Monday, 17th June 2019 — Teaching opportunities

Recently added - An English program school in Rayong is looking for English teachers and paying 60K a month and the same salary is on offer from an international school in Bangkok who need kindergarten / homeroom teachers. If you are a qualified teacher looking for an August start, then a British school in Chiang Mai have vacancies for primary teachers and paying 65K.

Post your resume - we're in the peak season for teacher recruitment so make sure to put your resume on Ajarn so schools can find you! 

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Monday, 17th June 2019 — Thai students copying each other's work /

Thai students and the fine art of copying - I couldn't believe what was going on in the classroom

Is knowing and speaking Thai necessary? - Useful in everyday situations but what about in the school environment?

Monday, 17th June 2019 — Got something to say about teaching in Thailand?

Postbox - Latest contributions include "Thailand isn't a good fit for every person" and "If a teacher contract isn't renewed, then severance pay is due"

Saturday, 15th June 2019 — New teacher blogs

Ben Bartee - 'Stumbling Blocks' - What I didn’t learn in my 100-hour online ESL course.

Richard McCully - 'Improving your teacher skills' - What does the TYLEC course involve and what are the benefits?

Jocelyn Pollak - five reasons why I love teaching in Thailand.

Friday, 7th June 2019 — "Too many teachers in Thailand were living paycheck to paycheck"

The great escape - Sav taught in Bangkok and Hat Yai for a couple of years before going back to the UK to get a teaching qualification. Then he got 'stuck' back home, teaching in a secondary school.

Friday, 7th June 2019 — Using movies in the classroom

It's showtime! - Teacher trainer, Stephen Louw, is a big fan of teaching English through movie clips. "you can get a lot of mileage from just a few minutes lifted from a movie" he says.  

More Stephen Louw blogs - including 'why can't schools recognize the importance of a good teachers' room?' and 'when a school is looking for the right teacher, do they know who the right teacher really is?'

Thursday, 6th June 2019 — What to do when you want to be a teacher but have no teaching experience?

Teacher advice - When Parin Hemtanon realised that lack of teaching experience was holding him back, he created his own 'self-help teacher training program', which included volunteer work, teaching friends and observing other teachers. Could any of these things work for you? 

Teaching in an EP - "The idea is that the immersion into English-only classrooms allows students to learn English faster and at a more advanced level, but not all of my students fit that ideal, and I can't help but believe that in some cases participating in an English Program hampers the educational progress of the student"