The website aims to promote literacy and listening skills in children through engaging storytelling. It provides a wide range of stories suitable for different age groups, and many of them are accompanied by text for reading along. Storynory also features educational resources such as language learning materials and storytelling tips for parents and teachers.
domingo, 28 de abril de 2024
Storynory. Audio stories for children
Dialogs for everyday use
This is a collection of 30 situational dialogs which focus on a wide variety of communicative and natural encounters in English. Each dialog is accompanied by language notes that provide useful information on grammar and intonation patterns.
Free to download:
https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/dialogs_for_everyday_use_508.pdf
sábado, 20 de abril de 2024
Vocabulary Building Workbook
The workbook includes 24 lessons with a variety of exercises:
• Matching Meanings
• Using the Right Word
• Relating Meanings
• Analyzing and Comparing Words
• Reading Comprehension
• Crossword Puzzles
Each lesson starts with a list of words and definitions, and an example of how each word can be used in a sentence to help you better understand the meaning. Once you have read the vocabulary words and definitions in each lesson, you can begin the exercises.
Find it on:
http://en.copian.ca/library/learning/hrsdc/vocabulary_workbook/vocabulary_workbook.pdf
Links for ESL Students
sábado, 13 de abril de 2024
Games to learn English
The website offers a variety of games covering different aspects of English learning, including grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening comprehension, and more. These games are designed to engage learners of all levels, from beginners to advanced, and can be used both in classroom settings and for self-study.
Find it on:
Mad English TV
The channel caters to learners of all levels, from beginners to advanced, and covers a wide range of topics to help improve English language skills. Besides, Mad English TV provides tips and strategies for language learning and offers interactive activities to reinforce learning.
Find this channel on:
sábado, 6 de abril de 2024
Songtell
While not always perfectly accurate, Songtell serves as a valuable resource for educators, students, music enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the meaning behind song lyrics.
Find it on: https://www.songtell.com/
Blog: https://blog.songtell.com/
10 Must Knows from Biodiversity Science 2024
The authors understand that the next six years until 2030 are crucial for achieving a sustainable and fair life on our planet. With the 10MustKnows24, they aim to help speed up the transformation by offering solid recommendations for politics and society.
https://zenodo.org/records/10837769/files/10MustKnows24_EN_digital%20version_final.pdf?download=1
domingo, 31 de marzo de 2024
Collection of short videos that can be used in the language classroom by @NikPeachey
The Ares Almanac #AI
The usefulness of the Ares Almanac extends to developers, researchers, students, and enthusiasts alike. Whether you're seeking the latest data analysis tool or looking to experiment with AI-based text generators, the Ares Almanac provides a clear and organized starting point. It serves as a valuable resource for those looking to simplify the complexity of AI for a broader audience.
Find it on:
https://www.pantheon.international/almanac
sábado, 23 de marzo de 2024
Exploring the #Holocaust
This scheme of work consists of 15 primary lessons covering History, Religious Education (or Philosophy as applicable), and Citizenship or PSHE. Additionally, teachers are encouraged to include English, with a guide available for teaching the Holocaust in this subject. Further resources are provided for teachers to enhance the program, along with guidance on integrating Drama and Art.
Visit:
https://www.het.org.uk/exploring-the-holocaust-menu
Download the Exploring the Holocaust teachers' guide:
https://www.het.org.uk/images/downloads/Resources/Exploring_the_Holocaust_Teachers_Guide.pdf
#Shakespeare Teaching Resources
They offer engaging resources, such as important scenes from Shakespearean plays like Julius Caesar and Macbeth.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/shakespeare-week-teaching-resources/zrx7382
sábado, 16 de marzo de 2024
2023 Eurydice publications
Day of European Authors
The event will include:
• Reading events at schools, libraries, and bookstores
• Tours featuring European authors
• A conference discussing the European aspect of promoting reading
Schools, bookstores, libraries, and other partners involved in promoting reading across Creative Europe countries are encouraged to host events centered on European authors.
These gatherings can also serve as an opportunity to invite representatives from the book industry, such as writers, translators, or publishers. The goal is to enrich participants' experiences and raise awareness about the various professions within the sector.
Find more information on:
sábado, 9 de marzo de 2024
Teaching Matters #podcast
WOUB offers educational, informational, and cultural programming through diverse media outlets such as television, radio, and online platforms. Affiliated with Ohio University, it serves as a crucial community resource, delivering news, entertainment, and educational content to its audience.
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect Challenge #Chatbot
This interactive quiz created by Laufer Péter tests students on verb tense usage and enhances understanding through immediate feedback.
sábado, 2 de marzo de 2024
Learning Situations for English in 5th Grade Primary (Science-CLIL)
Project Based Learning: All the resources presented are projects in which the contents are acquired through research and creation. They end with a final product.
Learning Diary - Metacognition: Each resource includes, as a proposal, the creation of a learning diary with a series of questions that invite students to reflect as they progress through each project. Different resources for the metacognitive development of the students are also included, such as thinking routines and the metacognition ladder.
Development of the students' digital competence: The products that are proposed in the different projects can be carried out with different digital tools that will help the students to develop their digital competence progressively and adapted to their age.
Shared and formative assessment: Each resource is accompanied by multiple rubrics for the evaluation of the different products. These rubrics will help, on the one hand, the students to understand what is being asked of them and, on the other hand, the teacher to be able to evaluate the students in a more objective way and with the most formative feedback possible. There are also proposals for self-assessment by the students and co-assessment or evaluation of the work team.
All the OER of the EDIA Project promote a competency-based learning where the students have an active role in the classroom, with tasks of different difficulty that mobilize higher level skills and propose a formative and metacognitive evaluation, with instruments provided in the resource itself. They also promote the responsible use of accessible ICT tools that favor the development of the students' digital competence. These OER are in themselves learning situations that prepare our students for the educational challenges of the 21st century.
Visit:
https://cedec.intef.es/situaciones-de-aprendizaje-para-ingles-de-5o-de-primaria-science-clil/
Navigable PDF:
https://cedec.intef.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/esquema_science.pdf
#EDIA Learning Situations for English in 3rd Year of ESO. Project "Agenda 2030"
This series has a total of five didactic sequences, with varied learning situations that address the curriculum through tasks aimed at obtaining a final product such as a video promoting the SDGs or one to recover a country after a disaster, a digital site where news and reports on the SDGs are collected, the organization of a fashion show where to sing and dance, or build a comic book talking about their ideal (and sustainable) city.
All the OER of the EDIA Project promote a competency-based learning where the students have an active role in the classroom, with tasks of different difficulty that mobilize higher level skills and propose a formative and metacognitive evaluation, with instruments provided in the resource itself. They also promote the responsible use of accessible ICT tools that favor the development of the students' digital competence. These OER are in themselves learning situations that prepare our students for the educational challenges of the 21st century.
Visit:
Navigable PDF
https://cedec.intef.es/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/esquema_ingles_ods3.pdf
sábado, 24 de febrero de 2024
The European Word Translator
It uses the Google Translate API, but Google Translate isn't always perfect. Still, the map is a cool way to learn about languages and where they're spoken.
Cooperative Learning and the Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs
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