by Taylor Veigga | Apr 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am proud to announce today’s episode, our very first interview here on ELT TV. Marek Kiczkowiak has been my number one choice since I decided to start a monthly interview segment and I was very happy when he said he’d give me an interview. He embodies some...
by Taylor Veigga | Apr 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
My very first blog post was about how two experiences with lesson observation changed my life and shaped me into the teacher and the trainer I am today. What I did not tell you was how to get ready for lesson observation. Being observed is a great way to improve our...
by Taylor Veigga | Apr 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Maleficent is my favourite Disney movie. Not because of Angelina Jolie, who happens to be one of my favourite actors, but the many positive messages about the important things in life really speak to me. There is something that is said during the film you may not hear...
by Taylor Veigga | Apr 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
I don’t recall exactly how I discovered the English Droid. It has been around for some time and I am glad it has. It is, by far, the funniest ELT site ever! Content disclaimer: the English Droid is not to be taken seriously. In my opinion, one of the best articles is...
by Taylor Veigga | Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
#youngerteacherself Yesterday I saw at Joanna Malefaki’s blog the #youngerteacherself challenge. It is about, as you may suspect, advice to your younger you. I love these challenges. In fact, my very first blog post was a challenge by Vicky Loras that you can read...
by Taylor Veigga | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
The English Language Teaching industry is full of possibilities. You may teach kids, teens, adults, Business English, English for Specific Purposes. You may teach groups, one to one, train teachers, write course books, design activities… Oh, boy! There is so much one...
by Taylor Veigga | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
‘My students don’t do homework’. We have all heard and said this before. Students say they do not have the time for homework, while teachers keep on assigning. Many teachers end up frustrated because students do not meet their expectations n that matter. Personally, I...
by Taylor Veigga | Feb 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
This was a pretty intense Sunday. In the afternoon, I attended a great webinar by James Taylor (The Teacher James Blog) . It was the first of a series of webinars brought to us by Marek Kiczkowiak (Tefl Equity Advocates and Tefl Reflections) and BELTA (the Belgian...
by Taylor Veigga | Jan 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
This is my first blog post, hopefully the first of many. I couldn’t think of a better way to start than with a challenge. This challenge was proposed by the amazing Vicky Loras. In case you don’t know who Vicky is, she is an educator from Toronto, Canada and she is...