Thirty things I’ve learned in thirty years of teaching

To mark the anniversary of my 30th year as a full-time teacher, I want to share thirty things I’ve learned during my years in the classroom, in publishing, online and on the conference circuit. I will cover themes as diverse as creativity, empathy, extensive reading, extensive watching, gender equality, learning styles, older learners, memorisation, multiculturalism, multimodality, non-native teachers of English, NLP, plenary sessions, pronunciation, repetition, social and emotional intelligence, social justice, taboo subjects in coursebooks, teacher training, values, visual literacy, and much more.