new Webinar series: Let’s Grammar!
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💻 Thurs, May 23rd: How to Teach Grammar Online
💻 Fri, May 24th: The Stress-Free Grammar Planning Process
💻 Sat, May 25th: Grammar Made Easy
💻 Fri, May 31st: The Great Grammar Q&A
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“I learned so much and had a very successful lesson this week from the tips I gained from attending your webinars- thank you!”
Webinar Schedule:
How to Teach Grammar Online
Thursday, May 23rd at 12pm Eastern US time
You’ll learn:
the DOs and DON'Ts of teaching a grammar lesson online
how to present grammar to students in a way that’s fun & motivating… NOT boring & stressful
what you actually need to teach when you teach grammar
engaging grammar practice activities you can implement in your own lessons
The Stress-Free Grammar PLanning Process
With Karen Taylor!
Friday, May 24th at 3pm Eastern US time
You’ll learn:
how to build a better grammar lesson out of any material
how to streamline your planning process to reduce time and stress
how to evaluate, adapt, and supplement activities
innovative ways to incorporate pronunciation so your students use spoken grammar confidently, correctly, and automatically
Grammar Made Easy
Saturday, May 25th at 12pm Eastern US time
You’ll learn:
how to teach yourself the grammar before teaching your students (& how much depth you really need to go into)
how to simplify grammar so anyone can understand
how to answer students’ grammar questions (even when you’re put on the spot)
how to go from “grammar-challenged” to “grammar guru”
The Great Grammar Q&A
Friday, May 31st at 12pm Eastern US time
You’ll have the opportunity to:
ask any and all of your grammar questions! (come put me on the spot! 😁)
get help with your grammar teaching challenges
connect with an amazing community of teachers from around the world!
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“I use zoom to teach my students and I always look forward to developing my skills and knowledge. Your webinars can’t be missed!”
Latest Blog Post
How to teach grammar: text-based lessons
Last week on the blog, we walked you through how to teach grammar using a test-teach-test framework.
In this post, we’ll look at an alternative structure for a grammar lesson: a text-based framework. We’ll show you exactly how to present contextualized grammar through a text, plus how to find and adapt the text to make it suit your lesson needs.
Be Your Own Grammar Guru
the Online Grammar course Specifically for ESL Teachers
Grammar. If you've just started teaching, you may have learned this the hard way: being native English speakers doesn't mean we actually know anything about it.
Are you...
about to take the CELTA course and in need of some solid grammar knowledge before you start?
fresh off the CELTA course and feeling like your head is still spinning? (past perfect continuous what now?)
tired of feeling like a deer in the headlights every time a student asks you a question?
genuinely into English grammar but in need of a better/ simpler way to explain it to others?
This is the course for you! We all have to start somewhere; this course is everything you need to build your grammar confidence and finally feel like you really know what you’re talking about.
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