This year, I started a new role in an international school in China. I am a middle school social studies, but also teach an elective to...

I started my career in skill development and training and then moved on to school education. And now, as a teacher, I constantly think...

I am teaching my grade 6 students about the stone age and to lead into the unit, I created a lesson on sources of history and analyzing...

I recently returned to teaching full time middle school social studies. For the past 3 years, I had been teaching university students and...

Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian, professor, and author, best known for his critically acclaimed book "Sapiens: A Brief History...

Last week was my final class at the British Council, where I have been teaching English to adults and young learners for the past year...

My first job out of university, over 10 years ago, was at ETASHA Society, a non-profit organization based in New Delhi that focused on...

In the 21st century, where effective communication and critical thinking are necessary to succeed in any field, the art of debating has...

A couple of weeks ago, my father is visiting me in Bogotá. As a career diplomat and academician, I felt it would be valuable for my...

This semester I am teaching an elective at a private university in Bogotá, Colombia with the Faculty of Business. It is called “21st...

I have been using ChatGPT for a variety of practical purposes, from creating lesson plans to teach debating skills, to more wacky things...

As an international educator, it is my responsibility to teach my students about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a...

Incorporating movement into the classroom can have several benefits, both physically and academically. Getting students to move around...

In the writing section of the IELTS exam, candidates need to write a discursive essay. The question may have an opinion, problem, or...

We communicate for different purposes and there are many manners in which we can communicate. And effective communication is one of the...

One of the most effective ways to revise is to practice as many past papers as you can. The more papers you practice, the more confident...

The core units for IB Geography, that all students, whether taking the subject in standard or higher level, must study, are the...

A colleague of mine (thank you Dan!) recently told me about an information gap activity called Half a Crossword. Since finding out about...

Solving Problems A crucial life skill is problem-solving. We are all faced with problems throughout the course of our lives. And it is up...

In a couple of my earlier posts, I explored the act of analyzing and evaluating. Both skills are important higher order thinking skills...