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Thursday, 30th July (Cres)
The wifi’s much better if you sit at the front of the library, it seems! 1. Pride of place today to English Teacher – a memoir by John Drew, described by John as a compilation of portraits and anecdotes shading … Continue reading
Wednesday, 29th July (Cres)
Time moves a little more slowly here on the island, as does the wifi, which is why this message is a little late! 1. A piece from Ol’ Grumpy, a.k.a. Richard Watson Todd, with which to resume normal service, Brave … Continue reading
Thursday, 18th June (Cambridge)
1. it’s probably fair to say that the world of assessment and testing is in ferment at present. Just in case your experience of taking exams is as out-of-date as mine is, here’s advice from Duolingo (ear scanning included!), How … Continue reading
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Tuesday, 16th June (Cambridge)
1. Global Englishes: Research agendas and tasks in English as a lingua franca by Will Baker, Fan Fang & Telma Gimenez has just been made available open access by Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-teaching/article/global-englishes-research-agendas-and-tasks-in-english-as-a-lingua-franca/9D8CABD3D9DEFBC5B45AB7D66237052A PDF below. Global Englishes, and within that … Continue reading
Thursday, 11th June (Cambridge)
1. Pride of place today to the ‘personal passion project’ that Chris Sowton has been developing over the last few months, Teach Any Class https://teachanyclass.org/ It’s a wonderfully rich resource, covering Professional Development, Classroom Activities, Skills Development, Important Concepts, Great … Continue reading
Tuesday, 9th June (Cambridge)
1. !!SHORT NOTICE ALERT!! A Hachette webinar, From Assumptions to Partnerships: rethinking parental engagement to raise children’s achievement, with Cat Jones at 16:00 UK time tomorrow, Wednesday 10th June. More info and registration here https://hachette-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/5rYCdZUoTVCTJpaN3hetIQ#/registration National research with in-service teachers … Continue reading
Thursday, 4th June (Cambridge)
Posting early today as we’re off up to Sheffield later on to babysit The Artful Dodger while his dad exhibits at the Goldsmiths North show and mum supports. Venceremos! 1. The latest free-to-attend IATEFL monthly webinar is at 15:00 UK … Continue reading
Thursday, 2nd April (Cambridge)
1. Jim McKinley is giving the next (online) seminar in UCL’s Academic Writing series at 16:00 UK time on 9th April on Beyond polishing: Generative AI, academic voice, and the future of student writing. More info and registration here https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2026/apr/beyond-polishing-generative-ai-academic-voice-and-future-student-writing … Continue reading
Tuesday, 31st March (Cambridge)
1. Short but not too short notice, I hope: How much education does a teacher need? is the intriguing title of the OECD webinar tomorrow, 1st April, at 09:00 UK time with speakers from South Africa, Estonia, Australia and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Brock 'Re Education', education, Education quality, Ethnologue, learning, N A T E S O L, O E C D, OLDaily, teachers, teaching, writing
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