How To Become A Certified Substitute Teacher

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences The role of a teacher is constantly changing throughout the day. The teacher’s role can be influenced by: the lesson, the students, and the circumstances that might arise during a classroom session. Teachers frequently perform various roles when teaching students, some of these roles include: instructor, facilitator, mentor, psychologist, counselor, and policeman. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Giuseppe T. The role of instructor is the role most people associate with teachers of any subject – sometime referred to as the expert or the “knower” of a certain body of knowledge. This portrays teachers as being all-knowing figures, with the expectation of having access to a never-ending wellspring of knowledge and information...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chalong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ganzi Zangzu Zizhizhou — Garze? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Unit 4 addresses a wide variety of materials to use in a classroom setting and explains the difference between authentic and non-authentic materials. It explains the importance of well-prepared lesson plans and gives good examples of how to complete a lesson plan and what items should be included. I learned that a good lesson plan will enable a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changning Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xining Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson planning is about constructing a document that describes the what, when, where and which methods students of foreign language like English should learn and how they should be assessed. Constructing a lesson plan makes the teachers manage their time, effort and resources more efficiently so the objectives of their lessons could be achieved. Its importance is...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Yancheng and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J.M. - Japan said: english pronunciation can be a massive hurdle for native speakers of japanese to clear when studying english. The difficulties stem from many factors which range from inadequate teaching practices of the recent past, to the fundamental differences between the sounds that exist in japanese and english. Having spent the past four years teaching efl to japanese adults in tokyo, I have gained an understanding of how important it is to be able to effectively teach pronunciation. Until recently, for many japanese...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Luo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hanzhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There were many things that this course taught me. I have come out of the other side of this course a lot more knowledgeable and well prepared to teach English as a Foreign Language. Amongst the many things that I have learned the most important for me was in regards to lesson planning. Lesson plans are very useful for any teacher regardless of their experience. The...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhangjiatan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yan'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson planning is at the heart of being an effective teacher. It is a creative process that allows us to make our understanding of second language acquisition and language teaching pedagogy with our knowledge of our learners, the curriculum, and the teaching context. It is a time when we foresee the learning we want to occur and analyze how all the pieces of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yongchuan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Baoji Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. An educator by definition is a person who provides instruction and/or education. In my own personal experience, educators in my life have not always been individuals that have gained their qualifications via professional schooling, but also by training or from their own experiences. This has transcended into what I believe an educator truly is. My first experience,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhangying Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Heze Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. When preparing to teach a class the teacher needs to take into consideration the age of the students, how many students will be in the class, the level of the students, class length, and class aims and objectives. Using this information the teacher will be able to plan what materials would be best to use, and the method of how teaching the class should be approached....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Saskatchewan? Are you interested in teaching English in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan? Check out our opportunities in Meadow Lake, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I've always struggle with understanding the specific terminology of the english grammar. This course has taught me proper terminology, as well as given me a better understand of how to teach english...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huafeng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson planning is a significant element of teaching and learning. It is a priority of teachers. A lesson plan is a teacher's specific piece of information of the course of instruction and direction for a lesson. A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class learning. A lesson plan is a step-by-stepguide that provides a structure for an essential...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nunavut? Are you interested in teaching English in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut? Check out our opportunities in Chesterfield Inlet, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The most important thing that I have learnt from this course is that a teacher has to be flexible in their class. They cannot strictly follow and defined schedule or course book but instead have to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Quebec? Are you interested in teaching English in Cowansville, Quebec? Check out our opportunities in Cowansville, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Since Unit 9 when I was first introduced to Lesson Planning, it made perfect sense to me. A teacher should have a plan of action in place before beginning to teach a given lesson. Personally, I enjoy receiving and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nova Scotia? Are you interested in teaching English in Westville, Nova Scotia? Check out our opportunities in Westville, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! As I am living with a child who just one year ago did not speak english, this course has indeed been a gift to me. The course has constantly given me tools, ideas and hard facts to help me in supporting this...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Lesson planning is at the heart of being an effective teacher. It is a creative process that allows us to make our understanding of second language acquisition and language teaching pedagogy with our knowledge of our learners, the curriculum, and the teaching context. It is a time when we foresee the learning we want to occur and analyze how all the pieces of the learning experience should fit together to make that learning a classroom reality. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Eddy P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. There are several benefits to writing a lesson plan. First, lesson planning produces more unified lessons It allows teachers to think deliberately about...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Binzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson planning is, at least to some degree, a vital function of teaching. The degree to which a lesson plan is necessary is often directly proportional to the teaching experience of the teacher. The less experience the teacher has the more necessary and beneficial the lesson plan is and vice versa. Lesson plans give the class structure, hold the teacher accountable,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Linnan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dezhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. A lesson plan is the instructor’s road map of what students need to learn and how it will be done effectively during the class time. Then, you can design appropriate learning activities and develop strategies to obtain feedback on student learning. Having a carefully constructed lesson plan for each 3-hour lesson allows you to enter the classroom with more...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Ann Arbor Michigan. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Ann Arbor Michigan, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Ann Arbor Michigan. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Hebron Michigan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: As I have been on the french as a Second Language side in a multilingual class, unknowingly I have already participated in the ESA style teaching method. To add to that I have been a substitute teacher in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lechang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linfen Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There is no substitute for human interaction! While this is a solid belief of mine, I also believe that in our technological era we should work smarter and more efficiently, not harder, in order to achieve greater results. Imagine a classroom full of 30 or more students and a teacher, teaching an ESL lesson. If I where that teacher I would want to work as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nova Scotia? Are you interested in teaching English in Colchester, Nova Scotia? Check out our opportunities in Colchester, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I have learned to utilize what I know and put them together to teach those who don't know what I do know. It requested me to think about situation/circumstances and how to creatively find an outline,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Prince Edward Island? Are you interested in teaching English in Souris, Prince Edward Island? Check out our opportunities in Souris, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I have learned to utilize what I know and put them together to teach those who don't know what I do know. It requested me to think about situation/circumstances and how to creatively find an...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences This blog post was written by recent ITTT graduate Kaitlin F., who shares her 10 years of teaching experience with us talking about the many different jobs in the English education field she was fortunate to work in. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Katilin F. An educator by definition is a person who provides instruction and/or education. In my own personal experience, educators in my life have not always been individuals that have gained their qualifications via professional schooling, but also by training or from their own experiences. This has transcended into what I believe an educator truly is. My first experience with teaching began at the tender age of thirteen at my dance school. I was given the task of the assistant...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Classroom management is aimed at providing students with more opportunities to learn all of the things that a teacher does to organize students, space, time, and materials so that students´ learning can take place effectively and efficiently. Students should be able to exert their maximum potential, which allows students to develop acceptable behavior patterns. Teachers should deal with unpredictable problems and have the ability to control student behavior, using effective classroom management strategies. Effective classroom management and positive classroom climate construction are essential objectives for all teachers. Everything a teacher does has implications for classroom management, including creating the setting, decorating the room, arranging...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Q: why is lesson planning important and how I can standardized the lessons plan? Definitely needed for our Leaders of Tomorrow Academy as we grow bigger. It becomes like a Standard Operating Procedure in teaching. Benefits 1. Consistency - same quality throughout, less guessing. Class objectives 2. Increase Productivity, less guess work. Helps substitute teachers. Remind...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences A lesson plan is the instructor’s road map of what students need to learn and how it will be done effectively during class time. Then, you can design appropriate learning activities and develop strategies to obtain feedback on student learning. Having a carefully constructed lesson plan for each 3-hour lesson allows you to enter the classroom with more confidence and maximizes your chance of having a meaningful learning experience with your students. A successful lesson plan addresses and integrates three key components: Learning Objectives, Learning Activities, Assessment to check for student understanding. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Elorm D. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Maxwell Nebraska and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: When I started this course, I had many preconceptions. I (rather arrogantly) believed that teaching is an easy skill to learn, that teachers have an easy life, that getting a tesol qualification is an easy process, and in particular about how easy it is, as a Native english teacher, to teach english to others. After 20 units and some teaching experience, I now know I was quite wrong, and that in fact some of these preconceptions made some of the coursework more difficult. To anyone about to undertake the course, I...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Kumamoto and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J.C. - Hong Kong said: When I started this course, I had many preconceptions. I (rather arrogantly) believed that teaching is an easy skill to learn, that teachers have an easy life, that getting a tesol qualification is an easy process, and in particular about how easy it is, as a Native english teacher, to teach english to others. After 20 units and some teaching experience, I now know I was quite wrong, and that in fact some of these preconceptions made some of the coursework more difficult. To anyone about to undertake the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dayang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There can be a lot of difficulities a teacher might face in the future lesson. You might have to manage a class without any help or you might have students from different nationalities, ages, interests or so on. I believe, however, that most of the ploblems you might have would be solved if you planned the lessons carefully in advance. There are some reasons to...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In my experience teaching elementary and junior high school level English in Japan, several different pronunciation problems appear frequently. The Japanese phonemic inventory is smaller than English’s phonemic inventory, and the sounds present in each language differ from each other quite dramatically. Because of this, it can be difficult for native Japanese speakers to learn and master English pronunciation, but there are a few teaching techniques that can help students overcome this difficulty. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Vladlena H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Several consonants are difficult for native Japanese speakers to produce. It is well-known...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Taohongpo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luliang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In my country there are so many people who are quite sure that the teacher’s job is one of the easiest and most desirable on the planet, and as a bonus it gives you a lot of free time. “Oh, come on”, they say, “you just stand and talk for few hours, then you go home, like, at 1-2 o’clock, and we have to work from 8 till 5”. We are not going to discuss...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hutun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liaocheng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. An essential part of teaching is the structure of the course. With a structure, comes a process. The process may not be followed exactly, in some cases it may be more like guidelines than a set process, but either way its purpose is to give direction. When the teacher has a course structure, he/she has an end goal in mind. Whether it is understanding a concept or...  [Read more]