Storytelling Workshops in Poland

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

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

Latvia and Bulgaria March 2011

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

INFORMATION ON EXPLORERS (OUP)

Curiousity in the Classroom

The Role of Curiosity in the Classroom

Explorers ...who are these little guys?

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

Back to Poland!!

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

Happy New Year!

Here's hoping 2011 is a great year!

Trip to Kiev - November 2010

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

CLIL Course in Motril

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

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

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

Cyprus 2010

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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!