Hasta mañana se reciben documentos de inscripción para el concurso Spelling Bee 2012

Esta actividad, organizada por primera vez por el PIAP, se encuentra dirigida a estudiantes de 6° año de Enseñanza Básica de establecimientos municipales y particular subvencionados de todo el país

Fotografía: Estudiantes ganadores(as) del Spelling Bee Contest realizado por la Escuela Llaima de Temuco el año 2011.

Hasta mañana viernes se recibirán los documentos de inscripción de los establecimientos que postularon para participar en el primer Concurso de Spelling Bee organizado por el área de Desarrollo de Estudiantes del Programa Inglés Abre Puertas (PIAP). Esta competencia está dirigida a estudiantes de 6° año de Enseñanza Básica de establecimientos municipales y particular subvencionados, y ya tiene a 1.200 estudiantes inscritos, provenientes de 400 establecimientos a lo largo de todo el país.

Los(as) participantes en Spelling Bee deberán presentarse junto a sus profesores(as) guías a la primera etapa, el Torneo Provincial, la tercera semana de Agosto. En esa oportunidad, cada uno(a) de ellos(as) deberá repetir una palabra que le será asignada por el PIAP, deletreándola correctamente en un tiempo máximo de 1 minuto y 30 segundos.

Los objetivos de esta actividad, son brindar una oportunidad a los(as) alumnos(as) para relacionarse y participar con sus pares en una atmosfera de sana competencia, además de motivarlos(as) a investigar y estudiar acerca del inglés e interesarlos(as) por aprender a deletrear palabras en ese idioma de manera rápida y precisa, demostrando comprensión.

“Con esta nueva competencia queremos integrar a nuestras actividades a los estudiantes de Educación Básica, comenzando por aquellos que están cursando 6° año básico. Estamos seguros que será una gran experiencia para ellos”, asegura Viviana Ortega, Coordinadora del área de Desarrollo de Estudiantes del PIAP.

VER MÁS INFORMACIÓN – COMPETENCIA DE SPELLING BEE 2012

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Spelling Bee

This book, The Spelling Bee for EFL Teachers, is for teachers of English Language Learners, ESL, EFL, & ELT. It is dedicated to the students in my EFL class, past, present, and future. I sincerely hope something within these pages will resonate within them and awaken the aspiration to become acquainted with words.

Words have power to do things.

Consequently, words are important in our lives, and we learn their spelling, their pronunciation, their definition, their part of speech, their collocations, their use in a sentence, their etymology, and above all, their friendship…

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The International Baccalaureate [Kindle Edition]

The International Baccalaureate [Paperback]

The global search for high-quality education, embedded in high-performing education systems, has taken on mythical proportions, almost resembling the alchemists’ quest to turn common metals into gold.

It is my hope that the present day search for global education, equitable and providing equality of opportunity for all, shall not cease until the “gold” we seek, has been found.

I therefore dedicate this book to all the educators, researchers, parents and students the world over, who strive to achieve this elusive goal,high-quality education for all the citizens of the world.

In this endeavour, it is my belief that the International Baccalaureate merits a closer look, based on their more than 40 year history of delivering consistently excellent results.

I add that all of the reflections and views in this book are mine alone, unless otherwise noted, and can not be attributed to my employer or any other organization I am affiliated with, past or present. For any errors or oversights, I bear the complete responsibility.

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Amazon Author Page: Thomas Jerome Baker

Thomas Baker is the Past-President of TESOL Chile (2010-2011). He is the Head of the English Department at Colegio Internacional SEK in Santiago, Chile.

He is the Co-Founder and Co-Organiser of EdCamp Santiago, free, participant-driven, democratic, conversation based professional development for teachers, by teachers. EdCamp Santiago 2012 was held at Universidad Mayor in Santiago.

Thomas is also a member of the Advisory Board for the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), where he also serves as a reviewer and as the HETL Ambassador for Chile.

Thomas enjoys writing about a wide variety of topics. Thus far, he has written the following genres: romance, historical fiction, autobiographical, sports history/biography, and English Language Teaching. He has published a total of forty four (44) books overall.

The source and inspiration for his writing comes from his family, his wife Gabriela, and his son, Thomas Jerome Baker, Jr.

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