IH DoS Conference 2009

Here are the slides from my presentation -

Teachers TV

Teachers TV continues to grow. For those of you interested in behaviour issues have a look at their behaviour matters page.

NTTI

The National Institute of Teacher Training has lots of useful resources on its website www.thirteen.org

The Concept to Classroom Workshop series is particularly interesting - The topics include

Why the Net? An interactive tool for the classroom

WebQuests

Tapping into Multiple Intelligences

Assessment, Evaluation and Curriculum Redesign

The workshops include mini-videos, quizzes, buzzwords, etc...

Tutor2u

If you are teaching business English you might find Tutor2u a useful resource. The site offers a range of free and subscription-based materials. There are articles, blog entries, videos, quizzes and links on a whole range of business and education-related subjects.

Time Management

One of the most important skills for a teacher to manage is time management - Here are some links to articles you might find useful -

MindTools Time Management

MindTools Beating Procrastination

MindTools Effective Scheduling

Teachers' TV - Time Management

Suite 101.com

Suite101.com offers lots of advice for pre-service teachers.

Here are some of their articles on classroom management and motivation:

Motivating Students

How to motivate students

Classroom Management Tips

There are loads of articles on this useful site.

Correction and Feedback

Have a look at these articles on Heads up English for tips on correcting and giving feedback.

Four ways to handle mistakes

Mistakes, errors and correction

Mind Maps

Tony Buzan created mind maps as the ideal tool for memorising and organising thoughts, to do lists, etc.

Here's Tony explaining the basics of mind-mapping -

David Crystal

For lots of interesting insight into the English language, keep an eye on David Crystal's blog - DCBlog.

Obama

Few can match Obama's skills on the podium - Here's his victory speech -

For David Crystal's analysis of the speech, check out his blog DC blog.