Welcome to March, Hubsters! It’s been a busy month in the Hub with three fabulous webinars from Fatime Losonci (What teaching listening for IELTS actually means), Peter J Fullagar (Why LGBTQIA+ in ELT matters) and Clare Hayward (How you can use Canva in ELT). And we reflected on a variety of topics with the Wednesday Questions:
- How do you set fees as a freelancer?
- What are your top tips for video creation?
- What does lesson planning look like to you?
There were some great discussions…
Jack asked about hints and tips for using breakout rooms, Sarah continued the chat around ChatGPT and Nina asked about the differences between observing online and in-person. Karen asked about homework tasks, Michelle asked what inspiring inquiries would interest your learners and Rachael shared a link to a chat with Meri Maroutian, the non-native speaker, which got people talking.
Valentina asked about niching not once, but twice 😀 and about NLC (neuro language coaching).
Also, Shay asked how teacher beliefs can influence the classroom.
We had some wonderful lesson materials…
Peter shared a resource celebrating LGBT+ History Month in the UK and Silvina was back with lesson plans on the power of surprise, making mistakes and one based around a bad day.
Quick and Easy English had resources for Valentine’s Day, making decisions and the present perfect, as well as a Jeopardy-style quiz.
Jo shared videos on working with conditionals and asked how inclusive your coursebook is. and Catherine shared a game on St. David’s Day.
There was lots of other content from Hubsters too…
Ciarán of Englii shared a round-up of February webinars – keep an eye on the site as he posts a calendar most months and Robert shared a link to The University Grapevine with an article from Emily Bryson, who presented in the Hub last year.
If you’re looking for UK-based summer work, Elen shared a link to a company she had experience with and Rozalia was looking for volunteers to get involved in a bilingual book project.
And in Trainer Talking Time, we discussed how teachers can give effective feedback.