Susan’s education and professional experience includes
a B.A. from the University of California, teaching credentials
for secondary English and literacy instruction, and a
M.A.T. in TESOL from the University of Northern Colorado.
Susan has many years of teaching experience in public and private schools, and has focused on developing English language acquisition programs for adults in vocational settings. Currently, Susan balances teacher training, curriculum and materials development, and EFL teaching at our Denver, Colorado location. Susan also became a CELTA trainer at Bridge in 2009. She is now the Director of Curriculum Development as well.
Susan's posts
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“You’re fascinating to me”: Language Learning through Human Connection
Language is social. My colleague Joshua Yardley (look for all his great blog posts) recently recommended a brief lecture to me on Ted Talks, called
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Top Three Ways to Build Relationships at Your New EFL Job
You just got an exciting job teaching English in a beautiful country. You’re trained in your field, and you know what you want to accomplish
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Part II – Reading Techniques for Learner-Centered Teaching: “That’s just like my cousin…”
Part I of this article “Reading Techniques for Learning-Centered Teaching” established how designing student-centered activities after reading motivates English language learners to speak and write. Part
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Reading Techniques for Learner-Centered Teaching Part I: “That’s just like my cousin…”
A recent article in TESOL Journal discussed how to create a more student-centered ESL classroom by providing follow-up projects on reading, in which students personalized the
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Why Certify? TEFL Certification and the Lives of Trainees
TEFL Certification and the Lives of Trainees
This month I had the demanding experience of teaching in both an on-site TEFL certification training course with Denver’s
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Why It Matters: Selecting an Accredited TEFL Course
You want to teach English abroad. You’re looking for a TEFL training course to prepare you for teaching and enhance your employment opportunities. You google
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“Hey! Look at me when I’m talking to you!” Communication Patterns and Cultural Misperceptions
When you teach EFL, you expect linguistic challenges, but have you thought about how the patterns of communication influence us? Differences in behavior are objective,
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Make Students Remember What They Learn! Inductive vs. Deductive Grammar Teaching in the ESL Classroom
A key ESL teaching concept is deductive versus inductive learning. Should you begin with a rule (such as a grammar rule concerning the past tense)
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Making Art and Making Language: Tasks for Varied Learning Styles
Not all students learn in the same ways. Each person brings his own experiences, preferences, and learning style to the classroom. Learning styles have been
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Listening to Students – What a Concept! Monitoring Errors and Needs Assessment in the EFL Classroom
How often do you step back and listen to your EFL students? We often think of error correction as a direct, immediate action: the teacher
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