Cube for Teachers #Resources

Cube for Teachers is an online platform designed to help educators collaborate, share resources, and find teaching materials. 

It serves as a community-driven hub where teachers can access a wide range of educational resources, lesson plans, and teaching strategies. Teachers can search for materials based on grade level, subject, or specific topics, making it easier to find relevant content for their classrooms.

You can create your own free account. It offers over 130,000 resources shared by educators across the globe.

Find it on:

https://cubeforteachers.com/login

Pumpkin contest #Halloween #IESAzorín

Once again, the school is adorned with shadows and cobwebs to celebrate Halloween. As is becoming tradition, the English department organized its terrifying pumpkin contest, featuring student participation in an attempt to create the most original one. The award ceremony took place last Wednesday during the first break. 

Congratulations to all who took part.

Internet Artifacts by @nealagarwal

Neal Agarwal is a web developer and designer known for his creative and interactive online projects. He gained popularity for his visually engaging and innovative web creations that often blend education with entertainment. Agarwal is recognized for his ability to simplify complex concepts and present them in an accessible and fun manner.

One of his well-known projects is "Internet Artifacts", an open virtual museum where you can explore artifacts from the early internet. This project showcases his talent for combining technology and creativity to provide unique online experiences.

You can visit Internet Artifacts on:

https://neal.fun/internet-artifacts/

The Language Nerds

The Language Nerds is a platform dedicated to providing maximum comfort and engagement for language enthusiasts. Their goal is to entertain and inform individuals with a passion for language. They aim to connect people from diverse backgrounds worldwide, encouraging them to share their language expertise within the community.

At The Language Nerds, also known as the Nerds, they are enthusiasts deeply passionate about linguistics and language teaching. They are committed to:

Creating original and intriguing content that piques curiosity about languages.

Sharing useful language learning hacks and tips based on educational research, particularly beneficial for those undertaking the challenge of learning a new language.

Visit:

https://thelanguagenerds.com/

Processing the Violence in Israel and Gaza. Educational resource

By deeply analyzing history and human behavior, Facing History's teaching method enhances students' grasp of racism, religious intolerance, and prejudice. It empowers students to connect historical and literary lessons with their personal experiences, fostering a deeper understanding of their responsibilities in a democratic society. 

This educational tool supports students in the United Kingdom as they navigate the aftermath of violence, terror, and loss of life in Israel and Gaza.

https://www.facinghistory.org/en-gb/resource-library/processing-violence-israel-gaza

Government of Canada. Language Navigator

Language Navigator is a search engine that allows you to search by keyword or by theme to quickly find answers to questions about language or writing in English and French: articles on language difficulties, linguistic recommendations, conjugation tables, translation suggestions and much more.

Find it on:

https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/en/navigateur-navigator

Schools for Health in Europe SHE @SHE__network

SHE (Schools for Health in Europe Network Foundation) aims to support organisations and professionals to further develop and sustain school health promotion. SHE provides various resources related to school health promotion. These resources e.g. fact sheets on different health topics, conference statements, manuals and tools, health promoting school case studies and relevant literature about health promotion in schools.

https://www.schoolsforhealth.org/

PSB Kids Peg + Cat

Created by Billy Aronson and Jennifer Oxley, the series targets preescolar-aged children and focuses on teaching math and problem-solving skills in a fun and engaging way. The show follows the adventures of Peg, a spirited young girl, and her loyal cat named Cat. Together, they encounter various math-related problems and use their skills to solve them. 

Each episode presents different mathematical concepts and encourages viewers to think critically and creatively to find solutions.

Find it on:

https://pbskids.org/peg/ 

SoundBible.com

SoundBible.com is a website that offers a collection of free sound clips, sound effects, and sound bites for multimedia projects, videos, games, and presentations. 

Users can browse and download in either wav or mp3 format a variety of sounds, including animal sounds, nature sounds, human sounds, and more. The website provides these sounds under various licenses, including public domain and Creative Commons licenses, allowing users to utilize them in their projects without copyright issues.

Find it on:

https://soundbible.com/

OELA Resources

The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) supports the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA).

NCELA collects, coordinates, and conveys a broad range of research and resources in support of an inclusive approach to high quality education for English learners.

Visit their resources on:

https://ncela.ed.gov/resources/oela-resources

#PEPELT: Picturebooks in European Primary English Language Teaching

PEPELT, which stands for "Picturebooks in European Primary English Language Teaching," is an educational initiative focused on the use of picture books in teaching English to primary school students in Europe. The program emphasizes the critical exploration, selection, and utilization of picture books that enable children to learn about global issues and promote positive change.

PEPELT is designed to empower teachers by providing them with resources and guidance to incorporate picture books into their English language teaching curriculum. These picture books are carefully chosen to address important global topics, encouraging students to develop a broader understanding of the world around them.

Discover the themes and picture books the PEPELT team has covered over the years and the 24 e-lessons they have written.

Visit PEPELT on:

https://pepelt21.com/

WritingExercises.co.uk

This site provides (completely free) writing prompts and exercises to help you get started with creative writing and break through writing blocks as well as some fun anagram vocabulary games. 

You can generate random story ideas, plots, subjects, scenarios, characters, first lines for stories and more.

Visit: 

https://writingexercises.co.uk/index.php

e-Sgoil resources

e-Sgoil (which stands for e-School in Gaelic) is a national e-learning service established in 2016 in the Western Isles of Scotland. Its focus is on live, interactive, online learning using technology to remove barriers and improve outcomes for young people. 

It offers useful resources available to learners and teachers in the event of any disruption in schools: 

-Live resources include interactive, online classes. 

- Recorded resources are available to watch at any time. 

- Supported resources include assessments, practical experiments, revision resources and more.

Find these resources on:

https://www.e-sgoil.com/

https://www.thinglink.com/card/1758912664454562278

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Language Teaching: Challenges and Possibilities

Course offered by the European Commission. In this course participants (teachers from all school levels and subjects as well as other school staff) will:

- Learn the different types of AI available for Language Teachingand their possible uses

- Explore the challenges it poses and how to use it in our classrooms and lessons

- Develop an understanding on how AI works

- Delve into the specific areas in which AI is useful for Language Teaching today

- Learn how to design learning resources with the help of AI or considering the use of AI during the learning process

Start date: Monday 25 September 2023

End date: Wednesday 11 October 2023

Duration: 2 weeks and 2 days

Workload: 8-10 hours

Information and enrolement:

https://academy.europa.eu/courses/artificial-intelligence-ai-and-language-teaching-challenges-and-possibilities

LGBTIQA+ Multilingual Terminology

Monolingual, bilingual and multilingual terminology to authentically represent the identities of LGBTIQA+ community members in English, Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Korean, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese.

This repository is the result of an RMIT research project which was proudly sponsored by the City of Melbourne. Its aim is to develop multilingual LGBTIQA+ terminology resources which can be used by members of ethnic communities to facilitate self-expression and foster respect and inclusivity.

Find it on:

https://www.rainbowterminology.org/

Recursos de inglés en EduPlat.org.es @eduplat_es

EduPlat.org es una plataforma educativa donde estudiantes, familias, escuelas, profesores y otros profesionales de la educación pueden colaborar compartiendo recursos. Para ello ofrece diversas posibilidades de búsqueda de estos materiales (lengua, nivel, categoría, tipo, palabra y usuario).

Si tenéis interés en los recursos en inglés que pone a vuestra disposición, podéis visitar:

https://eduplat.org.es/language/EN

RefugEAP Network

The main goal of the RefugEAP Network is to make it easier for refugee students to access higher education by providing English language programs, especially for academic purposes. 

This website collects useful advice and resources for teachers and organizations to create and enhance these programs. It also aims to gather knowledge and experience in the higher education sector in the UK and beyond.

Visit:

https://refugeap-network.net/

LOTE4Kids

LOTE4Kids helps kids have fun with books in languages other than English, both at the library and at home. Kids can also watch these books translated and read aloud in English to get better at reading and understanding.

App on Google Play

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.au.lote4kids&hl=en&pli=1

App on App Store

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/lote4kids/id1624462855

Website:

https://lote4kids.com/

Multilingual Resources

Dual-language resources to support students who are learning English and the Ontario curriculum at the same time. Some great resources to get you started, sorted by language/country of origin.

• Math Vocabulary
• Multilingual Resources Padlet
• COVID-19 Resources
• Multilingual Personal Dictionary Creator
• Printable Digital Language Mats (Common Phrases)
• Language-Specific Resource Bundles
• Visual Schedules for Newcomers
• Survival Vocabulary for Newcomers
• Caregiver Communication Interpreter Request Forms
• Phonological Awareness
• Science Resources
• FREE Web-Based Books in Many Languages
• Google Classroom and D2L Brightspace
• Language Names Written In Their Own Scripts
• MyLanguages Translations for Common Vocabulary
• Home Language Resources for Families
• Social Narratives

https://sites.google.com/view/eslfairy/multilingual-resources

Wordtune

Wordtune is a writing assistant tool developed by AI21 Labs. Wordtune was designed to help users improve their writing by suggesting alternative words and phrases to enhance clarity, style, and tone. It can be used as a browser extension or integrated into various writing platforms and applications.

Wordtune worked by analyzing the context of the text you were writing and providing real-time suggestions for improving it. These suggestions include rephrasing sentences, changing word choices, and enhancing overall readability.

https://www.wordtune.com/