“The definition of insanity is

doing the same thing over and

over again, but expecting
different results.”
Albert Einstein  

John Boresoff
 Who are we working with?

Cry–babies
Exposed to vast information but less in depth (lazy)
Increasingly high levels of stress and anxiety (ADD/ADHD, alcohol, lack of study skills)
Typically under-prepared (know it all)
Technology addicts  (9 hrs. before the pandemic. 18 hrs during the pandemic )
Ambitious but unrealistic expectations (boomerang)
Less likely to engage in class participation

John Boresoff
Marking mistakes vs. Marking
important information
 How people
learn and…
How does the
memory work?
SHORT TERM vs LONG TERM
MULTISENSORIAL REGISTRATION
FACE UP/DOWN ACTIVITIES
INFORMATION + EMOTION =
LONG TERM MEMORY
Wanting to be the nice fun teacher…
set your standards from the top so you can have fun down the road!
Making the same lesson plan for all levels…
A way to avoid this is beginning a new course with comprehension questions to assess
the level of all students. This will give you a chance to prepare/tweak your lesson plans for
all levels.
Drawing out or rushing your lesson plan…
Many new teachers think they need to stick with the exact daily plan they prepared, but,
as a teacher, you have to be flexible! 
Talking too slowly or too quickly
You can always repeat yourself or sound words out, but speak as you would like to be
spoken to if you were learning a language.
Forgetting the goal of your students
English is a skill that every student will inevitably use in the real world, so keep that in
mind when creating lesson plans and speaking in class.

Giving students a grade…

The course objectives should and must be a priority, not a passing grade, (check list)
Obsessing over perfect grammar
Don’t let the details bog your brain down!
Viewing each student as the same
It may seem obvious, but students listen and respond less to a
general: listen up class, compared to a: "Jimmy, listen up!"
Thinking short term
To set yourself up for success, focus on the long term goals for
each class or semester.
Assuming you are the only teacher in the room
As you tell them stories from your home, listen to theirs! You will
have an intense cultural exchange right at work!
Not having fun
You are the English expert,so have fun with it!
 Obsessing over perf ec t grammar

Don’t let the details bog y our brain down!

V iewing eac h student as the same

It may seem obv ious, but students listen and respond less to a general: listen up class, compared to a: "J immy, listen up! "

Thinking short term

To set y ourself up for suc cess, f oc us on the long term goals for eac h class or semester.

Assuming you are the only teacher in the room

As you tell them stories f rom your home, listen to theirs! You will hav e an intense c ultural exc hange right at work!

Not having f un

You are the English ex pert,so hav e fun with it!

 OBJECTIVES
• STUDENTS’ OBJECTIVES

TEACHER’S COURSE’S INSTITUTION’

OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES S OBJECTIVES

John Boresoff
TWO WAY MOTIVATION…

Obsessing over perf ec t grammar

Don’t let the details bog y our brain down!

V iewing eac h student as the same

It may seem obv ious, but students listen and respond less to a general: listen up class, compared to a: "J immy, listen up! "

Thinking short term

To set y ourself up for suc cess, f oc us on the long term goals for eac h class or semester.

Assuming you are the only teacher in the room

As you tell them stories f rom your home, listen to theirs! You will hav e an intense c ultural exc hange right at work!

Not having f un

You are the English ex pert,so hav e fun with it!

 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Characteristics of millennials http://itsmesirjulz.blogspot.com/2015/12/understanding-t

echnology-learners-new.html

Adicted to technology.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/8-habits-that-make-millennials-stressed-anxious-
and_us_5924f46be4b0dfb1ca3a0f8a

ADD vs. ADHD

https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/difference-between-add-and-adhd
Error marking
https://writing.colostate.edu/guides/teaching/error/pop2a.cfm

Teaching Effectiveness in Technology-Mediated Distance

https://doi.org/10.5465/257034
Effective Teaching Strategies
https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/effective-teaching-st
rategies-six-keys-to-classroom-excellence/
John Boresoff
jboresoff@colbender.ed.co
300 322 6377
boresoff@yahoo.com

John Boresoff