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Oxford Magazine - February Issue

2012-02-02T19:46:00.002+01:00

This month's issue includes ideas on how to use SONGS and MUSIC in class, ideas for CARNIVAL and VALENTINE'S DAY, interivews, articles and a new GOING BILINGUAL section. Hope you enjoy it!

Click here.

February issue

Poland February 2012

2012-02-02T12:55:00.002+01:00

Huge tour of eastern Poland with Ewa. Incredible polar cold front with highs of -16 and lows of about -30!!! Great groups, great teachers!

Oxford Magazine - January Issue

2012-01-09T15:41:00.004+01:00

This month's issue of the Oxford Magazine is out....click here to find out more. Robert Quinn talks to us about reading in the classroom, Gwen and Rachael share their experiences as language teachers, Gloria explains the 'secret ingredient' to teaching very young learners and much, much more :)

Romania with Bell International

2012-01-08T09:12:00.007+01:00

Eight day young learners course with Bell International. Many thanks to Carmen, Ana and the wonderful teachers :) The teachers from the course shared their ideas on teaching letters and sounds with us in the Oxford Magazine - click here :)

Day trip to Brasov, Bran Castle and Rasnov Fortress...wonderful :) Evenings out in Bucharest with Anda Ienda (Piranha Club, Actors' Bar) and great dinner with team from Fischer at Chez Marie..good times with good friends!

Happy Holidays!!!!

2011-12-22T09:26:00.003+01:00

Happy Holidays and all the best for 2012!!!

OUP Days in Slovenia and Croatia - Dec 2011

2011-12-09T07:18:00.005+01:00

Finally made it to this part of the world with no ash clouds, blizzards, or strikes. Loads of teachers signed up for the events and everything extremely well organised :) Great to finally meet Sue!

On the programme in Slovenia: Michael Swan, Edmund Dudley, Mario Maleta/Marina and I.
On the programme in Croatia: Michael Swan, Jennifer Bassett and I :) Handout on curiosity HERE

Some links that might be interesting:
Creative Vocabulary Teaching
Curiosity in the Classroom

Oxford Magazine - December Issue

2011-12-02T11:19:00.004+01:00

In this issue you’ll find an interview with Patti Trimborn, a new recipe from Daniela Ayala, classroom ideas from Sandra Rodrigues on how to use puppets to create holiday stories alongside ideas for the holiday season and lots more!

Link to the magazine

II JORNADAS PEDAGOGICAS COLEGIO BUEN PASTOR DE SEVILLA

2011-12-01T21:12:00.001+01:00

Conference organised by Buen Pastor School and Saint Mary's School in Seville. This is the second year that they organise this event and I was kindly invited to give a talk on the benefits of bilingual education.

You can find a summary of the session here

IX Jornades de Llengües Estrangeres, Salou

2011-11-26T09:25:00.005+01:00

Handout from the talk "Creating Curiosity in the Classroom". Wonderful, energetic audience and extremely patient with all the technical (and non-technical) 'glitches' (remote control didn't work, unplugged the projector, couldn't get microphone headset to fit, I almost wiped out)....what a session!

Here are some links that might come in handy:
Brain Breaks
Ice breakers
Article: Curiosity: The Fuel for Development

Thanks to the organisers, Montse, JJ and the rest of the team!

More information on the event can be found on the Oxford Blog

Don't forget to check out the Oxford Primary Magazine :)

Granadilla - Reconstructing an abandoned village

2011-11-21T08:29:00.004+01:00

This week I visited an amazing little village in Extremadura called Granadilla. Students from IES around Spain and reconstructing the village which was 'abandoned' years ago. Beautiful spot and interesting project. I talked to one of the teachers and one of the students and both said that the experience was very rewearding. For more information on the project CLICK

ACEIA Conference, Seville

2011-11-09T14:22:00.004+01:00

Handout from the session 'Creating Curiosity in the Classroom' at the ACEIA Conference in Seville (sponsored by OUP). Thanks to the wonderful team from ACEIA for organising another incredible conference.

Oxford Primary Magazine

2011-11-03T13:52:00.002+01:00

Visit the online Oxford Primary Magazine where you'll find articles, links, classroom ideas, interviews and much more. PLEASE participate and share your ideas :) If you have any suggestions please let me know!

British Council Conference Madrid

2011-09-26T16:12:00.004+02:00

Great day in Madrid at the British Council Conference :) Workshops given on Vocabulary and Writing..very active participation from teachers :)

Tunisia with British Council

2011-09-09T02:00:00.006+02:00

Many thanks to Sarah and the teachers/staff at British Council Tunis for their fabulous treatment and active participation on the course. Very special evening with dinner by the sea, home-cooked meal and a Tunisian wedding...incredible!
Here's a short video of the two days :)

Some useful links:
Primacy-Recency Effect
Differentiated Instruction

Bucharest, Sept 2011

2011-09-02T19:04:00.006+02:00

Attending the extremely well organised Fischer International National Conference for Language Teachers. Some top-notch speakers on the programme include Herbert Puchta, Jeremy Harmer, Gary Anderson, John Hughes, David Evans and Zoltan Rezmueves. Many thanks to Daniela and her team for an unforgettable experience.

Turkey - August 2011

2011-08-24T20:40:00.007+02:00

Back in Turkey -- Ankara and Istanbul ...wonderful!
Some useful links:
Andrew Wright's Website (stories and articles)
CLIL Principles
Using stories in the classroom (using The Emperor's New Clothes)
Reading (Kate Ruttle)
Changing Views on Education (Ken Robinson - RSA Animate)

NEW! Nina Teacher Training Videos on You Tube

2011-07-12T20:42:00.001+02:00

Watch videos of teacher training session and video from training trips :)

Nina Teacher Training on You Tube (click here)

Back to BRAZIL :)

2011-06-30T10:33:00.007+02:00

Back in Brazil doing my 3rd year of Oxford Teacher's Academy with Mary Meyers and Edmund Dudley. Wonderful couple of days in Rio to get 'settled in' before the seminars..with my faithful Explorers, of course!

Some links that might be useful:
- Student Centered Learning
- Oral Correction
- Drama activities for class
- Tips for teachers: pronunciation

The Explorers in Poland

2011-05-11T21:21:00.005+02:00

The lucky Explorers are fitting in very well in Wroclaw, Poland ;)

Storytelling Workshops in Poland

2011-05-11T14:23:00.005+02:00

Wonderful whirlwind tour around Poland --- Gdansk, Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw and Poznan :)
Online stories from Suprise: Click HERE
Effective Storytelling
Some online stories
Story organisers from Education Oasis

On the road with the Explorers

2011-04-07T23:28:00.006+02:00

Having a great time 'on the road' around Spain with the Explorers :)

Latvia and Bulgaria March 2011

2011-03-25T22:16:00.005+01:00

Wonderful visits to Riga (with Jeremy Bowell) and Sofia (with Shaun Wilden and Olha Madylus)
:) Thanks to Dace, Milena and the OUP/Bookshop staff :) The explorers and I had a great time!

Creating Curiosity in the Classroom

2011-03-20T20:31:00.003+01:00

INFORMATION ON EXPLORERS (OUP)

Curiousity in the Classroom

The Role of Curiosity in the Classroom

Explorers ...who are these little guys?

2011-03-08T12:05:00.008+01:00

Find out more about the Explorers at OUP events in Spain this spring :)

Back to Poland!!

2011-01-18T15:27:00.001+01:00

Promo video for trip back to Poland to promote Treetops :)

Happy New Year!

2011-01-08T11:00:00.003+01:00

Here's hoping 2011 is a great year!

Trip to Kiev - November 2010

2010-11-18T11:02:00.004+01:00

Conference in Kiev organised by Anna Morris (OUP). Talks by Gareth Davies, John Hughes...and me :) Great group!

CLIL Course in Motril

2010-11-18T09:52:00.004+01:00

Many thanks to Edelvives and to Antonio Mendoza at CEIP Antonio Garvayo Dinelli for organising this event...and thanks to the teachers at the session for their active participation!

CLIL Methodology Course Miranda de Ebro

2010-10-29T09:03:00.008+02:00

Great week on CLIL course in Miranda. Wonderful group and nice, sunny weather :)

A few links:
Graphic organisers
Assesssment in CLIL
CLIL Assessment
CLIL in the Basque Country
Evaluacion en Educacion Fisica (CLIL)

Language Identity Crisis

2010-10-26T15:48:00.002+02:00

Blog entry on the Macmillan Dictionary Blog about the 'Language Identity Crisis' I suffer ;)

Cyprus 2010

2010-09-28T22:20:00.003+02:00

Great trip to Cyprus. Nafi is a 'host with the most', beautiful weather, participative teachers :)
Some links:
- If the world were 100 people
- Activities for CLIL
- Clarifying CLIL
- Teaching Grammar to Young Learners

Aprender Ingles con Dancing English (Espasa)

2010-09-20T19:30:00.006+02:00

Book filled with activities to go along with songs written by Dani Griffin. 15 songs with lyrics and full colour illustrations, activities for before, during and after the song (written by Dani and I). For more information click here.

Poland 2010

2010-08-26T07:26:00.007+02:00

Teacher training tour around northern Poland. Beautiful cities, participative teachers and lots of kms :) Andrej and Ewa taking great care of me :)
Some ICT in class links:
I teach therefore you learn...or do you (thanks to Shaun Wilden for this)
Interactive Whiteboards (OUP)
Benefits of IWBs (OUP)
Smartboard, languaguage labs etc. (in Poland) from IRS
Article by Mark Prensky: Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants

Pandy the Panda

2010-07-02T04:12:00.008+02:00

The kindergarten series I wrote with Magaly Villaroel is now out on the market :) Young learners are introduced to English through the adventures of Pandy and his friends in their playhouse. The series includes class books, workbooks, a full colour teacher's book and loads of attractive resources! There are storycards with stories that teach children important values such as respecting others or being kind to animals.
For more information: PANDY THE PANDA

Brazil 2010

2010-06-29T20:57:00.008+02:00

Great to be back in beautiful Brazil! OTA courses in Fortaleza, Goiania, Brasilia and Rio. With World Cup excitement on top of everything else :)
Some useful links:
Brain Breaks
Making a Kill (documentary re: kids with ADD and the meds they are given...thanks Marco!)
Can Language Shape How we Think? (thank Henrick and Marco!)

Recommended reading list (chez Marco)

The Male Brain ©2010 by Louann Brizendine; Random House
Why Gender Matters © 2005 by Leonard SaxBoys Adrift: Factors Driving the Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men, Leonard Sax

CLIL Course Palma de Mallorca

2010-06-25T11:41:00.002+02:00

Fabulous three days in Palma! Special thanks to Tim, Montse and Emilia :)
Find ideas for CLIL classes and sample worksheets on the CGP Books page.

Oxford Presentations Skills Course - May 2010

2010-05-27T07:56:00.003+02:00

Wonderful couple of days attending a course by Andrew Mallett on Presentation Skills :) Great working with Ken, Sarah, Helen, Joanna, Cath and Naomi :) ...and loved seeing friends...and exploring Oxford bit more!

Flying in a hot air balloon..wonderful :)

2010-05-16T22:07:00.004+02:00

Great way to start the day! Thanks to Disfrutalia y Glomadas :)

Flying a small plane :)

2010-05-12T20:47:00.002+02:00

Unforgettable experience flying a plane :)

Thanks to Disfrutalia and Aerohispalis :)

Slovenia - April 2010 - and adventure home....volcano aftermath

2010-04-19T11:19:00.004+02:00

Great OTA course with Slovenian teachers and a big 'Hvala' to Suzana for all her help :) HUGE hassle to get back to Spain (night trains, 18 hour bus rides, queues and chaos) but it was an adventure :)

Yemen - April 2010 (Sanaa, Taiz, Aden)

2010-04-08T21:19:00.005+02:00

"Shokran" to Nashwan and his team for such an enjoyable time :)

Some links you might like:
- Values lesson plans (from the Australian government)
- Material for character and emotion lesson plans
- Ideas for Learning to Read
- Ideas and activities for emergent readers

Wonderful week in Ukraine (Kiev and Lviv)

2010-03-31T20:32:00.007+02:00

WRITING:
Fun and easy activities for Very Young Learners
Writing Games and Activities

Two week tour of Poland

2010-03-10T12:30:00.006+01:00

Two week training tour of Poland :) Wonderful!!

Articles on Vocabulary:
Creative Vocabulary Teaching
Helping Students Learn Vocabulary
Vocabulary Boxes in Class

Croatia - February 2010

2010-02-12T00:22:00.003+01:00

Great tour around snowy Croatia!

Talks and Workshops 2010

2010-01-22T17:57:00.029+01:00

OUP Kiev (Nov 2010) "Literacy for Little Ones", "Incredibly Easy and Motivating Activities"
Edelvives / CEIP "ANTONIO GARVAYO DINELLI" (Motril) (Nov 2010) - CLIL in the Classroom
CFIE Miranda de Ebro (Nov 2010) 30 hour CLIL Course
NORTHERN CYPRUS (Sept 2010) Phonics, Whole Learning, Skills Work, CLIL
POLAND (August 2010) Making Digital Sense: Change at your Fingertips
BRAZIL (July 2010) OTA Course Fortaleza, Goiania, Brasilia and Rio
CEP Palma de Mallorca (June 2010) CLIL for ESO and Primary (15 hours)
CEP Sevilla (Spring 2010) Series of CLIL talks in CEIP Jose Maria del Campo
SLOVENIA (April 2010) "Writing", "Brain Based Learning", "Songs", "Assessment", "Projects"
YEMEN (April 2010) "Reading: Getting Started"; "Teaching the Whole Child"
UKRAINE (March 2010) "Building Blocks for Better Writing"
POLAND (March 2010) "Making Vocabulary Meaningful and Memorable"
CEP Aracena (Feb 2010) "Language and Literacy"; "CLIL"
CROATIA (Split, Osijek, Rijeka, Zagreb, Varazdin) (Feb. 2010) "Bringing the Real World Into the Classroom", "Great Minds Don't Think Alike"
OUP Bilbao, "ICT: Changes in the Classroom" (Jan. 2010)
CEP Cordoba, "Key Competences", "CLIL" (Jan-Feb)
CEP Sevilla, "ICT in the Classroom", "Language and Literacy", "CLIL" (Jan - Feb)
Badajoz/Don Benito/Seville/Jerez - "Making the Most of Stories" (Jan 2010)

CLIL non-fiction readers

2010-01-04T21:07:00.005+01:00

OUP have just published some very interesting non-fiction readers for CLIL classes (or as extra reading for English class). The books come with incredible photos, an audio CD and fantastic activity pages. To get copies, contact local OUP reps (Read and Discover series) or look for titles on amazon. My good friend, Robert Quinn wrote some of them :)

Back from Mexico...and straight to the Christmas Race :)

2009-12-14T12:21:00.003+01:00

Wonderful 12 day holiday in Mexico. Yesterday I participated in the Christmas Race in Seville...on my stilts :)

Bilingual Education E-Journal

2009-11-11T09:28:00.005+01:00

An online journal with articles and information for CLIL teachers (click on the image of the magazine on the webpage to open the journal). There is an article that I wrote on 'Ready Made Resources for CLIL Classes' pages 66-69.

Visit to the Rio Tinto Mines (Huelva)

2009-11-02T09:48:00.005+01:00

Visit to the fascinating Rio Tinto Mines.

OUP Day - Sofia, Bulgaria

2009-10-23T18:55:00.007+02:00

In Sofia for a couple of days. OUP Day organised by Milena Kostova and Rumiana Savova who took great care of Jules, Sarah, Gareth and I :) Teachers were very participative and the staff from OUP and Bookhouse were wonderful :)
Some useful links:
Writing article Kate Ruttle
Early Literacy website

CLIL in Secondary School - Ponferrada

2009-10-07T08:58:00.008+02:00

CLIL course in Ponferrada at IES Alvaro de Mendaña. Classes on Canada with ESO students in the morning and sessions with CLIL teachers and English teachers in the afternoon :) Everyone worked very hard!! Thanks to Vicente for his perseverance getting the course up and running and to Javier for his support from the CFIE.

Turkey - September 2009

2009-09-18T20:03:00.002+02:00

An 'Incredible English' and 'Storytelling' tour (Izmir, Istanbul, Ankara). Great evening 'out on the town' with trainers and folks from OUP/Istek :)
Some useful sites for teachers:
- Closure Activities
- Effective Storytelling
- Online stories from British Council
- Online stories from BBC
- Storyline - some really nice stories read online
- Incredible English site (sign up free and get access to info)

Preparing for PAU Exams

2009-09-07T14:10:00.007+02:00

Some articles and sites that might be useful for Bachillerato teachers :) Click on the links to open the pages.
Criterias PAU Andalucia
Reading Comprehension Texts (some are not appropriate for Bachillerato, but some are useful)
Reading Strategies
Intensive Reading: What's Wrong?
Paragraph Writing
Vocabulary Building Tips
Strategies for Developing Reading Skills

Back from the Medulas

2009-08-30T20:13:00.005+02:00

Week long trip around Spain with visit to the MEDULAS (just south of Ponferrada). The Medulas was one of the most important gold mines in the Roman Empire and is an interesting place to visit :) Lovely night in AldeaDuero en route home :)

Brazil July 2009

2009-07-08T22:15:00.016+02:00

Brazil tour was WONDERFUL. Started off in Salvador da Bahia which was great :) Muito obrigada to Patricia, Ana Carla and the organisers of the ACBEU conference. Fantastic groups in Porto Alegre for the OTA course and it was wonderful working with Nancy Lake, Tim Ward and the local OUP team! The course in Recife ran smooothly and the groups were really participative :) Eduardo took Tim Herdon and I on a great tour of Olinda and out for 'acaraje' :) The groups in Rio were fantastic...very active teachers with excellent ideas! Lovely dinner one night by the sea at the foot of Sugarloaf mountain with Carlos and incredible night life and samba in Lapa with Janaina!!! Last day in Rio fantastic day in Urca, Santa Teresa, Boto do Fogo (Samba concert) and Lapa with my friend Andre :)

Some links that might be useful:
Education Oasis Graphic Organizers
About Learning: 4MAT
General information on Tetramap
How to do free-writing (and how to use free-writing as a pre-writing task)
Word Shapes Activities (from ABC Teach) (Holistic word recognition)

Key Competences for Lifelong Learning

2009-06-30T09:33:00.003+02:00

Here are some websites that might be useful if you'd like to find out more about the KEY COMPETENCES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING.

Basic Framework for Key Competences (in PDF format)
Definition of Key Competences (in PDF format)
Key Competences in the Spanish Education System (from OUP Spain)

CLIL Course in Mallorca

2009-06-28T22:30:00.005+02:00

Wonderful couple of days working with primary and secondary teachers in Palma. Thanks to Aina and Montse for all their help and support :) Great 'cocas' last class and really enjoyed working with Patti, Tim and Kevin. I hope that the CLIL songs from class are a big hit with students :)

Masters in Bilingual Education, UPO, Seville (2009-2010)

2009-06-23T13:23:00.002+02:00

Information regarding the Masters in Bilingual Education being offered for the 2nd year at the University of Pablo Olavide in Seville. There is also an on-line version of the course. For more information click here.

Communication Activities for CLIL Classes

2009-06-04T19:15:00.003+02:00

A couple of pages of easy to set up and carry out activities to encourage communication in CLIL classes. Click HERE for worksheets.

Resources for CLIL Classes (Seville area)

2009-06-01T17:32:00.004+02:00

Looking for material and resources for CLIL classes? Get in touch with Aurora on 629 840 478 (Seville). Subjects include: Music - Biology - Business - Chemistry - Design - Geography - History - ICT - Maths - Physics - Religion - Ethics - General Science

CiefP Santander - May 2009

2009-05-28T11:08:00.004+02:00

Wonderful couple of days staying near the 'Sardinero' and working with enthusiastic teachers on the PALE programme. Special thanks to Javier Barbero and to Veronica for her great 'Memory Game Maker' suggestion :)

Switzerland (Bern and Zurich) May 2009

2009-05-24T09:15:00.007+02:00

Wonderful couple of days in Switzerland :) Workshops for primary teachers on Saturday with Mary Slattery and 'bear' (for more info, click HERE)!! Thanks to Jayne and Jennifer and, of course, to the teachers who were very active and participative :)

Five Senses Worksheets

2009-05-18T18:54:00.002+02:00

A set of ready made worksheets on the FIVE SENSES for the primary school classroom. Click HERE to view the document on Scribd.

CLIL Course in Aldeaduero - May 2009

2009-05-05T17:58:00.011+02:00

Bell International and the Junta de Castilla-Leon are hosting the CLIL course in Aldeaduero :) Great group and beautiful location :) Click HERE to see a short video from the course. If you'd like to hear the 'Chaparrita' song click here.

Back in Egypt - April 2009

2009-04-28T17:37:00.007+02:00

Back in Egypt (Alexandria and Cairo) talking to teachers about
First Friends :)

OUP Day - Kusadasi, Turkey

2009-04-10T21:22:00.010+02:00

Weekend event with Dede and Ken Wilson at beautiful hotel :) Thanks to Ipek and her team and to the teachers for their active participation :)

SAFA Course 2009

2009-04-01T14:42:00.002+02:00

Congratulations to everyone for all their hard work and thanks to Jeff and Mabel for their help during the session!

Online Picture Dictionaries

2009-03-31T15:55:00.003+02:00

The following online picture dictionaries might be useful for EFL or CLIL classes.

- Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary (with audio)
- The Visual Dictionary
- Internet Picture Dictionary (in American English)
- Picture Dictionary (with pictures and definitions)

Online Colouring Page

2009-03-24T16:23:00.002+01:00

Jens sent a link for a fun and easy colouring page for young learners. Go to http://thecolor.com/ There are lots of different topics and ideas :)

Slovenia - March 2009

2009-03-11T10:40:00.003+01:00

Wonderful 'road trip' training tour around Slovenia with Irena. Off to IATEFL Slovenia on Friday :)

Poland 2009

2009-03-01T12:51:00.009+01:00

Wonderful trip around Poland :) Thanks to Ewa P. , Ewa R. and the OUP teams for being such great 'hosts' :)
(Visited Szczecin, Koszalin, Olsztyn, Gdansk, Sopot, Torun, Bydgosczcz, Warsaw, Lublin, Rzeszow and Krakow)

Graded Non-Fiction Sites

2009-02-05T10:36:00.004+01:00

Here are a couple of pages from Pearson which feature graded non-fiction information for Maths, PE, Science and History. There are also games and quizzes :)
FACT MONSTER
INFOPLEASE

EGYPT January 2009 - AUC Conference and School Visits

2009-01-31T09:08:00.012+01:00

Magnificent week in Egypt!!! Many thanks to Hassan and his team for taking such great care of me and for organising things so well!

Here are some phonics links for teachers:
BBC Words and Pictures
Clifford Storybooks and Games
Phonics Article for Teachers

Talks and Workshops 2009

2009-01-21T09:17:00.032+01:00

CEP Algeciras - "Project Work and Communication Activities for CLIL" - Los Barrios (November 2009)
CEP Lebrija - "Project Work and CLIL", "Stories for CLIL" - Lebrija/Utrera (November 2009)
BULGARIA (Sofia) - "Language and Literacy for Little Ones" (OUP Day) (October 2009)
CFIE Ponferrada - "CLIL in Secondary School" with teachers and students from IES Alvaro de Medaña. (October 2009)
TURKEY (Izmir, Istanbul (ISTEK/TED), Ankara) Incredible English and Story Fun with Little Ones (September 2009)
Pre-Universitaria (Sevilla) - Preparing for PAU Exams (September/November 2009)
OTA Brazil (Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro) (July 2009)
Brazil - ACBEU Conference, Salvador da Bahia (july 2009)
CPR Mallorca - CLIL course (20 hours) - team taught with Patti Trimborn and Tim Herdon (June 2009)
CPR Santander - "Getting them Going with Grammar Games", "Practical Ideas for CLIL" (6 hours) (May 2009)
Switzerland (Bern) "Bringing the Real World into the Classroom", "Great Minds Don't Think Alike" - (May 2009)
OUP Spain (Valencia) - "Suprisingly Easy Cross-Curricular Activities", (May 2009)
OUP Spain (Madrid) - "ICT for CLIL", "Practical Activities for CLIL", (May 2009)
BELL INTERNATIONAL (Aldeaduero, Spain) "CLIL for Primary Teachers" (20 hours) (May 2009)
EGYPT (Alexandria and Cairo) "Phonics" and "Literacy" (April 2009)
TURKEY (OUP ELT DAY, Kusadasi) "Storytelling" (April 2009)
UPO (Universidad de Pablo Olavide) - visiting professor on Masters in Bilingual Education Programme (online course and 'face to face' classes) - "Lesson Planning for CLIL" (12 hours) (March 2009)
SLOVENIA - "Happiness in the Classroom is....."; IATEFL: "Bringing the Real World into the Classroom". (March 2009)
POLAND - "Happiness in the Classroom is..." (February/March 2009)
EGYPT - AUC Conference (American University Cairo) and school visits. "Language and Literacy for Little Ones", "Friendly First Steps in English", "First Steps in Using Phonics" - Jan. 2009
CEP Sevilla - CLIL training course at CP San Jacinto - Jan. 2009
CEP Córdoba - CLIL training at IES Fidiana - Jan. 2009
SAFA Schools - In-house training for primary school teachers - January - March 2009

A couple of CLIL links

2009-01-19T19:45:00.004+01:00

Music
Physics Powerpoints
Maths: sequences and series
Talking about Art
Physical Education
Technology

Bilingual Education Blog

2008-12-18T20:39:00.007+01:00

Edelvives have just started up their BILINGUAL LEARNING BLOG. Go to the left hand column and click on BILINGUAL LEARNING. The blog will feature practical ideas for the classroom alongside interviews, tips and other ideas and suggestions.

Palma de Mallorca (CEP Manacor and Inca)

2008-11-29T09:22:00.003+01:00

Thanks to Mabel and Victoria for organising everything and for providing SUCH great help and support! Great groups at both CEPs! Well done!
Here are some pre-school links that might come be useful:
First-School (activities, crafts, worksheets)
BBC (preschool websites)
Enchanted Learning (preschool section)
Preschool Express
Awards and Diplomas

Back from the Philippines

2008-11-20T17:40:00.006+01:00

Lovely trip to the Philippines :) Manila, Tagatay and Palawan (Puerto Princesa, Sabang, Coron). Delicious food, wonderful people, gorgeous place :) The only downfall was my run-in with a water buffalo and our days in the hospital in Manila! Much better now :)

Trip to Serbia

2008-10-20T08:22:00.014+02:00

Wonderful training trip to Serbia! Congratulations to all the OTA 'graduates' :) Thank you Ljiljana...and Pele :)

Physical Education

2008-10-07T10:31:00.005+02:00

Lesson Plans for PE classes.

Lesson Plans and activities for PE warm ups (from TeAchnology)

Dance Lesson ideas (the four seasons)

Video with subtitles on Sports Injuries (from BBC)

Carrera de la Mujer (Race to raise funds for breast cancer research)

2008-10-05T22:16:00.004+02:00

Great race! Video of the event HERE.

Internet Public Library

2008-10-02T14:17:00.002+02:00

Visit this website provided by the Internet Public Library. Great links to activities for Art, Music, Health, Maths, Science and Computer Studies.

Clips for CLIL

2008-09-05T19:21:00.002+02:00

Blog with links to video clips and worksheets for CLIL classes.

Turkey and Serbia (August 2008)

2008-09-01T11:10:00.009+02:00

Series of workshops in Turkey and in Serbia. Lovely time in both places :) Thanks to OUP, ODTU and The English Book :)

Physical Education Worksheets

2008-08-14T14:26:00.006+02:00

Some simple PE worksheets on Scribd.

Project Work and CLIL

2008-08-13T12:41:00.005+02:00

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: classes clil)

CLIL worksheets for Primary Maths

2008-08-11T09:49:00.004+02:00

A set of very basic maths worksheets for primary school. Material posted on Scribd.

Bouncing on the Beach

2008-08-08T10:17:00.004+02:00

A short video bouncing on the beach in Conil!

CLIL Science worksheets for lower primary

2008-08-02T10:23:00.009+02:00

A set of basic, hand-drawn worksheets that can be used the lower primary Science class. Materials in PDF format on SCRIBD. I hope they're useful :)
I have just added a 2nd set of worksheets --- click HERE to see new stuff.

CLIL with Children

2008-07-12T10:27:00.007+02:00

Article I wrote entitled CLIL with Children in Issue 57 of English Teaching Professional.

Ways Teachers can Use Computers

2008-07-08T19:25:00.002+02:00

ELTA newsletter including an article I wrote on some ideas for using computers in class.

SAFA Summer School in Ubeda

2008-07-04T18:32:00.012+02:00

Fantastic week with great students and wonderful 'social' events! Special thanks to Paco, Eva and José :) Very nice to meet and work with Aurora, Dani and the other trainers!
Click here to see VIDEO!!!

Webpages for participants:
- Colouring pages - Paint a Picture
- Make Music with Boohbah - British Council - songs with images and lyrics - Preschool Rainbow - Enchanted Learning

CLIL Course in CEP de Palma de Mallorca

2008-06-18T13:39:00.002+02:00

Two days of CLIL training for teachers from the Balearic Islands :) Lovely visit, great teachers and organisers, perfect weather --- too good to be true! The course was team taught with Robert Quinn.

Visit to Switzerland

2008-06-12T20:08:00.017+02:00

Talks in Aarau with very active, participative teachers and organisers followed by a lovely evening in Zurich (trying to avoid football fans!)
For teachers from yesterday's sessions:
Portfolio for young learners (from Nacell/CILT)
Project 3rd edition competition webpage.

Published Material for CLIL Classes

2008-06-08T12:14:00.004+02:00

A quick list of books and resources --- on 'Scribd'

Canadian Film Festival in Asturias

2008-06-02T13:33:00.010+02:00

Canadian Film Festival at the Centro de Interpretación del Cine en Asturias (CICA) in June. Conference: Canada: El Gran Desconocido on June 5th. Many thanks to María José :)

Books

2008-05-29T14:45:00.012+02:00

Espasa -- Author of activities for Aprender Ingles con Dancing English; ISBN: 978-84-670-3472-1
Online activities for 8-10 year olds for English Language Institute, Sept. 2010
ELI Publishing Co-author (with Magaly Villaroel) of PANDY THE PANDA (series of books for very young learners) (2010)
Cengage Learning Pedagogical Advisor for ESO (December 2008)
Go Ahead 3 (co-author Workbook (with Cristina Quincy, Robert Quinn and Marilyn Miller)), Stanley Publishing, 2008
My World 3 (Pedagogical Advisor for CLIL) Editorial Luis Vives (Edelvives) 2008
Projects Across the Curriculum (author), (photocopiable CLIL resources), Mary Glasgow Magazines/Scholastic, 2006 ISBN: 9781904720812
Hello Teddy, Teddy’s Train A y B Teacher’s Books, (collaborator), Oxford University Press, 2006
Super Summer and Simple Summer Workbooks, (co-author) (activity book and teacher’s notes), Richmond Publishing, Madrid, 2006
On-line resource material (activities for flashcards and readers) for secondary courses, Richmond Publishing, 2005
Storytellers 1, Storytellers 2, (co-author), Richmond Publishing, Madrid, 2004 (with Andrew Wright)
Teacher’s Book - Storytellers 1, (co-author), Richmond Publishing, Madrid, 2004
Zoom 1 (co-author), Zoom 5 (collaborator) and Zoom 1 Teacher’s Book (author), Richmond Publishing, Madrid, 2003
New Happy Days 3 and New Happy Days 4, (collaborator), Richmond Publishing, Madrid, 2001
Happy Days Small 1 and 2, (collaborator), Richmond Publishing, Madrid, 2000
Good Times 3 and Good Times 4, (collaborator),Richmond Publishing, Madrid, 1999
Resource Pack, Good Times 3, (collaborator), Richmond Publishing, 1999

CLIL Science for Primary (from OUP)

2008-05-13T21:08:00.007+02:00

Oxford Science Content for Primary - 3 & 4 by Robert Quinn

Science Activity Books for the new LOE Conocimiento del Medio syllabus.
For cross-curricular and CLIL classes and for primary bilingual programmes.

Powerpoint Presentations and Weblinks for CLIL Primary Classes

2008-05-13T10:57:00.005+02:00

Set of powerpoint presentations for CLIL primary classes (9 -13 year olds).

Weblinks for CLIL classes: http://www.btinternet.com/~tony.poulter/

Seminar on Bilingual Education (Oviedo, Asturias)

2008-05-06T20:48:00.009+02:00

"Seminario regional de apoyo a la enseñanza bilingüe" organised by the CPR in Oviedo. Thanks to Gilberto for a wonderful tour of the town and to Gregorio for his CD full of useful resources and information :)