by Marcel Negrete | Sep 24, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Home
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by Marcel Negrete | Sep 22, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
As adult ESL volunteers, instructors, and staff members, keeping up with trends and discoveries through professional development is imperative to serving our students as best we can. One incredible resource that offers free, online professional development is ELL-U,...
by Marcel Negrete | Sep 11, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
The British Council recommends using humor in the classroom to reduce student anxiety and get them to relax so that they feel more comfortable participating in class and taking risks with the language. In a video posted by the British Council, Dale Whitlock discusses...
by Marcel Negrete | Sep 4, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Adult Learner Persistence One challenging issue that we as ESL professionals face frequently is keeping students committed to learning. We all want to create a welcoming environment for our students,...
by Marcel Negrete | Aug 28, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
We all know that, when they’re available, computers are an invaluable tool for the classroom. The English Forward training and curriculum covers several ways that computers can be used to improve instruction in the classroom. Another great tip discussed in the TESOL...
by Marcel Negrete | Aug 18, 2014 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
One of the big challenges that we face as ESL educators is that often students’ engagement with English is limited to our classrooms, especially when it comes to listening and speaking. Once they leave the class, they often use their native language to...
