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27th January 2010 Presentation Slides

2010-01-26T05:48:00.001-08:00

Here are the slides from my presentation (January 27 2010)

Presentation January 27 2010 continued last

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Last part -

Presentation January 27 2010 continued

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Here's 3rd & 4th parts

Presentation January 27 2010

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Here's a brief summary of my presentation "Websites for teachers and teaching"

Steve Pinker Lecture

2009-09-30T01:06:00.000-07:00

Steve Pinker - professor at Harvard - gives an interesting talk about the way language reflects human nature. He explores metaphor, taboo words and the language of bribes and answers interesting questions such as why we fill in a form by filling it out.

University of Edinburgh

The lecture is also available via iTunes.

Useful Article: Technology tips for teachers

2009-09-08T05:28:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to a useful article on technology apps for teachers -

Mashable

Issuu

2009-08-31T02:57:00.000-07:00

Issuu allows you to read a wide variety of magazines, reports and documents online. You can also publish your own material. It's visually attractive and there are lots of magazines on a wide range of subjects.

Vimeo

2009-08-31T01:54:00.000-07:00

I came across this animated video on the Vimeo site. Vimeo is a video-sharing site for people who create their own videos.

The Forest from David Scharf on Vimeo.

I think this video could be used to great effect in the classroom. The images are beautiful and it has a strong message with ample scope for discussion. You could watch with the sound off and get students to piece the story together. You can also access a version with subtitles here - The Forest

Academic Earth

2009-08-31T01:23:00.001-07:00

This great website offers you access to full video courses from some of the world's leading universities.

There are videos on a range of subjects from the poetry of John Milton to Ancient Greek History.

Here's the link - Academic Earth

Game Classroom

2009-08-26T02:58:00.000-07:00

Game Classroom is a collection of educational games to use with young learners.

Great site - Virtual Museum of Iraq

2009-08-26T02:44:00.000-07:00

I've had a quick play with the virtual museum of Iraq site - It's visually attractive and interactive and could be used in the classroom.

Wander round the halls, read descriptions of key exhibits and look at short video clips. Students would need quite a high level to get something from the site. You could ask students to explore a different period and then report back or you could set up your own treasure trail.

Useful Blog

2009-07-30T23:41:00.000-07:00

The English Blog has lots of useful ideas for teachers and students - The English Blog

iTunes

2009-07-20T09:28:00.000-07:00

Use iTunes for management development -

Chalkdust101

2009-07-13T01:32:00.001-07:00

You might find some good ideas on the Chalkdust101 blog

Secondary Level EFL

2009-07-06T06:33:00.000-07:00

Have a look at this videos from the University of Oregon - Shaping the way we teach English: Secondary EFL. It's the first part of the series - the rest can also be found on YouTube -

Simply Box

2009-04-06T07:12:00.001-07:00

Simply Box is a great tool for saving images, text from the web onto a fun, easy-to-use web storage site - Simply box.

Website

2009-04-06T07:06:00.000-07:00

Here's a list of websites that can help teachers create their own games, etc., on line.

Word Connect

What2Learn

Ideas to inspire

Classtools

Super Teacher Tools

YouTube Edu - MIT

2009-03-30T04:02:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to the MIT course Listening, Speaking and Pronunciation.

YouTube Edu - MIT

YouTube Edu - UOregon

2009-03-30T04:00:00.001-07:00

There are a series of videos from the Universty of Oregon now available on YouTube. The course is called Shaping the Way we Teach English.

Here's the first video -

YouTube Edu

Ben Goldstein Blog

2009-03-30T03:40:00.001-07:00

You might find Ben Goldstein's blog useful. It includes tips and lesson plans.

iatefl Cardiff 2009

2009-03-23T06:17:00.000-07:00

Why not follow the iatefl conference (Cardiff 2009) online? You can watch sessions and presentations live.

Here's the link - iatefl Cardiff 2009

OUP IH National Conference for Primary School Teachers of English

2009-03-18T08:00:00.000-07:00

Presentation Slides - Games in the Primary Classroom - Louise Branford

National Conference for Primary School Teachers of English
19 March 2009 Milan

OUP IH National Conference for Primary School Teachers of English

2009-03-18T07:39:00.000-07:00

Presentation Slides - Using DVD in the Classroom - Julie Sweeney

National Conference for Primary School Teachers of English
19 March 2009 Milan

OUP IH National Conference for Primary School Teachers of English

2009-03-18T07:32:00.000-07:00

Presentation Slides - Songs and Chants in the Classroom - Babeth Cartwright

National Conference for Primary School teachers oF English

Milan 19 March 2009

Jeremy Harmer

2009-03-16T03:38:00.000-07:00

Jeremy Harmer is famous as a teacher trainer and author. Why not visit his website? - Jeremy Harmer.

It includes audio and video clips and pdf files from presentations.

Here's a link to a video of Jeremy giving a talk on Motivating the Unmotivated

Teacher Mental Health

2009-03-09T08:22:00.000-07:00

Teachers' TV has a moving documentary about mental health issues withing the teaching profession in the UK.

Teacher Mental Health

TED

2009-03-09T08:12:00.001-07:00

The richness of this site is amazing. Here are some links to some of the presentations that might appeal to people working in Education.

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

Bill Gates Unplugged

Dave Eggers Once Upon a School

Larry Ferlazzo Blog

2009-03-02T03:19:00.000-08:00

Larry Ferlazzo's blog is an impressive collection of website links for EFL teachers. There's bound to be something to interest you and your students.

Larry Ferlazzo

An ELT Notebook

2009-03-02T02:30:00.000-08:00

Sue Swift's blog is a source of lots of useful information, lesson plans, tips, etc.

Recent posts include -

Using YouTube for Vocabulary Development

Teaching Individual Sounds

TKT

An ELT Notebook

Discourse Analysis

2009-02-23T07:24:00.000-08:00

Here are some sites related to discourse analysis -

Discourse Analysis Online

Discourse Analysis as an approach to intercultural competence

Applying Written Discourse Analysis in a Japanese EFL class

Implementing Discourse Analysis for Intermediate and Advanced Language Learners

Critical Discourse Analysis in EFL context

What is meant by Discourse Analysis

CALL

2009-02-23T06:54:00.001-08:00

Here's a site about CALL.

Claire Siskin

You can find basic info on using the Internet, using Word in the classroom and technology in general.

NLP

2009-02-23T06:41:00.000-08:00

Here's a link to an article about Neuro-linguistic programming.

Infed.org

Jeremy Harmer

2009-02-17T11:06:00.000-08:00

Here's a video of Jeremy Harmer talking about filming teachers.

What makes a good teacher?

2009-02-09T04:22:00.000-08:00

In 1996 UNICEF asked the question 'what makes a good teacher?' Click on the link below to see what children had to say -

What makes a good teacher?

Ken Robinson

2009-02-02T02:35:00.001-08:00

Sir Ken Robinson's website is not only visually stunning but full of useful information about creativity and education.

Sir Ken Robinson

TED

2009-02-02T02:21:00.000-08:00

www.ted.com is one of my favourite sites - It is a huge resource of ideas and a great showcase of creativity and excellence. There must be something here that will inspire you! Here's an example, Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson gives explains his view that schools stifle creativity.

Creative Thinking

2009-02-02T02:18:00.000-08:00

Michael Michalko's website has lots of tips and ideas for creative thinking, brainstorming, etc. There are lots of tools and exercises that might help you solve problems or come up with great new ideas.

Creative Thinking

Teachers.tv masterclass

2009-01-26T01:35:00.000-08:00

Even though these are not EFL lessons, there's plenty to learn from watching these great teachers in action -

Ceri Evans - DNA
John Heeley - Probability
Phil Beadle - Limbo and Night of the Scorpion

Behaviour Quick Fixes

2009-01-26T01:01:00.000-08:00

Teachers.tv has a series of short videos offering quick tips on how to tackle common behaviour issues.

Behaviour

The issues dealt with are -

Can't Concentrate
Chaotic Start
Fighting
High Spirits
Disagreements
Disruptiveness
Transitions
Off Task
Anger

Here are links to full videos -

Teaching with Cowley - Starting Over
Primary Special Schools - Tackling Challenging Behaviour
Primary Management - Transactional Analysis
Behaving with Cowley - Out of the Classroom
Behaving with Cowley - Group Work

Electronic Village Online

2009-01-21T00:27:00.000-08:00

As a follow up to the TESOL conference EVO is offering free training sessions and online discussion for six weeks. The sessions are open to all interested parties (you don't have to be a TESOL member).

EVO

Edutopia

2009-01-19T05:35:00.000-08:00

There are some really useful resources on the George Lucas Educational Foundation website Edutopia.

For example, there are some videos where teachers offer tips for better classroom management.

Handshake Q&A

Quieting the Classroom

Scott Thornbury

2009-01-19T03:04:00.001-08:00

Scott Thornbury's website - www.thornburyscott.com has some links to articles written by the man himself. Here are a few examples:

Reformulation and reconstruction

Grammar, Power and Bottled Water

The Lexical Approach

Big Words, Small Grammar

IH DoS Conference 2009

2008-12-31T06:11:00.000-08:00

Here are the slides from my presentation -

Teachers TV

2008-12-31T05:20:00.000-08:00

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

NTTI

2008-12-17T09:07:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-17T08:03:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-16T00:50:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-03T04:11:00.001-08:00

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

2008-12-03T04:03:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-03T03:54:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-03T03:06:00.000-08:00

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

Obama

2008-12-03T03:03:00.000-08:00

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.

Discipline tips

2008-11-25T03:00:00.000-08:00

712educators.about.com has lots of tips about classroom management and discipline.

Top 10 tips for classroom discipline and management

How to handle discipline problems

Top books for discipline

The Dos and Don'ts of Tween Discipline

How to discipline without stress, punishment or rewards

What makes a great teacher?

2008-11-25T02:52:00.000-08:00

Have a look at this article from Greatschools.net about what makes a great teacher.

What makes a great teacher?

Learning Difficulties

2008-11-25T02:41:00.001-08:00

Greatschools.net offers some useful advice on dealing with children with learning difficulties. There are lots of articles and tips - Greatschools.net

Great Teachers

2008-11-24T07:58:00.000-08:00

Here's a link to a video on teachers' TV. Watch Philip Beadle - 2004 Secondary Teacher of the Year - in action.

Teachers' TV

Baruch College

2008-11-24T07:49:00.000-08:00

Baruch College offers access to video of some of its Master Teachers series via iTunes (search in iTunesU). Teachers and presenters run workshops offering tips and advice about teaching and learning.

Baruch College

2008-11-24T07:35:00.000-08:00

TED stands for technology, entertainment, design. It started as a conference in 1984 that brought people together from these three worlds. The TED conference invites the world's best speakers to give presentations that represent some of the World's most exciting ideas. The only catch is that speakers are limited to 18 minutes for a talk!

The TED website, www.ted.com, gives you free access to over 200 of these talks (you can also subscribe through iTunes).

It may not be about Teaching English but there is plenty to inspire on this great site.

Discipline and YLs

2008-11-15T00:49:00.000-08:00

Kaboose is a website aimed at parents but contains some useful info and tips on child development and behaviour.

Have a look at the following articles -

Kids without a conscience

Understand your child's temperament

Stress and teens

Peer Pressure and Grade Schoolers

Teaching Speaking

2008-10-25T04:24:00.000-07:00

There is a great new online video series available from the British Council giving you tips on how to teach speaking to children. Here's a link to the first video in the series:

Introduction

There are other videos on rapport, feedback, activities, pronunciation, etc.

Log in and Learn

2008-09-23T07:47:00.000-07:00

Here are the slides for my presentation at IH Milan's "From Good Practice to Better Practice" conference, 26 September 2008.

Behaviour website

2008-09-16T07:00:00.000-07:00

Louise, YL co-ordinator here at IH Milan, has asked me to blog the following site on behaviour.

The site is Behaviour Needs

The site has some interesting articles about classroom management with provocative titles such as "If pupils misbehave, it's the teacher's fault!"

There are also inspirational posters and lots of useful tips.

Aisli Presentation

2008-09-05T05:44:00.001-07:00

Here are the slides for my Using the Web for Teacher Development presentation (Aisli, Rome, 08 Sept 2008).

Aisli Presentation

2008-09-05T05:00:00.000-07:00

Here's part two of my Learning by Moving Presentation at the Aisli Conference - 8 September 2008.

Aisli Presentation

2008-09-05T04:56:00.000-07:00

Here are the slides for the first part of my Learning by Moving presentation at the Aisli DoS Conference, Monday 8 October 2008, Rome.

Podwatch1

2008-08-28T01:13:00.000-07:00

There are lots of interesting podcasts you can download using iTunes. Here's a brief update on some of the most interesting ones:

EFL

BBC World Service – 6 Minute English Podcast

30 July Stress and work
20 Aug What does credit crunch mean?

BBC Talk about English

21 Aug – discuss cloning
31 Jul – human rights
24 Jul – big brands

BBC Grammar Challenge

22 Aug Present continuous
01 Aug – Present perfect
25 July – Time prepositions

BBC World Service Real English

22 Aug – looks at phrase ‘What an airhead’
1 Aug – ‘bark worse than his bite’

ESL Aloud

20 Aug – 2008 Olympics

Splendid Speaking –

23 Aug – structuring a short talk
16 Aug – responding to questions
2 Aug – Using anecdotes

Podcastsinenglish

21 Aug – cocktail party at the Italian embassy
14 Aug – rats – pests or pets
7 Aug - 2008 Olympics

ESL Pod

04 Aug – Dealing in the black Market
01 Aug – Watching the Olympic Games

METHODOLOGY

ESL Teacher Talk

26 Aug – Total Physical Response methodology

GENERAL

National Geographic - Video Shorts Podcast

Recent – 5 min videos of exploration in S. America

Discovery Channel Video Podcast

Short videos

English heritage

22 Aug – series on Hadrian’s wall (6 ten minute videos) started

Screenrush Movietrailers

Trailers for new and classic films

BUSINESS

London Business Schools Podcasts

26 Aug – 10 minute look at marketing fundamentals
08 Aug – A brief look at decision making

Learn Business English – Podcast

24 Aug – presentations – analysing trends
17 Aug – presentations – describing trends
10 Aug – business vocab – The office manager
3 Aug – Job interviews – HR review of candidates

Harvard Business Video IdeaCast

11 Aug – social intelligence and leadership
25 Aug – What is personal Leadership brand?

Dealing with difficult behaviour

2008-08-01T01:24:00.001-07:00

Here are some more videos from Teachers' Tv about challenging behaviour:

Changing challenging behaviour

This looks at the National Programme for Specialist Leaders of Behaviour and Attendance in the UK.
Policing Challenging Behaviour

We follow a teacher as she is trained by the police in how to deal with challenging behaviour!

Mind Tools

2008-07-16T02:52:00.000-07:00

The mind tools website is a nice resource for articles regarding leadership, time management, problem solving, decision making, memory tips, using creativity, stress management, information skills, etc.

Some example articles:

How good are your motivation skills?
Weighing the pros and cons of a decision.
DO IT - A simple creativity process
The Golden Rules of Goal Setting
Mind Maps
Active Listening
Using Mind Maps as a memory tool

More Time Management

2008-07-16T02:12:00.000-07:00

Feeling the pressure of a busy timetable? See if you can squeeze a few spare moments out of your hectic day to check out some of these resources regarding time management.

Teacher's TV has several videos about time management and teaching:

Video 1 - (Aimed at new teachers)
Video 2 - (Aimed at Admin staff)
Video 3
Video 4 - (Aimed at trainee teachers)
Video 5 - (John Bayley advises a teacher)

You can download some articles about time management in PDF format from Mind Tools

History of English

2008-07-15T04:51:00.000-07:00

The British Library website has some interesting stuff on the way English has changed.

British Library

The site includes a timeline of the English language.

Tefl News

2008-07-15T03:08:00.000-07:00

Keep updated with TEFL news via The Guardian's TEFL page.

Discourse Analysis

2008-07-15T03:04:00.000-07:00

If you're interested in discourse analysis, have a look at this article.

Teaching with Bayley: Discipline

2008-07-11T07:33:00.000-07:00

Behaviour management guru, John Bayley, visits school and helps teachers improve their classroom management techniques. There are lots of videos featuring John Bayley on Teachers' TV.

Some of the highlights:

MOTIVATION

Making pupils feel special and important - Video
Different learning styles - Video
Being more dynamic - Video
Giving praise - Video

GREAT TEACHERS

Motivating science teacher - Video
The Children's Champion - Video
Outstanding New Teacher - Video

STRUCTURING LESSONS

Time management - Video
Lesson structure - Video

DISCIPLINE

Dealing with disruptive pupils - Video
Dealing with short attention spans - Video
Controlling difficult pupils - Video
Dealing with unresponsive pupils - Video
Being assertive - Video Video 2
Dealing with attention seekers - Video

Best Practice

2008-07-11T06:16:00.000-07:00

There is a series of videos on Teachers' TV that follows a team of experts attempting to turn good teachers into outstanding teachers. Have a look at the first episode by clicking on the link below -

From Good to Outstanding

SEAL

2008-07-11T05:04:00.000-07:00

What's seal? SEAL is an approach that examines the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning.

The five touchstones of SEAL are -

Self-awareness
Empathy
Managing feelings
Motivations
Social Skills

For an in-depth look at SEAL in UK secondary schools look at the SEAL website. You can download a huge amount of material from this site - PDF guides, slides, videos, training guides, etc., etc. Information for primary level is also available on the SEAL website.

Have a look at this video from the William Howard school to see SEAL in action:

Teachers' TV:Seal

Connected Speech

2008-06-20T04:02:00.000-07:00

Slides from the connected speech training session (Mike Riley)

Pronunciation - Underhill video part 1

2008-06-12T04:28:00.000-07:00

Here is the first part of a presentation by Adrian Underhill on teaching pronunciation. This comes from the MacmillanELT YouTube page.

Pronunciation - Underhill video part 2

2008-06-12T04:27:00.000-07:00

Part 2 of Adrian Underhill's presentation.

Pronunciation - Underhill part 3

2008-06-12T04:26:00.000-07:00

More from Adrian Underhill (Macmillan YouTube page)

Pronunciation - Underhill video part 4

2008-06-12T04:16:00.000-07:00

Here's Adrian Underhill talking about pronunciation.

Business Result Training DVD (OUP)

2008-06-10T01:12:00.000-07:00

The OUP 'Result' teachers' books come with some teacher training DVDs (plus worksheets). These could be used by new teachers or during training sessions.

The videos are closely linked to the Result series and contain clips from lessons using the books. Managed well, the DVDs could be used to create further discussion and may be an interesting addition to training sessions. For example, the English Result Pre-Intermediate DVD shows clips from a whole unit and highlights different stages of a lesson, such as giving instructions, concept checking, explaining grammar, setting up activities, etc.

Business Result - Upper-intermediate - DVD

Presentations
One-to-One teaching
Using case studies

Business Result - Intermediate - DVD

Needs Analysis
Vocabulary
Telephoning

Business Result - Online worksheets

English Result - Pre-Intermediate - DVD

Author's introduction
Classroom footage - Unit 4B - warmer, concept check, listening strategies, setting up a game, a game, Can do
Teacher feedback regarding English Result format

English Result - Online worksheets

CAE Result - DVD

Overview and examples of CAE Paper 5 Speaking
Assessment criteria
Tips on giving a good performance
A complete test
Complete test assessment

Time Managment

2008-06-09T07:11:00.000-07:00

Watch Randy Pausch's lecture on Time Management via iTunesU or via his website:

Randy Pausch

iTunes University

2008-06-09T06:54:00.000-07:00

iTunesU, Apple's on-line University, is a wonderful resource. An increasing number of universities allow their lectures to be downloaded for free via iTunes. Here are a few selected lecture series about education. You will need iTunes to access them:

Swinburne University of Technology: Learning and Teaching

UMBC: Teaching and Learning

Vanderbilt University: Center for Teaching

UMBC: Child Development Psychology

Discipline

2008-06-09T06:41:00.001-07:00

Here are three articles on dealing with discord by Rose Senior from the ETP magazine.

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Russell Stannard Website

2008-06-09T06:05:00.000-07:00

This is one of the most useful websites I have found. You can watch a series of videos in which Russell teaches you how to make the most out of technology (downloading podcasts, creating blogs, using wikis, etc.) He also has some videos about his favourite ELT sites.

Have a look - Teacher Training Videos by Russell Stannard

Teaching Teens

2008-06-09T05:56:00.000-07:00

Trouble with teens?

Have a look at these articles on the BBC'S Teaching English website:

Project work with Teens

Teen angst

Motivating Teens

The Lexical Approach

2008-06-09T05:54:00.000-07:00

Do you want to learn more about The Lexical Approach? Why not have a look at these two articles on the BBC's Teaching English website?

Part One

Part Two

Teaching Children

2008-06-09T05:46:00.001-07:00

The following articles from the BBC Teaching English website look at children as learners.

Part One

Part Two

There are other articles dealing with

children who have additional education needs

managing young learners

Storytelling

The Internet

2008-06-09T05:41:00.000-07:00

You can listen to two podcasts on using the Internet in the classroom on the BBC Teaching English Website.

Using Dictionaries

2008-06-09T05:39:00.000-07:00

The BBC Teaching English website has a podcast about using dictionaries. Click on the link below and choose 'Reference Revolution' from the menu.

BBC Teaching English

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

2008-06-09T05:28:00.000-07:00

The BBC Teaching English website contains some podcasts explaining the basics of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL).

BBC Teaching English

There is also an article offering a framework for using CLIL in the classroom.