Matt Purland - One of the First Teacherpreneurs!

Matt Purland – One of the First Teacherpreneurs!

Check out my recent interview with teacher/entrepreneur Patrice Palmer about teacherpreneurs here:

https://www.teacherpreneur.ca/blog/matt-purland-one-of-the-first-teacherpreneurs

Listen to my interview with Patrice Palmer - 03.01.17

Listen to my interview with Patrice Palmer – 03.01.17

Listen to the free podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/user-819463124/interview-with-matt-purland


Here is a sample from the interview:

Patrice:

What is your biggest challenge as a teacher?

Matt:

Sometimes it can be hard for teachers to remain interested in the subject that they are teaching, especially if, for example, it’s the hundredth time they have explained present simple tense that month! I get over this by having the students do most of the work in the lesson time. Instead of dictating to them what they have to learn, I encourage them to discover the language points by being active in the classroom, working in pairs and small groups, doing projects, and writing on the board. When students produce in class, rather than reading a dreary course book, every class is different, because every student is unique. I developed the teaching method You Are The Course Book recently, and this really helps to stop me from becoming bored or jaded in the classroom!

Read the whole interview here:

https://www.teacherpreneur.ca/blog/matt-purland-one-of-the-first-teacherpreneurs

Thanks, Patrice, for featuring me on your blog!


You can find out more about going from a teacher to a teacherpreneur with Patrice’s Advanced Skills Course here:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/accidental-teacherpreneur-patrice-palmer-m-ed-m-a-tesl-ctdp