CLIL Course in CEP de Palma de Mallorca

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

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

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

Canadian Film Festival in Asturias

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

• 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)

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

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)

"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 :)

Holland 2008

Oxford Teacher Development Day in Utrecht :)
Fantastic, participative teachers and great venue.

Here are some websites from the ICT talk that might come in handy:

- Tutorial on how to start a BLOG (click on blog)
- Starting a blog using BLOGGER
- Headway web link worksheets with WEBQUESTS
- Cross-curricular WEQUESTS (and others)
- Business and ICT CARTOONS
- Powerpoints and slide shows from SLIDESHARE
- Tutorial for Windows MOVIE MAKER

Hungary 2008

Unforgettable trip to Hungary. Talks on Canadian Culture in Visegrád and Veszprém. Visits to Budapest, Szentendre and Lake Balaton. Many thanks to IATEFL Hungary, the Canadian Embassy, the University of Veszprém and Dorottya Szabo.
Watch the VIDEO of the trip (click on video)

Russia 2008

Wonderful trip doing teacher training sessions in Voronezh, Rostov-On-Don, Krasnodar, Volgograd and Astrakhan :)

Talks and Workshops 2008

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• CEP Sevilla - Course in Sevilla Este at CP Maestro José Fuente - "CLIL and TIC for French Classes" - December 2008
  
• CEP Manacor, CEP Inca (Palma de Mallorca) - "English for Preschool" (Storytelling, Songs, Assessment, Games) - November 2008
  
• SERBIA - "Storytelling", "Classroom Management", "Assessment" - October 2008
  
• CEP Sevilla - "ICT and CLIL for Young Learners" - October 2008
  
• CPR Oviedo - Regional Seminar on Bilingual Education - "CLIL in 1st cycle" "CLIL in 1st ESO" - September 2008
• SERBIA - "Discovering Grammar", "Developing Reading and Listening", "Integrated Skills" - August 2008
  
• TURKEY (Istanbul, Ankara) "An Incredible English Year" - August 2008
  
• SAFA SUMMER SCHOOL (Ubeda) 30 hour course for infant and primary school teachers - July 2008
  
• CPR Palma de Mallorca - Regional Seminar on Bilingual Education - "Classroom Language and Management for CLIL", "ICT and Audio visual material for CLIL", "Games and Pairwork for CLIL" - June 2008
  
• SWITZERLAND (Aarau) - "Meeting Our Needs Using Project" - June 2008
  
• CICA (Gijon) - "Canada - The Great Unknown" - May 2008
  
• CPR Oviedo - Regional Seminar on Bilingual Education - "Practial Activities for CLIL", "Fun and Games in CLIL" - May 2008
• OUP Spain - Galicia (Santiago, Ourense) - "Making the Most of Stories" - April 2008
  
• HOLLAND - Utrecht - "Hand in Hand: ICT and ELT", "Getting them Going with Grammar Games" - OUP - April 2008
  
• OUP Spain - Madrid - "Surprisingly Easy Cross-Curricular Activities" - April 2008
  
• HUNGARY (Visegrad; Veszprem) - "Catching Up on Canadian Culture" - April 2008 (in conjunction with IATEFL Hungary, The Canadian Embassy and the University of Veszprem)
  
• RUSSIA (Voroneh, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Astrahan) -"Ready to Read", "Trouble with Teens?", "Exam Success" - OUP/Reload - March 2008
• SLOVENIA (Maribor; Bled) -"Great Minds DON'T Think Alike" (Differentiated Instruction in Secondary) - OUP - March 2008
• CEP Castilleja de la Cuesta - "CLIL in Secondary" (January - February 2008) (team taught with Robert Quinn)
  
• CEP Sevilla - "The Cat's got Their Tongue: Oral Communication in Bachillerato" (January - February 2008)

Slovenia (March 2008)

Teacher training in Maribor and Bled :) Lovely walks through Ljubjana.

Powerskips on the Beach

Learning to jump using powerskips :)
See VIDEO

CLIL Material

CLIL Materials - Materiales de plurilingüismo Material from the the CEP de Seville website (handouts , powerpoints, ideas and suggestions). See: "Materiales" y "Materiales para CLIL (II)" by Nina :)

Some Useful Links (CLIL, English lessons etc.)

• Science Explorations (online activities from Scholastic)
  
• Geography (online map games --- Alienz Map Game and Geographic Continent Map Game both fun)
  
• History (interactive games and worksheets that can be downloaded)
• Graphic Organisers (a huge variety of different graphic organisers)
  
• Physical Education (warm ups, games and activities for PE classes)
  
• Music (hands-on activities for music class)
  
• Technology (machines and mechanisms)
  
• English (past tense irregular 'speed word' online game)
  

I hope these help :)

Powerskips and bike riding last weekend

See video on POWERSKIPS
See video on the BIKE RIDE

LinkedIn (Click here) and MATSDA

My profile on Linked In

and information on the MATSDA (The Materials Development Associaton) website.

Article: CLIL in the Primary Classroom

The future is CLIL and this article shows us some practical ways to incorporate the approach into young learner classes.
Published in NEW STANDPOINTS magazine (published by Mary Glasgow Magazines/Scholastic)
(January 2008 - ISBN: 1744-5582)

Rollerblading the 1/2 Marathon in Seville (CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO)