Can Santa Clause Make Green the New Red? Christmas is fun, and you might be getting ready for a festive language learning activity in your classes with a green Christmas language activity. At the same time, the impact of Christmas on the environment is huge. It doesn’t need to be like this. If you are dreaming of a green Christmas, […]
‘My syllabus is so full already’ or ‘I have so much to get through I don’t have time to teach a whole lesson about environmental issues’ are reasons I have often heard for teachers not feeling able to bring sustainability into their classes. I can relate to this as the organisation I work in has courses where every lesson topic […]
How could we mark the occasion in our language classes? It seems very relevant as many of us work in cities, teaching students who live in cities and while it is true that the environmental impact of cities is huge, it’s also the case that many solutions to this issue are likely to come from cities. Why not watch this […]
Recently the organisation where I work replaced coursebooks with set lessons. Not only that, but students now choose the lesson they attend based on factors such as the lesson outcomes. Help! I’m no longer able to use the hour-long lessons I’ve spent years compiling. This is actually an opportunity. Many among us now realise that sustainability has to be embedded […]
Many of us don’t have the freedom to choose what we cover in a lesson. What can you do to bring a sustainability twist to every lesson even when you have to operate within what may seem like the tramlines of set lesson outcomes? There are many possibilities. Here is one I learnt in the InnovateELT conference in a session […]
Extracts from our favourite novels, poems or plays can really bring a language class to live. Like songs, their carefully crafted language, depth and authenticity appeal to students and provide rich learning input. At the same time, we may shy away from using literature, worrying whether we are able to teach it or whether it meets students needs. Despite this […]
Do you ever spend ages looking for the right picture, video, or text for your lesson? I can only imagine the hours in my teaching career I’ve devoted to this! Other times, seemingly out of nowhere, the right text, video or picture comes, and creating a lesson around it is a smooth, enjoyable process. One thing I’ve learnt is to […]
I’m delighted to say that I have had an article published in the twice-yearly publication of the IATEFL YLTSIG. I enjoyed the challenge of writing an article of discovery relevance to teachers of secondary-level learners in how to bring environmental issues into their classes. There is a wealth of articles focusing on global issues and the publication is a great […]
Schools must empower them to embrace their roles as teachers of climate change and climate justice. Rachel Forgasz · 6 min read Original article here Given the grossly inadequate climate policies of successive governments in this country, it should not come as a surprise to learn that there is no official mandate for Australian schools to teach the […] Could teachers […]
I’m an environmentalist and have been worrying about our impact on nature since I climbed onto the roof of a petrol station armed with a banner with the staff in hot pursuit over twenty years ago. I’m also a techy language teacher who loves nothing more than running a class or training session via Zoom with participants spread around the […]
