My Journey to Becoming a Freelance Teacher

I feel like teaching was something I always wanted to do. I remember wanting to help the people around me growing up, and being a leader came naturally to me. In college I decided to start my career in education. I earned my teaching credentials to teach elementary school as well as Spanish and German, […]
Using a Dice Game to Promote Speaking in Online Classes

Engaging our students in classes is an ongoing challenge. As time goes on both teachers and learners are getting tired, and so it’s important to introduce new activities to help keep things as fresh as possible. I shared this idea in the most recent ELT lesson jam on January 31st. I’ve previously used it with […]
TOEFL or IELTS? The Eternal Question

One of my friends that’s also an English teacher wrote me asking which international test I would recommend for one of his students, and I realized it would make for an informative blog post. The first question I would ask someone who wants to take an international exam is the purpose. Would they like to […]