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Erin Walton

Erin is a writer and translator with experience teaching English in general and exam preparation settings. She lives in Chile and can usually be found above a keyboard, halfway through a book, or under the influence of too much caffeine.

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Ten must-know whiteboard games
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One of your biggest classroom allies is right in front of you: the whiteboard. With a healthy dose of teamwork, competition, and movement, these ten a...

More time management tips (from teachers who are rocking it!)
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Teaching: a constant balancing act between students’ needs, curricular requirements, greater institutional pressures, parents, career goals, and your ...

11 (more) tips to encourage unmotivated students
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If you’re struggling with ideas to motivate a discouraged student or learner who can’t see the progress they’re making, we’ve got a few tips to share....

Help prepare your students to study abroad: 8 tips
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Preparing to study overseas is an exciting time for any student when expectations, questions, and nerves are at an all-time high. As their teacher, yo...

How to avoid hitting the end-of-semester wall: 10 tips
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The new year has faded into just “the” year, marking and planning has taken its toll, there’s always something new to organize or plan, and burnout ha...

11 go-to Halloween games and activities
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Hands up who secretly loves this time of year? Whether your students are Halloween fans or total newbies, it’s a lot of fun to inject some spook into ...

Seven end-of-year steps to get into vacation mode
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As prepared as we may feel at some times of the year, there are certain other months that come as if out of nowhere (we’re looking at you, December!)....

4 tips to (immediately!) improve your boardwork
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As much a part of the classroom as the teacher and students themselves, the whiteboard is where a great deal of learning is imparted—or is it where ut...

6 reasons to consider traveling overseas with your students
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Does the idea of shepherding your class throughout international customs (and coming out of it in one piece) sound impossible? Sure, it’s a big projec...

Want to teach in Australia? Consider this
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Sunny, check. International airports, check. Good coffee, check. Add in close travel proximity to Asia, a colorful calendar of cultural events, and a ...

How (and why) to leave work at school
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How many evenings and precious weekends do you spend revisiting classes, ruminating over conversations, or thinking about tomorrow’s lesson plans? We ...

Why studying abroad is the best way to cement language skills
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Studying abroad has long been touted as one of the best ways to improve language skills, consolidate learning, and work towards fluency. And for good ...