Author Archives: roycross

1. The Culture for Sustainable and Inclusive Peace Network Plus (CUSP) will launch itself (!) next Monday at 14:00 UK time: https://www.cuspnetwork.org/home/events/ In their own words, CUSP aims to “strengthen artistic and cultural institutions in low- and middle-income countries so … Continue reading →

1. The LearnEnglish sites have some good stuff for next Monday – or indeed any other day! https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/video-zone/international-womens-day-we-are-generationequality https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/how-can-more-women-get-into-politics https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/video-zone/kamala-harris-why-her-new-job-so-important 2. TIRF is The International Research Foundation for English Language Education, and they’ve just published a new paper on ESP … Continue reading →

1. In the lead up to International Women’s Day, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the UN Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) are launching a new core resource package for gender in education in … Continue reading →

1. More on accents, including Glaswegian, courtesy of my colleague Christine, Sadie Ryan’s wonderful podcast all about accents and perceptions of accents and language and identity, Accentricity  https://www.accentricity-podcast.com/ 2. More sounds to explore over the weekend, the latest New York … Continue reading →

1. Two ELTons opportunities to start with. One, an invitation to be a judge next time round – details here and please note that “there are no fixed qualifications needed to be a judge (…) judges typically have a wide … Continue reading →

1. Young people don’t feel they can make a difference is the sad message from this article by Andreas Schleicher of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on what schools can do to support the climate: https://oecdedutoday.com/green-at-fifteen-schools-support-climate/ However, … Continue reading →

1. On International Women’s Day on March 8th, as part of its commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), the British Council is offering a set of three free online courses for teachers on Gender in Language Education. Here’s a … Continue reading →

0. Oh dearie me! My colleague Mark has ever so gently pointed out that I got in a right muddle with my days of the week and dates for the webinars I mentioned on Friday. The Eaquals https://www.eaquals.org/eaquals-events/event/nazan-gelbal-more-interactive-and-effective-lessons-with-less-tools-apps-how-to-coach-and-mentor-effectively-in-a-crisis/ and PIE https://www.crowdcast.io/e/the-pie-webinar–futureproofed/register … Continue reading →

1. Several webinars today, in date order. First up is the next Eaquals one at 14:00 UK time next Tuesday, 23rd February, with Nazan Gelbal from Sabanci University in Istanbul and a nice, no-nonsense title, More Interactive and Effective Lessons … Continue reading →

1. Techfugees mission is “empowering displaced people with technology” https://techfugees.com/ They’ve just issued their first ever annual report, which you can read here https://techfugees.app.box.com/s/v3j96k8bhs6sm0vuhle6gtkcl4jrnaru I’ve also attached a PDF below but please be warned it’s a bit of a monster … Continue reading →