Essential digital skills for all you tech heads.

Here is a post from educational technology and mobile learning that focuses on essential skills for the 21st century teacher. 

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/08/9-essential-digital-skills-for-21st.html

Help your students create their own trading cards.

This application from Read Write Think can help you create trading cards about places, or historical and imaginary figures. Check out the links to the website and an instructional video.

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/trading-card-creator-30056.html


https://www.facebook.com/practicaledtech/videos/2013964102164755/?pnref=story 

Finger Friends!

Here is a video on how to make these finger puppets. I have used them for warm ups in my classes. There is a video, templates and a materials list. They are very easy and inexpensive to make. You can use any color paper you like. The templates are for the queen, rabbit, and mouse. You can draw any type features for the faces/body that you like. Happy teaching!

Mouse, Rabbit, and Queen

Materials list
scissors
color pencils
stapler
glue stick
160 gram color paper
5 sheets at 4"x 6" (any color)

Sexism, racism, ageism and native speakerism – job ads in ELT

Here is a post from teflequityadvocates.com. A site that I am really personally interested in. The topic of teacher advocacy world wide. This post deals with the sexism, racism, ageism, and native speakerism in ELT job ads. 

https://teflequityadvocates.com/2016/09/07/sexism-racism-ageism-and-native-speakerism-job-ads-in-elt/ 

 

16 great mobile learning apps to use with your students

Here is a post from educatorstechnology.com. These are all apps created by Duck Duck Moose to help young learners thrive and do better. All of the apps are free!

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/07/16-great-learning-apps-to-use-with-your.html

These are all apps created by Duck Duck Moose to help young learners thrive and do better.

Professional Development from The British Council

Here is a list of professional development opportunities from the British Council website. Most of the events are geared towards teachers working in difficult circumstances. Some are conferences and others are online events.  

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/international-festival-teacher-research-elt-2017 

 

estival is to help more individual teachers engage in teacher-research. The festival also aims to engage and support more Teacher Associations in teacher-research by showcasing models of mentoring schemes and existing research projects to encourage and support associations with projects in their own contexts. To date no fewer than six events have taken place and you can find more information, including photos and videos, from e

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online events promoting teacher-research.

Why Teachers Leave – and Possible Solutions

Here is a post from the Educators Room. 

On paper, teaching seems like the perfect job. Summers at home, the workday ends at three, you’re off when your kids are off, and we get to work with children all day long. I mean, what more could one possibly want? As with life, things are not always what they seem.

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2015/06/teachers-leave-possible-solutions/