London Grenfell Tower Fire: What to Know About Blaze
More than 200 firefighters have been battling an "unprecedented" blaze at a 120-apartment tower block in Notting Hill, West London, which killed at least 30 people. Here's what you need to know about the emergency, which was declared a "major incident" by London's mayor, Sadiq Khan. What happened? A fire erupted at the 24-story Grenfell Tower on Latimer Road in West London — thought to be home to around 600 people — just before 1 a.m. local time on Wednesday morning. The first emergency responders arrived within six minutes of receiving a call about the incident. Witnesses said they saw trapped residents using their cells phones and flashlights to signal for help, as well as jumping from the upper floors of the block. The U.K.' More than 100 police officers have been on the scene, as well as around 100 medics and 250 firefighters. By mid-afternoon, firefighters were carrying out systematic searches throughout the charred wreckage and they are predicted to remain there this evening. Yes.
Course planning
Pre-service teacher training courses typically focus on the detailed planning of a 40 minute or 60 minute lesson and don’t focus attention on how to go about planning a much longer scheme of work. This is also an important area to consider though, because most teachers are involved in teaching courses, which may typically last anywhere between 30 and 120 hours. The aim of this article is to share some of the conclusions of a recent project I was part of, with the hope that it might enable other teachers to plan a little faster too! Why do we plan our lessons? I think that most teachers plan lessons in order to feel more confident in the class itself. The aim of planning is also to map out learning activities in a coherent, logical way, in order to help students understand, learn and practice concepts and skills which will develop their abilities in English. Why, What and How? At the start of a course, we need to sit down and think about ‘What’ we intend to cover in the course, and ‘Why’.
How The Religious Right Pioneered Propaganda As News | HuffPost
Step 1: What is a PLN?
Welcome to our professional learning series on building a PLN. This series guides you step by step through the process of setting up your own PLN. The aim of this first step is to: Explain what is a PLN.Help you understand why educators create their own PLN. The following information on PLN was co-written by Michael Graffin, a relief/substitute teacher and blogger from Western Australia. You can check out Michael’s original “What the heck is a PLN” post here. What is a PLN? The word “PLN” stands for “Personal Learning Network”, and it has its origins in connectivism theory (Siemens, G. & Downes, S., 2005). Let’s take this a little further… The Personal: Having a PLN is about making connections and building personal relationships with teachers, school administrators, university professors, and experts around the world. The Learning: Having a PLN is about sharing ideas and resources, collaboration, and learning. What is a PLN Video Watch this video to learn more about what is a PLN. Your Task
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Yoko Ono reconnue co-auteure de la chanson "Imagine"
La nouvelle a été annoncée le 14 juin lors d'une réunion de la National Music Publishers Association – l'association américaine qui régule les droits de propriété dans l'industrie de la musique – par son président David Israelite. Ce dernier a aussi décerné à "Imagine" le prix de la Chanson du siècle. Sean Lennon, enfant unique du couple Ono-Lennon, a publié une photo sur Instagram pour immortaliser l'événement et dire sa fierté: "Je n'ai jamais été plus fier de ma vie: la National Music Publishers Association vient de décerner le prix de la Chanson du siècle à 'Imagine', mais attendez! "Alors que les choses auraient pu être différentes en 1971, je suis heureux aujourd'hui de dire que les choses ont changé", a indiqué David Israelite. Dans l'interview d'archive évoquée par Sean Lennon, son père explique que le morceau n'existerait pas sans l'apport de Yoko Ono. Sean Lennon a accompagné sur scène sa mère, qui se déplace en fauteuil roulant, pour accepter le prix de la Chanson du siècle.
Il y a 40 ans, un président américain écrivait aux extraterrestres une lettre qui voyage encore dans l'espace
ESPACE - Il y a 40 ans, le 16 juin 1977, le président américaine Jimmy Carter écrivait une lettre destinée aux extraterrestres. N'y voyez pas une preuve d'un quelconque complot pour autant. Car sur l'enveloppe, point d'adresse exacte. La missive était destinée à s'insérer dans une sorte de bouteille à la mer de l'espace. Et effectivement, quelques mois plus tard, la lettre quitta la Terre à bord de la sonde Voyager 1. Elle souhaitait qu'ensuite, la sonde, la plus rapide jamais lancée alors (et qui ne fut détrônée que par les très récentes sondes Juno et New Horizon), devait ensuite sortir du système solaire, tout simplement. Avec cette idée en tête, la Nasa a donc voulu placer dans Voyager 1 et 2 (sa grande sœur, plus lente) une sorte de "capsule temporelle". Candidature pour rejoindre le club galactique des civilisations À l'intérieur de Voyager se trouve donc toujours, 40 ans après, la lettre de Jimmy Carter, s'adressant aux extraterrestres. Images et sons de la Terre nasa Nasa
All of Donald Trump's Lies – BillMoyers.com
All of Donald Trump’s Lies Screenshot of the New York Times op-ed piece entitled "Trump's Lies" that lists all of the lies President Donald Trump has told while in office. This weekend, The New York Times performed a noble public service by publishing nearly every lie Donald Trump has told since taking the oath of office (just four months and a few days ago, but it seems like an eternity, no?). The op-ed chart of tiny but readable font fills the entire page, until at one point, in the mind’s eye, they appear to morph into termites burrowing deep into the foundation of democracy, leaving sawdust in their wake. One subtitle reads: “Trump Told Public Lies or Falsehoods Every Day for His First 40 Days.” “We are using the word ‘lie’ deliberately. Their effort deserves the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Meanwhile, you may want to remind yourselves of the Big Lie that Donald Trump rode to power — the Birther Lie. Yet Trump shamelessly championed the lie and made it central to his campaign.
