Resources for Teachers and Employers
Everything you need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. We’ve hand-picked these high-quality resources to support our community of global educators and schools. From ready-to-use lesson plans to essential travel tools, consider this your ultimate ESL toolkit.
LESSON PLANNING & CLASSROOM MAGIC
British Council – TeachingEnglish: The “Gold Standard.” Hundreds of free lesson plans, activities, and professional development articles.
BBC Learning English: Best for real-world audio and video resources. Their “6 Minute English” series is a life-saver for conversation classes.
Breaking News English: Incredible for current events. They take one news story and turn it into 7 different levels of difficulty.
ISL Collective: A massive library of free, teacher-made worksheets and “video lessons” (interactive quizzes over YouTube videos).
Canva for Education: The best tool for making flashcards, posters, and beautiful worksheets for free.
MUST-HAVE AI & DIGITAL TOOLS
Twee.com: Specifically for ESL. It can take any YouTube video or text and generate questions, vocabulary lists, and summaries in seconds.
NotebookLM: A free Google tool where teachers can upload their own PDFs/notes and have AI create study guides or “podcasts” from them.
Wordwall: Create interactive games (quizzes, match-ups) that students can play on their phones or during Zoom classes.
- Baamboozle : Great tool for interactive games for all levels and age groups
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH & CERTIFICATION
The TEFL Org: One of the most accredited and respected places for teachers to check if a specific certificate is “real” or a scam.
Coursera: Arizona State University TESOL: A high-credibility university-backed certificate that’s much cheaper than a traditional CELTA.
Cambridge English: For teachers looking to move into official exam prep (IELTS/PET/FCE).
TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE (The essential stuff)
Reddit r/TEFL: The “Water Cooler” of the ESL world. Great for teachers to research schools or specific countries.
Numbeo – Cost of Living: Crucial for teachers to compare that salary in South Korea vs. a salary in Vietnam.
💡 Know a great resource we missed? We’re always looking to improve our toolkit. So if you have a favourite teaching tool or helpful link, contact@better-teachers.com to suggest it to the community!