Here’s a quick overview of Loom and why I like it. What’s Loom? Loom is a video recording / screencasting tool. It is available as a Google extension. I first came across this tool after reading this post last year…. Read More ›
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Text analysis, level checks, profiling, etc
A new subscriber, Gemma Archer, just asked about text profilers. I’ve shared this response as a comment but thought I’d paste here as might crowdsource some more ideas??? Help please 🙂 (Response) I use, or have used, text inspector (free… Read More ›
EAL: History / Geography reviews
Here’s another insight into day-to-day EAL planning. Usual disclaimer on the look of the resources – time restraints, okay?! History and Geography were tough for our EAL learners in Term 1. They are so English-heavy and there’s tonnes to cover…. Read More ›
64 online resources I’ve used for teaching English this year (plus 7 others)
Here’s a list of online resources I’ve either… a) used in the last year b) observed other teachers use c) been told about very recently and am about to try out Why? I feel like doing a tech vomit today.
EAL: Choosing and using sources (History)
My last post was a quick insight into my day-to-day planning for EAL in Primary. Here’s a day-to-day snippet from Secondary. I mainly work in Year 9 learners at my school. I provide in-class support for EAL learners in most… Read More ›
EAL: Descriptive writing, fronted adverbials
Here’s a very brief insight into some day-to-day EAL planning. I work with EAL learners in Year 4. Planning for my EAL lessons is informed by one of the following: National Curriculum SPaG the Unit of Inquiry for that (half)-term… Read More ›
Seesaw for EAL and young learners
Someone contacted me last week in a panic. ‘Aaargh, we’re going to start using Seesaw – any tips? Is it easy? Can you do a lot on it?’ etc. I find Seesaw really easy to use as a classroom learning… Read More ›
Materials Development Task 1: absence and presence
This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues in writing, encourage deeper insight into the content of published materials, and promote a principled… Read More ›
Wordwall assignments
Yes, another Wordwall post. No, I’m not on commission. It’s just a great tool. I forgot to mention the ‘Set Assignments’ feature in my previous posts. It’s a really useful diagnostic tool. Make your game. Click to share it and… Read More ›
Jamboard (so far)
Jamboard mentioned a lot recently. I decided to give it a go with my Secondary classes. Started using it last week so this is all new to me. Early thoughts. Jamboard versus (e.g.) whiteboard.fi This was the first step for… Read More ›
ELT Planning 