Nowadays, the job of a remote teacher is getting more and more popular. Great remote teachers effectively use modern technologies, prepare lesson plans which include several innovative online tools and appeal to their learners, keep them engaged and help them digest the material. The shift from the face-to-face classroom environment to the virtual reality, however,...
“Twiddla calls itself a web-based meeting playground. Not only is it a fun way to swap ideas about a website or image, it’s incredibly useful as well.” —webworkerdaily.com We’ve already discussed that when it comes to online teaching we face with many problems: how to share documents so everyone sees them and can work with...
Online education has radically changed the landscape of modern education. Teaching doesn’t have to take place in a physical classroom anymore. Online teachers are in high demand and many teachers, professionals and subject matter experts are turning to online teaching as a flexible teaching career option. Did you know that it’s possible to teach English...
Teaching groups of young learners is demanding no matter the class is offline or online. Many teachers are wary of having an online group of young learners. Recently I was lucky to participate in a webinar by Nadezhda Dudareva who has been teaching English and Chinese to groups of young learners and got some more...
The role of the teacher in the 21st century has moved its sight. Nowadays, teachers are considered to be mentors, instructors, facilitators and coaches. More and more people say that the role of the teacher is not so important as it used to be (especially in an online classroom) and that teachers are unnecessary. There...
If you are an English teacher who is looking for new ways to use Google in lessons, here are some tips that may come in handy for your ESL classroom. In our previous article, we have already introduced the benefits of Google docs and how to use it in an online classroom. Here we are...
A lot of teachers are super busy during the academic year but face a lack of work in summer. Students take a break in studies, go on vacation and so on. What can be done? Skyeng teachers have the opportunity to control their own schedule and have the workload they want to have throughout the...
Teaching is more than a noble profession. It is a vocation, a calling. And after working long hours some teachers are still eager to take on additional job to earn some extra money. But when and how? What’s teachers’ typical working day like? Scenario 1 The working day starts in the morning. The teacher is...
I have been working online for more than 9 years and I have collected five myths that I hear from other people from time to time. In this article I want to dispel them all. Myth 1: Only highly organized people can work from home Reality: It’s partially true because online work has lots of...
