Monthly Archives: January 2021

1. I’ve had good feedback on the OECD’s webinars. Their next one is at 10:00 UK time next Tuesday, 2nd February and seeks to offer an answer to the question, What can schools do to develop positive, high-achieving students? More … Continue reading →

1. Two bits from the Times Higher Education Supplement (which doesn’t call itself that anymore but I’m not sure we all know what the THE is): a) one on the challenges online assessment poses: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/online-exams-technology-or-authentic-assessment-theanswer “ … the surge in … Continue reading →

1. First up today, two for teacher educators (but not only for teacher educators): a) the silver jubilee issue of the English Language Teacher Education and Development (ELTED) Journal http://www.elted.net/latest-volume.html – Richard Smith’s celebratory foreword includes the contents of all … Continue reading →

1. Very short notice of no fewer than three webinars tomorrow – sorry! First, the third in the New Directions in Language Assessment series: Putting theory into practice: Language Assessment in Latin America at 15:00 UK time, Wednesday 27th January … Continue reading →

1. The next TeachingEnglish webinar, on Thursday 28th January at 12:00 UK time, is a partnership with National Geographic Learning. John Hughes’s title is Two sides of the same coin: Critical and Creative Thinking in the ELT classroom  https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/two-sides-same-coin-critical-creative-thinking-elt-classroom He’ll … Continue reading →

Friday 22nd January 1. How do small rich cold countries manage their education? Join this OECD webinar, Let schools decide: The Norwegian approach to school improvement, at 10:00 UK time on Wednesday 27th January  to find out: https://meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hAPnEo–Tpa0b5kWVrP7AQ And if … Continue reading →

1. Exploiting infographics for language practice and critical thinking is the title of Nik Peachey’s next free webinar at 14:30 UK time on Saturday 23rd January. Link and more info here: https://gobrunch.com/events/land/174341/ No brunch, though – you have to bring … Continue reading →

1. However excited I got yesterday about the American English ‘ization’ variant, lots of good publications use it, including Language Magazine: https://www.languagemagazine.com/ Here’s three recent articles: the first one, which could be – but isn’t – entitled ‘From the ridiculous … Continue reading →

I remembered! What I can’t now remember is how you subscribe, so you get notified of a new posting – can anyone help?

I’m discovering that even a relatively short absence completely disrupts a well-practised daily routine – give me a few days to get back up to speed, please! If anyone can remind me how to attach files to a WordPress post, … Continue reading →