Thoughts & Tips
When the Teacher Steps Inside the Story
Teaching with Your Students, Not Just to Them Most English teachers spend years learning how to stay one step ahead of their students. We carefully
July 13, 2026
Teaching with Your Students, Not Just to Them Most English teachers spend years learning how to stay one step ahead of their students. We carefully
Why Most Speaking Activities Fall Flat Many speaking activities look good on paper but feel strangely lifeless in the classroom. Students do the task, but
Stories are as old as language itself. Long before textbooks and grammar drills existed, humans used stories to teach, connect, and remember. In today’s EFL
I’m very happy to share that my article, “Stories That Travel: How Voices from Gaza Transform My Classroom,” has been published in Melta News, Spring
I recently returned from the 39th Annual APPI Conference in Aveiro, and even though a few days have passed, I still feel that wonderful “warm
Why the Word “Drama” Makes Teachers Nervous For many English teachers, the word drama triggers an immediate reaction. Some imagine end-of-term performances, anxious students memorising
Why We Often Confuse the TwoSharing stories is something everyone does, but many teachers assume that reading a book aloud is the same as storytelling.
Demonstrating Democracy (with) Drama in Retz, Austria Some conferences stay with you not only because of what you learned, but because of how they made
Playing, Connecting, and Navigating Change Together A week after the 47th TESOL Greece Annual International Conference, I find myself doing what I always do after
Let’s start with a reassuring thought: you don’t need a cape, a booming voice, or theatre training to bring storytelling into your English lessons. Yes,