Tag Archives: The Conversation

Thursday, 27th August (Cres)

Posted on August 27, 2026 by roycross

1. First up today, two pieces on language learning: a) A YouGov poll conducted in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, How do attitudes to language learning differ across Europe? https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55385-how-do-attitudes-to-language-learning-differ-across-europe b) Duolingo’s 2026 report on the people who … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 9th June (Cambridge)

Posted on June 9, 2026 by roycross

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged books, Cricket for the Many, education, Parental engagement with their child's learning, philosophy, Presence, Sophrosyne, teaching, Teaching Darwin, The Conversation, The Educationalist, Tribune, Undark, writing | Leave a comment

Thursday, 30th April (Cambridge)

Posted on April 30, 2026 by roycross

1. Colm Downes & Jade Blue have just established a consultancy, EcoLens Education, which focuses, as the name suggests, on visual literacy for climate education https://ecolenseducation.org/ Their website offers an ‘Education Guidance Model’ and an ‘Education Toolkit’. PDF of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Daisy Christodoulou, EcoLens Education, Engelsberg Ideas, Headspace, Rachel Clarke, Stratford Digital Economy Lab, The Conversation, The Enterprise AI Playbook, Visual literacy | Leave a comment

Tuesday, 17th March (Cambridge)

Posted on March 17, 2026 by roycross

1. This piece by Brendan Simms for Engelsberg Ideas, What drives Trump 2.0?, surprised me with its delineation of beliefs consistently held by Donald Trump – today more usually portrayed as the very antithesis of consistent – for forty years … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ali Ansari, art, Brendan Simms, Denis Johnson, Donald Trump, Engelsberg Ideas, Finland & Russia, How conversation works, Iran, middle-east, Pregnancy changes the brain, The Conversation, Train Dreams, travel | Leave a comment

Thursday, 22nd January (Cambridge)

Posted on January 22, 2026 by roycross

1. FutureLearn’s list of “the most important skills and characteristics for teachers in a handy 10-point list”, What makes a good teacher? https://www.futurelearn.com/info/blog/what-makes-a-good-teacher Guess what’s included in their list before you read the piece! What does it mean to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, Books that change your mind, HIV, Language Assessment, Literary anniversaries, literature, poetry, T S Eliot Prize, The Conversation, Wealth tax, What makes a good teacher?, writing | Leave a comment

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