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Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don’t like.’” A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect...
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We surveyed more than 500 ESL teachers, including our own, from around the world to discover what tools they use to enhance their lessons. Take a look at the results in our infographic! Do you agree with the findings? Let us know by leaving a comment.
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At its core, the six-word memoir teaches us to be concise but also introspective. Try describing yourself in six words. Not easy, right? So, for English teachers, the six-word memoir is a great way t
A Harry Potter clip is frightening close to resembling a real-world classroom. What do you think?
Teachers rate their interest in today’s Educational Technology trends. With the coming launch of menco.io, you’ll be able to explore these trends and more, and discuss how they will shape the culture of learning around the globe.
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My students absolutely love using those black and white boxes in their activities. It's beyond simple (and fun) to deploy QR codes in education.
The Interesting Ways series continues to be a great example of crowdsourcing good quality classroom ideas. Find here different articles on how to use and make the best of new technologies in our ESL classroom
We're hearing a lot of talk about education in these back-to-school days, but a few conversations rise above the din. One such is the chatter about "flipped classrooms," in which students listen to lectures at home and do homework at school. We also hear names like TED, Codecademy, Khan Academy and Knowmia bandied about, not to mention the term "MOOC" and such brands as Udacity, Coursera, MITx, edX . . . What's it all about?
"I like the way you use videos with us -- you get us moving, talking, writing and speaking. The problem is you make us think too much."
-- "John," one of our English Language Learner students We can think of far worse things a student might say to us, and John's comment demonstrates our perspective on using video with English Language Learners (and, for that matter, with all students) -- research and our experience show that it can be a very effective learning tool, but it has to be used as an active one. The word "active" comes from the Latin "actus," which means "a doing, a driving." Here are some strategies for using video with ELLs that reflect those words and avoid the danger of just sitting back and watching the screen.
Great article on how to make sure that ICT is integrated in the classroom while the content – the learning is still "the thing"
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Be a daring teacher! Let every student experience the joy of creativity. Bring a breath of fresh air into your teaching.
Here's a new version of the prezi... just some tweaks to add a couple of tools. I hope you find it useful
I began my career as an educator as an outdoor educator. Now I teach educational technology. Given both the ever increasing sedentary and indoor lives of kids and the advancement of technology, t...
If you've got a smartphone or a tablet in your classroom, you're ready for the adventure to begin! By adventure I mean digital scavenger hunts.
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A Website for Teachers and Learners of English As a Foreign Language Abroad.
Nice blog with good examples of activities for students to have fun and learnEnglish at the same time. Clear instructions and guidelines for teachers.
Rethinking the approach to learning with an iPad was one of the key points that arose from our recent iPad study tour in Queensland.
Many of the schools talked about the development of 'Learning Workflows' where work is created in one app, then built on in another App and so on.
Using the iPad where many Apps are generally single function, requires a different approach to create useful learning outcomes that moves the integration of the iPad in learning from the Subsitution model to the Redefinition model. A very useful explanation with some practical examples of how to achieve a learning workflow in your classroom can be found in this article.
Most teachers who opt for the flipped classroom strategy are not pursuing a student-centered approach to learning. The traditional model is simply being reversed.
A nice way to introduce Blended Learning to newbies.
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