Ever wondered if students are up for the task you give them? I'm sure you have! In this episode, I discuss a strategy you can implement to figure out how to best help your students actually understand! The blog post related to this episode can be found here: https://www.clilmedia.com/my-students-cant-do-that/ And more information on the mentioned training can be found here: https://www.clilmedia.com/clil-in-het-nederlands/

CLIL is great. There, I said it. But CLIL can also be complex, overwhelming and altogether a little unclear. In this episode, I talk about what makes CLIL CLIL and why I think many of the things related to CLIL also work in non-CLIL lessons. The blog post related to this episode can be found here: https://www.clilmedia.com/?p=8704 And more information on the mentioned training can be found here: https://www.clilmedia.com/clil-in-het-nederlands/

I know it only happens to me, but sometimes my lessons don't go quite as planned. In this episode, I share this experience, what I learned from that and how planning a CLIL lesson can help you save both time and energy. You can find the blog post on this topic here: https://www.clilmedia.com/?p=8692

Last week I closed down the CLIL Club on Facebook, and I received quite a few responses on that. In this episode, I share some takeaways based on this experience.

With more and more CLIL teachers around, it is more likely more experienced teachers end up in a training session because they feel they might not learn something new anymore. I wonder though: is that actually true? In this episode, I share ideas on how to work with colleagues who might be reluctant at first. You can find the blog post on this topic here: https://www.clilmedia.com/i-already-know-this-activity and if you are interested in working together to train your CLIL teachers you can contact me on my website: https://www.clilmedia.com/contact/

How many top priorities can your school have? And is bilingual education one of them? That is something I talk about in this episode of the CLIL for teachers and teams podcast! Read the blog post at https://www.clilmedia.com/is-bilingual-education-still-on-top-of-mind-or-is-it-more-of-a-marketing-tool/

In this episode, I talk about the three different types of audiences you can either be yourself or recognise whenever you have a group of students in front of you. It can be important to realise what these three different types are because they require a different approach when it comes to learning and it can go a long way if you know how to motivate all three different types. Highlights & transcript are available at: https://www.clilmedia.com/podcast5

I am easily bored and suffer from 'shiny-new-object' syndrome. And I am sure I am not the only one. How do you go about making sure the people you work with are not that easily distracted? In my opinion, the key phrase here is 'involvement'. In this episode, I discuss various ways to make teachers feel more involved with your organisation as well as different ways to increase student involvement in your lesson. Highlights & transcript are available at: https://www.clilmedia.com/podcast4

In this episode, I share some thoughts on dealing with a barrier to learning for students in bilingual education and some practical ideas on how to work with that in the lesson and as a team. Highlights & transcript are available at: https://www.clilmedia.com/podcast3

In this episode, I share my tips on how to increase student engagement during a CLIL lesson, both from a teacher's perspective and a coordinator/coach's perspective.  Highlights & transcript are available at: https://www.clilmedia.com/podcast2