TELL 2 is a wonderful opportunity to transform your teaching

Welcome to TELL (Teaching English Language and Literacy), Phase 2!!!

This blog will serve as a space where mentors from Brighton Education's TELL 2 project can celebrate the relationships, successes, materials developed and English events created by teachers of Rompin, Pahang during the TELL 2 project, which began January 2014 and terminates September 2015.

Through this blog, Mentors will also provide information, links, resources and examples of teachers in the TELL 2 programme (or MTPs) who are making great efforts in their classrooms. It can sometimes feel as though you're stuck, alone, in a classroom with 30+ children, and you just don't have the energy or know how to give your best.

As Rompin MTPs support each other by sharing 1) successes, 2) developed materials,  and 3) problems encountered in the classroom (hopefully with solutions!), a new dynamic may emerge, in that, you may begin to feel that you are no longer alone. As members of a Professional Learning Community (PLC), it's always a good idea to share what you're learning with other MTPs, empowering each other and allowing you to cement your own learning! We're all in this together, and it can't hurt to discover new methods, materials and resources, not only from the Mentors, but also from your fellow MTPs! Remember, everyone and everything around you is your teacher!

Most of you have not participated in the TELL project. Over the next two years, there will be many wonderful things to learn about improving our teaching methods and English proficiency. The Mentors of Rompin will consistently seek information that will ease your efforts in making a difference in the lives of children. We look forward to participating with your community in encouraging strengthened English ability in the pupils of this area. Now, let's get to it!

For your consideration: a TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson on education and creativity. TED comes highly recommended by your Mentors, especially as it highlights innovators in many fields. This talk is roughly 19 minutes, with a transcript provided in English, if necessary.