How online English teaching works:

  • I use Zoom. I think most people are familiar with this app now! It’s a free download. I’ll send you a lesson link, and all you have to do is click on it. I try to make the students’ participation in the lesson as active as possible. They will never have to sit silently and listen to me talk for an hour. They are encouraged to volunteer their answers, either by speaking directly to the class, or by annotating my screen. All lessons are recorded, and a copy of the recording is sent to the student and their parents.




Screen sharing during Zoom lesson

  • This lesson was inspired by the travel writing of Charles Dickens. He’s a superb teacher. I love to make use of the great writers. (I’m on the right of the screen. I only ever appear this size during the lesson too - as do my students.)

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Marking

  • Work is submitted as a PDF. The younger pupils usually handwrite their homework, and the parents photograph it on their phones. Older pupils usually type theirs. If they are using Google docs, I can see what they are typing when they make corrections during the lesson.

  • I annotate the work on my computer using Adobe Acrobat Pro which means I can write directly on the work as if I was using a pen. (It’s the best way to highlight punctuation errors.) Then I send a copy back to the student.