Kate Pullinger - writer. Here’s a list of urls for what I’ll be discussing next week in Karlskrona Sweden. plus another chance to see the fab episode created by Primary 6V class in Carronshore PS Falkirk earlier this year.
There are so many great new episodes of ‘Inanimate Alice’ out there now made by students and teachers, it’s fantastic to have so much to choose from. Inanimate Alice: Inanimate Alice on Facebook: Laura Fleming’s blog: Australian Grade 6 class: Alice and Friends – Digital Literacy wiki built around IA, created by two teachers in Australia: Mr Woodz NZ class lesson plans etc: Don’t know where these have come from first ones I spotted: Aronow’s English 10: - Epi 5 by 7th pd The Daily Dose - radio chatshow podcast - Pittsburgh University - 4MD - audio critiques of the stories: Inanimate Alice. Flight Paths - a networked novel by Kate Pullinger and Chris Joseph. ESL Sites. Closing the language gap: Building vocabulary. But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.
Like most teachers, as soon as pupils are sequestered in the exam hall I always used to race around trying to get my hands on the exam paper and anticipate how my eager charges will have coped. A few years ago I remember picking up the foundation tier GCSE English Literature paper and seeing a real gift of a question on the theme of dreams in Of Mice and Men. When they came streaming out I excitedly asked them if they’d done it but none of them had. Why? Because it contained the word futility, and they had no idea of its meaning. In order comprehend a text we need to know an estimated 95% of its vocabulary[1]. Conversely, the more words you know the easier you’ll find it to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
And while we’re trying, it might also be worth putting a vocabulary building programme in place. Consider this text: Why teach comprehension in High School. Fakebook. Learning and Teaching Toolkit Differentiation. / Home / Learning Here / Support for School Staff / Highland Learning and Teaching Toolkit / Learning and Teaching Issue Papers We cannot assume that just because a teacher teaches a learner learns what was intended.
The process is far more complex than one of received input and intended outcomes. This is because teachers, when engaging with learners, are not involved in programming machines: the learning process involves humans who are diverse in their needs, development, attitudes, values and beliefs. (O’Brien and Guiney, 2001, P2) Takes account of a range of factors that might affect individuals' learning. Points Arising from Research Research consistently fails to provide secure evidence in support of the contention that some form of setting, streaming, grouping by ability or the use of multi-levelled learning schemes will inevitably improve learning outcomes. Two current models of differentiation: Key Elements of Differentiation Implications for teachers Needs identified by pupils. 500 Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free. Download a Free Audiobook from Audible and also AudioBooks.com Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your MP3 player or computer.
Below, you’ll find great works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction, by such authors as Twain, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Orwell, Vonnegut, Nietzsche, Austen, Shakespeare, Asimov, HG Wells & more. Also please see our related collection: The 150 Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind. Fiction & Literature. A blog to celebrate reading. National Literacy and Numeracy Week 2013. Share Book Recommendations, Join Book Clubs, Learn more about your Favorite Books and Share Books with Friends. Tomorrow's Tech in Today's Schools: Facebook Project. Project Overview: The Facebook Project is one that can be done instead of a traditional report.
The subject does not necessarily need to be a person, it could be any person, place, or thing. Students will combine information from their own research with the PPT template (below) to create a ppt that is hyperlinked from slide to slide to enable it to perform just like a web page. Project Outline: Download the .ppt file below. Click on the image below to download a sample of student instructions Click on the image below to download the PPT template. If you like this project you may also be interested in the Wikipedia project... All about books and reading. Graphic Novels.