Chiara Bruzzano

Reflection is an integral part of evolving as a teacher so here’s Chiara Bruzzano reflecting on the mistakes she used to make as a novice teacher, the ones she makes now as a teacher and a teacher trainer, and how she has gone about improving on them.

Gerhard Erasmus

As teachers and managers, we often have to solve problems, or make decisions that require us to look at different angles and options. Being a good problem solver requires practice and awareness. Let’s explore a story about creative problem solving and relates it to real-life problem-solving skills.

Imagine introducing a language point in class, or getting learners to read a dialogue in pairs or even a part of a lesson where you are working on word stress with your class… these are all familiar scenarios that can happen face to face or live online. And, in each one, you and/or learners are, in a sense, performers, using storytelling, role-play and voice exercises, with the classroom acting as your rehearsal space.

How important is it for young learners to have a love of stories? Should teachers be responsible for encouraging their students to think critically from a young age? These are the questions that inspire and define The Thinking Train series from Helbling Languages.