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If you are interested in Teaching English in Latin America, you are not alone. Dave’s ELT World Blog has an interview with Sharon de Hinojosa, better know as Naturegirl321. She runs The Latin America TEFL Job List and she took the time to answer a few questions with Dave. Take a look at the Key to Teaching in South America.

One of the most well known TEFL bloggers is calling it quits and taking an early blogger retirement. Katie of TEFLogue is moving on to new and interesting things. The TEFL News Network wishes here a lot of luck in her future endeavors.

TEFLWatch is becoming a great resource for teachers, not only to report bad schools, but also a great resource for lessons. Thanks to the work of the moderator Wangsuda, they have developed an impressive collection of resources for teachers. You can find lesson plans, lesson ideas and lesson resources you need to become a better teacher. Here you’ll find a rundown of the resources they have available, but remember, the resources are growing so check back often because there will be more resources added on a regular basis.

The Resources, Activities and Games Room is a general collection of resources that might be very helpful to teachers, including a few general games and information on teaching books. The good stuff you will find in the sub-rooms.

The Math Resources, Activities and Games Room has a growing collection of Math labs and Math resources. You can even find a link to our math graphing application here on TEFL News.

The Science Resources, Activities and Games Room has some great science labs and even a Science game. It can be difficult to find Science resources for EFL students, but together we can create a great resource.

The English Resources, Activities and Games Room is a real treasure trove of information. If you are a new teacher, you need to be checking it out because everything you need to put together a great lesson is right there waiting for you.

Of course, all of these resources mean nothing unless you are using them, so get on over to the TEFLWatch Forums and start using what is going to become one of the premier free TEFL teaching resource areas.

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It’s time for another addition of TEFLers Around the World. This time, I found three interesting blogs that deserve to be on your reading list or at least occupy your time until you find something better and more interesting to do. I highlight these blogs because they are ones that you should be reading if you are new to the TEFL profession.

First, we have Sadebugo’s Travel Blog. The writer seems to be spamming(actually ‘posting about’ may be better) his blog all over the place, but what the heck, he’s got some interesting articles and travel experiences so maybe he just wants to promote it. He’s running a Slovakia slideshow and the pictures look great. There are some nice gems on his blog, but the Montel Williams Pharmacy referral ad seems interesting, if not out of place, on a TEFL blog. Do check it out for yourself.

EFLGeek is teacher who has a lot to say. He is using a TypePad blog, but I won’t hold it against him. I am sure his heart is in the right place. He’s got a lot of opinions and a lot of great information on teaching in Korea. His posts are peppered with the wisdom that can only be found in a seasoned TEFL veteran in a country like Korea. Don’t teach in Korea without checking out his blog.

This Guy is Teaching Abroad is a TEFL Trainer and teacher in Mexico and gives a insider’s look at teaching in Mexico. I enjoy checking it out from time to time to get a feeling for what’s going on in Mexico. Want to teach in Mexico? You better be reading it. Guy always has time to help out newbies so I am sure you can get a lot of your Mexico questions answered there.

If you want me to take a look at your TEFL/EFL/ELT blog, just drop me an email at teflnews@gmail.com and I will take a look at it and see about reviewing your blog.