Sunday, 26 June 2011

CILT Cymru – Using peer assessment to improve writing skills

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I was contacted a few weeks ago by Kristina Hedges from CILT CYMRU asking if I would allow them to put a link to a blogpost I wrote in Nove...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011

Insomnia or How to have fun with a Random Letter Generator.

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Recently, when I couldn't get to sleep I invented a new game using my digital alarm clock. Here's how it works: look at the time on ...
Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Desert islands discs - getting the sixth form speaking.

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Sadly, it's very rare now that I find myself in a pub with my old friends Dave, Dave and Steven. Usually, towards the end of the evening...
Monday, 16 May 2011

Maslow, Motivation, and Me.

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Last year at Teachmeet North East , Darren Mead recommended I read a book by Geoff Petty , Evidence-based Teaching . I did and it is very g...
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Monday, 9 May 2011

The best laid plans....

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Every good teacher, and even some bad ones, will always have a back up plan. You never know what disaster may ruin even the best planned les...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Brits refuse to learn foreign languages.

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My heart sank as I read this article from the Daily Mail this morning. I'm not a regular reader of the Daily Mail, honest. I have set ...
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Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Subliminal language learning - an update.

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I'm now two thirds into my "learn Icelandic subliminally" project. I'm afraid to say that it does not seem to be working. ...