Touchdown!
To include the Super Bowl in English club, ETA Kate Morrow thought it would be best to share the rules of the game with students. Instead of tackle or touch football, however, students at SMKN 3 Pangkalpinang played vocabulary football! Luckily, the afternoon sun was low enough in the sky that there was a large.. Read More.
Black History Month
In the month of February, ETA Nageen Sherani celebrated Black History Month with her English Club students and a few of her classes. The lesson was an opportunity to practice Recount Text while learning and honoring the contributions of notable African Americans. Students read mini biographies of famous activists, inventors, scientists, athletes, artists, and actors,.. Read More.
WORDS Local
On the 10th of February, ETA Kelly Richard corralled a group of 13 English students into the hall before the big WORDS competition. She told them to take a deep breath, to be confident, and that no matter what, after they presented they would get a piece of candy. All of the students were nervous.. Read More.
A New Space to Learn
This month, the English classroom received a makeover at MAN 1 Kendari! Inspired by ETA Sam Chen’s project to transform his English classroom into a collaborative and discussion centered learning space, ETA Meghan Cullinan worked with her co-teachers to transform the English Laboratory at their school into a more effective learning space for their students… Read More.
Conjunction Junction
ETA Matt Poissant tried out a new activity with class XI MIA 2 at MAN Demak. The previous week students were studying cause and effect conjunctions. That study continued into this week so Matt developed this activity to help them both practice their creativity and their use of cause and effect conjunctions. To begin the.. Read More.
Volleyball Game
One of the first things that ETA Sheldon Ruby learned after arriving in Tanjungbalai is that his students are incredibly active. Each evening and on the weekends, students take over the courtyard of the school to play basketball, soccer, volleyball, and badminton. On most days, the students just play against one another, but occasionally, students.. Read More.
Moving Towards an Enjoyable English Classroom Workshop (1)
ETA Nabeel Ahmad spearheaded an English language workshop in Gorontalo in conjunction with MGMP Brighters, the English teachers committee of Gorontalo. ETAs Ian Morse, Meghan Cullinan, Katia Oltmann and English Language Fellow Alicia Bradley were guest presenters in the full day workshop. Over 120 English teachers from the Gorontalo province attended and learned new take.. Read More.
Moving Towards an Enjoyable English Classroom (2)
In February, ETA Katia Oltmann was excited to be a keynote speaker at a workshop for English teachers in Gorontalo. The workshop was titled “Moving Towards an Enjoyable English Classroom” and focused on presenting ways that English teachers of all age levels could make their classes more engaging for students. Katia’s presentation was about reading.. Read More.
Preparing for WORDS!
This month ETA Kyra Ghosh has been working hard with all of her students to prepare for the local WORDS competition. Every week she has been meeting with a group of five to ten students discussing story structure, conflict and resolution, and practicing reading the stories over and over again. On Monday February 26th, Kyra.. Read More.
Ibu’s Visits
In February, ETA Alex Bue’s mother visited Padang for 5 days. She toured SMAN 11 Padang, attending six classes. Students were shy as usual, but warmed up when Alex’s mother offered information about Alex’s high school years. The opportunity for students at SMAN 11 Padang to interact with an American woman older than 50 was.. Read More.
