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Decided to put all my lesson ideas, big or small, on one page. Hope you find something useful! (Deffo been blogging too long. You will find ‘meh’ posts so prepare yourself for that) eltplanning.com/lesson-ideas/

Paywalls and publication fees drive inequity. Infographic on why we need #openaccess. Now! Please share❤️ #AcademicTwitter #phdchat #equity (not an exhaustive list)

3 Ways to Ask Questions That Engage the Whole Class via @edutopia edutopia.org/article/3-ways…

Good teaching is not just “good teaching” when it comes to improving outcomes for ELs. Learning experiences must be designed coherently and tailored to meet the needs of diverse classrooms: bit.ly/2LK8Dz0 #coreadvocates #ELLs #ellsupports

Is round robin reading really that bad? #sthash.5O1ufpZr.dpbs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/is-round-…

Laufer & Girsai (2008) is an interesting study in pairing translation with contrastive analysis activities

7. Common misconception is that using translations when teaching/learning new vocab is harmful when actually a translation is definition #1

Q5. Moving forward, how can you use the previous questions in your reflective practice? #EdutopiaChat

The ‘Ultimate Cheatsheet for Critical Thinking’ via teachthought.com/critical-think…

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This formula of “observe, participate, practice, then perform” could easily apply to language learning too, with similarities to CLT’s “3 P’s” edutopia.org/article/4-step… | via @edutopia

Can students achieve high grades in #exams without doing lots of boring exam preparation? Larissa Albano thinks they can and offers her suggestions for how to use games and social networks to spice up exam classes: ow.ly/Mvhf30jJSSm

Using wordless books with ELs via @TESOL_Assn Multibriefs exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/using-…

Biggest Language Learning Myths You Should Stop Believing buff.ly/2Be3PZL #language #learning #myths #pronunciation #speaking #writing

Business writing for English learners via Multibriefs exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/exerci…

Blooms Taxonomy REVISED! #edchat

Game for teaching collocations via @bbcle -- looks fun! facebook.com/bbclearningeng…

TESOL International Association is hosting an summit to explore the future of English-language education: blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learnin…

Schools across the U.S. are ditching the traditional parent-teacher conference for academic workshops. blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacher…

You know you've been teaching #ESL for a long time when words like presentating seem like a great idea!