“Step Aside, Teacher! I’m In Charge Now!”

image by stocking on magnific.com

by Katherine Reilly, ELT Author & Teacher Trainer

As the school year neared its end, my younglings burst into the classroom, sweaty and exhaling heavily after playing under the warm early June sun.

“How was your break?” I teased them, fully aware that their minds were now preoccupied with games and laughter. In all honesty, whose weren’t? Summer was just upon us and we were well into the final lessons of the year.

It was now time for my students to demonstrate how well they had become accustomed to taking the initiative in class. Not an easy endeavour, mind you, but one worth striving for.

“Here we go! The following text is about recycling. Any preference on how to work on it?” I asked.

Continue reading ““Step Aside, Teacher! I’m In Charge Now!””

ENBI Webinar Materials for Student Empowerment

ENBI Young Learners Conference

What an amazing conference! My heartfelt appreciation to all who attended. Below you’ll find a lot of goodies to empower your students and create an inclusive learning environment for all.

The folder includes the following:

  • The Presentation file of this webinar
  • A lovely Certificate: Just add your name, save, and print!
  • The webinar Handout
  • An Extensive Theory handout
  • A Sample of my book: ‘Breaking Barriers’

✨💫⭐️Wishes for a productive 2026! ☺️🙏✨

MaWSiG Webinar Materials

My heartfelt gratitude to all the teachers who attended our webinar. Below, you will find pdf files of my presentation and a lovely handout with links to the tools and resources you’ll need to enhance your students’ writing.

Below you will find the AI output for the writing tasks we discussed:

https://katherinereilly.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/01-produce-writing-topic.docx

https://katherinereilly.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/02-scaffolding.docx

https://katherinereilly.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/03-critical-thinking-story-with-open-ending.docx

Good luck and wishes for a happy school year! 💛✨☀️🌻