Feedback is critical to any learning endeavor but I would pose that more important than feedback is to feed forward. It is one thing to tell learners what they did right and what they did wrong. We do that rather naturally because that is w…
“Should old acquaintances be forgotten, And never brought to mind?” … it only takes this song and a couple of hours of reflection on the just-completed calendar year and our list of resolutions or goals for the new year is longer than the g…
The Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) framework has been available for over a decade. For years, we at PEARLL have been hearing anecdotes about the TELL framework and tools being used in language teacher training, but we ne…
Last week I took a new workout class at my local gym. It wasn’t easy and I struggled quite a bit with some of the moves that were challenging. As I was leaving the class, the instructor came over and said to me: “Good job today!” Instead of…
Presenting is Teaching! Participants must be able to experience the solutions you are offering. So, don’t just talk about your solution. Don’t just show them your solution. Instead, allow participants to learn about your solution while they…
As educators, we are bombarded with negative messages about our practices. From students who roll their eyes (or worse) during class, parents who send emails complaining about the latest assignment that you were so excited about practicing