What is an ESL instructor?

What is ESL teacher. Photo of ESL teacher in front of whiteboard.

Chances are you recently discovered an interest in teaching English or have heard the term crop up before and now have a burning desire to get answers.  But what is an ESL teacher and wait a sec…what does ESL stand for?  ESL stands for English as a second language.  So naturally, an ESL teacher is […]

Become a better teacher with our professional development courses

As a teacher, you never stop learning. There will be lessons you totally nail, “ah-ha!” moments that you make possible, and a ton of cute thank you cards on your desk at the end of the year. Most days, however, you’ll walk out of a lesson thinking about what went well and what you need […]

Why bother with a TEFL certificate?

We get a lot of questions from individuals hoping to head overseas to teach ESL. Some are certified teachers and some are just individuals looking for a new adventure. Some have classroom experience teaching subject-specific material and some have never stepped foot in a classroom. Across this spectrum of potential ESL teachers, we always say […]