Professional, engaging, ready to use resources. PowerPoints, Worksheets, Crosswords
I have a varied background working in both education and the corporate world. I've held management roles, teaching roles and entrepreneurial ventures. I've been involved in adult education for the past two decades. My teaching areas are computing and workplace communication skills. I also have my CELTA and have experience teaching English as a second language. I love creating resources for all of the above.
Professional, engaging, ready to use resources. PowerPoints, Worksheets, Crosswords
I have a varied background working in both education and the corporate world. I've held management roles, teaching roles and entrepreneurial ventures. I've been involved in adult education for the past two decades. My teaching areas are computing and workplace communication skills. I also have my CELTA and have experience teaching English as a second language. I love creating resources for all of the above.
This is a great Crack the Code puzzle to use to review vocabulary around the theme of Halloween. There are 20 words listed. Can be used for ESL, workplace training, or classrooms as part of a lesson, as an activity for early finishers or just a fun challenge to begin or wrap up a lesson.
The files come in both pdf and word versions in case minor changes are required for your audience.
This is a great word search puzzle to use to review vocabulary around the theme of Halloween. There are 20 words listed. Can be used for ESL, workplace training, or classrooms as part of a lesson, as an activity for early finishers or just a fun challenge to begin or wrap up a lesson.
The files come in both pdf and word versions in case minor changes are required for your audience.
This Word Search puzzle is suitable as a general or ESL resource. It covers key vocabulary associated with the celebration of Easter.
It is provided in an editable Word version and a pdf version.
Words are:
Easter Bunny
Easter
Easter Egg
Easter Egg Hunt
Good Friday
Hot Cross Bun
Cross
Resurrection
Crucifixion
Christian
Celebration
Easter Basket
This is a great crossword puzzle to use to review vocabulary around the theme of Halloween. There are 20 words listed. Can be used for ESL, workplace training, or classrooms as part of a lesson, as an activity for early finishers or just a fun challenge to begin or wrap up a lesson.
The files come in both pdf and word versions in case minor changes are required for your audience.
Running a successful meeting is an essential business skill. Much time can be wasted in unproductive meetings. This PowerPoint presentation will take you through all the steps from creating an agenda to running the meeting, to summarizing. It is an interactive presentation that includes teachers notes for additional information and ideas to use with learners / students.
It also includes worksheets, processes and templates for learners / students to use throughout the lesson.
The files are editable and are provided in both pdf, power-point and word format.
Learning Objectives:
To save an organization time and money by running meetings efficiently.
To understand the importance of planning a meeting.
To be able to create and use documentation associated with running a meeting
The files are editable and are provided in both pdf, powerpoint and word format.
Running a successful meeting is an essential business skill. Much time can be wasted in unproductive meetings. This PowerPoint presentation will take you through all the steps from creating an agenda to running the meeting, to summarising. It is an interactive presentation that includes teachers notes for additional information and ideas to use with learners / students.
The files are editable and are provided in both pdf, power-point and word format.
Learning Objectives:
To save an organization time and money by running meetings efficiently.
To understand the importance of planning a meeting.
To be able to create and use documentation associated with running a meeting
The files are editable and are provided in both pdf, powerpoint and word format.
Zoom is a platform to interact online. Use it for video conferencing, online meetings, webinars, chat, teaching, training, distance learning, family meetings and general collaboration. If you’ve been thrown in the deep end with digital learning, then this resource is what you need.
This guide provides step by step instructions with lots of pictures to make it easy to understand. This will give you the confidence to participate in and run (host) effective online classrooms and meetings.
The topics covered are below:
Introduction to Zoom
Signing up to Zoom
Join a Meeting via Email
Join a Meeting using a Unique Code
Host a Meeting and invite participants
Schedule a Meeting using the desktop
Meeting Controls
Class Waiting Room – Setting Up
Class Waiting Room – Accept into Meeting
Add a Virtual Background
Lock Meeting
Use the Whiteboard
Share Screens
Breakout Rooms
Record your Meeting
Assigning another person as Host
Zoom Shortcut Keys
Classroom Etiquette / Tips
Business Etiquette / Tips
Copyright | Terms of Use
Canva is an excellent, free, design tool that can save you time and money. It makes sense to use this instead of paying for expensive designers. This resource comes in PPT form and a pdf. The PPT is 30 slides.
This training PowerPoint and PDF is a step by step guide to get you started using Canva. A Pinterest pin using Video is created for the purposes of an example, however, the skills learnt can be applied to other promotional documents such as Covers, brochures, posters, instagram posts, twitter posts, etc.
You can use Canva to market your store, and / or use it as a class lesson. Students / learners can create posters, design promotional material on a topic of your choice, etc.
This can be used to teach yourself how to use Canva or as a project for students / learners.
Topics covered in Step by Step, graphic format:
Signing up and Logging on to Canva
Creating a Pinterest Pin
Video Template Choices
Review of Objects Menu
Inserting and Changing Text
Moving and Rotating Text Placeholders
Adjusting Spacing between Characters
Making changes to your video (crop, trim)
Publishing to Pinterest and to File
This resource is print ready. It contains a Days of the Week Crossword puzzle and a Mix and Match worksheet using the same word bank. It covers vocabulary such as ‘after’, ‘before’, ‘in between’. Useful to introduce or review with English as a second Language students.
The resource is provided in pdf and word format so that the descriptions can be edited if required.
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation with attached notes that can be used as a lesson plan. It is a complete lesson on creating and writing smart goals. I have used this for many different audiences from young people through to the corporate sector when looking at setting goals for learning, business and personal areas of life.
The worksheet has a couple of examples of how to set out SMART goals and room to create their own.
The files are editable so that you can make relevant changes for your particular audience if required.
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These two forms are useful to make informed decisions about the apps that will be downloaded onto iPad for children's use. A set criteria is used to ensure that the apps will be educational, within budget, relevant and useful. There is such a wide variety of apps to choose from that a process like this should be in place whenever staff wish to recommend and / or suggest apps for early learning centers or primary schools. I have left this in word format so that the forms can be edited if necessary.
This training manual lists all the steps required to create, edit and delete headers and footers in Microsoft Word. It is set out step by step with lots of graphics to make it easy to follow. Essential skills if you are working with documents that are over 2 pages long.
I have included both a Word and pdf document for editing and printing as required.
This training manual covers Mail Merge, Styles, Headers and Footers, automated Table of Contents, Page Numbers and Indexes. Great for managing those long documents and reports.
The word file is editable and exercise files are also provided.
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This resource contains documents that are useful to use when teaching about workplace forms. They provide good examples with graphics of Accident and Hazard forms. Learners can enter in their workplace forms and also their specific workplace examples of accidents, incidents and hazards that could affect the safety of themselves and others in the workplace. The documents can be edited for specific company details.
There is also a standard form that can be filled out as an activity for students.
This resource covers tips for giving effective instructions in the workplace. It contains a 3 page worksheet that provides an example using sequencing words and activities for learners to carry out including a roleplay.
It also has a warm up activity that asks learners to follow instructions to complete a test. It is a fun activity that always trips up learners. They inevitably do not read the first instruction carefully enough and end up doing extra work.
The resource is provided in both pdf and word document format for editing if necessary.
Suitable for ESOL and workplace communications workshops.
This resource is a list of common carpentry and building handtools. The first worksheet lists the tool, has a description of what the tool is used for and has a picture. The second sheet is an activity for students to complete by filling in the description area.
This is useful for apprentices or those working in the construction industry that are new to NZ (worker from overseas) that need to get up to speed with names for tools and equipment within the industry
This 4 page document provides a step by step process that will enable you to create a form for others to fill out online. This creates a very professional and easy way to have people fill out information required.
This resource contains a Worksheet with 3 different exercises to practice changing a verb to a noun using word endings. Simply printout and handout to class.
Both pdf and .doc files are included for if you wish to change the words in the tables. An Answer sheet is also provided.
The game is a mix n match cut out activity.
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Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources
These forms cover Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook as well as a basic users form. When planning computer training it is essential to have an idea of the skill level of participants. You can hand out or email these forms to learners before or during a session. They simply fill them out and return them. You can then use the information to split up groups into appropriate skill levels or just for general content planning for the session.
I have also included a Feedback form that can be used to hand out after the session. They are in Word format so that you can easily remove or add any of the skills.
I have used these for corporate groups and community groups successfully.
When planning computer training it is essential to have an idea of the skill level of participants. You can hand out or email this form to learners before or during a session. They simply fill it out and return it.
The spreadsheet provided allows you to summarise the information.
You can then use the information to split up groups into appropriate skill levels or just for general content planning for the session.