sábado, 8 de febrero de 2020

European Parliament timeline

This resource may be a useful tool for teachers, students and anyone interested in the history of the European Union. 

You can filter events by category or tag. Each event is linked to a more detailed article on it. 

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Classics for Kids

Lesson plans and teaching resources that use classical music to help children learn. The materials incorporate various philosophies, including those of Orff, Dalcrose, and Kodaly. Games, composers, effective activities to help teachers teach the basics of music, musical terms, music education methodologies, and much more. 

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sábado, 1 de febrero de 2020

8 teaching resources about Brexit

On Friday 31 January the UK made history as the first EU member state to legally leave the European Union. Nobody has ever left before, so this raises fundamental questions. 

The following educational resources offer good explanations of Brexit and its importance.

Speakeasy News 

National Geographic 

Busy Teacher 

One Stop English  

UKRI 
ISLCollective 

Larry Ferlazzo  

New York Times 

VidReader. Interactive transcript of any YouTube video

VidReader is an amazing tool that makes it easy to create an interactive transcript of any YouTube video. It creates article-like transcripts for your videos. Now you can read, search, and locate a segment within any videos quickly. 

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sábado, 25 de enero de 2020

Grammarianism

Blog about English grammar written by Bas Aarts, a grammar enthusiast and Professor of English Linguistics. This blog is linked to the Englicious website for teachers of English. 

The main aim of the blog is to discuss points of grammar that may be of interest to teachers of English, especially in primary and secondary schools.

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Programa de inmersión lingüística (recordatorio)

Ayudas destinadas a grupos de alumnos de 6º de Educación Primaria y 2º de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria para el desarrollo de un Programa de Inmersión Lingüística en inglés. Con ello, se pretende estimular la práctica oral de la lengua inglesa en entornos comunicativos no formales más dinámicos y atractivos.

Asimismo, dentro de las actividades a desarrollar, se tratarán temáticas de interés científico y medioambiental, y se promoverá la convivencia con alumnos de otros lugares de España. Durante el desarrollo del programa, la lengua vehicular en la que se desarrollarán todas las actividades será el inglés.

Podéis consultar esta interesante convocatoria en la página web del Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional y presentar las solicitudes hasta el 10 de febrero:

viernes, 17 de enero de 2020

16º Certamen de cómics y vídeos en inglés IES Azorín de Petrer



Recordad, hasta el 10 de enero.

Bases en:

170 Daily actions to transform the world

This book contains 10 daily suggestions for each Goal on how you can make a difference in the world around you. A great tool for parents, teacher and children of all ages and a fun and engaging way to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals and what you can do to take action to make them a reality.


domingo, 12 de enero de 2020

Oxfam Education

On this website Oxfam Education offers a huge range of ideas, resources and support for developing global learning in the classroom and the whole school. All of the resources here support Education for Global Citizenship, education that helps pupils understand their world and make a positive difference in it.

viernes, 10 de enero de 2020

Clear Alphabet Dictionary

This free book will teach you how to use the new phonemic alphabet for English called Clear Alphabet.

This book is in the Public Domain. You can download it from:

viernes, 3 de enero de 2020

Behind the numbers: Ending school violence and bullying

This UNESCO publication provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of global and regional prevalence and trends related to school-related violence and examines the nature and impact of school violence and bullying. 

It reviews national responses, focusing on countries that have seen positive trends in prevalence and identifies factors that have contributed to an effective response to school violence and bullying. 

(Source: UNESCO)

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lunes, 30 de diciembre de 2019

Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety is an Amnesty International UK human rights resource on asylum and refugee issues.

It encourages students to draw parallels with their own lives. Many of the activities build on an empathetic understanding of situations to develop knowledge and skills for approaching the subject of asylum. Pupils are encouraged to expand their understanding beyond themselves: to think globally and to think about human rights.

It can be used in stand-alone lessons or in projects.

(Source Amnesty International UK)

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martes, 24 de diciembre de 2019

News in Slow English

Weekly intermediate English language learning program. Real conversations about current events, grammar and idiomatic expressions, delivered at a slower pace to enhance comprehension.

The website includes a comprehensive catalog of grammar and expressions lessons.

A useful resource if you are learning English as a Second Language

Atlas Obscura

Atlas Obscura is a global community of explorers, who have together created a comprehensive database of the world’s most wondrous places and foods. 

They publish articles about hidden places, incredible history, scientific marvels, and gastronomical wonders.

Website:

Simple English Wikipedia

Wikipedias are places where people work together to write encyclopedias in different languages.

The Simple English Wikipedia uses simple English words and grammar. This allows people to understand normally complex terms or phrases. Its more than 150,000 articles are very interesting for children and adults who are learning English.

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sábado, 21 de diciembre de 2019

Scientific work- Research project

Recurso educativo abierto (REA) desarrollado por el profesorado de biología, geología e inglés del IES Antonio de Nebrija de Zalamea de la Serena como proyecto de investigación para el alumnado de Biología y Geología de 4º de ESO de la sección bilingüe en inglés.

El recurso combina el objetivo de familiarizarse con el método científico con el uso de TIC y la utilización del inglés como lengua de trabajo desde un enfoque AICLE (uso de la lengua extranjera como medio de aprendizaje de contenidos de áreas o materias curriculares no lingüísticas.

Podéis ver una descripción del material en el siguiente enlace:

Acceso al recurso:

domingo, 15 de diciembre de 2019

UNESCO Observatory on the Right to Education

Education is a fundamental human right of every woman, man and child. Nonetheless, it is still not a reality for millions and it is violated every single day. 

The Observatory on the Right to Education provides documentation and information concerning the implementation of the right to education at every level. It provides different options to browse its database: country profiles, a library with about 1.000 documents, and search tools to find information within the country profiles. 

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Teaching and Learning with Twitter

With this resource, Twitter and UNESCO hope to draw on their respective expertise in information, technology, media, and MIL to offer practical advice that informs pedagogical methods and outcomes.

If you want to design lessons around media and information literacy and how it relates to global citizenship and digital citizenship education it will be useful for you.


You can download Teaching and Learning with Twitter from:

viernes, 6 de diciembre de 2019

Google Tools for English Language Learners by @ericcurts

Tips to help you improve your English skills with Google tools: translation tools, speech-to-text tools, text-to-speech tools, dictionary tools, summarization tools and more. 

A post by Eric Curts on his amazing blog Control Alt Achieve.

NeoK12.com

Watching educational videos and animations is a great way to learn because it allows kids to build a visual model in their mind. 

NeoK12.com offers educational videos for school kids. NeoK12 website also features innovative tools for learning and teaching: Quiz Games, Interactive Diagrams, Flow Chart Games, Vocabulary Games and other educational games & puzzles

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Gadget de animacion Social - Widgets para Blogger