How do I correct student errors?
All your questions answered in this video from the Train The Teacher TESOL. We cover •why we bother to correct student errors •why...
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Frank Doogan
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Leading your students to a bright future
https://translate.google.com/ https://www.deepl.com/translator As tutors, we think of problems we have to resolve for the benefit of our...
Frank Doogan
- Jun 7
- 2 min
How can you manage your work breaks as a tutor?
You can watch the video or read the text :) Some tutors are quite expert in managing breaks in lessons and managing what they do in life...
Frank Doogan
- May 17
- 1 min
What information does the World Economic Forum offer on AI?
The Future of Jobs Report 2023; ChatGPT and Cheating: and Our children are growing up with AI. Here's what you need to know.
Frank Doogan
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Why do exceptional teachers give exceptional instructions?
Let's answer by recognizing that tutors are also called instructors and they are called that for very good reason: expertise in a subject...
Oscar Venhuis
- Jun 14, 2022
- 1 min
A conversation around poetry and art with Oscar Venhuis
In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with Frank Doogan, a Hong Kong-based poet. Frank reads a selection of his poetry and we...
Davies and Doogan
- Jun 9, 2022
- 4 min
What is learning?
We know it is important because we spend so much of our lives doing it, and we spend so much money to achieve the learning we want for...
Davies and Doogan
- May 12, 2022
- 3 min
How the brain works in tutoring and learning
Why tutors need to know about the human brain in teaching and learning
Frank Doogan
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
Students can pick up speaking, but can't pick up reading. Why?
Because we hear of parents who are not sure why we need phonics, we have written a very updated version of an earlier blog. Parents may...
Anthony Davies
- Mar 16, 2022
- 5 min
Seeing yourself clearly as a teacher
In the previous two posts, we have looked at the concept of Reflective Practice including the many benefits of incorporating it into your...
Anthony Davies
- Feb 16, 2022
- 3 min
Managing your strengths as a teacher
In last month’s post we gave a brief overview of Reflective Practice which we described as an essential tool for educators to learn from...
Anthony Davies
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
Why weaknesses can be your strength
Introduction to reflective practice - for practicing and qualified teachers Reflective practice is a form of experiential learning...
Frank Doogan
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
What has the biggest effect on learning?
Go ahead and test yourself as a parent, as a teacher, or as a student. Which two of these five factors have the biggest effect on what a...
Frank Doogan
- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
Secrets to large-group trainings
Training large groups of adults In case you have a sudden urge to do this, and want to get it right 😊 you can run with the learnings we...
Anthony Davies
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
21st Century Jobs and Educators – both are wildly different!
The 21st century may be a chaotic and confusing place, lacking security and stability, yet these turbulent times of change may also...
Frank Doogan
- Sep 20, 2021
- 4 min
Motivation and Groups - the 12 keys to success
Nothing like desire to make things desirable 😊 And we teachers are all too familiar with the difference between a group which has no...
Frank Doogan
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
No drama steps for teaching drama!
We can make it hard: What dialogue? Which story? How do I find a suitable text? What skills do I need to pre-teach? What characters? How...
Frank Doogan
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Where do we find moral guides for children?
You could get very deep and ask yourself what it is to be human, and you could ask yourself what is it that humans should do? Okay, that...
Adam Hare
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
Learning Strategies Advice to Give Students
Expanding what you are learning, and linking it to personal things in your life will make your learning more robust and interesting. It's...
Adam Hare
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
How to improve reading through awareness of devices
When you hear the word ‘devices’, your thought may be of keyboards, mice, touchpads, joysticks, scanners, microphones, barcode scanners,...
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