Justification and teacher note: “Gaslighting”. How many times have you heard that term in the last year? A quick trip to the Google Ngram viewer reveals that the term ‘gaslighting’ has been used more often in the last 6 years than in the entire time that the word has existed. Over 500% more recently than… Continue reading OODA loops in EFL teaching: a lesson plan about gaslighting
Category: Innovative Teaching
OODA(L)s of Fun: Maneuver Warfare, Innovation, and the EFL Classroom, Pt II. A prototype class
Think of your students as reluctant allies
OODA(L)s of Fun: Maneuver Warfare, Innovation, and the EFL Classroom Pt1
Like all good things for innovators, there really is no such thing as “simple”, only simple explanations for others to digest.
Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
It may seem cliche, this “Improvise, Adapt, Overcome” idea. It’s been a meme, it’s part of the Marine Corps. code, and I remember it from my Army days as Army 21 the ‘forward’ looking military philosophy circa 1985. It is where we are at the moment, and in that spirit, I present how I improvised,… Continue reading Improvise, Adapt, Overcome