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A Focus on Relationships When Students Aren’t Together
Building a strong classroom community is possible even during students’ asynchronous work time. https://www.edutopia.org/article/focus-re...

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Feb 20, 20211 min read
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Educating Zimbabwe: illegal ‘home schools’ defy lockdown in townships
😲 WOW! Priced out of online access, poor children are turning to backyard teachers as Covid closes state classrooms...

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Feb 19, 20211 min read
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The Influence of a Perfect Teacher
Perhaps because I had a teacher who made reading aloud into ceremony, ritual and compelling drama https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/well...

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Feb 18, 20211 min read
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Pandemic highlights need for Business English skills
The Covid-19 lockdown has seen a global increase in demand for Business English skills among both foreign language and native speakers....

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Feb 17, 20211 min read
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COVID-19 has transformed education – here are the 5 innovations we should keep
The online learning environment is key and should continue to be enhanced after the pandemic. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/covi...

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Feb 16, 20211 min read
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Assessment – Time for a rethink?
Covid offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to implement change. Worldwide, countries are adopting new strategies...

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Feb 15, 20211 min read
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ELTons Innovation Awards 2021 - Applications
Applications are now open! Have you produced an innovative English language teaching or learning product, publication or service in the...

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Feb 14, 20211 min read
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5 tips to boost language enrichment for EAL pupils
One teacher explains how her school balances pupils' EAL needs with the curriculum and first-language development...

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Feb 13, 20211 min read
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More Than 40% of Languages Are at Risk of Fading Away Completely
Thousands of languages are considered endangered. Preservation requires documenting vocabulary and teaching new speakers before it's too...

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Feb 12, 20211 min read
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Free Resources to Help with Remote Learning in 2021
As the pandemic continues wreaking havoc in education through the current school year, districts, schools, teachers and parents are being...

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Feb 11, 20211 min read
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Could VR Be the Missing Piece in Meaningful Language Instruction?
"When students put that headset on, they can practice on a level that’s just not possible online or in the classroom"...

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Feb 10, 20211 min read
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Covid hits exam-taking and poorer pupils worst, study finds
A Survey of students in England reveals huge disparities in the effects of lockdown and school closures https://www.theguardian.com/educa...

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Feb 9, 20211 min read
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Tips to help children with learning differences, ADHD during e-learning
"Gradually work to build that attention span through a positive reward system" https://wsiltv.com/2021/02/05/tips-to-help-children-with-l...

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Feb 8, 20211 min read
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Guide to Choosing the Perfect TEFL Course
Teaching English as a Foreign language is becoming an increasingly popular choice for those of course with an interest in teaching but...

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Feb 7, 20211 min read
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Covid could cost children £350bn in earnings due to lost learning
Children repeating a year of school should be considered as part of radical catch-up efforts https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/f...

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Feb 6, 20211 min read
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Why Language Is the Next Big Frontier in E-Learning
Innovation in this space is just getting started. https://www.inc.com/shama-hyder/why-language-is-next-big-frontier-in-elearning.html

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Feb 5, 20211 min read
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🎁 Give away!!
One free month subscription from Twinkl Resources to a lucky Web-Panel event participant. Access to 665,000 downloadable resources,...

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Feb 4, 20211 min read
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Happiness: why learning, not rewards, maybe the key – new research
The main factor driving happiness when it comes to rewards is not actually the rewards themselves but instead how well the reward matches...

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Feb 3, 20211 min read
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OPINION: I’m one of the professors spending thousands of dollars to teach from home
“Covid-19 has demanded not just more emotional and physical energy from educators, but also more of their cash, for education to...

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Feb 2, 20211 min read
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How we talk to babies has a dramatic effect on their future vocabulary
It's called 'parentese' and it's vital for language development. https://www.mother.ly/child/how-we-talk-to-babies-effects-their-vocabulary

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Feb 1, 20211 min read
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