Random commentary on teaching English as a foreign language. Explore some topics in applied linguistics. Thanks to a post by Jason Anderson. They found for example that between 2005-2016 there was a significant decrease in formal linguistic issues, such as phonology and syntax.

Thursday, May 28, 2015. Inquiry in PYP - Workshop in Punjab. Construction of the Golden Temple began in 1574. On land donated by the Mughal emperor Akbar. The building project was overseen by the fourth and fifth Sikh Gurus. The temple was completed in 1601, but restoration and embellishment continued over the years. The temple had to be substantially rebuilt after it was sacked in the 1760s.

Tricia Kelleher, Principal, looks at education in the 21st century. Homework in a Digital Age. But imagine if you could? If you had additional tools which changed the dynamic of learning beyond the classroom? Tools which allowed you to refine measurable learning outcomes and promote the value of immeasurable learning? But what about the textbook or worksheets in this digital world? This entry was posted in Creativity in learning. Homework in a digital age.

Tales of a developing teacher. GCSE Science specifications are released. Officially for first teaching in September 2016, but some schools run a 3 year GCSE so they will be teaching this from September 2015. They all cover new subject criteria as defined in the DfE GCSE Subject Content for combined.

I think that the end of the summer term is a good time to reflect on the year that has just passed, and how this is going to shape our focus for the coming year.

Originally posted on Confessions of an Ex-Teacher. So here I am, five months since leaving the teaching profession and I feel human and more than great. Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice. The application and interview process.

Towards a unified theory of negative capability.

An English teacher trying to get better. Looking to discuss and share teaching and learning ideas. What do we want from the KS3 Curriculum? Around two and a half years ago, Head teacher Tom Sherrington posted this tweet.