Eline Gad

Teaching doesn’t always look like lectures or thought-out presentations. Sometimes it looks like people paying attention to the smallest behaviours, habits, or routines you have and learning from them. Today I felt this lesson play out when I needed extra help marking the spelling tests. I called Rebecca, giving her a red pen, a few of the test papers, and a book to record the marks in. My initial thought was that I would do most of the marking and she would just record the marks. After what...

Is there any better way to start a Saturday than to enjoy a movie with your literacy club? Yes, you heard it right, today was truly like no other Saturday because we spent it at the Silverbird movie theater in Accra Mall! What does a movie have to do with literacy? A lot more than you think! Other than the obvious story building that a movie and creative writing share in common, watching a movie also enhances creativity in general. And as we all know, part of getting better at a language also...

When was the first time you ever played a computer game? For some of the TBR students, it was today! Today truly was like no other, as we started off with a computing lesson instead of a storybook. The class, led by their computer teacher at school, was eccentric and excited as they all sat behind a computer and opened their ears to learn about basic computer skills. To round up the educational lesson, they ended by playing the classic game "Zooma," teaching the TBR students not only quick...