Katie

As a UK qualified teacher (PGCE, QTS and TEFL), Katie has taught in the UK, Japan and China as well as online. She has experience working with every age group from young learners up to university preparation classes, including English as a Second Language and STEM subjects. Outside of teaching, Katie loves learning languages and travelling!

January 2023 Curriculum updates

In January, Abridge Academy curriculum members gained access to 14 new lessons. Check out the details and links below… Core course The following lessons were added to the core course: Additionally, minor edits and updates were made to several other core course lessons in response to teachers’ feedback. Ultimate curriculum lessons Ultimate curriculum members also

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Newbie Webinar: January 2023

Welcome to Abridge Academy! This webinar is for all online ESL teachers who are new to the Abridge Academy curriculum. It will run you through how to find the various resources on the Abridge Academy website, as well as top tips for making the most of the lesson tools, activities and supplementary resources. This webinar

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Webinar: 2023 plans

In this webinar, we discuss plans for Abridge Academy in 2023 – including the Abridge Academy curriculum, future webinars / bootcamps / coaching to help you find more online ESL students this year, and YouTube plans. Curriculum plans From January to May, the main focus will be on completing the first five levels of Abridge

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Top tips: how to make online group classes more engaging | Teacher Catherine

Let’s welcome Teacher Catherine from SpeakABC to share her top tips on making online group classes more engaging and educational for your students! Catherine recently taught several group classes to her students to celebrate Chinese New Year, using Abridge Academy’s free Chinese ESL lesson slides. Tip #1: Use interactive teaching materials To have a successful

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