Tashkent · English teaching methodology
TeacherShokh

A teacher's notebook

Teaching is an art.
Teaching well is a craft.

I'm Teacher Shokh (Shokhrukh Rejavaliev), an English teacher in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. I work with young learners, teens and IELTS candidates, and I write about methodology: what the research says, what actually happens in the classroom, and the distance between the two.

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Writing

Essays on teaching, learning, and the craft of doing both well.

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    Telegram posts

    From the @inspiring_teacher channel: classroom notes, games, books and reflections.

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    “I give my heart to children.”
    V. A. Sukhomlinskiy · book title, 1969
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    Watch

    My two YouTube channels: one on teaching, one personal. You can watch the videos right here.

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      Work

      Things I'm building outside the classroom.

      Live · pilot

      Book2Board

      Tomorrow's Prepare lesson, ready to teach.

       Live

      CEQ-Prep Progress Tracker

      Who needs help this week, at a glance.

       Live

      IELTS Pro Gang

      Training for band 9, with the feedback to get there.

       In progress

      Teacher podcast

      Methodology, talked through.

       Rahimov School

      Gamification at Rahimov School

      Rewards that support motivation rather than replace it.
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      About

      I've taught for about five years, from seven-year-olds in Starters to adults preparing for IELTS. I currently work at Rahimov School in Tashkent, where I lead the school's gamification and reward systems.

      One question drives me: how do learners actually learn, and how much of that can a teacher influence? So I read second language acquisition research, pedagogy, psychology and philosophy, then test what I find in the classroom.

      I'm a human being, not a job title. I have a lot of interests, and I can't be defined by a single word, so I try to embrace the complexity of my passions: teaching, vibe-coding tools for EdTech, writing, poetry and literature, entrepreneurship, videos for Instagram and YouTube, and singing, just for myself. Each one has its own corner.

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      Qualifications & experience
      CELTACambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Adults
      IH CTYLInternational House Certificate in Teaching Young Learners
      IELTSAcademic, overall band 8.0
      DELTAIn preparation
      Experience~5 years in the classroom

      My Telegram channels