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...
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30/09/2017 Mohamed Ramadan
Classroom Management
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If you want to increase your effectiveness at teaching, the first thing you should do is to encourage your students to think, and then develop their thinking skills. Here, I would like to share with you some actions to do in the classroom to encourage students’ thinking and...
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17/09/2017 Mohamed Ramadan
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Ask and answer the following questions before printing any test. Improve the test, then go ahead to print it. 1. What is the main purpose of the test? Does it test achievement or proficiency? Is it at the end of the month or the term? What is the...
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08/09/2017 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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For teachers who return to teaching in the schools, I know that the most difficult thing to do is to master classroom management. But, you know, classroom management is not meant to control it strictly but to organize it. If you want to have a classroom run smoothly,...
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07/09/2017 Mohamed Ramadan
Classroom Management
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There are so many MOOCs for EFL teachers. I selected the following courses as I think they’re the best ones for EFL teachers to get the basic professional development. If EFL teachers take these courses, they will acquire the theoretical background of language teaching approaches and they will...
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22/01/2017 Mohamed Ramadan
Professional Development
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1. The Decision of Providing and Making the Test The headmaster usually makes this decision. The administration or the supervisor usually selects a teacher to construct the test. Or the teacher himself decides to make and provide the test as a formative kind of assessment of students’ learning....
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08/11/2016 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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