What does less stress
and less prep look like (to you)?

For most teachers, including myself, it’s making small but powerful changes, engaging your students without adding to your planning. If you don’t have a lot of headspace for change, this course is ideal. The changes you make and the small steps you will take will really impact your teaching.

It’s not about fancy gimmicks: it’s about using what you’ve got, making a ‘lexical shift’ and making sure you’re feeling good about yourself as a teacher.

Methods and Mindset

A 6-week course for language teachers who want to reignite their spark
with no-nonsense ideas they can use in the classroom.

Free time

Reclaim some of your free time and stop worrying about what you'll teach when you should be reading a book

Validation

Gain some much-needed and oft-neglected validation for the amazing job you’re doing

Confidence

Gain more confidence as you generate content and language with what you already have: your students!

Lexical shift

Experience a lexical shift that will transform your teaching and cut down your prep time as you use the resources you already have

Next start date: Wednesday the 25th of September

Yes! I want to book the course now

Modules - 90 minutes each

A 6-week course for language teachers who want to reignite their spark
with no-nonsense ideas they can use in the classroom.

1. Mindset and mantras

This is for you rather than your students. I give you some necessary truths and some validating light bulb moments with some of my favourite mindset shifting mantra. Ideal if you have ever felt overwhelmed, burnt out, defeated or invisible. Even if you haven’t, you will love this session as there will be so many things that resonate.

2. An introduction to the lexical approach

This module is a must if you want your students to learn more language, faster. Learn some super simple ways to implement this highly practical low-to-no prep approach. This will cause a ‘lexical shift’ in the way you see and teach language. It will transform your lessons and your approach to teaching.

3. Lexical Grammar

Bring grammar into the real world. Why can learners not produce language even though you have taught the grammar? Because it needs to be taught in a different way. Don't worry though: the changes you make are not too difficult or overwhelming, I promise. Again, it’s more of a shift in the way you see language and the kinds of examples you should be giving. Also, learn about receptive grammar. It’s not just about getting students to speak.

4. Mindfulness in Language Teaching

Is it only the syllabus we should be teaching? Absolutely not! You will learn why mindfulness is not only essential in class but it can be highly enjoyable too! Learn how to implement mindfulness in class, enabling more self-expression, trust, community and confidence to flourish.

5. Sharing is Caring

When trust is built, learning can happen. Learn some easy to-low-to-no prep ways of getting students to share and also to give them a voice in class. Do not underestimate the power of sharing and positivity!

6. How to work with what you've got

Why should you do all the work? Learn how students can generate class materials as we come full-circle to another aspect of the lexical approach: emergent language. There will also be a few little extra tips on how your students can decrease your workload.

90 minutes per week plus putting what you’ve learnt into practice IMMEDIATELY.
Use your bonus workbook to remain accountable and plan how you will implement each new concept into your next lesson

Next start date: Wednesday the 25th of September

Yes! I want to book the course now

You totally changed my approach to teaching. It was an amazing and totalizing experience. I’m happier, serene, my students are learning faster and having lots of fun

Maria Theresa

Secondary School English Teacher, Italy

I was getting frustrated with my students for not being motivated and I was losing motivation myself. Now my students are willing to participate more and feel confident. My classes are going more smoothly than before and the students are now engage

Marie

Secondary School English Teacher, French Guiana