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Showing posts with label Links into Languages. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

Linked Up Resources now available online

As I have mentioned in a previous post, I have been working on a project funded by the Linked Up scheme developing resources designed to encourage independent thinking amongst KS4 pupils, in particular. The project, lead by Zahida Hammond, ran between networks of teachers in the Northeast and in the Middlesbrough and Stockton Networks we worked on the topic of the environment, in particular using Yannick Noah's Aux Arbres Citoyens as a starting point.


The project has now come to its end and the final results, including resources, learning plans and evaulations (including one by Helen Butterfield!) are also available. These are particularly helpful, if like me, you have an idea that you'd like to do some Thinking Skills activities but don't really know where to start! They can be used as stand alone activities within the topic of the environment, or over a series of lessons. Personally, had I not been doing this for the project I would have mingled the activities in with more "traditional" activities, however the pupils got a lot out of the project and were able to produce some fantastic French...and eventually they will be ready to do their Controlled Assessments on it as well, if we don't have anymore snow disruptions...


The project, together with all resources can be found on the Linked Up pages of the Links into Languages website here. You will have to be logged in with your Links into Languages account to download.

Thursday, 8 July 2010

Busy Weekend

It's been a while since I've been so busy over one weekend. However this weekend I shall be speaking in 3 different venues between Friday and Monday evening plus I am even going out with my husband!!


Tomorrow I am at the Northeast Regional ATLAS Conference at the Radisson Hotel in Durham. Myself and 7 of my best Year 10 eTwinners are talking about our school's eTwinning activities


Tomorrow evening the Links into Languages Northeast Secondary Residential begins at Redworth Hall and I am to give a presentation on International Online Collaboration.


On Monday I am in Birmingham at my old stomping ground of Aston University for a Links into Languages West Midlands ICT event where I am speaking about eTwinning.


I will share all presentations next week...although 2 have the possibilitiy of being very, very similar...!