Factitious

Developed by the American University Game Lab and the American University’s School of Communication, Factitious is a game for testing your skill at identifying fake news stories.

To play it you read articles and swipe right or left to indicate whether or not you think the article is a real news story.

There are different game levels to play based on reading levels.

Tutorial:

https://medium.com/@bobhone.designer/how-to-play-the-factitious-2018-news-game-9969aaa8f2a7

Website

http://factitious.augamestudio.com/#/

Coeducando en clase de inglés

Continuando con el tema de la última entrada, el uso sexista del lenguaje, os presento hoy un recurso interesante para llevar este contenido a vuestra clase de inglés.

El blog Coeducando en secundaria en una reciente entrada nos proporciona una gran cantidad de matereriales ordenados por temas (estereotipos, masculinidades, corresponsabilidad, paz, violencia, discriminación, participación política, visibilidad, 8 de marzo, educación...) y disponibles en distintos formatos: video, texto (lecturas, fichas), audio, etc.

Una buena colección de enlaces a la hora de abordar esta cuestión. Os animo a visitarla.

https://coeducando.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/recopilacion-materiales-coeducativos-para-usar-en-clases-de-ingles/

Sexism and the English Language (@TheEconomist)

Sexist language is language which excludes one sex or the other, or which suggests that one sex is superior to the other. In this video The Economist's language expert Lane Greene explores some gender stereotypes used in everyday speech

World Water Day. Educational Resources

World Water Day is an annual UN observance day (always on 22 March) that highlights the importance of freshwater. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

A collection of stories on World Water Day

https://www.worldwaterday.org/theme/stories/

World Water Day on Teacher Planet (educational resources)

http://www.teacherplanet.com/content/water-day

Some resources on Pinterest

https://www.pinterest.es/pin/259590365991499492/

Resources on World Water Day. Larry Ferlazzo

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/03/23/the-best-resources-for-teaching-learning-about-world-water-day/

World Water Day on Kidworldcitizen.org (games and activities)

https://kidworldcitizen.org/celebrate-world-water-day-with-games-and-activities-for-all-ages/

World Water Day website

https://www.worldwaterday.org/

Interactive Map. Atlas of Our Changing Environment

Hosted by the United Nations Environment Program, this interactive map displays more than one hundred examples of environmental change around the world.

It also illustrates how humans have altered their surroundings and underscores the importance of developing measures that help provide understanding of the dynamics of environmental change.

Visit it on:

https://na.unep.net/atlas/google.php

Learn Chemistry. Experimentation Hub by @RoySocChem

Learn Chemistry is an educational resources and teacher support publishing programme. Its activities support educators of Primary, Secondary and Higher Education students. They offer resources in various forms including downloadable documents, videos, audio content, interactives and simulations, and ebooks.

On its Experimentation Hub you can explore over four hundred exciting practical experiments that demonstrate chemical concepts and processes. Resources by type, age group, audience (teachers or students), context, and subject.

http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/collections/experimentation/practical-chemistry#!pno=1

Women@NASA

The Women@NASA website was created by the NASA Open Government team in order to celebrate women from across the agency who contribute to NASA’s mission in many ways.

This website includes a collection of videos and essays from women across the agency who contribute to NASA’s mission in many different ways. Their stories inspire girls everywhere to reach for the stars and explore the opportunities available to them through pursuing careers in science.

Visit:

https://women.nasa.gov/

Unheardwomen.org

This International Women’s Day, UN Women is sharing the unheard stories of incredible women. UN Women invites you to listen and share them.

http://interactive.unwomen.org/multimedia/campaign/unheardwomen/index.html

Met Office. Learn About Weather

YouTube channel brought to you by the Met Office, the United Kingdom's national weather service, where you can discover something new about weather every week.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylCbuzRsB92Gc1l8ru6VIg/videos

LoyalBooks.com

Books Should Be Free changed its name to Loyal Books to show how important books are to our lives. Collection of completely free public domain audiobooks and ebooks.

LoyalBooks provides a primarily visual browsing experience so you don't have to read tedious amounts to find listening material. The LoyalBooks.com website is also screen reader friendly making its resources accessible to people with vision disabilities.

http://www.loyalbooks.com/

Managing the Lesson

This booklet helps teachers identify areas for development and provide ways to improve their knowledge and develop the skills they need in and out of the classroom. Teacher educators can use the materials with developing teachers to help assess and address their learning needs.

Teachers can explore lesson management skills, including:

• how to use the classroom space and classroom equipment 
• putting learners into different groups
• giving clear instructions and checking that learners have understood 

The booklet also includes how to manage learner behaviour and how to respond to what’s happening in the classroom by making small changes to the lesson plan. Finally, teachers are encouraged to think about decisions after the lesson and use that experience to improve ideas and techniques for future lessons.

Source British Council Teaching English https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/managing-lesson-self-study-booklet

Download it from:

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/J105_04_Managing_the_lesson.pdf

Skills Workshop (English) @skillsworkshop

Owned and maintained by Maggie Harnew, skillsworkshop dates back to the year 2000. The site has been hosted and developed by Fonant Ltd since 2011.

Adult Literacy, Functional English, and GCSE Resources selected by subject area, level and type. From any list of resources, you can click on the resource title or thumbnail image to go to the individual resource page. Here you will find full details for your selected resource, including a description, links to related resources and the downloadable files.

Website:

https://www.skillsworkshop.org/english

On Twitter:

https://twitter.com/skillsworkshop

On Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/skillsworkshop.org

The History of English Podcast

Created by Kevin Stroud, The History of English Podcast: The Spoken History of a Global Language is a collection of approximately hour-long podcasts that explore the development of the English language from its roots. 

An amazing resource for word and language lovers.

Episodes can be listened to online or downloaded.

Webpage:

http://historyofenglishpodcast.com/

On Twitter:

https://twitter.com/englishhistpod

Make Me Genius

Free science videos for kids. Tons of engaging videos to support or enrich your science instruction, cool facts, educational PowerPoints, jokes for kids, science test & quiz... 

Videos are arranged into different categories and grades

Website:

http://www.makemegenius.com/

On Twitter:

https://twitter.com/MakeMeGenius

On Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/makemegenius

Estancias formativas en el Reino Unido e Irlanda y de inmersión lingüística

Recientemente se ha publicado la RESOLUCIÓN de 6 de febrero de 2019, de la Secretaría Autonómica de Educación e Investigación, por la que se convoca la realización de estancias formativas de inmersión lingüística y estancias formativas en el Reino Unido e Irlanda para el profesorado de Educación Infantil, Primaria, Secundaria y Formación Profesional de centros públicos y concertados ubicados en el ámbito territorial de la Comunitat Valenciana

Se ofrecerán un total de dos mil plazas para la realización de las estancias, distribuidas por grupos, en función de la etapa educativa y del área en que el profesorado imparta la docencia.

El plazo de presentación de solicitudes empezará a partir del día siguiente de la publicación de esta convocatoria en la pagina web de la Conselleria de Educación, Investigación, Cultura y Deporte y finalizará el 4 de marzo de 2019 a las 23:59 horas.

Instrucciones:

http://www.ceice.gva.es/documents/162880217/167522484/Instrucciones+Convocatoria+Estancias+2019+pdf.pdf/e60589f1-4484-4fb9-b46c-a66137875c67

Texto de la resolución:

http://www.ceice.gva.es/documents/162880217/167522484/RES_ESTANCIAS+EXTRANJERO_2019DEFpdf.pdf/57add27c-93f7-4043-b8d3-14745d39045a

Happy birthday Mr. Dickens!

Charles Dickens was born on February 7th in 1812 in Portsmouth. He left school to work in a factory when he was just a child. Despite his lack of formal education, he began his literary career as a journalist and became the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.

Remembering him on his birthday, we have compiled a list of interesting resources about Dickens and his works:

Charles Dickens Teaching Resources (TES)

https://www.tes.com/articles/charles-dickens-teaching-resources

Charles Dickens Teacher's Resources (BBC)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/charles_dickens/teachers_resources.shtml

Charles Dickens (Teaching English. British Council)

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-teens/uk-culture/charles-dickens

Charles Dickens (British Library)

https://www.bl.uk/people/charles-dickens

Charles Dickens (Teaching Ideas)

https://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/authors/charles-dickens

Dickens (Victorian Web)

http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/index.html

An Introduction to Design Thinking

Design thinking refers to the cognitive, strategic and practical processes by which design concepts (proposals for new products, buildings, machines, etc.) are developed by designers and/or design teams. 

Many of the key concepts and aspects of design thinking have been identified through studies, across different design domains, of design cognition and design activity in both laboratory and natural contexts. Currently there is a growing interest towards Design Thinking as applied in education.

This guide is an introduction to Design Thinking provided by the Institute of Design at Stanford:

https://dschool-old.stanford.edu/sandbox/groups/designresources/wiki/36873/attachments/74b3d/ModeGuideBOOTCAMP2010L.pdf

900 Free Audio Books

If you are interested in literature, you can download more than 900 free audio books in English language to your MP3 player or your computer from this website:

http://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks

Creating an inclusive learning experience for English language learners with specific needs

This collection of case studies aims to share some experiences in promoting positive attitudes and thinking around specific needs. It also aims to describe teaching and classroom management strategies to create an inclusive learning environment and positive experience for English language learners with specific needs.

Each case study is followed by a reflection activity that can be used for training.

Free to download publication on:

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/B480_Special%20Need_Publication_A4_V5_Final_MR.pdf

JCT English resources @jctEnglish

Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT) is a dedicated continuing professional development (CPD) support service of the Department of Education and Skills (Ireland). 

Their aim is to support schools through the provision of appropriate high quality CPD for school leaders and teachers and the provision of effective teaching and learning resources.

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

https://www.jct.ie/english/english