Novetats EOI

RESOLUCIÓ de 28 de setembre de 2012, de la Direcció General d’Innovació, Ordenació i Qualitat Educativa, per la qual s’autoritza la posada en marxa de cursos monogràfics i l’oferta formativa complementària de les ensenyances d’idiomes de règim especial, així com els cursos experimentals d’anglés de nivell C1 i C2, segons es definixen en el Marc Europeu Comú de Referència per a les Llengües, que s’impartiran a les escoles oficials d’idiomes de la Comunitat Valenciana per al curs acadèmic 2012-2013.

http://www.docv.gva.es/datos/2012/09/28/pdf/2012_8925.pdf 

Marca. English Version

Do you like sports? Are you studying English? If your answer is yes, try this edition of one of the most popular Spanish newspapers. 

If you are a teacher, it will provide a great opportunity for you to complement your lessons in a way that appeals to your students 

http://www.marca.com/en/

OpenStax College

OpenStax College is a nonprofit organization committed to improving student access to quality learning materials. Their textbooks are developed and peer-reviewed by educators to ensure accuracy and readability. 

Through their partnerships with companies and foundations committed to reducing costs for students, OpenStax College is working to improve access to higher education for all. OpenStax College is an initiative of Rice University and is made possible through the generous support of several philanthropic foundations. 

Free open-source books: http://openstaxcollege.org/books 

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OpenStaxCollege 

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenStaxCollege

Convocatoria de cursos de formación en inglés

Cursos de INGLÉS online dirigidos al profesorado de enseñanzas no universitarias, en ejercicio en centros sostenidos con fondos públicos. 

Título del curso: Competencia comunicativa en inglés. 

Convocatoria: http://www.cefe.gva.es/per/es/sfp_811_convocatoria.asp 

Inscripción: http://www.cefe.gva.es/per/es/sfp_89_inscripcion.asp Hasta el 4 de octubre

Destinatarios y requisitos:  Es destinatario el profesorado de los centros educativos sostenidos con fondos públicos de los niveles no universitarios de enseñanza, el profesorado interino y en bolsa de trabajo. El profesorado que presta servicios en un centro concertado deberá acreditarlo mediante el contrato laboral vigente para el presente curso, o nómina actual. 

Prioridades.  

- Profesorado especialista en educación infantil que actualmente imparte docencia en ese nivel.
- Profesorado de educación primaria y secundaria no especialista en idioma extranjero que participa en proyectos lingüísticos innovadores de enseñanza plurilingüe. 

Plazas y niveles. 

Se ofertan todos los niveles hasta un B2 del MCERL. A partir del nivel inicial se podrá acceder y superar todos los niveles sin restricciones hasta superar un nivel B2. 

- 2.400 plazas para formación semipresencial. Tendrán acceso a la plataforma online (My Oxford English - modalidad A), así como a los grupos presenciales de conversación de las Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas. 

- 600 plazas para formación semipresencial. Tendrán acceso a la plataforma online con especial seguimiento tutorial, donde además desarrollaran sesiones de conversación quincenales (My Oxford English - modalidad B). También participarán en los grupos presenciales de conversación de las Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas. 

- 5.000 plazas para formación online. Grupo autónomo que tendrá acceso a la plataforma online (My Oxford English - modalidad A). En este tipo de formación podrá participar todo el profesorado que no tenga acceso a los horarios presenciales o sólo quiera una formación puramente online. 

Duración. 

La formación tendrá una duración de un curso escolar. El acceso a la formación online finalizará el 31 de agosto de 2013 y la prueba final se determinará durante el mes de septiembre.

Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets is a U.S. national multimedia literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
http://www.readingrockets.org/
PDF Flyer: 
http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/readingrockets_flyer_2011.pdf 

For teachers:  professional development resources, children's books & authors, best ways to use kids' books inside the classroom, access to thousands of free classroom-ready, digital resources including videos and interactives...
http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/teachers/ 

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/readingrockets
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingRockets.org
On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/wetalearningmedia 

Geocube

Geocube is an attractive online resource about Geography. Geocube is based on the principle of the Rubik Cube with six faces and 54 topics. It is a virtual and easily accessible website which is available online for free. Move the Geocube around with your mouse and explore the faces and topics.Geocube provides an accessible way to read, see and watch what Geography is and geographers do. Downloadable pdfs of all the Geocube content are available. 

This is a European initiative developed by HERODOT, the European Network for Geography in Higher Education.

Source and resource on: http://www.geo-cube.eu/

The Teacher’s Survival Kit for Lesson Planning

Lesson design and planning is important specially at the beginning of the school year. This post by Shelly Terrell offers hundreds of resources for lesson planning for your students (taking a modern approach, using templates, websites, and social media...) . The majority of these lesson plans have a focus on teaching language learners.

You can find it on:

http://teacherrebootcamp.com/2012/08/18/the-teachers-survival-kit-for-lesson-planning-tips-1000s-of-free-lesson-plans/

Jolly Phonics

Jolly Phonics is child centred approach to teaching literacy through synthetic phonics. With actions for each of the 42 letter sounds, the multi-sensory method is very motivating for children and teachers, who can see their students achieve. 

Source and more information: http://jollylearning.co.uk/overview-about-jolly-phonics/

European Framework for CLIL Teacher Education

This European Framework for CLIL Teacher Education aims to provide a set of principles and ideas for designing CLIL professional development curricula. Additionally, the Framework seeks to serve as a tool for reflection. It is proposed as a conceptual lens and model, not as a prescriptive template.

This framework is the result of a CLIL curriculum development (CLIL-CD) project financed by the Empowering Language Professionals Programme of the European

Centre for Modern Languages.

Document

Comics in the Classroom

Comics are an effective tool for engaging students. Comics also have the ability to meet the needs of students in a variety of learning styles.
The Guardian Teacher Network offers some comic-themed resources, activities and ideas for lessons.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2012/aug/26/teaching-with-comic-books?CMP=twt_gu

Busy Teacher

BusyTeacher.org is a place where teachers share their printable worksheets (more than 7,000), lesson plans and lesson activities with colleagues for free. 

The resources can be very helpful in preparing your lessons and inspiring new excercises or ideas.

http://busyteacher.org/

Planning the first day of school

Larry Ferlazzo, an English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, shares some free online resources for planning the first day of school. You can find them on his blog.

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2011/08/08/the-best-resources-for-planning-the-first-day-of-school/

Game-Based Learning

Top 20 best blogs that cover gamification/game-based learning. According to Wikipedia, Game-Based Learning (GBL) is a branch of serious games that deals with applications that have defined learning outcomes. Generally they are designed in order to balance the subject matter with the gameplay and the ability of the player to retain and apply said subject matter to the real world.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/archive/2012/08/20/the-20-best-blogs-about-game-based-learning.aspx

Beques d'assistència lingüística en anglés

En el DOCV del 16 d'agost s'ha publicat l'ORDE 54/2012, de 9 d'agost, de la Conselleria d'Educació, Formació i Ocupació, per la qual es convoquen 329 beques per a la realització de pràctiques professionals en matèria d'assistència lingüística en anglés en centres docents dependents de la Generalitat durant l'exercici 2012-2013.

http://www.docv.gva.es/datos/2012/08/16/pdf/2012_8005.pdf

London 2012

Celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympics with infographics to learn all about the historic games. 
http://visual.ly/olympic-infographics

Solicitud de intercambio virtual

Desde el SEL hemos recibido el siguiente aviso de una profesora de español norteamericana interesada en un intercambio a través de Internet (correos, Skype, proyectos virtuales, etc.) con profesorado español y grupos de alumnado de entre 13 y 16 años. Ella trabaja en un escuela pública del estado de Florida y su alumnado tiene un nivel básico de español.

Cascade DuSel

Spanish Profesor, Pasco eSchool

cdusel@pasco.k12.fl.us

http://eschool.pasco.k12.fl.us/

Do Coyle on CLIL

II Congreso Internacional de Enseñanza Bilingüe. Ponencia plenaria de Do Coyle.

Links into Languages

This programme has produced a series of free resources for teachers of primary, secondary, and post-16 languages. From CLIL to transition and from alternative accreditation to progression, these materials have been created and tested by groups of practising teachers and others working with languages.

The Links into Languages programme is now closed. Its legacy website offers resources from over 100 LinkedUp projects.

Resource finder:

http://www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk/resources/finder/r=all%7Cs=all%7Ct=all%7Cp=65%7Ck=all

Picture Book Maker (Video by eduTecher.net)

Latin American Journal of Content & Language Integrated Learning

The Latin American Journal of Content & Language Integrated Learning (LACLIL) is a peer-reviewed journal focused on CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), multilingualism, interculturalism, and CALL (computer-assisted language learning), throughout Latin America and around the world aimed at teachers, researchers, and educational administrators who are interested in researching, implementing, or improving language-learning approaches, techniques, materials, and policies.

(Source and information: http://journals.sfu.ca/laclil/index.php/LACLIL/index)

Blog: http://laclil.blogspot.com/

Twitter: @lacliljournal