Grow: A podcast from Cambridge

Welcome to the very first episode of Grow PD - all-new episodes of your favourite podcast, where we will share top tips and practical teaching advice that you can take straight into your classroom!

In this episode, Paula Alvarez shares seven simple ways to write better AI prompts and get more useful results for your teaching.

From adding the right context to using examples and choosing the format you want, these practical tips can help you make Generative AI work more effectively for you and your classroom.

You’ll learn how to:
- Give AI a clear role
- Write specific, direct instructions
- Add relevant teaching context
- Provide content for AI to work with
- Use examples to guide the response
- Specify the format, tone and style you need
- Encourage AI to ask questions when it needs more information

Read more on writing a good prompt when using GenAI to help with your English language teaching.

If you’ve got a question about your own classroom, we’d love to hear from you. Send your questions to growpodcast@cambridge.org and they might feature in a future episode of Grow.

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Welcome back to another episode of Grow: A podcast from Cambridge.

Today, host Luísa Geão travels to the Netherlands to chat with Elmira Shirinsokhan, an English teacher, trainer and examiner with nearly 16 years experience across Turkey, Poland and the Netherlands.

In this episode, Elmira shares how teaching across diverse international contexts has shaped her approach to language, identity and classroom culture.

From turning multilingual differences into valuable resources to making adult learners feel safe to take risks, this conversation is packaged with practical tips on how to shift your focus from simply delivering lessons to creating true opportunities for learning.

In this episode of Grow you will discover:
How to put reflection into practice.
Top tips for navigating multilingual classrooms.
Ways to create safe learning spaces for adults.
How to encourage students to take charge of their own progress.
Advice for finding your spark during tough moments.

If you’ve got a question about your own classroom we’d love to hear from you. Send your questions to growpodcast@cambridge.org and they might feature in a future episode of Grow.

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Hello and welcome back to Grow: A podcast from Cambridge.

We’re back at the beautiful and sunny King’s College in Cambridge to bring you another very special Q&A episode.

Host Luísa Geão is joined by Helen Kenyon, Product Manager at Cambridge and Dr Kate Brierton, a Chartered Clinical Psychologist. Together they explore how you can care for your learners and protect your own well-being.

Our experts answer real questions submitted by English language teachers around the world from Azerbaijan, Mexico, and Germany - collected at the IATEFL conference in Brighton.

In this episode of Grow, you will discover:
How to notice when a learner is struggling.
Simple weekly check-ins to spot burnout before it takes over.
Easy emotional language you can teach to young learners.
Using English as a space for students to talk about stress and emotions.
Practical tips on body language to calm anxious learners.

If you’ve got a question about your own classroom we’d love to hear from you. Send your questions to growpodcast@cambridge.org and they might feature in a future episode of Grow.

Discover thousands of experiences, insights, ideas and resources on the World of Better Learning blog.
Find out how you can start your own CELTA journey.
The world’s best-selling grammar book, English Grammar in Use Fifth edition
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Hello and welcome back to Grow: A podcast from Cambridge.

Today we’re bringing you a very special Q&A episode of Grow directly from the beautiful and sunny King’s College in Cambridge.

Host Luísa Geão is joined by English Language Teaching specialists Cecília Lemos Harmer and Olha Madylus, along with co-host Rebecca Rios from Brazil.

Our experts answer real questions submitted by English Language Teachers around the world from Austria, Poland and Georgia - collected at the IATEFL conference in Brighton.

In this episode of Grow, you will discover:
How to manage large mixed ability classes.
Ways to use multilingual classrooms as an advantage.
What to do when tech - or AI - goes wrong.
How to talk about AI, ethics and plagiarism with your students.
How to give actionable, encouraging feedback that highlights progress.

If you’ve got a question about your own classroom we’d love to hear from you. Send your questions to growpodcast@cambridge.org and they might feature in a future episode of Grow.

Discover our Cambridge Life Competencies Framework at cambridge.org/clcf.
Discover thousands of experiences, insights, ideas and resources on the World of Better Learning blog.
Find out how you can start your own CELTA journey.
The world’s best-selling grammar book, English Grammar in Use Fifth edition
Explore our extensive range of learning resources and the world’s most recognised exams and tests for English - all ready for you and your institution.

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Welcome back to Grow: A podcast from Cambridge. Today we’re bringing you another episode from the city of Vũng Tàu in Vietnam.

Host, Uyen Pham sits down with Sarah-Ann Elizabeth Brown, to explore what it really takes to help every child feel seen, valued and confident in the English classroom.

After moving from South Africa to Vietnam, Sarah-Ann shares how teaching abroad has reshaped her career, her classroom and even how she sees the world. She explains how resilience, patience and compassion guides her work with young learners.

In this episode of Grow, you will learn:
Practical ways to build confidence in shy learners.
How to make every child feel included and valued.
Tips for designing lessons that fit different ages and learning styles.
Teacher wellbeing and sustainable work habits.
How to bring joy, laughter and your own story into the classroom.

You’ll also hear from Cecília Lemos Harmer & Matt Ellman from the Professional Learning and Development team at Cambridge with a top tip on how to bring the Cambridge Life Competencies Framework into the language classroom. Discover further, free, practical support for teachers at cambridge.org/clcf.

Find out how you can start your own CELTA or DELTA journey.

Discover thousands of experiences, insights, ideas and resources on the World of Better Learning blog.

Explore our extensive range of learning resources and the world’s most recognised exams and tests for English - all ready for you and your institution.

Join the conversation in your teacher community: Explore fresh ideas, share your insights and connect with educators around the world.

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