So Much to Learn...So Little Time

Rules for Life-especially for pupils

Star post by Ollie Bray.

Just read a great post by Ollie Bray. He gets way more readers than me but I would like to promote what he has said anyway because I think it concerns all educators and we should be passing its message on to each and every one of our pupils. It will shock many of them, but if it changes the way of thinking of one person it has worked.
And it all stems from Bill Gates.
Click here to read post.
But here is the powerpoint he has made up.
Thanks Ollie.

ECML Photos

Here's my photo's from ECML BLOGS Workshop

Why we should learn a foreign language

Here's a couple of good reasons why learning (any) foreign language is a good idea.
Thanks Kees-Jan.

Big Day

1000+ visitors to this blog.
Thanks for looking.

Peter Ford: Blogging to Creativity and Beyond

This is Peter's presentation at the ECML BLOGS Workshop.

Peter gave the keynote at Communicate.06 which kind of launched me on  my merry blogging way.  A couple of points I picked up on:

• if you don't like blogs don't use them. They are only a tool to be used if you so wish
• a blog is just a box you write in with buttons to click
• teachers need to take risks in order to move forward
• blogs help give students a concept of audience
• "teach not tech" - whatever blogging platform you use the software should flow into the background and not become a hindrance to creativity

I've not edited the presentation at all so theres about 10 seconds until it starts:

Download peter_ford.MP3

Download ecml_final_workshop.ppt

Cheating?

The thing is this. Just checked my stats and I need 4 more visits to make it to 1000...do I cheat?

Look where we all come from

ECML WEB JOURNALS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION WORKSHOP

Here I am at another multi-cultural conference. Teachers and teacher trainers from all over Europe.

About 30+ teachers and languages being represented. Simultaneous translation in both French and English.

Already networked with Denis Cunningham who is President of the International Federation of Language Teacher Associations...why is SALT not a member???

Check out what the ECML does.

This is the BLOGS project we will be working on.

Exam meeting

Reasonably pleased with myself today. First ever markers meeting. Int 2 listening and writing. Of sample writings i got half were in agreement with chief. 

WI FI Frustration

Sitting in the bloody airport and can't get the hang of wifi. Driving me nuts.