Pavilion ELT blog from Anna Hasper

Anna Hasper recently kicked off the MET Spotlight Webinar Series, shining a spotlight on how you can manage emotions when giving feedback. Here, she summarises the session to explore the impact of emotions on feedback and suggest some ways to proactively manage students’ emotions regarding feedback.

Anna Hasper firmly believes that a teachers’ job is so much than teaching a language; it is teaching people. Here, she elaborates on the importance of teaching with empathy and explains how this concept links to building a rapport.

For many of us another school year has just come to an end or is ending soon. One habit Anna Hasper has developed over the years is planning in some time, at the start of summer, to write down her end-of-year reflections. Here, she explains how she takes time to think back and self-reflect, but also why it is important to be kind to yourself.

You've just finished your lesson and you felt it was really successful. But one student’s feedback was that ‘your lesson was boring’, and that is the one comment that sticks. Sound familiar? Here, Anna Hasper explores negativity bias, and what we can do to combat it when needed.

How many times have you said yes, when you actually want to shout no? We’ve all done it, but learning how to use no can profoundly impact both our teaching and our lives for the better. Anna Hasper delves into why it's crucial at times to say no, why it can be difficult, and some tips to grow the art of refusal.

Have you set yourself any new years’ resolutions at work for the new year? Here, Anna Hasper explores her own growth focus to explain why it is important for our professional growth as educators that we purposefully carve out some time in our busy lives to stop, pause and reflect on our practice.

Have you ever had your name mispronounced? Have you ever taught a group of students with names that were foreign to you? Have you ever had a student come up to you requesting you call them by a different name? Let’s explore the importance of using names and pick up tips to make all your learners feel valued in class.

As the new term starts, what kind of learning culture do you want to establish in your classroom? How much thought do you give to it? What impact might improving the learning culture have on the learning outcomes? Read on to discover some practical ways to establish psychological safety in the classroom, and how it encourages learners to try out new language, whilst daring to make mistakes.

Paper-light, or materials-light, teaching not only helps teacher do their bit for the environment, it can also lead to more student involvement, wise use of technology and creative use of images and realia in the classroom.