Granadilla - Reconstructing an abandoned village

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

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

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

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

Tunisia with British Council

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

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

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

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

Nina Teacher Training on You Tube (click here)

Back to BRAZIL :)

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

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

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 :)