Hosted by Heather Johnston · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 80 episodes
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What if your English language teaching life was so organized that your systems helped you manage your time, get things done, and thrive in work and life? Know what? It's not impossible. With over 20 years in the teaching and administrative trenches, I know what it's like to have a to-do list a mile long when all you want to do is rest. In each bitesize episode, I'll share quick, practical tips that you can apply right away so you can live a more relaxed, happier, and organized ELT life.Looking forward to talking with you soon. - Heather Johnston
Heather Johnston hosts Thrive in ELT, a education show with 80 episodes published.
Want a more organized teaching life without overcomplicating things? Spoiler: The best tools are often the simplest. In this episode, I'm sharing four tools that have become mainstays in my ELT life. They're simple, they
Every English language teacher has something worth sharing. Even you! If you've ever thought your teaching insights weren't "publishable" (Yep, thought it myself.), the newest Thrive in ELT podcast episode will quickly c
Ever been inspired by a teacher who taught 100 years ago? I have to say that it's a new one for me! In this episode I'm reviewing "The Thread That Runs So True" by Jesse Stuart. Surprisingly, this 1949 autobiography of a
Ever feel like you're constantly jumping from task to task? Planning one class… grading a few papers… checking email… then back to planning another class? Thank goodness there's a better way! Batching your work (grouping
Imagine that you're the testing coordinator at your school. It's the day before exams, and you've done everything on your checklist... except order the actual tests. No imagination needed here. This is real life for me!
Who doesn't love a good checklist?! Well, it depends. Generally, I love them. But sometimes, they create more problems than not. (I talk about one experience I've had with that!) The key is to use them wisely, which mean
Wish your work-life balance was a bit more… balanced? Forgetting my sister's birthday was the wake-up call that started a gradual process of finding the work-life balance I needed to thrive as an ESL teacher. In the fina
Don't you love it when you find out that you're not the only one? That's the way I felt when I first had a chat with Ana Jereb a few months back. I felt it again when we recorded this latest episode. I typically go solo
Do you find it hard to actually apply English language teaching theory to your teaching? Often, research articles can feel distant, like the ideas are for a completely different world because you don't see how they apply
Does this ever happen to you? You're listening to music or cooking dinner and all of a sudden you get an idea for one of your classes. It's very common for us English language teachers to think about work outside of work
Have you ever thought to yourself that there has to be a better way? Whether it's every week or every day, it can feel like there's always something to be done. What often follows? The feeling that there's always somethi
Do you want to thrive in your English language teaching life? Learn about the Thrive in ELT podcast and how the practical episodes can help you reduce stress and find more time to breathe by getting organized. Connect wi
Have you ever started a system and then gotten off track? (My hand is up!) We all need a restart every now and again, don't we? Some are easy, like the ones that tend to come naturally at the beginning of a new term. But
Do you find it a struggle to help your students learn vocabulary? It's been a challenge of mine for most of my English language teaching career. But last semester I discovered a resource that's helping me change that – a
What words are in your job description? I'm guessing "teaching," but what else? It's not uncommon for English language teachers to take on multiple roles, voluntary or otherwise. Other words I've seen in ELT job descript
What is the ratio of work to rest in your English language teaching life right now? 50:50? 60:40? 90:10? It takes effort, persistence, and likely a bit of trial and error, to get it where you want it to be. It won't alwa
Do you ever find yourself saying this as an English language teacher? "I'll (insert action) when things slow down." Whether it's starting back to exercising, catching up with a friend, or taking time to read a few pages
What's new with you? A new semester often brings about a lot of "new," like: new students a new schedule new procedures new opportunities It also means a new season of the Thrive in ELT podcast, where I'll be sharing mor
Do you ever tell yourself that you'll "get to that later" because "now isn't a good time"? Certainly there are times when it's not. But when it really may be, is your reason for waiting because… it's all just too overwhe
Want to get organized but aren't sure where to start? Starting is almost always the hard part. You ask yourself questions like: What's it going to be like? Am I really capable of doing this? Is it even going to work? Wha
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