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20 Books by Thomas Jerome Baker

20 Books by Thomas Jerome Baker Thomas 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 … Continue reading

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#Edcamp Santiago: What? Sponsors? How Much? When? Where?

SANTIAGO — Edcamp Santiago. A paradigm shift in teaching and learning. Edcamps are: • free • non-commercial and with a vendor-free presence • hosted by any organization interested in furthering the Edcamp mission • made up of sessions that are … Continue reading

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Nuestro Momento – Our Moment (A Cherished Memory)

“Our Moment” (Nuestro Momento), a song by a group called, Portugal, is a lot of things to me. Easy listening, melodic, smooth, relaxing, tranquil are all words that I try to use in describing how the song makes me feel. … Continue reading

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Pupil Premium: Funding for England’s deprived pupils set to double

Press notice date: 19 September 2011 http://bit.ly/nDecfX The total funding available for the Pupil Premium is set to double and will rise to £1.25bn in 2012-13. The Pupil Premium began to be allocated to schools this year and is targeting … Continue reading

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Wackoidal: The new Education Buzz Word? Michael Gove Responds

On the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Michael Gove was invited to discuss the twenty-four free schools opening this month. The free schools are a Conservative invention: centrally funded, outside of local authority control and run by anyone who wants to … Continue reading

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Chile’s Commander Camila

Chile’s Commander Camila, the student who can shut down a city Camila Vallejo’s call for better and cheaper education has seen student protests transform into a two-day nationwide shutdown Not since the days of Zapatistas’ Subcomandante Marcos has Latin America … Continue reading

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Kimani Maruge, el escolar más viejo del mundo

The story of Kimani Maruge, from Kenya, told in Spanish, but heard in the universal language of vision, hopes, and dreams…

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First Lady Michelle Obama: Poetry Student Workshop at the White House

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about the importance of poetry and self-expression as she hosts a White House Poetry Student Workshop with students and poets like Rita Dove, Billy Collins, Kenny Goldsmith, Alison Knowles, and Aimee Mann. May 11, 2011. … Continue reading

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A Robot in Every Classroom by 2020: Meet Albert Hubo #CCK11 #ELTchat

A robot in every classroom by 2020. Sounds incredible, impossible right? Neither technology nor robots will ever replace teachers. The one thing that has remained constant in education, through the centuries, from Socrates to the present day, has been teachers. … Continue reading

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#CCK11 – The Connectivist Writes: A Jig-Saw Creative Writing Lesson #ELTchat

Our journey begins. Are you ready? The first step, for some, is the hardest step of all. The most difficult step. Are you thinking, what I think you are thinking? You see, I’m thinking, that you are thinking, that I’m … Continue reading

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