Things that have made a real difference and seem to have shifted the narrative for me this term: a visit from our Italian partner school. Using the TL for actual classroom communication. 2 different webinars about languages in the workplace. All about connection, communication, looking outwards.
Exactly this. Sorry- I can't bear to put that in capitals, even to keep up the joke
Things I taught today (apart from French & german):
1. What a webinar is
2. What GCHQ is
3. The link between 100 and the word "century"
4. Different countries have different systems for clothes sizes
5. They speak German in Austria
The English word ‘blue’ is a horse of a different colour.
While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route.
Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:
On the way home I listened to a convo on the r4 pm programme about AI. Why on earth are we recommending sources for homework that can give the wrong information?? AND casually mention in passing that the information could be wrong... I swear this world has gone mad.
One of the things I struggle with the most with the teaching day is not having the time and space to reflect
Brexit obvs
During the phse lesson this morning with my y7s, I mentioned Brezit. Quite a few had no idea what this was. I don't know why, but this surprised me
These could be recommended for Y13 (age 17-18). Long, but slow and clear. youtu.be/EY7nwE1yX60?...
I must have learned a new language!
Did an old- school " I went to market" type activity except with past activities and sequencing adverbs included. My kids really got into it. In this same class, they're also enjoying the TL challenge. It made my day. Sometimes teaching is good
That's a nice demo. Need to adapt to french and Spanish now
Just listened to this. Lots of great issues discussed - really enjoyed it. Gonna pass onto our student teacher
#mflbluesky
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Retrieval tasks, quizzes and hinge questions are useful tools, but when they dominate a lesson, they take time from the activities that actually build knowledge.
When no-one has a strong connection / understanding of languages, it just becomes a numbers game
No. The EBacc was the main motivation
It'll affect our school and I suspect quite a lot who created "pathways" that they put the majority on
An important study that really has some interesting questions & issues for us to grapple with
Things I've taught (apart from French) in my lessons today: 1. What couscous is. 2. How to spell couscous 3. Tunisia is not in Asia.
This rang true to me. I feel I've had more of a learning squiggle than a curve in my life as a teacher, and going against the flow can be exhausting and demoralising.
NEW EPISODE
This one was quite hard for me to do, as we talk about antisemitism in England, and the security measures that the Jewish community has to take in schools and synagogues.
Tune in and share if you can!
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Thanks. I've seen it and saved it!
We do edexcel. Doing some training on the speaking exam next week, so we can compare woes. The thing with rote-learning is that only the super-driven kids seem to like it. Most just seem overwhelmed and give up before trying. Or learn the first 3 questions on the list and then give up
This sounds like the Brain Gym of olde
I'm trying again with bluesky. I find the fb groups infuriating and I miss the back & forth of the old twitterati days. Some ppl use insta but I never got on with it. Can't help you with AQA though! We're doing Edexcel
I will have to check that one out!
Macron s'est assis sur deux études récentes déconseillant le déplacement de la tapisserie de Bayeux pour la prêter aux Britanniques, révèle Le Monde. "On fait confiance aux experts pour trouver des solutions, on en trouve dans plein d’autres domaines", balaye l'Elysée www.lemonde.fr/culture/arti...
One prompt in the tourist office just says, say why you're there. Many wouldn't have a scooby with that one
