Recent Blogs
- WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL By Steve McCrea| 01/27/2009
- Web 1.0 or Web 2.0 By Steve McCrea| 01/5/2009
- What are you doing for six weeks? TESOL EVO training By Steve McCrea| 01/4/2009
- Facebook Photo Albums Expand Vocabulary By Cary Elcome| 01/4/2009
- Pen Friends Continue the Lesson By Cary Elcome| 01/4/2009
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Welcome To Our School
- Published 01/27/2009
FREE Intermediate VIDEOS!
Beginner videos
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TEACHERS: Visual and Active Teacher Training (VATT)
"This certificate shows what I know about myself -- I'm an active teacher who uses visual cues to stimulate my students to think." -- Patrick Querney, VATT Certified (patrickshadow@hotmail.com)
Learn more.
Beginner videos
Click here to see our school's web site for students. Welcome!
Click here for FREE ENGLISH LESSONS in our school.
TEACHERS: Visual and Active Teacher Training (VATT)
"This certificate shows what I know about myself -- I'm an active teacher who uses visual cues to stimulate my students to think." -- Patrick Querney, VATT Certified (patrickshadow@hotmail.com)
Learn more.
It's Campaign Season (Somewhere)
- Published 12/26/2008
Many students who visit the USA ask me, "How can I meet local people?" (These students often speak to the teachers, the staff in the school and their host families... and there's almost no contact with other people!). The solution is simple: VOLUNTEER. You can go to the local museum or... find a political campaign.
I recommend that students get involved in a local campaign. In Fort Lauderdale, for example, there is a campaign at www.voteglassman.com.
Why not get involved and ask questions? It's a lot of fun. Write to me if you need hints...
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I recommend that students get involved in a local campaign. In Fort Lauderdale, for example, there is a campaign at www.voteglassman.com.
Why not get involved and ask questions? It's a lot of fun. Write to me if you need hints...
» Read More
Featured Articles
Funny stories from the classroom
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 02/17/2010
- Easy Vocabulary Quizzes
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Sometimes it's impossible to make up a funny joke. Life is funnier than art... Teachers: Join our team and teach your favorite lessons
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 01/9/2010
- BUY English Lessons Online
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This article invites teachers to share their favorite lessons -- and get paid for their work.Welcome to ENGLISH WITH DANA EnglishWithDana.com
- By Dana English
- Published 01/6/2010
- Pronunciation Practice
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Hi -- you found my home page on the Internet! I'm a teacher of English and Spanish, I live in Maryland, but I'm a citizen of the world. I plan to visit many countries and I hope to teach English in your country, too. We can use history and interesting movies to teach vocabulary and grammar
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 12/22/2009
- Articles to Improve Our Teaching
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One of my students is passionate about Chinese history. He took time to talk about the movie "The Red Cliff"... This is a way to introduce new vocabulary in the classroom.
Taking Tests (Individual or Team Tests)
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 11/29/2009
- Articles to Improve Our Teaching
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Here are some recommendations about "individual tests" and "team tests"
Recent Articles
Dana's Youtube Channel is RECOMMENDED
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 03/4/2010
- Videos by Dana (super teacher)
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If you want to hear a teacher's CLEAR pronunciation, visit Dana's YouTube channel.... and here's a nice photo
Corrections about Golf
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 03/3/2010
- Easy Grammar Quizzes
- Unrated
Find the errors... oh, and look at this nice photo...Expeditionary Learning in ESOL classrooms
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 02/25/2010
- Articles to Improve Our Teaching
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What are the "design principles" of expeditionary Learning? Topics for a discussion in class
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 02/17/2010
- Free Vocabulary Lessons
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The best way to create a series of discussions is to ask a student to design the lesson. Here are some talks that Maria of Russia sent me.FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS -- a vocabulary test of appreciation
- By Steve McCrea
- Published 01/20/2010
- Advanced Vocabulary Quizzes
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Can you see the humor in this information? If so, please write to FreeEnglishLessons@gmail.com and tell me what you like best.