5-Min Pro · Reflective Teaching Journals: A Practical Start
The idea — Reflective journals become abandoned documents because people start too ambitiously. Three paragraphs per lesson is not sustainable. One question per week is.
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5-Min Pro · Peer Observation: Giving Feedback That Lands
The idea — Peer observation feedback fails when it is vague (‘great energy’), when it is a list of everything, or when it arrives without an anchor to evidence. Effective feedback is specific, referenced, and…
5-Min Pro · How to Write a Lesson Aim Learners Can Actually Understand
The idea — A lesson aim is a promise to learners, not a note to the observer. If learners can’t read it and know what they’ll be doing, rewrite it.
ELT365 · Day 273 — Month 9 Review — Lesson Planning
A lesson plan is a thinking tool: it forces you to name what you want to achieve, anticipate problems, choose a framework, and sequence tasks from controlled to free.
ELT365 · Day 262 — Board Plans
A board plan shows what will be on the board at each key stage. Deciding it before the lesson prevents mid-lesson thinking about layout and ensures clarity.
ELT365 · Day 258 — ESA in a Plan
Engage → Study → Activate (Harmer) is a flexible framework where the three phases can appear in any order. It suits varied lesson types and mixed aims.
ELT365 · Day 246 — Aims — Main and Subsidiary
Every lesson needs one main aim — the primary thing learners will be better able to do by the end. Subsidiary aims are language or skills practised along the way.
When the Certificate Fails You: What Nobody Tells You About Appealing a CELTA Result
# When the Certificate Fails You: What Nobody Tells You About Appealing a CELTA Result *A real case. No names. No shortcuts. Just what the process actually looks like when you fight back properly.* ---…
The Complete ELT Masterclass: How to Teach English for the World We Live In
60 episodes. Every lesson is a live, interactive demo. Practice-first. AI-integrated. Human-centred. Designed for the video-centric, attention-short, distance-learning world of 2026 — where your students have TikTok in one tab and your class in another.
Day 4: AI-Powered Assessment for English Teaching and Learning
Assessment in ELT has evolved from **pen-and-paper tests** (1980s) to **computer-adaptive testing** (2000s) to **AI-powered, personalized feedback** (2026). Today’s tools don’t just measure learning—they predict gaps, adapt in real-time, and scaffolding next steps.