Teacher Training Unplugged Radio

Episodes

1. 6

   episode 6 - the whites of their eyes

   In this episode, Anthony discusses the importance of eye contact in the classroom and plugs his free eBook (which you can get here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/603648 ) Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go

   Feb 20, 2016

   9 min
2. 2

   episode 2 - the value of struggle and the problem of talk

   Anthony talks about how struggle and problem-solving are useful in teacher training, and also discusses some issues around topics often considered ritualistic: reducing teacher talk, and task-before-text workflow. He also provides some closing tips to his Celta trainees on handling the Focus on…

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   Dec 31, 2015

   14 min
3. 3

   episode 3 - practice made pointless

   Anthony talks about things to consider when creating controlled practice tasks in order to keep them meaningful and useful. Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go

   Dec 31, 2015

   7 min
4. 4

   episode 4 - this time it's personal

   Anthony talks about his teaching career and the developmental opportunities it has afforded him along the way. Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go

   Dec 28, 2015

   14 min
5. 5

   episode 5 - teaching without terminology

   Anthony talks about problems with labelling parts of speech when focusing on form in a language lesson, and suggests a simple alternative. The text along with illustrations can be read here: http://wp.me/p2DMwG-or Read more about teacher training unplugged at...

   Dec 28, 2015

   9 min