Variety's on this English menu : have fun practising ! ~~~ Progresse en anglais au fil des divers articles et supports :-)
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TEACHERS' LOUNGE A list of 50 banned topics was included in a recently issued request for proposals to companies interested in creating new versions of tests given to New York City students. [These tests aim at measuring progress in English, math, science...
Lire la suiteTEACHERS' Lounge actually... it's for the STUDENTS' Lounge too ! In this TED Talk, Sir Ken Robinson questions educational systems priorities -both witty & entertaining ! Watch the whole talk here (20'04") -worth viewing !
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TEACHERS' LOUNGE A (French) lecture by Alain BOLLON ⇐ on evaluating, skills... an overview of the French School system : a series of videos. Above, my notes on the first video.
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TEACHERS' LOUNGE "Considering the Future of Reading : Lessons, Links and Thought Experiments" from [ By Katherine SCHULTEN & Shannon DOYNE- November 3, 2011 ]
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TEACHERS' LOUNGE Many of you may not know the novel yet -nor the film : the official website SYNOPSIS and the 'traditional' WIKIPEDIA article on "The Help" are a good start. You may also READ the first pages of the novel , and LISTEN to the corresponding...
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TEACHERS' LOUNGE & interested Using Social Media &Technology in Educational Settings "Considerations, guidance and risk assessment templates for schools and educational settings considering the use of Social Media. This Kent e-Safety Strategy Group [...]...
Lire la suiteTEACHERS' LOUNGE Many ICT tools you might feel like trying ! by Nick Peachey -shared under the CC BY-NC license
Lire la suiteTEACHERS' LOUNGE "English is big business and languages are dying as never before. Is there a connection ? Is this another manifestation of McDonaldisation – the undesirable face of globalization ? Do we want to lose the variety of languages and all the...
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TEACHERS' LOUNGE "20 ways to teach about the disaster in Japan across the curriculum" : (you need a free subscription to access the article) The US Geological Survey -or USGS- website also displays resources and information on natural hazards (earthquakes,...
Lire la suiteTEACHERS' LOUNGE "Historian and author Diane Ravitch joined Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" to discuss education reform". Testing and (over)choice are undermining the US education Diane Ravitch says : "Kids have to have a reason to go to school -I've...
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