Modern English Teacher blog
Modern English Teacher's resident blogger David Dodgson has worked in ELT for 20 long and fruitful years.
He has worked in Kazakhstan, Bahrain, Turkey and Gabon, gaining experience with young learners, adults, EAL students and exam preparation classes, and holds an MA in EdTech and TESOL and the Trinity DipTESOL.
Having spent all of that time abroad, David is currently relishing the challenge of teaching in the UK for the first time as EAL Coordinator in a leading independent school.
He started blogging several years ago as a way to reflect on his teaching and learning experiences and has also written for publications like MET, ETp and TESL-EJ. You can find his personal blog at davedodgson.blogspot.com.
David’s interests include supporting learning with technology, and teacher self-development. He also uses digital games as authentic materials for language learning, and blogs about it at eltsandbox.wordpress1.com
Blogposts
7 Tips for Establishing a Remote Teaching Routine
How are notebooks still a thing in 2020?
Number Crunching – Data and Assessment
20 Things I’ve Realised in 20 Years of Teaching
How the Grinch Stole Christmas-Themed EFL Activities
Not so much beyond the walls as down the corridor
Simply Study Skills
Following on from his look at ‘getting to know you’ activities in last month’s post, MET’s blogger David Dodgson this time focuses on establishing independent learning habits and encouraging the development of study skills. He shares what he does with his EAL students to encourage them to engage with the language around them and be active learners.