Being a nomadic online teacher is one of the most freeing lifestyles out there. You can teach from anywhere, explore new cultures, and design your days almost exactly how you want. Despite how amazing all that sounds, it’s not always…
Online teachers wear many hats. Beyond teaching itself, they’re constantly juggling classroom management, lesson prep, technology troubleshooting, note-taking, and real-time communication with students. Among all this multitasking, there’s one skill that often goes unnoticed but can make a huge difference…
If you’ve already introduced body-related idioms in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, your students have probably started to notice that English loves using the body to describe emotions, decisions, and relationships. From heads and hearts to hands…
Last week, we covered 10 common body-related idioms you can teach your ESL students as these are frequently used in everyday conversations. Now let’s build on that foundation with 10 more body-related idioms that will help your learners sound even…
Idioms are one of the most enjoyable parts of learning English. They appear frequently in everyday conversation, movies, and workplace communication, making them especially valuable for ESL learners. Teaching these expressions helps students sound more natural and better understand native…
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,…
Now that we’ve covered how to assign oxidation numbers and how to balance redox reactions using the oxidation number method, the next step in your chemistry class is introducing the half-reaction method. This method is more systematic and is especially…
Last week, we introduced techniques for teaching online chemistry students how to assign oxidation numbers to elements. Once students are comfortable with oxidation numbers, the next step is to teach them how to balance redox reactions using the oxidation number…
Oxidation numbers, also known as oxidation states, help determine what is being oxidized and reduced in a redox reaction. It’s one of those chemistry topics that seem simple on paper as it’s just assigning a number to an element, but…
Teaching young, true beginners English often begins with common themes like the months of the year and the days of the week. Instead of relying on rote memorization, you can try a variety of creative activities to keep your students…