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Three things that spark up my life

Posted on 11/10/2015 by fabenglishteacher

As you probably know by now I’m a sucker for challenges, lists, anything to make me (feel) more effective. The first is audible.com an audio book site run by amazon, this means a) I can buy at the click of a mouse, … Continue reading →

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October to-do list

Posted on 03/10/2015 by fabenglishteacher

Didn’t September go quickly? Already time for our next to do list. Last month I discovered the wonderful Mrs Tina Murray and her #septembersalubrity on twitter. Teacher well-being is often low on our list of priorities and I know I, and especially … Continue reading →

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Happy at work – happy in class

Posted on 27/09/2015 by fabenglishteacher

I flip boarded across this article from fortune magazine this morning. It’s about the five things you need to be happy at work. Having the best job in the universe I already have them but I still like reading articles like this … Continue reading →

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Connect, Notice, Learn, Exercise, Volunteer

Posted on 23/09/2015 by fabenglishteacher

As an EFL teacher in a secondary school in Geneva I sometimes feel on the edge of everything; -the teaching PLN on twitter seems to be mainly UK based (maybe I’m missing an enormous vibrant community of motivated French-speaking teachers … Continue reading →

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Pay it Forward

Posted on 13/09/2015 by fabenglishteacher

Yesterday I had a fantastic time at the ETAS Professional Development day, the wonderful new website was presented, and I’m proud to say I’ve helped on the Geneva and Teen SIG pages. During the conference I had the chance to do two … Continue reading →

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Start thinking about your last lesson already

Posted on 04/09/2015 by fabenglishteacher

Every Monday students find slips of paper waiting on their desks when they arrive and I encourage them to write about something great that happened over the last seven days. To be perfectly honest I don’t put them all in … Continue reading →

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September to-do list

Posted on 01/09/2015 by fabenglishteacher

New school year, new resolutions, I love resolutions, and I love to-do lists! 6th September – IATEFL SIG webinar (YL) Joe Dale  ‘Producing & Sharing Personalised multimedia ebooks for ipads, android & windows tablets which promote creativity, collaboration & facilitate feedback’. Wow, that’s a mouthful! … Continue reading →

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My Summer Booklist

Posted on 30/08/2015 by fabenglishteacher

These are some of the books I’ve read this summer, you’ll notice I’ve added the kindle so you’ll have a more realistic picture. Language Learner Strategies by Cohen & Macaro I’ve read loads of books and articles on this subject for … Continue reading →

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The mysterious case of the missing notebook

Posted on 16/08/2015 by fabenglishteacher

I don’t know about you, but I work best with notepads. I know that my phone has (and now  I deeply regret not using) all the necessary storage facilities for notes, resources to come back to etc. but, apart from … Continue reading →

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What have you learnt so far this summer?

Posted on 31/07/2015 by fabenglishteacher

Summer is a time to slow down and look around at what’s going on, both web-wise and in my own life. Reading this great post got me thinking about what I’ve learnt so far this summer. JUST SAY NO! This has to … Continue reading →

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