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“Always speak in a quiet voce.” This is my #1 piece of sound classroom management advice that is impossible for me to actually follow. What’s yours?

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If it were possible to get reimbursed for all the teaching resources you’ve bought with you own money, how rich would you be right now?

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Friendly warning to my friends who aren’t in education. Whatever you do, don’t tell a teacher how lucky they are because they get so many holidays. Just don’t.

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@oxfordtefl Who remembers that great InnovateELT plenary by Nicola Meldrum? she told us not to let the ideas and insights we got from the conference go to “the conference graveyard”. Brilliant!

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@designerlessons Can we keep the bunting? Asking for a friend. (@theteacherjames )

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What do you think PBL can accomplish that traditional ELT can’t?

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@cecilianobreelt Só vai! 😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Tell me something you know you’re only going to hear in a Pre-Primary classroom. I’ll go first.
“I need to poop!”

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If you’re talking to a Young Learner teacher about their job, never ever compare it to that time you worked as a babysitter. Just don’t. That conversation will not end well for you.

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@E_Bryson @chiasuan @ELTNGLEurope @BarberDaniel @LewisLansford @MarekKiczkowiak @RachaelGibbon1 @lottiegalpined1 I love these notes!

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If you stop labeling children as difficult or challenging and instead remind yourself that they are just experiencing a difficult or challenging moment, you become a more compassionate teacher.

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@michelleworgan No. It sounds offensive but I guess in certain contexts it might actually be useful.

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Make yourself a not-to-do list because saying no to the things that make you to feel stressed, overworked or unhappy is also #selfcare

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@designerlessons Even the YL teachers?! 😱

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Ummm, question. How are you supposed to have a full time teaching job, attend staff meetings, lesson plan, participate in CPD, maintain a social life, cook and clean, follow self-care routines AND have hobbies? Seems unrealistic unless you are on amphetamines.

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“In an ideal world, you would have an employer that invests in your development and a mentor to help you reach your professional goals, but we know that rarely happens.”
James Taylor

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Sad but true 😅

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Not a bad spot for the first AE Retreat.

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If you’ve been teaching for more than 5 years, you should have a song you can’t stand. Mine’s Heads Shoulder’s Knees and Toes.