Online teaching has become more common around the world in recent years and will only continue to grow. In these articles, you’ll learn about ways to optimize online teaching tools, increase student participation, manage group classes as well as other tips and tricks for the online classroom.
Every student in your class is an expert in something (believe it or not). One has raised dogs for fifteen years. Another can explain the rules of soccer better than most commentators. A third has strong knowledge about why architectural…
The start of the new year is a motivating time to reflect, reset, and write new goals. Last week, we introduced a New Year’s Resolution Bingo activity you can use with your students to help them set 2026 goals in…
As online educators, the struggle to obtain and maintain student attention is too common of an experience. With students turning off their cameras, zoning out midway, or multitasking during class, you never know how much of the lesson they’re actually…
Helping ESL students improve their speaking skills isn’t just about drilling vocabulary and perfecting grammar. It’s also about guiding them to adopt the right mindset, communication techniques, and physical habits that allow their spoken English to truly shine. Here are…
Teaching English online to children is a lot more hands-on than teaching adults. It requires more than just a webcam and a headset. To keep young learners engaged and to make lessons more interactive, having the right props can make…
There are few experiences more awkward than asking a question in your online class and hearing crickets. Engaging students in online classrooms can be challenging due to the lack of physical presence, non-verbal cues, and direct social interaction. However, with…
Online education has become a crucial part of a student’s learning journey, offering flexibility and personalized attention. However, one of the challenges teachers and tutors face–in both traditional and virtual classroom settings–is managing troublesome students. It’s particularly difficult to deal…
Even before the rise of ChatGPT, talk of AI and how robots are going to take over the world swirled around the internet and made its way into everyday conversations. Now that AI is advancing more rapidly than ever, we’re…
In the dynamic world of online ESL teaching, educators often find themselves in virtual classrooms filled with students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Navigating cultural sensitivity is a crucial aspect of creating an inclusive and supportive learning environment for English students…
Being an online teacher requires having a versatile toolkit of pedagogical strategies that can engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful learning experiences. No matter what subjects you teach, having a variety of teaching techniques not only enhances student comprehension but also…