The theme of this issue is Teacher Development and it is interesting to note that this is the second time we have had an issue on this topic. It was chosen after a survey on Twitter and more than half of the issue is dedicated to it.

In many parts of the world, a new school year is beginning, which means starting over with new classes and new students. In this month’s post, our resident blogger David Dodgson shares some of his favourite activities to get a new academic year or course of study underway and highlights the purpose behind each one.

Brian Brennan

"You might be forgiven for thinking that the front cover claim of ‘500 ideas for creating English language materials’ is a bit far-fetched, but I can assure you that there really are 50 units with 10 ideas in each." Brian Brennan reviews ETpedia: Materials Writing.