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• Learning Styles: Gregorc

  

  He started his work in 1969 and found there are four ways that people learn From di-ice.wikispaces.com Concrete means that you use your five senses Abstract... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Job Site: European Council of International Schools

  

  If you want to teach at an international school in Europe, then take a look at ECIS (European Council of International Schools). Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Learning Styles: Honey and Mumford

  

  From 24point0.com Based on Kolb's work, Honey and Mumford created their own model of learning styles. Rather than being based on the classroom, like many... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Learning Styles: Gardener

  

  I wrote about different learning styles previously and this post will talk about one of the most well-known research about learning styles was done by Dr. Howar... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Skype Has Started to Replace International Schools Recruiting Fairs

  

  Teachers can spend a couple thousand dollars flying to recruiting fairs, paying for food and accomodation. Many times job offers have been filled before you... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 FAMILY, LANGUAGES, SCHOOLING, TRAVEL

• Learning Styles: Meyers-Briggs and Keirsey

  

  The mother-daughter team spent decades developing their ideas. A Meyers-Briggs test can only be done by a certified tester, however, you can take the Keirsey... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Crummy Ways Schools Cut Costs

  

  From urbanmusiceducation.org Everyone's talking about budget cuts and it seems that most schools are doing something to lower their costs. However, they seem... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• The Metropolitano Bus in Lima

  

  From Wikipedia I think they should have picked a shorter name and a different name so as not to confuse it with the Lima Metro, but oh well, what are you going... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Learning Styles: Kolb

  

  From academic.regis.edu The creator of LSI (Learning Styles Inventory) based his theory on the Experiential Learning Theory believed that people are... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Learning Styles: Visual, Audio, Kinesthetic

  

  http://yenimath.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/vak.jpg Neil Fleming and Barbe and Swassing are both credited with this. It's one of the most common learning style... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Are Ice Breakers and Intros Worth It?

  

  From matthewrae.com Doing Intros Most teachers spend the first day or two of class doing ice breakers and introductions. I've done this too. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Signing a Letter of Intent to Renew Your Contract

  

  From mybrotherjames.com Some schools still do this. It can be kind of annoying. Letters of intent are basically schools asking you if you want to renew your... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Apostillisations and FBI Background Checks

  

  Apostillisations These are a type of legalisation that are recognised by a number of countries around the world. This agreement is called the Hague Agreement an... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Being Market Savvy in Peru

  

  From gadling.com I wrote about markets in Lima as well as shopping in Peru and while markets are great, you have to be careful. There are 3 things that you... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Should You Tell Your Students Their Grades?

  

  Here in Korea we have a grade notification period and a grievance period. Since being highly organised is one of my traits (good or bad, you choose), I always... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 FAMILY, LANGUAGES, SCHOOLING, TRAVEL

• Dealing with Culturally Sensitive Topics and Annoying Questions

  

  From sajeevkmenon.wordpress.com Having lived abroad for over a decade I've developed a thick skin. I haven't had to deal with too many annoying remarks due to m... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Job Site: Move and Stay

  

  While it's mainly dedicated to providing people with serviced apartments, Move and Stay also has lists of international schools around the world. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• The Importance of Greeting and Saying Good-bye to Your Class

  

  From commentsyard.com I've worked in schools that require students to stand up at the beginning of class and bow to their teacher or say good morning to their... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Quality Vs. Quantity

  

  From darrenkaltved.wordpress.com This has to do with TEFL just bear with me. Some people live for quantity, take Wal-mart for example. More and more people... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 LANGUAGES

• Jumping Through Hoops to Get Your College Diploma in Peru

  

  From 21cccs.org I've gotten degrees from universities in North America, Europe, and Australiasia. For the unis in North America and Australiasia, all I had to... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 TRAVEL