by Michelle | Feb 7, 2023 | inquiry-based learning, Learner-centred approaches
Did curiosity kill the cat? I hope not. And, if we’re being sensible, no student will be harmed from being curious in the classroom! We all know that young children have endless curiosity. They bombard us with questions: What? Where? How? and of course, Why? But...
by Michelle | Dec 14, 2022 | inquiry-based learning
Are you looking for something different to do with your primary students in the last few lessons before we break up for the holidays? You may have read my post earlier this week about inquiry-based learning and want to give it a try in a low-stakes environment. If so,...
by Michelle | Dec 13, 2022 | inquiry-based learning, Learner-centred approaches, Uncategorized
I know you’ve probably been asking yourself this question. You may have seen me posting about “inquiry” resource packs on social media recently and wondered what I was talking about. Hopefully, this post is going to help you understand what inquiry-based learning is...
by Michelle | Dec 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: the ELT classroom is designed for neurotypical students. Controversial? Perhaps. But a lot of what we do in the classroom seems to be geared towards more extroverted, social students under the guise of communicative...
by Michelle | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’m going to tell you a true story about a nine-year-old boy. For his anonymity, I’m going to call him Sam. Sam was a fairly normal nine-year-old. He loved skateboarding, drawing, and playing Minecraft. He was doing well at school and he had friends. But...
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