August 2012
104 posts
What's Up With the Semicolon?
theyuniversity:
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“There are many vital ways and times at which we need to plan intervention beyond...”
– Gary Wilson, 2007
Tricks on Making Printables in PowerPoint →
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An English Teacher's Toolbox: Top Tips for New... →
englishteachingtoolbox:
On twitter this week myself and other tweachers have been posting ideas/ tips for those of you who are about to be PGCE/ GTP/ NQTs.
We’ve all been tagging these with: #toptipsfornewteachers (go check them out).
I thought that I might try to sum up some of my key ideas here, and then as I…
Yup.
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50 Creative Ways to Use Skype in Your Classroom →
teachingliteracy:
world-shaker:
Here are four:
Art crits:
Schedule time with professional artists and receive thorough crits about how to improve a piece. Because Skype allows for screen sharing, anyone working in digital media will appreciate the convenience!
Interviews:
Rather than a lecture, try hosting a Skype interview with professionals and – if the money’s right — game-changes happy...
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English teaching: like assembling a massive jigsaw
This morning I have been reading various Ofsted documents on how best to teach English in primary schools and I am slowly piecing together what the heck the government want from us this time:
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/moving-english-forward
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/excellence-english
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“We seem to be under the impression that you can graft self-esteem onto your...”
– Beyond Grades and Trophies, Teaching Kids the Definition of Success | MindShift (via infoneer-pulse)
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“Educating isn’t only about teaching what the curriculum says, it’s about...”
– asthmaticreflections (via makewudunotwar)
My teaching confession...
englishteachingtoolbox:
Sometimes I think works feels like this:
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“Education is not the transmission of information or ideas. Education is the...”
– Don’t Confuse Technology With Teaching - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education (via infoneer-pulse)
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