Teacher Training Unplugged Radio

In this episode, Anthony discusses the importance of eye contact in the classroom and plugs his free eBook (which you can get here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/603648 ) Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go

Anthony talks about how struggle and problem-solving are useful in teacher training, and also discusses some issues around topics often considered ritualistic: reducing teacher talk, and task-before-text workflow. He also provides some closing tips to his Celta trainees on handling the Focus on the Learner (FoL) written assignment workload. Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go

Anthony talks about things to consider when creating controlled practice tasks in order to keep them meaningful and useful. Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go

Anthony talks about his teaching career and the developmental opportunities it has afforded him along the way. Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go

Anthony talks about problems with labelling parts of speech when focusing on form in a language lesson, and suggests a simple alternative. The text along with illustrations can be read here: http://wp.me/p2DMwG-or Read more about teacher training unplugged at http://teachertrainingunplugged.com/blog Music - "Go" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/Go