sábado, 16 de marzo de 2024

2023 Eurydice publications

The Eurydice network delivers reliable information on various aspects of education policy and practices in Europe. With assistance from national units in 37 countries, Eurydice offers insights into 39 national education systems, conducts comparative studies on specific topics, and provides indicators and statistics. 

These reports encompass data from EU Member States and other participating countries in the network and are accessible in multiple languages. 

An overview of Eurydice's 2023 publications is now accessible, providing easy access to all their reports with just a single click.

Day of European Authors

On March 25, 2024, the second edition of the Day of European Authors will be held across all 40 Creative Europe countries.

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:

https://culture.ec.europa.eu/cultural-and-creative-sectors/books-and-publishing/day-of-european-authors 

sábado, 9 de marzo de 2024

Teaching Matters #podcast

The Teaching Matters podcast is an audio series that explores various topics related to education, teaching methodologies, and the needs of students. It is provided by WOUB Public Media, a non-profit, public broadcasting organization based in Athens, Ohio, United States. 

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.

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/514312608/teaching-matters 

Past Simple vs. Present Perfect Challenge #Chatbot

Established in 2023, Mizou is an advanced tool created to assist K12 Teachers in their endeavor to personalize learning, ensure engagement, and enhance effectiveness. Smart artificial intelligence (AI) is employed to customize educational chatbots according to the individual needs of each student. 

This interactive quiz created by Laufer Péter tests students on verb tense usage and enhances understanding through immediate feedback.

https://mizou.com/preview-bot?ID=6962

sábado, 2 de marzo de 2024

Learning Situations for English in 5th Grade Primary (Science-CLIL)

The "Science (CLIL)" series of the EDIA Project offers open educational resources that constitute Learning Situations for the "Science" area for 5th Grade Primary Education. All resources have a series of common points in terms of methodology:

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"

The "Agenda 2030 (English)" series of the EDIA Project offers open educational resources that constitute Learning Situations for 3rd year of ESO with a methodological proposal of Project Based Learning and Cooperative Learning.

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:

https://cedec.intef.es/situaciones-de-aprendizaje-edia-para-ingles-en-3o-de-eso-proyecto-agenda-2030/

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

The European Word Translator is like a magic map and translator made by UK Data Explorer. Just type a word or phrase into the search box on the map, and it shows you the translations in different languages all over Europe.

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.

https://ukdataexplorer.com/european-translator/

Cooperative Learning and the Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs

Cooperative Learning and the Sustainable Development Goals is a helpful book made just for English teachers. It has lesson plans, tips, and teaching ideas to help teachers use cooperative learning in their classrooms and teach students about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Free download on:

https://payhip.com/b/obOwr

domingo, 18 de febrero de 2024

Ayudas para un curso intensivo de inmersión lingüística en inglés. Convocatoria 2024

Ayuda financiera proporcionada por el Ministerio de Educación, Formación Profesional y Deportes. 

Los participantes deben ser alumnos becarios que cumplan con ciertos requisitos, incluyendo haber nacido entre el 1 de enero de 2004 y el 31 de diciembre del 2007, haber sido becarios en el curso 2023-2024 según la Resolución de 15 de marzo de 2023, estar matriculados en estos estudios en el curso 2023/24: Bachillerato, Enseñanzas profesionales de música y danza, Grado medio de Formación Profesional, Grado medio de artes plásticas y diseño, Grado medio de enseñanzas deportivas, Enseñanzas de idiomas de nivel intermedio o avanzado. Las o los solicitantes deberán haber aprobado todas las asignaturas del curso 2022-2023 con una nota mínima de 9,00 en inglés. Tendrán preferencia quienes hayan obtenido una puntuación superior en inglés. Se ofrecen un máximo de 2.400 becas, con un costo compartido entre los beneficiarios y el Ministerio.

Plazo de presentación de solicitudes: 

Desde el 10 de febrero de 2024 a las 00:00

Hasta el 21 de marzo de 2024 a las 15:00

Toda la información en:

https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/servicios-al-ciudadano/catalogo/general/99/998697/ficha/998697-2024.html

Darwin Online

Darwin Online is like the ultimate Darwin hub—it's huge! It's packed with stuff about Darwin, way more than you'd find anywhere else. We're talking about 300,000 pages of searchable text, 230,000 images of pages, 119,500 manuscript scans, 6,000 PDFs, and 18,000 illustrations from books. Plus, you can find Darwin's writings in 29 different languages. They've also got a massive bibliography with 5,500 records and a super detailed catalogue of Darwin's manuscripts, covering 80 different places including institutions and private collections.

And get this, a ton of Darwin's writings have been edited and annotated here for the first time! There are over 10,000 new editorial notes and loads of new introductions. They've even reconstructed the complete libraries from Darwin's Beagle voyage and his personal stash at Down House.

This website is like a treasure trove of Darwin's personal stuff—around 20,000 items! And guess what? They've already transcribed over 9,000 manuscripts. Big shoutout to Cambridge University Library for letting us peek into Darwin's world like never before!

Visit it on:

http://darwin-online.org.uk/

viernes, 9 de febrero de 2024

Luke's English Podcast

Luke's English Podcast is a popular English language learning podcast hosted by Luke Thompson, an English language teacher, podcaster and comedian from London. 

The podcast covers a wide range of topics, including grammar explanations, vocabulary lessons, pronunciation practice, cultural insights, and interviews with native English speakers. It aims to help English learners improve their language skills in an engaging and enjoyable way.

Find it on:

https://teacherluke.co.uk/ 

Also on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@LukesEnglishPodcast/podcasts

The Purdue Online Writing Lab

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) is a comprehensive resource for academic writing and research. It provides free writing assistance, instructional material, and resources to help students, educators, and professionals improve their writing skills. 

The OWL offers guidance on various aspects of writing, including grammar, punctuation, style, research and citation, academic writing genres, and job search writing. It is widely used by universities, colleges, and individuals seeking reliable writing support.

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/index.html

sábado, 3 de febrero de 2024

Word Webs

Word Webs is an interesting tool for generating brainstorming sessions based on words. Each word entered automatically generates new words related to it, facilitating the suggestion of new concepts. New nodes can be created by clicking on a word or separating nodes. It is also possible to save them. 

This is a free project developed by Studio Bros. 

You can access it through this link:

https://wordwebs.app/home

Infinite craft by @nealagarwal

Neal Agarwal is known for creating interactive and creative web experiences. His projects often involve unique and engaging visualizations, animations, and interactive elements. Neal Agarwal has launched what he calls the first version of Infinite Craft, a procrastination game that involves combining elements in pairs to create new ones. Simply drag what is on the right side onto the main screen, overlapping what you want to combine. The fun part is that the effect is cumulative, and the newly created can be recombined to add more and more objects.

Although you start with basic elements like water, fire, and wind, soon others like plants, trees, and sand appear, and gradually, more elaborate and specific versions can be created, such as cacti, flowers, or cigarettes. According to Agarwal himself, there are more than 20,000 combinations.

https://neal.fun/infinite-craft/ 

sábado, 27 de enero de 2024

Rhyme Zone

Rhyme Zone is a website and online tool that provides various resources related to words, rhymes, and poetry. It offers features such as a rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and word search functionality. 

Users can input a word, and Rhyme Zone will provide a list of words that rhyme with it, along with related words, synonyms, antonyms, and more. It is a valuable resource for writers, poets, and anyone looking for creative word-related assistance.

https://www.rhymezone.com/


Daily Grammar

Daily Grammar is a website that provides free grammar lessons and quizzes to help users improve their English grammar skills. The website offers a structured approach to learning grammar rules and usage through daily lessons and exercises.

Users can access lessons on various grammar topics, such as parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, and more. The lessons are designed to be concise and are followed by quizzes to reinforce learning.

https://www.dailygrammar.com/index.html

sábado, 20 de enero de 2024

Gender-ing English language classes across the globe: Practical lessons for teachers

Gender-ing English language classes across the globe: Practical lessons for teachers is an excellent resource for English language teachers who want to integrate gender topics into their teaching. The book is divided into two parts: the first part provides an overview of gender and language, and the second part presents 40 practical lessons that teachers can use in their classrooms.

The lessons in the book cover a wide range of topics, including gender and the workplace, gender and education, gender stereotypes, and gender (in)equality. The lessons are designed to be engaging and interactive, and they encourage students to think critically about gender issues.

A valuable tool for helping teachers to raise awareness of gender issues and to create more inclusive learning environments.

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2023-09/Gender-ing_EL_classes_v2_FINAL_web.pdf

Poetry by Heart

Poetry by Heart is a national poetry speaking competition for schools and colleges in England. It’s also a website for teaching and learning about poetry, and with plenty of choice for young people to explore poems and find the ones that speak to them.

It offers a wealth of resources, including:

  • A curated collection of poems from a variety of poets and styles
  • "Suggested Poems" section with poems chosen for their quality, accessibility, and suitability for performance
  • Audio recordings of poems to help students learn the rhythm and flow of the language
  • Teaching tips and performance tips
  • Information about the competition, including how to enter
  • A community forum where teachers and students can connect and share resources

In addition to the resources available on the website, Poetry by Heart also organizes workshops and events for teachers and students. These events provide an opportunity to learn more about the competition, get feedback on performances, and network with other poetry enthusiasts. 

https://poetrybyheart.org.uk/about

sábado, 13 de enero de 2024

BBC Script Library

Thanks to the always intriguing profile on X (formerly Twitter) of Nao Casanova (@NaoCasanova), I have discovered this library of BBC scripts that is made available to the public. It can be used in English classes for practicing script writing or for educational purposes such as dramatizations, adaptations, etc.

The library allows searching for scripts from various series and programs by genre. You can access them through the following link:

https://bbc.co.uk/writers/scripts/

#TOEFL Practice Simulator by ETS

The TOEFL Practice Simulator by ETS is an amazing tool for anyone preparing to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). This simulator provides a realistic exam experience, allowing test-takers to familiarize themselves with the format, structure, and types of questions found in the actual TOEFL test. 

The simulator closely mirrors the TOEFL test environment, providing an authentic experience to reduce anxiety on test day.

As a free resource the TOEFL Practice Simulator is an excellent supplement to other study materials, offering an official and reliable practice option. 

https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/free-practice/start.html 

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