As a teacher, you need to reflect on your teaching practices frequently and take responsibility to improve your performance. Many aspects related to teaching e.g. lesson planning, classroom management techniques, language practice, … need to be improved from time to another so that you can boost your classroom performance and get the students to achieve […]
Category: Classroom Management
“Proven to Work” Tips to Manage Crowded Classes
Classroom management is one of the main preoccupations of most of the teachers. The First Five Things to do to Manage a Classroom. If the teacher cannot control his class, it is impossible to teach his students anything. Six General Tips to Manage a Class. One of the difficulties we face is the “crowded classes” […]
My #1 Back-to-School-Advice: Always Use Attention Grabbers
The length of the students’ attention spans is incredibly short. They got tired and bored quickly. even they may fall asleep during the class. It’s a really bad thing especially when you’re teaching an important item. Here’s your job as a creative teacher to wake them up using different kinds of attention grabbers. Warmers as […]
1-min Eltt guide – How Can You Manage Hyperactive Students?
Hyperactive students struggle to focus and stay organized. Many students, mostly primary ones are hyperactive. They need special attention from teachers to control them and help them understand the lessons. In case some students showed hyperactivity in my classroom I would: * Greet them by their names and create some time to speak to them […]
Ten Tips for Effective Use of the Board in Teaching EFL
As a teacher of EFL, your board is a memory tool for things you want your students to remember. It is also a helpful tool to keep you on track with the lesson. What should your board look like? In what way can you organize it? How can you get the best use of it? […]
Two Solutions to Challenges Teachers Face in Large Classes
Large classes are a reality in many countries and they bring many challenges to teachers. In this article, I discuss two important solutions to these challenges but let’s start with setting the challenges first. The main challenges of teaching a large class? It’s difficult to keep good discipline or manage the class. You have mixed-abilities […]
Six Back-to-School Ideas for the First EFL Class.
Back to school. Finally! In Egypt. The first day of school is a special day for students and teachers. It is a day full of emotions. Teachers get anxious about how to start their first lesson and students feel nervous about how their teachers are like. I agree that first impression counts, so it’s necessary […]
Six General Tips to Manage a Class
What does “Classroom Management” actually mean? Classroom management is the most important factor affecting student learning. It is the effective discipline in the classroom that provides a safe, comfortable learning environment, motivates your students, build their self-esteem and encourage them to be imaginative and creative in daily lessons. It is having control of the class […]
Eight Tips to Manage the Classroom and Keep your Students’ Attention
Classroom management is mainly based on attracting and keeping your students’ attention. If you succeed to do that, you will be able to achieve your learning objectives easily. Here are some tips to attract your students’ attention Use a signal for zero noise (e.g. if I raise my hand, you all should keep silent.) Come […]
Four Tips to Enforce Students to Follow Rules in Class
Do you allow students to chew gum or use mobiles in class? Why?! Simply because we have rules in our schools. As we have rules, we have to follow them. The first one who must follow these rules is YOU. If you don’t, you will lose respect for yourself and for your rules. The point […]