How Might Teaching English Change as AI Rapidly Evolves? Is AI a Blessing, a Curse, or Both?
June 5, 2026
Eric
I have chosen to explore and deploy AI tools in my own classrooms. We live and teach in 2026, n0t 1926. I’m also trying to…
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Sound Conversations: Oral Language Solutions for Vietnamese Language Learners
February 21, 2017
Chimayo Press
“I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce…
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Sound Conversations: Oral Language Solutions for Vietnamese Language Learners
February 21, 2017
Chimayo Press
“I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce…
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The Importance of the Academic Word List
January 14, 2017
Chimayo Press
“One forgets words as one forgets names. One’s vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.” – Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), British author and journalist …
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Teaching Matters: How to Add Student Voices to Classroom Discussions
July 12, 2016
Eric
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” -Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), British author and Nobel laureate This Teacher Edition Tuesday post, a…
Read MoreTeaching Matters: How to Add Student Voices to Classroom Discussions
July 12, 2016
Chimayo Press
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” -Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), British author and Nobel laureate This Teacher Edition Tuesday post, a…
Read MoreTeaching Matters: Preparing Student-Centered Materials for the Classroom
June 21, 2016
Chimayo Press
“If it is language that makes us human, one half of language is to listen.” – Jacob Trapp (1899-1992), American religious leader Part…
Read MoreTeaching Matters: How much can we rely on standardized tests to assess?
March 1, 2016
Chimayo Press
“Education is helping the child realize his potentialities.” ~Erich Fromm (1900-1980), German social psychologist and pscychoanalyst By Andrea Schmidt, Guest-writer Standardized tests: how…
Read MoreTeaching Matters: How democratic is your ESL classroom?
January 15, 2016
Chimayo Press
“Education is a kind of continuing dialogue and a dialogue assumes, in the nature of the case, different points of view.” ~Robert Hutchins (1899-1977),…
Read MoreTeaching Matters: What Are Reasonable Standards for Listening Comprehension and Speaking Skills for ESL Students?
January 11, 2016
Chimayo Press
“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.” ~John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th President of the U.S. Tough…
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