We hit 300,000 followers on LinkedIn! It’s a milestone we’re incredibly grateful for. Thank you to everyone in this amazing community of educators, learners, and professionals from around the world who’ve been following along our journey.

Over the past year, we’ve shared numerous practical tips, teaching strategies, and travel insights to help support you in your online teaching journey.

To celebrate, we’ve gathered some of our most-loved articles from these past 12 months. Whether you missed a few along the way or want to revisit some favourites, here’s a quick look at ten posts that resonated most with our community.

Article #1: 15 Fun English Class Starters to Replace “How Are You?”

Tired of starting your online ESL classes with “How are you?” Here are 15 ready-to-use questions grouped by beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, helping you spark real conversation, practise different tenses, and build stronger student rapport!

Article #2: How to Make Friends as a Nomadic Online Teacher

Living the digital nomad lifestyle as an online teacher is exciting, but it can also feel lonely. This article shares 7 practical ways to build meaningful friendships while moving between cities and countries. From meetups and coworking spaces to volunteering and turning online connections into real-life friendships, these tips will surely help you feel more like home!

Article #3: 9 Essential Props for Online English Teachers Working with Children

Teaching children online requires more than just a webcam and headset to keep their attention focused in class. Here are 9 essential props from flashcards to whiteboards to help keep young learners engaged, interactive, and excited to participate in class.

Article #4: 12 Business Idioms to Teach Your Online English Students (Part 1)

Are you teaching adult learners who want to grow their careers? This article introduces 12 common business idioms to help your students sound more natural and confident in professional English settings. There are also parts 2 and 3 to this article, so that’s a total of 36 business idioms to add to your students’ toolbox!

Article #5: The Ultimate Morning Routine for Online Educators

The way you start your morning sets the tone for your entire teaching day. This article shares practical morning routines for online educators to help boost energy, focus, and productivity before your first class begins!

Article #6: What Online Teachers Should Do When Students Share Sensitive Information

Building strong relationships with students is a big part of teaching, but sometimes students may share overly sensitive personal information. This article outlines how online teachers can respond professionally and compassionately to ensure students get the support they need without overstepping boundaries.

Article #7: Conquering English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers (9 Common Mistakes)

If you teach Spanish-speaking students, you may recognize error patterns in their pronunciation. This article highlights 9 common English pronunciation mistakes by native Spanish speakers along with simple, practical tips to help them sound clearer and more natural when speaking English.

Article #8: A Guide for Online Teachers Scheduling Across Various Time Zones

Online teachers often teach across multiple time zones and it can get confusing, especially around daylight saving changes. This post shares practical strategies to keep you on track so you and your students don’t miss any classes accidentally!

Article #9: 4 Powerful Speaking Tips You Should Share with Your ESL Students

Strong speaking skills go way beyond vocabulary and grammar. This article shares four powerful tips ESL teachers can pass onto their students, whether it’s building a growth mindset, improving tone and pacing, using confident structure, and making eye contact. These tips help learners sound more natural and confident in real conversations.

Article #10: How to Handle Common Stressful Situations as an Online Educator

Online teaching offers flexibility and many other perks, but it also comes with unique challenges. This article covers five common stressful situations online teachers may come across and offers effective strategies to help teachers stay professional, prepared, and composed under pressure.

We now have hundreds of articles in our LatinHire Newsletter. Feel free to look back at our old articles to get inspiration, tips, and ideas for your online teaching journey. If there are other topics you’d like to see us cover in the future, please share them in the comments section!