🎙️Hello and welcome to How to English TEFL Pod with Gav and Em. Your fortnightly dose of TEFL chat, classroom chaos, and questionable letter themes! This week it’s K, and we’re keeping up, keeping calm, and keeping it together... just about. Expect knowledge gaps, kinesthetic games, and a lot of Ks you didn’t know you needed. Fancy buying us a coffee or tea? Visit ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod – with a K!

🥾Let’s kick it off!

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[00:00:00] – Intro & preamble: Gav and Em reveal the letter of the episode – K!

[00:01:21] – Topic 1: Keeping Up – trends in teaching, student needs, and unexpected lesson twists.

[00:10:07] – Topic 2: Knowledge Gaps – recognising and responding to repeated student errors.

[00:17:30] – Topic 3: Knowledge vs Information – what it really means to know something.

[00:20:37] – Topic 4: Keeping Calm & Carrying On – burnout, low-energy lessons, and TED Talk breaks.

[00:22:35] – Self-care tips for teachers – batch planning, snacks, mindfulness, and boundaries.

[00:26:20] – Em’s Tip of the Episode: Kinesthetic Learning – from teddy bears to snowball fights.

[00:29:04] – Gav's Tip: Key Language for… everyday situations, from hotels to immigration.

[00:31:00] – Final thoughts, Krashen love, and Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpod