Congratulations teachers and student teachers- we’ve made it to Spring! (Just about, on my behalf). I love sharing my March/Spring resources, especially when they’re based around ST. PATRICK’S DAY! Seeing as I’m an Irish Teacher living abroad, teaching international children about St. Patrick’s Day is so exciting for me. I like to make sure I… Read More St. Patrick’s Day: Classroom Activities
I love receiving messages on Instagram from people, asking about what there is to do in Qatar. There was keen interest on my Instagram about ‘Weekends in Doha’ so I decided to put a little post together, outlining some of the things you can do when you’re not teaching. Or alternatively, if you’re traveling to… Read More Weekends in Doha: What you could do.
This post contains a set of commonly asked questions during an interview for a teaching position abroad. These questions can be used to practice before an interview. At home or abroad, a teaching job is a teaching job. The questions you’re asked at interview for a teaching job abroad, are similar to the ones you’ll… Read More Interview Questions for Teaching Abroad
The main sites – In my eyes What they do for you If you follow me on Instagram, then you’ll have heard me refer to TES a lot when it comes to applying for your teaching job abroad (or in the UK). TES advertise teaching posts from class teachers to head teachers to private tutors and… Read More A Review of #TeachAbroadSites
Selling my teaching resources online: why I started. As teachers, we spend hours a day/week/month creating resources for our class. If we’re not creating them, we’re scrolling through the internet searching for the resource or lesson plan that we want. (This can sometimes take longer than actually making the resource yourself, if you’re like me… Read More Selling my Teaching Resources online
How many of us spend hours cutting, laminating and “beautifying” our classroom displays? The truth is, we all do! As class teachers it’s a given that we have classroom displays up, neat and current to what children are learning. But how many of our children even look at or use the classroom displays? The sad… Read More Displays as a ‘Working Wall’ rather than a ‘Pinterest Perfect’ Finished Product.
After I started posting on my Instagram about using different techniques in Maths lessons, I decided to write more about it in hope to give someone some ideas to ‘bridge the gap’ for some of your children in Maths. Though these ideas are relative and applicable to all subjects, it may be especially helpful to those… Read More Teaching Maths: using a range of techniques for a range of needs.
Generally, my posts are told through rose tinted glass as I love living in Doha. However like everywhere, there are some down sides. While I hate being a negative Nancy or looking at things being “a glass half empty”, it’s not being negative if it’s the truth, right? When I moved to Doha, over two… Read More What I wish I knew before moving to the Middle East
By definition, “To be a teacher means to enjoy the process my students have to go through in order to learn. To be a teacher means to acknowledge that teaching is a transformative process not only for our students but for us, teachers, as well.”…and that is what I (try) to do! As a teacher,… Read More My Job as a Teacher in Doha: What it’s Really Like
Stand out from the crowd with your cover letter! Applying to teach in the Middle East can be incredibly stressful, especially as it is a hugely competitive market. Schools receive hundreds of CVs daily from teachers all enthusiastic about teaching in their school. But what gets you an interview? What ensures your CV even gets… Read More How to write a successful Cover Letter
