IELTS Reading: making evidence-based choices
An explanation of True / False / Not Given and Yes / No / Not Given questions, with a link to my original lesson post.
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- IELTS learners
- Work represented
- Explaining question types and reading strategies.
Work & Resources
Teaching, Ideas
& Resources
Explore my teaching guides, educational content, learning-design ideas, and useful resources for learners and educators.
Teaching guides, published explanations, curated resources, and work in progress are labelled below. Each example links to the work or its original post.
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English & Test Preparation
English skills, IELTS, SAT, GED, and other English exams.
Choosing an English level test
A comparison of four online English checks, with guidance on what each result can and cannot tell learners.
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- Learners choosing a starting level
- Work represented
- Comparing external resources and explaining assessment choices.
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Learning Design
Lesson planning, curriculum alignment, assessment, and teaching practice.
IELTS Speaking teaching guide
A practical teaching guide with a 90-minute lesson plan, speaking activities, and feedback approaches.
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- English teachers and tutors
- Work represented
- Connecting learning goals, practice, and assessment.
Keeping goals, teaching, and assessment aligned
A teaching reflection on why learning goals, classroom activities, and assessment need to work together.
- For
- Educators designing lessons or courses
- Work represented
- Explaining curriculum alignment through classroom examples.
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Education Content
Educational explainers, learner questions, study guidance, and resource collections.
Questions from learners. Replies from my practice.
A searchable collection of learner questions with links to my replies in the Grow with Sandy Isadora community.
- For
- Learners looking for practical guidance
- Work represented
- Responding to learner needs and organizing reusable explanations.
A library of learning ideas
Teaching notes, educational explanations, study guidance, and shared resources organized into browsable areas and topics.
- For
- Learners and educators looking for useful explanations and resources.
- Work represented
- Publishing educational content and organizing resources around learner needs.
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AI & EdTech
AI for teaching and learning, digital tools, and current research.
Delivered session · English & AI literacySpeaking practice through prompt engineering
An integrated speaking practice session exploring clearer instructions and communication with AI. The original post documents the session.
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- English learners exploring AI
- Work represented
- Connecting language practice with a technology topic.
English communication for AI-related roles
Current ESP research and assessment development focused on communication needs in AI-related and AI product roles.
- For
- Professionals in AI-related workplace roles
- Work represented
- Needs analysis and the development of relevant language tasks.
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Computer Science Resources
Beginner-friendly courses, tutorials, and shared study guidance.
A collection for fellow learners
Useful computer science resources, grouped by topic and linked to their original sources. Courses and tutorials are credited to their creators.
Computer science resource collection
A small collection of official courses and tutorials, organized by what to learn next, alongside my existing CS-related posts.
- For
- Beginners and fellow learners
- Work represented
- Resource selection and organization; courses belong to their credited providers.
Published resource commentaryFrom programming basics to small projects
My introduction to a project-based learning directory, for learners who know some basics and want ideas for something to build.
- For
- Learners ready to apply basic coding skills
- Work represented
- Sharing and explaining an external learning resource.