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From vibrant communities on social media to inventive lessons using video conferencing, Joe Dale explores how languages teachers have embraced technology in the classroom (Are language teachers leading the way with education technology?
The May #globalclassroom chats were some of the liveliest and productive we’ve had in some time. With contributions from leading early childhood educators around the world, it is hard to sum up the true impact of these chats …I highly recommend exploring the archives for great links, resources, and ideas for integrarating global perspectives into the early years.
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10 Characteristics Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment
Two academics discuss the pros and cons of using Twitter as a learning tool to encourage instinctive thinking in higher education
This is a summary of Dr Jun Liu's plenary on the future of ELT. You can watch an interview with the man himself here and his presentation in full here. To talk about the future of ELT, we need to look at the future in general: ...
When learning English it's important that you hear as many different accents and types of voices from different ages of speaker so that you are able to understand English wherever you go. This activity gives you lots of opportunity to practice your listening skills and broaden your understanding of English speakers.
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RT @analuisalozano: RT @TeachingEnglish: #teachingEnglish David Crystal lecture on the King James Bible and the English language: ... http://bit.ly/oZOXZu
Elementary school Principal Peter DeWitt writes about students' social and emotional health, and how educators can help young people find common ground. He can be found at www.petermdewitt.com.
RT @TeachingEnglish: A great selection of #TeachingEnglish recorded webinars http://t.co/FhLu8U1p #BritishCouncil elt
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Erika Osváth, an educator, English teacher and materials writer from Hungary, talks about some different ways for kids to interact with stories. My friend, who teaches English literature at ELTE Un...
How can digital games support conceptual learning? And how can games be made accessible and useful for teachers? Those are the questions addressed by Possibl...
Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Gust MEES
Free short English stories for ESL students, with crossword puzzles and dictation exercises, created for ESL learners who want to practice reading and improve their reading skills. Students can also listen to the stories.
Sparkol - Create powerful presentations by concentrating on the content...
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Kim Thomas listens in as experts discuss how different environments can have a positive impact on teaching and learning (Great food for thought: education has changed immensely over years - but are classrooms keeping up with evolution?
A free downloadable lesson, based around a short TED talk by Matt Cutts on how carrying out 30 day challenges helped him to improve his life. Suitable from PreIntermediate/A2+, the lesson starts wi...
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Teach English in Uganda, in developing countries. Top tips for TEFL courses and ideas to help you teach English (TEFL) with minimal resources in developing countries.
Listening Quizzes For Learning English - A gap listening fill quiz for English language students, on the song Someone Like You, by the award winning British singer Adele, to learn and practise using simple, high frequency English words.
Researching with Young Learners Webinar - organised by ReSIG in cooperation with IATEFL Young Learners SIG Date: Sunday, 27 January 2013 Time: 1.30-3.30 pm GMT (check your local time here ) ...
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Here are some ideas for teaching weather words – or about the topic of the weather – using apps and mobile devices. The ideas are aimed at the EFL/ESL young learner classroom but can be adapted to other contexts.
- Professional development – learn from content-area specialists - Locate resources for your classroom, such as free websites and software - Get lesson plan ideas from master teachers - Learn about new technology and how to integrate it into your teaching - Find collaborative solutions - Find interesting links to education news
Via Ilkka Olander, Aki Puustinen, Elena Elliniadou
Portal dedicated to kids, parents and teachers, offer stories, poems, games, activities, educational reference and much more. It's a fun zone, providing an informal learning center for children and families.
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