Dear Members, Now well into February we trust you all had a good start and got your ball rolling already, with new hope, ideas and aspirations for 2022. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce this year’s Elta-Rhine editorial team to you. Last […]
On 29th January, we’d like to begin our year by looking at how we engage with professional development as teachers. How do we decide what workshops to attend or courses to do? What, if anything, do we take away from them? Is all CPD the […]
At our Inter-ELTA Members’ Day in November 2021, Slobodan Kelečević gave a PechaKucha presentation which was reflective and got us all thinking about how we should (continually) develop as teaching professionals. He expands his ideas in this article.
ELTAF is hoping to hold their biennial conference in June – unfortunately it had to be cancelled last year. The date is Saturday June 25 and they are planning a hybrid event at the Frankfurt International School in Oberursel, near Frankfurt. To facilitate planning and gauge […]
Around Christmas the language used can reflect the country and culture it is used in. Have a look at these sentences and see if you can identify where they come from. “Eh, it’s a Chinook! Get rid of your tuque and mitts, grab some loonies […]
Johanna, George and Ron and I Were chatting loudly– none were shy When Khanh-Duc ordered QUIET PLEASE (We obeyed ‘cos she‘s a real hard-cheese) „You’ve met your table-mates. So now, We’ll learn each other’s names somehow“ Sandra, Uwe and a Doll Whose beauty had me quite enthralled, „I’m […]
In times of extreme change and uncertainty, moving towards Christmas at rapid speed is somewhat a blessing. Regardless of whatever traditions, expectations and possibly even some disappoinments we may have, in the Northern hemisphere it`s also about slowing down into cosiness, reading, contemplation and going […]
Hello everyone, We are still in worrying times and I hope that you all are keeping your distance and wearing your masks. In January I will have my booster, I am so happy that I had the vaccine, so this enabled me to carry on […]
Whether you enjoyed a vacation or ‘staycation’ this autumn I sincerely hope that it’s reinvigorated you and got you into the right frame of mind to tackle the challenges of the final month of 2021 with fresh hope and enthusiasm. Everyone has had the chance […]
The days are getting shorter, and the nights are getting longer. We’ve still got 7 days in the week though, and as always, we bring you a host of exciting workshops. This month we have Tanja Murphy running a workshop on Agile Management Tools, courtesy […]