Where do you get your water from? If you are as lucky as me, you turn on the tap and there it is. Water is a basic need that is taken for granted in many parts of the world. However, in Tanzania the situation is nowhere near as straightforward. Tanzania is located in East Africa and is home to some …
Project-based learning, Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), guided discovery, full immersion … Have you ever wondered what the best learning-teaching method really is? Of course there is no one way to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, and each has its own strengths; in addition, there is no one way to learn, because all learners have their own needs, …
Climate emergency, environmental disaster, natural catastrophe … this situation can feel hopeless and sometimes leave people feeling like there is nothing significant they can do to help. Yet there is so much we can do and so much we need to do, and we can start with information, intrigue and education. Are you wondering how to get teenagers and young …
Teaching Science through experiments One of the biggest challenges facing science teachers in secondary schools is how to teach the relatively complex subjects of Physics and Chemistry (difficult enough in L1) to young learners with A1 or A2 levels of English. With this in mind, Roser Nebot (with the support of Jane Kirsch) developed a practical science course for 2nd …
CLIL – another buzzword (acronym) in the world of education. But why is there such a debate around CLIL? What exactly is it? And why do many teachers doubt its efficacy? What is CLIL? CLIL = Content Language Integrated Learning. It has been defined in different ways over the years: An approach…that may concern languages; intercultural knowledge, understanding and skills; …
Going Global with STEM STEM … the buzzword (acronym) of the day. But why? Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths = STEM, and this area of study, is being valued more and more by schools and educators, worldwide. The importance of raising curiosity and interest in STEM, making it accessible across age groups, genders, and other minority groups is also coming …
