Showing posts with label ELT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ELT. Show all posts

Monday, March 31, 2014

March in review

March was a great month for Teaching@PineTree. We've had international celebrations, school events, the Oscars, inspirational moments, fun cartoons and ELT suggestions. We've started the month with the Shrove Tuesday, otherwise known as Pancake Day, Pi-Day, St. Patrick's Day, the arrival of spring and Happiness Day. At our school, we've had the first ever Color Run and the 'Semana da Leitura', with reading activities and theatre plays. 
March was also the month of the Oscars. We've suggested teaching resources on film literacy, two inspirational moments by two of this year's awarded actors, Your dreams are valid and Be creative, work hard and do something special. To finish the topic 2014 Oscars, The most retweeted selfie ever.
The English language was not forgotten: What is a G-check? and What does 24/7 stand for?. And neither were the younger students, with this delicious 'Pete, the cat'. And because laughing is the best therapy, Are you a typochondriac? and Oh, those Romans.
March has its less pleasant side, as well: it's the month for marking endless piles of tests and the scheduled oral assessments - That time of the year! But it is also a month in which students surprise us with beautiful moments of English fluency: Advertising is.... Last, but not least, two moments to make you think: Why I hate school and Reading is...

Dancing zumba at the First Color Run at PineTree
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Scooping ELT

Credit: Google Images
Now that I've finished scooping the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, (as I mentioned on yesterday's post), my 'new' scoop.it is about English Language Teaching. I started curating this topic on July 6, being my first scoop 'Yes, you can: 8 keys to being a successful ESL teacher.' My purpose is to gather information about ELT, update teaching practise and share resources that might be useful for any English language teacher. From all the articles I have already scooped so far, I would like to recommend 'An open Thank You letter to Teachers', 'Teaching and learning through social networks' and 'Too tired to teach? 7 tips to detox, de-stress and regain your energy', among others. The Grammar series posters by BusyTeacher.org are also quite handy. From now on, this scoop.it will be displayed on the right side bar of T@PT. I hope it is of worth value for you.
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