What do you know about ADHD and Dyslexia?  How can you identify it?  How can you deal with neurodivergent students in your class?

This week I am joined by the fantastic Ania Karwowska of Polca Languages.  She gives us some ideas on how to start supporting our neurodivergent students in an ESL setting.   I can't promise to solve all your issues but I can promise that by the end of this episode, you will have a wealth of little tips and tricks to start implementing straightaway, as well as some other topicslike sequencing and structured word enquiry that you can dig a little deeper into.  

Ania is a self-described Anna, vegan jogger, bicycle lover. ESL teacher, literacy researcher & an OG tutor.

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Website reference:

https://www.wordwasp.com/the-books/hornet-literacy-primer/

Book reference:

The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades

Judith C. Hochman, Natalie Wexler

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Ah yes, the old Running Dictations. When was the last time you did it in class? How many different ways can you do it? Listen and find out!

In this episode, I give you variants of the this classic EFL game but also give you some solid advice to avoid some surprisingly easy pitfalls. Did I miss anything? Let me know!

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This week I'm joined by the amazing Jessica Guarnieri from Dedicated Design Consulting.  She lends us her expertise as to what trauma is and how it may present itself.  This episode is also useful for any teacher experiencing negative, worrying or disruptive behaviours in class.  Enjoy.

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Jessica Guarnieri is a Senior Consultant for Dedicated Designs and Consulting and her focus is supporting new special education teachers as they transition from the campus to the classroom as well as special education teams needing support with challenging behaviours. Jessica has had 15+ years experience teaching in special education, training staff, as well as mentoring and coaching new teachers. She is certified by Cornell College to train Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, has been a lead teacher for her district and has been recognized as an Excellent Educator of Western New York.

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Okay, here it is: there are some harsh truths and realities we all have to face as teachers.  I think a lot of us have this idealized version of ourselves, where we provide inspiration in engaging, perfectly-executed, differentiated, multi-faceted lessons which .......okay, I'm gonna stop there. 

Let's be real - we have a lot to live up to but I think that pressure comes mostly from ourselves.  In this episode, I talk about some things we just have to accept but I try to give a few tips and questions to alleviate the pressure of our jobs. 

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Are you a freelance teacher or thinking about freelancing? This week I'm  joined by the delightful Miranda Crowhurst of Twinkl, who is an expert on how to grow your online audience on social media.  Are you a freelancer or thinking about freelancing?   

This episode will give you food for though if you're not happy working for someone else or if you're yearning to be your own boss.  You may be surprised at what she says.... 

Digressions include: are you being supported at work?, creativity, what it's like to get a million views on social media, the 'perfect teacher' (spoiler: doesn't exist!). 

Apologies for the sound quality at the end of the episode- Zoom is a fickle mistress... 

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Lesson planning? So much to think about!!  There are so many resources out there, so many in-class variables and methodologies to consider, it can be overwhelming.  So let's cut through all the noise and talk about what you REALLY need to think about when you're planning.  I also give you a little pep talk at the end, just to remind you how talented and creative you are.  Trust your skills, my lovely teacher, cos you got'em!Sign up to my masterclass on Thursday of the 29th September 2022 at 6pm UK time: Less Prep, Less Stress: How to Exploit Materials in Multiple Ways here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/less-prep-less-stress-how-to-exploit-materials-in-multiple-ways-tickets-404168136777

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A very good question!I give you 9 good reasons to use more dialogues in your lessons and give you a bonus activity too, of course.  This episode is short 'n' sweet.Do me a solid and fill out my survey – it only takes 2 minutes, I promise!:https://forms.gle/rcJXj7k5rTZG848x7

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Less time prepping?  Is that a thing?  Oh yes.  I list 8 reasons why I've stopped spending hours upon hours prepping my lessons.  I really hope some, if not all of these points resonate with you and change the way you think about spending your free, often unpaid time planning and preparing lessons for our students.  Work smart, not hard my gorgeous teacher!

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Yep, we're going lexical again in a very practical episode with the lovely fellow Brit and Friend of the Podcast, Harry Waters, of Renewable English fame.  We play lexical ping-pong with chunks of grammar that we think your students will find very useful to build natural spoken English.The inevitable digressions include Chris Hemsworth, football T-shirts and which TV series is the best of all time (no prizes for guessing my choice!).Listen to episode 58 for some great ideas on how to incorporate the topic of sustainability in class in interesting ways.

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How do you see reading as part of your students' language acquisition? Stephen Krashen certainly knows more than I do about this, so who better to turn to than the world-renowned linguist, educational researcher and activist?  In this episode, I delve into his ideas on the power of self-selected reading.  I'm not saying he's right or wrong: I'm just throwing it out there in a bite-sized, digestible chunk of podcasty goodness so you can decide for yourself.  I'd love to know what you think!

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