Knowledge distilled from the teaching sites in my Chrome bookmarks. It’s organised by topic, and each idea links back to its source and post.
Status (Nov 2026): all readable teaching bookmarks processed in 5 batches (55 web sources), plus 21 book-highlight sources. 241 idea notes, 20 topic hubs. Everything is linked to my existing notes where they overlap.
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- 🧭 Topic - SLA Theories Map: one-page theory orientation for DELTA M1
- 🎓 Topic - DELTA
- 🇺🇿 Local evidence: English in Uzbek state primary schools - Copland et al. 2024 · CPD portfolios - What, So what, Now what
Topic hubs
- Topic - Lexis and Formulaic Language
- Topic - Attention, Noticing and Focus on Form
- Topic - Grammar Acquisition and Sequencing
- Topic - Error and Corrective Feedback
- Topic - Task-Based Learning and Dogme
- Topic - Listening
- Topic - Speaking and Pronunciation
- Topic - Reading and Extensive Reading
- Topic - Lesson Planning and Materials
- Topic - Memory, Retrieval and Recycling
- Topic - Teaching Young Learners
- Topic - Classroom Management and Affect
- Topic - Assessment and Evidence of Learning
- Topic - Teacher Development
- Topic - Motivation and Rewards: rewards, praise, grades (gamification evidence base)
- Topic - Exam Preparation
- Topic - L1 Use and Translanguaging
- Topic - Edtech, AI and Gamification: design brief for my edtech projects
Sources processed
- Source - Scott Thornbury (An A-Z of ELT): SLA concepts and terminology
- Source - Gianfranco Conti (The Language Gym): EPI, chunks, memory
- Source - Carol Read (ABC of Teaching Children): young learners
- Source - Sandy Millin: DELTA and teacher development
- Source - ELT Research Bites: research summaries (partial)
- Source - Lizzie Pinard: DELTA LSAs, Module 3, reflective practice
- Source - An ELT Notebook (Sue Swift): DELTA Module 1 task-by-task
- Source - Hugh Dellar: teaching lexically, reformulation
- Source - Leo Selivan (Leoxicon): collocation, colligation, translation
- Source - Steve Smith (Language Teacher Toolkit): listening, Nation’s principles
- Source - Jane-Maria Harding da Rosa (TEYL): songs, chants, very young learners
- Source - Alfie Kohn: rewards, praise, grades
- Source - TeachingEnglish (British Council): CPD framework, translanguaging, AI guidance
- Source - Cambridge World of Better Learning: exam criteria, IELTS
- Source - Demand High ELT: doable demand, not rubberstamping
- Source - Geoff Jordan (applingtesol): SLA-based critique, TBLT
- Source - Adaptive Learning in ELT (Philip Kerr): edtech, gamification, AI
- Source - IATEFL TDSIG blog: CPD (incl. the Uzbekistan portfolio project)
- Source - Wednesday Seminars (Zhenya Polosatova): reflective groups, feedback
- Source - ELT Rants, Reviews and Reflections (Mike Griffin): observation, TTT, journals
- Source - Edutopia: spacing, retrieval, attention
- Source - IH World (IH Teach English): practical YL and exam tips
- Source - Cambridge English Teacher Resources: Starters–Flyers handbook
- Source - Fluency First ELT (Anderson & McCutcheon): task cycle, reactive feedback
- Source - Barefoot TEFL Teacher (David Weller): CI, TBL vs TBLT, CCQs, pairwork, eliciting
- Source - ELT Planning (Pete): Boers, Lyster & Ranta, BICS/CALP
- Source - The TEFL Zone (Rachel Tsateri): low-prep lessons, exit tickets
- Source - Side Notes on ELT (Lina Gordyshevskaya): anxiety, intelligibility, DELTA M1
- Source - ELT-CATION (Svetlana Kandybovich): task variation, feedback as activity, AI planning
- Source - Nik Peachey (Peachey Publications): AI prompt templates, Telegram
- Source - After Octopus (Vedrana Vojkovic Estatiev): online feedback design
- Source - TEFLtastic (Alex Case): worksheet bank
Batch 5 (long tail) - Source - Ljiljana Havran: Long’s TBLT in ESP, library extensive reading
- Source - Jamie Clayton: extensive listening trial, Dogme recycling, reading fluency
- Source - Sam Shepherd (ESOL, Learning, and FE): emergent language with beginners, PPP critique
- Source - Clare’s ELT Compendium (Clare Maas): lecture signals, feedback language
- Source - A Journey in TEFL: closings, grammar sequence, shadowing
- Source - Teaching English with Oxford: inductive/deductive grammar, SRL, songs
- Source - Collins ELT: CEFR word labels, mock-test reflection, YL dictionaries
- Source - Larry Ferlazzo: motivation research, improvement rubrics
- Source - My ELT Rambles (Joanna Malefaki): fishbowl peer feedback, online EAP
- Source - Visualising Ideas (Naomi Epstein): distractors, schema, hearing loss
- Source - Hana Tichá (How I see it now): information gaps, culture-loaded English, AI
- Source - That ELT Blog (Sanchia): song listening, authentic audiences, observation
- Source - Blog de Cristina (Cristina Cabal): vocabulary games with Wooclap and AI
- Source - English with Jennifer: pronunciation, learner varieties
- Source - English with a Twist (Shanthi Streat): communication strategies, speaking anxiety
- Source - My Adventures in ESL: mixed-level classes, safety routines
- Source - TeacherTrain: choosing PD, teacher confidence
- Source - EFL Magazine: keyword method, correction contracts
- Source - My English Pages: Krashen, TBLT, Lexical Approach summaries
- Source - Film English (Kieran Donaghy): five-stage film lessons
- Source - Tim’s Free English Lesson Plans: B2–C2 conversation and exam lessons
- Source - The Teacher James: low-prep warmers
- Source - TEFL.net: not readable
Book highlights (Kindle, Apple Books, my book notes) - Source - Book - About Language (Scott Thornbury): teacher language awareness (DELTA M1)
- Source - Book - Introducing English to Young Children (Opal Dunn): YL motivation, motherese
- Source - Book - To Children I Give My Heart (Sukhomlynsky): the whole child
- Source - Book - 100 Teaching Tips (Penny Ur): my notes on tips 1–17, mapped to evidence
- Source - Book - How to Teach English (Jeremy Harmer) · Source - Book - Learning Teaching (Jim Scrivener): my notes
- Source - Book - Learn Like a Pro and Uncommon Sense Teaching (Barbara Oakley): attention, phones
- Source - Book - The Anxious Generation (Jonathan Haidt) · Source - Book - The Power of Moments (Chip & Dan Heath)
- Source - Book - How to Take Smart Notes (Sönke Ahrens): the method behind this vault
- More: Muciaccia, UzbTutors, Kohn, Stupple, Sweetland, Cope, Emerson, Hollins, Carol Read (see Books - Index)
All sources
- Teaching Bookmarks Index: every teaching bookmark, its focus and processing status
How the notes are built
Each idea note has: Claim → Mechanism/theory → Classroom moves → Limits & critique → Apply in my context → Connections.
- Anything marked (Claude) is added interpretation or outside knowledge, not the source’s claim. Verify it before citing.
- Content is paraphrased; quotes are under 25 words. Always cite the original post or study, not this vault.
- New notes follow Template - Idea note.