TDSIG Blog
You can train me, but you cannot develop me – I develop
For all of us ready to embark on writing an article for our newsletter or maybe starting a professional doctorate, I have a few tools that might come in handy. The app that has really helped me is PDF Expert which allows you to make notes in a PDF file on your iPad...
Don’t end your text message with xxx
Rita, a teacher from Amsterdam was appalled when a pupil showed her her private holiday snapshots taken from Facebook during a traineeship in Curacao. ‘ I didn’t wear anything indecent and didn’t throw up or anything, but it was very shocking.’ Fortunately, the same...
What to do with macho behaviour?
Teaching seems at times very close to social work. At the start of the lesson pupils and students sometimes first need to relax a little because one of them just witnessed a major row between his parents before cycling to school. As a teacher you need to offer this...
Learning DSL where the Vilnia meets the Neris
It was my first time in Vilnius, this beautiful city where the slow flowing Neris meets the meandering Vilnia. Lithuanian capital greeted me with plenty of sunshine, its exciting old town and lively atmosphere. However, it was not the city itself I came to see. I got...
Photos from the TDSIG/LAKMA joint conference
Here's a selection of photos from the recent TDSIG/LAKMA event. There'll be a report or two published here shortly, so watch this space. Enjoy!
My English/Dutch self
Does the language that you speak influence your behaviour? And is the opposite true too? Does your personality influence the way you manage to speak a second language? Please share your experiences with us on this site. If you end up being a TEFL teacher it is very...
TDSIG/LAKMA joint conference: “ELT in the digital age”
TDSIG and LAKMA, Lithuanian Teachers’ Association are happy to invite you to a joint conference entitled ELT IN THE DIGITAL AGE from 22 to 23 September 2011 at Vilnius Pedagogical University, Studentu St. 39, Vilnius, Lithuania. New technologies and social media...
How was it for you, Lindsay (The Unplugged Conference, that is)?
Our presentation from the TDSIG Unplugged Conference
Here's the presentation put together by Nicky Hockly's group, which I also participated in. I'm the unshaven one showing my loyalty by wearing the TDSIG t-shirt.