Atena Juszko, ELT Editor | Writer | Project Manager
I know authors who started writing for publishers without any prior knowledge of the ELT publishing process. They have become successful writers and have written flagship courses. But those writers started out years ago, when schedules were generous and there was time to train new talent. Sadly, those days are long gone. Don’t get me […]
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When I look for new writing talent among teachers, I like to see what they’ve been creating for their own students and other teachers. These days, this is really easy as most teachers who make their own materials share them in teachers’ groups, on their websites or fan pages. I’ve seen plenty of self-made content,
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As a commissioning editor, I’ve seen hundreds of LinkedIn profiles ranging from being empty (so useless to me or any recruiter) to being really impressive. My own profile has gone through dozens of iterations and still isn’t the way I’d like it to be… So, what makes a ‘great’ LinkedIn profile? Is it the number
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Here are some current job vacancies in ELT publishing: In-house jobs Publisher: Macmillan Education Position: Commissioning Editor (Primary) Location: Madrid (Spain) or London (Editor) From the advert: ‘The role of Commissioning Editor for ELT Schools Publishing is to commission appropriate ELT content and manage successful content development. It involves commissioning authors and working closely with
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What would Shakespeare’s Facebook profile look like? What kind of friends would he have? What status updates would he write? Get your students to use their imagination and practise creative writing with this social media profile template. This template lets students create a mock social media profile. Profiles can be created for: a famous writer,
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Summer’s almost here and this means that the end of the school year is fast approaching. I have, therefore, created a set of 20 end-of-year certificates for younger kids. These were made with one of my favourite design tools – Canva. If you don’t know how to use Canva, then have a look at my
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Have you been wondering how to use Canva to create stunning ELT materials? Here’s my Canva 2.0 tutorial for complete beginners in which I walk you through the steps needed to create these spring Flashcards. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to: 01:40 – start a project 02:51 – input custom dimensions 03:38 – use
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LinkedIn has this odd feature called ‘People Also Viewed.’ These people are selected based on common key words used in profiles, connections, skills, endorsements, past jobs, etc., so essentially, they’re your competitors. Do you really want a potential client to leave your profile and go check out your competition? Nah, I didn’t think so. Here’s
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Have you ever tried searching for an ELT writing or editing job on LinkedIn? Did you manage to find anything? When most people search for jobs on LinkedIn, they go to the Jobs tab, which is only natural, right? But in the case of freelancers, especially ones in our industry, there aren’t that many jobs
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This is the first board game that I’ve ever created, so I’m really excited to be able to share this with you. I designed it using Canva, one of my favourite free online design tools. If you’re completely new to Canva, then you can find my tutorial for beginners here. The aim of the game
Board Game: Vancouver Read More »