The IB English Guys: An Origin Story
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By David Giles and Andrew Cohen, IB English Guys, Bangkok, Thailand It all started with a late-night phone call. I woke up with a start....


- Sep 17, 2022
Individual Oral (IO) Recommendations for IB students
By Brad Philpot, Philpot Education, Frankfurt, Germany May 2022 was a unique exam session for students taking their International...


- Dec 20, 2021
WHEN TEACHERS WRITE
By Xu Xi, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts I’ve been writing stories and essays since I was a child in Hong Kong of...

- Dec 20, 2021
Beyond the Supernatural: Decadent Pedagogy and The Picture of Dorian Gray
By Alice Condé and Jessica Gossling, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom Decadence is like syphilis: you either get it or...


- Jun 27, 2021
‘WHO’S THERE?’
By Adrian Tilley ‘Who’s there?’ is the first line of ‘Hamlet’. It sums up what I was doing when I embarked on the career of English...


- Apr 7, 2021
Food: The Perfect Literary Ingredient
By Ann Neary, Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut Manju bun. The Wizard Bakery in the story sells a "forget-me-not" manju. I am,...


- Feb 7, 2021
Youth Journalism International on the Frontlines
By Jackie Majerus-Collins, Youth Journalism International, Auburn, Maine, USA Youth Journalism International is quite possibly the best...


- Sep 12, 2020
Teaching on the Road: Lessons from Covid-19
On January 23, 2020, I boarded a plane to Vietnam from China, thinking I was embarking on a lovely eight-day holiday for our Chinese New...


- Aug 4, 2020
#NCTE20: Convention Comes to Life Virtually
When we learned we could not hold our Convention in Denver due to COVID-19, no one was more disappointed than I. After two years of...


- Jul 8, 2020
In the Classroom: Comics and Cartoons
On this day in 1958, American cartoonist William “Bill” Watterson was born. Watterson is best known for authoring the comic strip Calvin...
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