“Ultimately, AIs will dematerialize, demonetize and democratize all … services, dramatically improving the quality of life for 8 billion people, pushing us closer towards a world of abundance...
https://theteacherjames.com/2024/02/19/a-vision-of-ai-for-materials-writers/
Here’s my first social media post of 2024… I don’t normally post things like this on social media (I don’t normally post much of anything, to be honest, but more on that another time) but...
This post was originally written in 2014 for the now defunct TEFL Equity Advocates campaign. The purpose of the campaign was to argue for the rights of non-native teachers in the face of widespre...
https://theteacherjames.com/2023/08/10/why-i-wish-i-was-a-non-native-english-speaker-teacher/
Consider this a friendly reminder…. I recently was able to get my hands on my old school books and I found something that I’d wanted to see for years. These pages were taken from a class I ha...
Here’s another useful classroom poster for you. I find my students often get confused between borrow and lend, particularly for with this common classroom request! Find out why I’m a big fan ...
https://theteacherjames.com/2021/12/15/download-of-the-month-borrow-lend-poster/
This activity started off as a warmer but it got a bit out of control! This was probably because the examples are too good to ignore 😀 You can use it when you have a spare half a class to fill...
This month’s download is another poster, this time used for classroom management. One of the biggest problems I had when teaching groups was the constant distraction of Whatsapp messages. There...
Here’s a simple warmer to get your students talking. Simply show them the riddle and in groups ask them to discuss what the answer could be. Remember, the idea isn’t for them to be right, it�...
Here’s another poster for you (I wrote about my love of classroom posters here). Unlike previous examples, they don’t always have to have a linguistic purpose, but can also help the learners ...
Here’s a super simple way to get your students talking. A couple of simple questions for them to talk about in pairs and small groups. And even people who don’t like superhero movies can imag...