Six top tips for teaching English online
More and more, schools are offering blended language and remote teaching options. There are lots of benefits of teaching English online. Firstly, it’s sustainable, saving on transport, travel costs and it reduces the...
The issues we care about in education
International Women’s Day is just around the corner! We’re taking the opportunity to celebrate our amazing community of women at Pearson. We also want to raise important questions around diversity and inclusion in...
Meet the 2020 Pearson English Global Teacher Award winners
Every year we celebrate the great work of English teachers around the world. Our aim is to recognize those of you who strive to improve the lives of your learners and demonstrate a love...
A round-up of our 10 most popular blog posts from 2019
2019 is about to come to an end – and what a year it has been! It’s hard to believe how quickly it has flown by. We’ve been busy attending events and welcoming...
managing expectations over the holiday period
In this series of articles by Amy Malloy, we’ve spoken a lot about practical applications of mindfulness in the classroom and how it can help your students’ concentration, focus and ability to learn....
Advice from the experts at IATEFL
IATEFL is one of the biggest conferences in ELT. Each year, around 3000 professionals from over 100 countries meet, mingle and get inspired during the 4-day event. Teachers, authors and publishers come together...
using the GSE to fill in your curriculum
We launched the Global Scale of English (GSE) five years ago – and it’s gone by in a flash. Teachers, institutions and ministries all over the world are using the GSE to help...
Catching up with Teacher Award winner Arata Nishio
Each year we seek out the most passionate and inspiring English teachers across the globe and celebrate their achievements with the Pearson English Global Teacher Award.
One of the 2019 award winners, Arata Nishio,...
Seven principles for personalized, flexible teaching
In this article, Dr. Ken Beatty outlines seven key principles for effective teaching, taken from timeless historical examples of royal education.
Ken is the series consultant for Startup, and these ideas have influenced the...
5 benefits of using tablets in the primary classroom
Interactive whiteboards, PCs and laptops are common in many schools around the world, but have you ever considered using tablets in your young learner classes?
Tablets can be used for many things. Online research,...
Encouraging a life-long love of English
In this Amazing Readers story we learn how schools in Italy are spreading the love of reading using Pearson English Readers.
We spoke to the Director of Studies of Kids Can school, Vanessa Hartson-Walker,...
11 articles for English teachers from our International Schools Community
The Pearson International Schools Community aims to connect international teachers from around the world. With over 3,240 members and nearly 200 available resources, we would like to share some of our favorite articles to...
5 future skills our students will need
Dr. Ken Beatty is a teacher trainer and TESOL professor – and the author of more than 70 books for Pearson. He is also a consultant on StartUp, an eight-level adult English series.
In...
Can a computer really mark an exam? The benefits of automated assessment in ELT
Automated assessment, including the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), is one of the latest education tech solutions. It speeds up exam marking times, removes human biases, and is as accurate and at least...
Improving English For Panama’s First Bilingual Generation
We couldn’t be more proud to see Teacher Award Winner Pablo Santos continuing to do great work in Panama. Since joining us at IATEFL in Liverpool, he has been on national TV and...
The art of goal setting
Dr. Ken Beatty, Series Consultant for Pearson’s StartUp, defines goals and explains why we should think of them as doors to open, rather than fixed targets.
Goals as doors
Liverpool, UKMy eldest son Nathan...