How to Make Students Feel More Comfortable in Online Classes
It's safe to say that, no matter the activity, most people do their best when they are feeling comfortable and...
How to Write Great Lesson Notes
How to "Soften" Your Language in Online Lessons
Types of Incidents You Didn't Know You Should Report
How to Stay Sane as a Busy Online Tutor
Make Your Feedback More Professional with this Exam's Scoring System 💯
A survey of over 500 Japanese people who have English tutors found that “giving good feedback” was the factor most...
Behind the Scenes with Journalist and English Teacher, Jenny Whelan
Today we’re going behind the scenes to talk to a Daily News writer of particular interest to our tutoring community:...
Career Development — How To Connect with Interesting People, Ideas, and Opportunities as an Online Tutor
Being a tutor can be isolating, especially if we tutor online. Without access to peers in the same field, it’s...
How to Give Professional Feedback That'll Have Students Coming Back
What a brilliant teacher. She gave me precise corrections and at the end of the lesson, a totally original message...
Online Tutor Career Development — Ideas to Upskill that Don’t Involve Certification
It’s uncommon for people to talk about career development for tutors, and when the issue is brought up, it’s often...
Guide to Tutoring Low to Mid-Intermediate Students (= the Majority of Our Students)
In terms of conversational fluency, most of our students are somewhere in the intermediate levels, especially in the low to...
Why Students Learn With Us (Hint: It’s Not Just Because They Want To Learn English)
Have you ever wondered why your students want to learn English? Or what motivates them to pay for online tutoring?...
Using a Student’s Native Language in Class: Yae or Nay?
“Don’t translate!” “Stop thinking in your native language!” These are common tips that language teachers give their students. Unfortunately, they’re...
Extra Time at the End of the Lesson? ⏳ Activities For Serious Students
There’s seven minutes left and your student has already finished the lesson. 😱 You know this student takes classes very...
Extra Time at the End of the Lesson? ⏳ Play Games!
You reach the end of the lesson, but there is way too much time left 😱 What do you do?...
How Students Book Your Lessons
As tutors, we normally don't get to see how the booking system works from the student's side, which leads to...
Types of Incidents You Didn't Know You Should Report
Occasionally, you may encounter situations during lessons that make you go, “Wait, is that allowed?” Today, we’ll cover four types of...
How to Write Great Lesson Notes
Delivering enjoyable and educational classes for our students is only one part of the service we provide at Engoo. So...
What Does Our New AI Tool Mean for Tutors?
As you have probably seen, we have been developing a new AI-powered tool for users of our platform. We hope...
Maximize Your Income With Last-Minute Bookings
Have you ever closed slots that haven't been booked yet? Do you think opening slots at the last minute is...
8 Facts About Engoo for Our 8th Anniversary
Did you know that our international brand, Engoo, launched this month eight years ago? About a year after starting our...
5 Pro Tips for Handling Technical Issues During Online Lessons
Unfortunately, technical difficulties are part of our job as online tutors. While most of our lessons go smoothly, every now...
Tips to Confirm Students Really Understand
Chances are high that you've had a student who told you they had no questions, when really they were completely...
4 Useful Things You Can Do With Lesson Recordings
Earlier this year, we released our lesson recording feature. As a tutor, you may not have had as many opportunities...
How to Stay Sane as a Busy Online Tutor
Online tutoring has always come with its fair share of stress, and the past few years have just piled on...