We feature lots of classroom videos on Joey’s, but most deal with the mundane aspects of teacher life: Tips, lesson plans, and the like. While assembling our collection of videos, though, we often find classroom clips that are lighter in nature, and some are too good not to share. With that in mind, here are [...]

1) Be open-minded. Remember that you are not only teaching, but living in a country different from your own. People who have previous travel experience often find it easier to adjust to their new life, simply because they know not to expect everything to be the same as it is at home 2) Be prepared. [...]

i) Fight jet lag: Drink a lot of water in order to avoid dehydration (it exacerbates jet lag) ii) Avoid alcohol or caffeine as they cause hydration iii) Wear loose clothing and bring layers as cabin pressure may change. Many times, the climate in the country you are leaving from is different from the one you will be [...]

In my experience, travelling is a twofold enterprise with distinct segments. The first is backpacking — adventures in which standard forms of reason are abandoned, money is spent indiscriminately and hours are consumed bouncing around different cities, countries or hemispheres. Therein, we do our share to turn the globe into a truly fun place to [...]

This is a good example of how you can use your own ideas in an ESL classroom. Connie uses a Geography lesson as a means to make the students speak in class. She then turns the lesson into a game for the students. (Take note of the participation and attention of the class). Thanks [...]

The popular children’s show, Blues Clues was a huge hit with kids when it first aired in 1996, which had producers of other children’s shows like Seasame Street asking why. The reason it was such a success is that they replayed the same episode three times a week in order to encourage its educational [...]

1) Money Matters: i) Don’t forget about airport taxes. Make sure that you bring enough money to cover you at the airport as you don’t need any delays that might make you miss your plane. ii) Bring a money belt (or two). Remember not to put all of your money, credit cards or passport in the same [...]