Lesson Jamming

Lesson Jams are sessions that have been developed for teachers to share knowledge, experience and creativity with others. Lesson Jams have taken place between teachers in (among other places) Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Chernivtsi, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Colombo and Cairo.

Take part
If you’d like to organise or take part in an online lesson jam, join our Facebook group
Or drop me an email: tom(at)tomheaven.com

How-toLesson Jam Tom Heaven
Download an illustrated guide to setting up a lesson jam.
Watch the how-to video

Talks and Webinars
Pre-conference video IATEFL TDSIG Day Birmingham 2016: Spreading the Jam.
Cambridge English Teacher Webinar Lesson Jamming- A Model for Planning Lessons in Groups.
IATEFL TDSIG Day Manchester 2015 blog post.

Write-ups
Teachers in Cairo and Berlin took part in a Skype-based Lesson Jam on 1st August 2015. See write-ups here and here. The first link is to Rachel Daw’s blog Berlingo. She participated in the jam. The second is to another page on this website in which I (briefly) discuss some of the technological aspects.

Teachers in Chernivtsi and Sao Paulo took part in a Skype-based Lesson Jam on 16th October 2015. See the photos and a short write-up here

Teachers in Cairo and Xi’in took part in a Skype-based Lesson Jam on 13th February 2016. See the photos and a short write-up here

I took lesson jamming to Frankfurt am Main and the teachers of ELTAF (English Language Teachers’ Association Frankfurt Rhine- Main- Neckar) on 13th June 2015. Here‘s a short write-up.

Find out more
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Or drop me an email: tom(at)tomheaven.com