for International Higher Education settings

    International Higher Education is a complex setting which often entails a lot of conflicting elements: culture clash, academic expectations
    The rules of engagement: Ways of increasing student focus through tasks and activities
    Tom Garside
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 8 min

    The rules of engagement: Ways of increasing student focus through tasks and activities

    No matter what you teach, student engagement is a major challenge in every classroom. Learning increases when students are engaged
    Online and in-service teacher training: The future of ELT training
    Tom Garside
    • Jul 29, 2019
    • 6 min

    Online and in-service teacher training: The future of ELT training

    In order to facilitate improvements in teaching which continue to have an effect after a visiting trainer leaves the building, we need to ta
    What Language Centres should be looking for in new Teachers
    Tom Garside
    • Jul 15, 2019
    • 8 min

    What Language Centres should be looking for in new Teachers

    How can a Language centre be sure that it is getting a teacher that can get results from the students? There is a set of core skills!
    Where West meets East: Avoiding culture clash in Chinese Higher Education
    Tom Garside
    • Jun 10, 2019
    • 6 min

    Where West meets East: Avoiding culture clash in Chinese Higher Education

    Economic forces often precede changes in international education, with regional development affecting how and why students travel overseas
    TESOL needs context! Considering local education settings in teacher training and development
    Tom Garside
    • Jun 3, 2019
    • 3 min

    TESOL needs context! Considering local education settings in teacher training and development

    Imagine you were retraining as a teacher of Mandarin to Speakers of Other Languages (MSOL), to meet the growing international demand for thi
    After the TEFL Cert - what next? Teacher Education doesn’t stop with a first certificate
    Tom Garside
    • May 20, 2019
    • 3 min

    After the TEFL Cert - what next? Teacher Education doesn’t stop with a first certificate

    So you’ve finished your teacher training course, and are ready to go out into the world of teaching. Maybe you have a job lined up, maybe
    Barriers to bridges: enabling teachers to kickstart their own development
    Tom Garside
    • May 13, 2019
    • 5 min

    Barriers to bridges: enabling teachers to kickstart their own development

    In-depth, lasting Continuous Professional Development activity is often seen as either a luxury or a chore for public school teachers, as
    The risks of 'individualised learning' in the digital age
    Tom Garside
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    The risks of 'individualised learning' in the digital age

    While at the Future of ELT conference at Regents university the other week, a talk by Philip Kerr got me thinking about a buzz word that see
    10 steps to sustainable teacher development Part 2: Sustaining development through content.
    Tom Garside
    • Apr 8, 2019
    • 4 min

    10 steps to sustainable teacher development Part 2: Sustaining development through content.

    Having looked at how to set up a sustainable teacher development project, how can we ensure that what is delivered in face-to-face developme
    10 simple steps to sustainable teacher development part 1
    Tom Garside
    • Apr 1, 2019
    • 5 min

    10 simple steps to sustainable teacher development part 1

    Preparing the soil - TESOL qualifications tend to be seen as discrete products leading to fixed outcomes
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