Parent teacher conferences gave me nightmares my first year of teaching. By my third year of teaching, parent teacher conferences were my FAVORITE night every single quarter. ...

Whenever I am brainstorming how to teach a particular grammar topic or set of vocabulary, my go-to speaking activity is an info-gap activity. It's easy to set up (once you get the hang of it) and I can target whatever grammar or vocab that lesson is focusing on. ...

This tip will be quicker than the title of this blog post. Are you ready? ...

The first year is the hardest. Seriously. If you're in your first year now, just know that IT GETS BETTER . And easier. ...

I used to have a recurring nightmare every single year that it was the first day of school and I had an entire class of kids in front of me and I had no lesson plans . No PowerPoint, no papers, no supplies whatsoever. Just me and a class of kids staring at me. I had to wing it and try not to give them the impression that I'm an unprepared buffoon. ...

There are probably a billion different ways to create long-range plans. I have found them to be indispensable when it comes to lesson planning. It takes some time to sit down and plan things out, but it's well worth it in the long run. Here's how I make mine. 👇 ...

Do you have the next 6 spring break and summer break vacation spots planned yet? Better get on it! Lucky for you, I'm here to help you out with travel ideas. This is why we're friends, obviously. You're welcome. ...