Inspiring Video: What Makes A Great Teacher

Dear Teachers,

I know the main reason you are dropping by this page is you want to know what ingredients make a great teacher.

According to research by a mentor of Teach for America, its not: an outgoing personality, a Master's degree or even teaching experience.

But there are 3 things that will make a person a great teacher.

I won't spoil it for you but please watch this 3.22 minute video and you'll discover them.

Enjoy & be inspired to be a great teacher as much as I have.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF  and MAKE LEARNING AN ABSOLUTE JOY!

Rodney Tan

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Videos: Free English Video Lessons & Activities

Dear All,

For those who need videos for a change in their ELT lessons, I've included a link below which has links to YouTube videos and some separate files for the comprehension and extension activities. The Sherlock Holmes files are excellent.

The video series include:
-  English Lessons for Jamie Oliver's School Dinners
- English lessons for Sherlock Holmes (7 videos & exercises)
- English Lessons for the I.T Crowd (4 series - 22 videos)
- English Lessons for The Office (1 series - 6 videos from the BBC)


Link: http://www.skype-lessons.com/lang-en/content/10-video-lessons-skype-english-lessons 


Rodney Tan Chai Whatt

Inspiring Video: Bing Crosby on Educators

Dear Friends,

Here's a 30 second clip of Bing Crosby encouraging educators and the impact we will make on young minds.

Actually, its a short clip promoting an NBC programme called "The More You Know".

Enjoy!

Rodney Tan Chai Whatt
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Inspirational Video: Poem - Knock, Knock

Dear All,

The video that I've uploaded below is a poem recitation that was done passionately & powerfully. You can sense the energy and clear message that the man is trying to say.

One message from this poem is that we teachers can make a difference in people's lives.

Enjoy & share it with other teachers and students.



Rodney Tan Chai Whatt

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Video: Musical Punctuation

Dear All,

I've just rediscovered this video from YouTube which showed a 10 minute clip from the Dean Martin show.

The clip is funny and yet demonstrates a creative way to highlight the proper use of punctuation in sentences (in lyrics of the songs).

It's great fun also for our students especially those who have a working knowledge of English to appreciate this clip.

Enjoy! 

Rodney Tan
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Inspiring Video: Race of Life

Dear All,

I must share with you this incredible video of a runner who fell but managed to get up and win the race in the nick of time.

A lesson from this video that I can share with my students is falling down in life does not necessarily mean that we are out of the race.  Training, a focussed mind and a strong will power will help us along the way.

Enjoy!

Rodney Tan
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