The full transcript of Michelle Obama's powerful New Hampshire speech | US news
My goodness! You guys are fired up! Well, let me just say hello everyone. I am so thrilled to be here with you all today in New Hampshire. Let me start by thanking your fabulous governor, your next US senator, Maggie Hassan. And, of course, thanks to all of you for taking the time to be here today. Audience member: We love you! Thanks so much. So I’m going to get a little serious here, because I think we can all agree that this has been a rough week in an already rough election. See, on Tuesday, at the White House, we celebrated the International Day of the Girl and Let Girls Learn, and it was a wonderful celebration. So I thought it would be important to remind these young women how valuable and precious they are. The fact is that in this election, we have a candidate for president of the United States who, over the course of his lifetime and the course of this campaign, has said things about women that are so shocking, so demeaning that I simply will not repeat anything here today.
Finding video clips by phrase | (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas
On Sunday, Milada Krajewska and I were looking for the amazing playphrase.me, which Anthony Schmidt had introduced to me a couple of months ago and I’d forgotten the name of. It’s a kind of audio corpus, where you can search for a particular word or phrase and it will find a series of examples from films and TV shows. It’s designed for language learners, and you can also help them to add to their database of phrases. In the process, we came across Yarn, another tool to find video clips by quote. What would you do with these two tools in your classroom? Click here to find out the idea behind this blog. Like this: Like Loading...
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10 Outstanding Websites for English Teachers - WeAreTeachers
As a high school English teacher, I’m always using outside websites and resources. After all, if it helps my students and gets them excited about English, then I’m happy to try it. These are my best websites for English teachers. I’d love to hear your picks in the comments section. We’ll update this as more ideas for best websites for English teachers roll in! 1. Teaching Tolerance is “a place where educators who care about diversity, equity and justice can find news, suggestions, conversation and support.” 2. With the slogan “Meet your next favorite book,” Goodreads is a bit of technological wonder for readers. 3. So much more than just a place to catch cheaters, although it is very good at that. 4. Whether your students need clarification on grammar, style or proper citations, this site can help. 5. Handouts for virtually every writing issue your students could come across. 6. Let’s be honest: None of us really loves teaching grammar. 7. 8. 9. “Publish your passions, your way.” 10.
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Seven Best Short Films to Introduce Values - Kieran Donaghy
In an increasingly hyper-competitive and individualised world where isolation and loneliness are more and more prevalent, the role of universal values such as altruism, authenticity, community, compassion, creativity, determination, fairness, honesty, generosity, kindness, optimism, respect, responsibility, self-respect, tolerance, and wisdom in education is becoming increasingly important. Short films are a wonderful and engaging medium through which to introduce values into the classroom and to encourage students to reflect on values. How to Become a Better Person How to Become a Better Person created by Tracy Foster for The School of Life is a lovely animation which explores the values and virtues important in the modern world. The film is beautifully narrated by the popular philosopher and writer Alain de Botton. You can watch the film below and find a full lesson plan here. Educate the Heart Wisdom Kindness Success The Notebook Mary’s Meals Photo credit London Scout
Fall in Love with This Teacher’s Text-Marking Activity | Scope Ideabook
Editor’s Note: Kim O’Bray’s colorful text marking activity is a key part of her close-reading process. Students engage deeply with the text by using colored pencils to mark everything from figurative language and unfamiliar vocabulary to central ideas and text structures. I really like this text-marking approach because it gets everyone on the same page and encourages students to ask questions and make their own connections. It works wonderfully with any nonfiction text. At the beginning of the year, I model each step for my students, especially for my 6th graders who are new to text-marking. By the time my students are in 8th grade, the process has become second nature. What you’ll need: Any Scope nonfiction article. Key skills:finding text evidence, central ideas, text structure, figurative language, vocabulary, synthesizing, summarizing Time:Three, 45-minute class periods Day 1: Preview and summarize Set a purpose for reading. Day 2: Text mark and discuss Day 3: Summative assessment
Struktur: Fråga, fråga, byt! | Kooperativt Lärande
Struktur: Fråga, fråga, byt! En struktur inom Kooperativt lärande är Fråga, fråga byt! Denna struktur passar ypperligt för att lära sig nya ord och begrepp. Den är enkel att använda och går att använda både i helklass och för parträning. Strukturen blir ofta populär bland eleverna då de får snabb feedback på sina kunskaper och snabbt lär sig nytt. Dela ut ett kort till varje elev.Instruera eleverna att gå omkring i klassrummet med handen uppe.När de möter en annan elev med handen uppe gör de high five. HÄR finns ett färdigt exempel med matematiska begrepp. Med den här strukturen är det enkelt att stegra svårighetsgraden. Klassexempel Struktur: Mina ord, dina ord Strukturen Mina ord, dina ord är en utmärkt övning för att påbörja kunskapsdelning i en grupp. I "Allmänt" Kooperativa språkövningar för den första läsinlärningen Att lära sig läsa är spännande både för elever och lärare. Kommunicera: Engelska siffror och färger
