Lesson plan for last weeks of school! It is the time of the year when you realize there was so
Barack Obama’s Westminister speech
Lesson plan: Watch this historic speech Obama held in Westminister and then read the newspapers comments listed below. Based on
Beware online “filter bubbles” why we don’t get the whole picture?
Why the web isn’t providing the information we need! To most people the internet is a connection to the world.
Preparing for exams? Mind mapping with images, maps and more,
When cramming for an exams you might find spicerscribe an online mapping and brainstorming tool useful. Great way to collaborate
Using rubrics for assessment
When assessing students’ work, either written or oral, using rubrics is a good idea. Look here for different suggestions. These
Teaching cultural differences, “Two sides of the fence”
Write an article on your blog where you address one of the challenges raised in either movie. Trying to escape
How to Write an Essay: 10 Easy Steps
It is time to write exams and here is some advice to my students on writing essays. Topics: Analyze and
Making presentations for class
What makes a good presentation? Here are places I have found some good points. Presentation Zen, Context matters and Simple but
Elaborate on and discuss a number of international and global challenges
Seems like a tall order for students to be able to both elaborate and discuss a number of international and
School lumps by ability, not age
A novel approach to education with no grades and no grade levels. The RISC Approach to Schooling is a revolutionary
Obama’s statement on death of Osama bin Laden- writing a newspaper article
[cnnvideo url=’http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2011/05/01/sot.obama.bin.laden.dead.cnn’ inline=’true’] Objectives: Imagine you are attending this press conference and have a deadline to write about this historic
Writing better blog posts
Here are some useful tips I found at the Edublogger web-page on how to write better blog posts and get
English as a global language – don’t insist on English!
TED Talks At TEDxDubai, longtime English teacher Patricia Ryan asks a provocative question: Is the world’s focus on English preventing
Students creating content online – Live Internet Radio Show
Assessing students’ communication skills In Norway the students get two grades in the class called “International English”assessing the students communicative
Free Documentary TV – Watch Free Documentaries
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