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I thought this could be the introductory entry to the EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE section of my blog when I heard what one of my favourite reporters was saying on the radio during breakfast.   [...]

Ever since “Pruebas de Certificación” were first held in all Official Language Schools of the Andalucian region in 2012 I have worked hard on improving my teaching methodology, and on having an [...]

Research shows that building a sense of community in the classroom is an integral part of creating a positive learning environment. Community building begins on the first day students and [...]

1. TODAY I AM GRATEFUL FOR CARDs                   For a Remote Thanksgivings session, let’s go vintage. 💛💛   1. Put “I am [...]

My educational philosophy is based on mutual respect in the classroom. On a teacher-students basis and on a student-student basis as well. The teacher that acts as the person guiding the rest of [...]

This activity serves different purposes. Here is a «First day at school» proposal. The same dynamics have been used in my class to revise and check banks of vocabulary and it works very well too. [...]

Gran got me started When I was at college I used to spend marvellous summers in the UK, the country I fell in love with when I was learning their language. Among the million things I liked to [...]

Connection before correction I have chosen to use this wise phrase by Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott as the headline of my blog entry today: giving feedback to students. Time is golden, no need to say [...]

Exam stress can be dreadful The times I have heard good hardworking students say this, is innumerable: «after all that work my mind just went totally blank and that was the end of it!»  Which is [...]

Music can evoke emotions You can actually change your students mood by just playing the right music. Perhaps something lively for after lunch lessons or end-of-day sessions. Or maybe some [...]