How does PISA define and measure reading literacy?

PISA 2018 focused on students’ proficiency in reading. A new framework for the reading assessment was developed in order to reflect how reading has changed over the past decade. In particular, the prevalence of reading in digital environments was reflected by a greater emphasis on reading multiple-source texts.

Read the new Pisa in Focus #101 (October 2019):

http://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/inee/dam/jcr:82d80a19-956b-4683-8f32-40d2e2efd780/pif-101.pdf

IES Azorin. Pumpkin Contest 2019

Historica Canada’s Education Portal

Historica Canada’s Education Portal is a digital resource for teachers. It invites users to interact with each other, and with their vast collection of learning tools covering Canada’s remarkable history. 

The resources are searchable by grade level, province, theme, and keyword. In addition to browsing these, teachers can share their own resources and create their own collections of grouped resources to reference at any time.

Visit:

http://education.historicacanada.ca

ERA Subject Playlists

Selection of curated TV and radio broadcasts handpicked for several subjects. The Subject Playlists have been created with GCSE students in mind and are based on existing GCSE subject specifications. 

However, some programmes and clips may be relevant to students at other levels of study, so it might be worth taking a look at the Playlist for your subject even if you do not teach at this level. (Source: Era.org)

https://era.org.uk/ideas-guides/subject-playlists/

SELMA. Hacking Hate

Online hate speech is a growing problem. Education is part of the solution. Do you want to hack online hate?

SELMA (Social and Emotional Learning for Mutual Awareness) is a two-year project co-funded by the European Commission which aims to tackle the problem of online hate speech by promoting mutual awareness, tolerance, and respect.

You can navigate the SELMA materials according to the thematic questions or focus angles which best suit your interest or expertise. You can also browse the resources directly.

Find them on:

https://hackinghate.eu/toolkit/

Listenwise

Teaching with podcasts is a fun and engaging way to teach content, language, and grow listening skills. Listenwise offers thousands of 3-6 Minute Stories For Grades 5-12.

Visit it on: 

https://listenwise.com/

Learning Corner

If you're a teacher and want to help your pupils learn about the EU and how it works, this is an interesting source of teaching materials by age group. You can find inspiration for lesson plans. You can also discover networking opportunities with other schools and teachers across the EU.

Popular topics include: environment, consumers’ rights, EU countries, EU history, EU laws and institutions...

Visit:

https://europa.eu/learning-corner/home_en

Vogue. 73 Questions

73 rapid-fire questions answered by your favorite celebs. 

Short videos filmed in a single shot to help you teach and learn English and to improve your students’ listening skills.

Visit:

https://video.vogue.com/series/73-questions

Junior Cycle for Teachers (English)

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

On this webpage you can find resources and short courses for teachers listed by subject.

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

Great speeches of the 20th century

From historic moments to the present day, the English language has given us some extraordinary examples of the spoken word. 

Key speeches of the 20th century offered by The Guardian. These famous speeches inspired, gave courage and hope, lifted hearts in dark times and changed the course of history.

https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/series/greatspeeches

VocabAhead

VocabAhead is a vocabulary building website. It offers videos and flashcards that are designed to help students learn new vocabulary words. The website hosts short and simple animated videos that explain what words mean in context. It also uses a set of corresponding flashcards next to each video.

On Twitter:

https://twitter.com/vocabahead?lang=es

On Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/VocabAhead/

On YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rVszt4aYBgJb8_7HPVliA

Website:

http://vocabahead.com/Home/tabid/20/Default.aspx

Anchor.fm

Anchor.fm is a free podcasting platform. If you want to discover this easy and useful tool, watch the following video.

On App Store

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1056182234

On GooglePlay

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.anchor.android&referrer=adjust_reftag%3DcoZD9MUKFhKju%26utm_source%3DWebsite%26utm_campaign%3DHomepage%26utm_content%3DGoogle%2BPlay%2BStore%2B%2528Footer%2B-%2Bdesktop%2529

Website

https://anchor.fm/

Improve Your Writing

Resources on English language provided by the University of Bristol. They are intended to form a comprehensive guide to using English grammar and avoiding the most common mistakes. 

Each point of grammar (punctuation marks, common confusions, quoted material, style, pitfalls and problems...) has an explanation and a related exercise or exercises.

Visit:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/index.htm

Culture Street

CultureStreet is an educational resource which introduces young people to contemporary artists, writers, curators and performers and their amazing work. It encourages creativity in the classroom.

This website is full of interactive resources to inspire young people to get started and share their work.

Visit:

https://www.culturestreet.org.uk/

On Twitter
https://twitter.com/CultureStreetUK

On Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/culturestreetuk/

Resources for Learning English

Collection of free English learning resources by EF designed to help you study whatever aspect of conversational English. 

Grammar, vocabulary, idioms, quotes, names, tests...

https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/

World Peace Song Project

World Peace Song, composed by Women of the World, is a song for connecting people from around the world with their wishes for peace. It was premiered in a concert in Nagoya in 2015 in which children with many backgrounds in World Museum contributed lyrics in their own languages and created a global chorus. Since then, the song has been sung in several concerts and workshops.

In 2018, many new partners have joined the project and have contributed their works creating lyrics in their native languages, singing, recording and videotaping.

Visit:

http://wmuseum.weebly.com/world-peace-song-2018.html

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9DOyb8EQEc7hnen-_va7YQ?fbclid=IwAR2OpZ_zEl508zY5qv5C4raaXAQ2YQ99AU2roBGN5n5TPj9SZjHUB_PlH1Y

#NASA Solar System Exploration

Launched in October 1998, the Solar System Exploration website is a real-time, living encyclopedia of the robotic exploration of our solar system. 

It provides the public with reliable, accurate, up-to-date information about the planets, moons, asteroids, comets and everything else in our solar system. It also provides a complete historical record of deep space exploration.

Visit this webpage on:

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/

WriteReader. Digital books

WriteReader was founded in 2012 by the teacher and author of children teaching materials Janus Madsen together with marketing consultant Babar Baig and investor Ulrik Jensen.

WriteReader is a unique digital learning platform where children from age 3–10 can learn to read by writing and publish small digital books. 

(Source: WriteReader)

https://www.writereader.com/en#0

Burst (Free stock photos)

Free stock photo platform that includes thousands of high-resolution royalty free images. It provides designers, developers, bloggers and entrepeneurs with access to beautiful free stock photography.

All their photos are free for commercial use with no attribution required.

Legal terms:

https://burst.shopify.com/legal/terms

Webpage:

https://burst.shopify.com/

Try This!

Try This! is a series of videos produced by National Geographic Kids. Each video presents a hands-on science lesson or experiment for elementary school and middle school students.

Visit its YouTube playlist on:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQlnTldJs0ZSmBhS3ODPCUV1N4hDJlzhG