IT AIN´T WHAT YOU SAY, IT´S THE WAY THAT YOU SAY IT

      Most people are aware these days that the way we communicate is at least as important as the content of our communication. A different pitch, a different facial expression, a tone, a register, can all turn what you’re saying into the complete opposite. If you don’t believe me, imagine how you would feel if someone told you ‘I love you’ while slowly conjuring up a nice goose egg from your scalp by tapping you softly on the head with a rolling pin.

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HERE IS 2013, ENJOY IT

HAPPY NEW YEAR

LIPDUB I.E.S. SAN PABLO, 2012

                                 One of the best moments from 2012, indeed

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                          MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!

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ENGLISH SPELLING

      We all know the problems our students have with English spelling, but native speaker children also struggle. In a recent interview a literacy researcher advocated simplifying English spelling, claiming that the complexity of the English spelling system is to blame for soaring levels of illiteracy among teenagers. Here’s a summary:

      Children are struggling to read and write at a young age because of the sheer complexity of the spelling system, says Masha Bell, author and literacy researcher. She believes that a high number of “inconsistencies” in the way basic words are spelt makes it much harder for children to read and write at a young age and thinks that sweeping reforms are needed to the spelling system to improve children’s linguistic skills.

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LESSON MANAGEMENT

      You may be using a Teachers’ book that provides you with detailed lesson plans including procedures and timings for each stage. This can be a great help, but classes are unpredictable, a particular lesson that works well with one class may be a bit of a disaster with another, and you may wish to select, adapt and add components to a lesson.

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COUNCIL OF EUROPE

      The Council of Europe, based in Strasbourg (France), now covers virtually the entire European continent, with its 47 member countries. Founded on 5 May 1949 by 10 countries, the Council of Europe seeks to develop throughout Europe common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights and other reference texts on the protection of individuals.

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THE MOST IRRITATING PHRASES

Oxford University’s top ten most irritating phrases:

1. At the end of the day
2. Fairly unique
3. I personally
4. At this moment in time
5. With all due respect
6. Absolutely
7. It’s a nightmare
8. Shouldn’t of
9. 24/7
10. It’s not rocket science

Daily Telegraph top ten list:

1. Literally
2. A safe pair of hands
3. I’m gutted
4. Basically
5. Going forward
6. Upcoming
7. Shouldn’t of
8. Up until
9. Neither here not there
10. On a daily basis

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EDUCATION

 

      Alan Milburn – the coalition's child poverty adviser –has criticised the alternative to the EMA, saying the bursary scheme is flawed. Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian.

 

      The coalition made "a very bad mistake" when it abolished the education maintenance allowance (EMA) in England aimed at helping poorer 16- to 17-year-olds stay on at school, Alan Milburn, the government's adviser on child poverty and social mobility, tells the Guardian today.

      Before publication of his controversial report into improving access to higher education, Milburn also warns that there is no evidence that money being spent on tuition fee waivers designed to help low-income students at university is "in any way" effective.

      Universities run various waiver schemes but students might have their first year of university paid for by the state if they had been eligible for free school meals. Milburn instead calls for much of the fee waivers money – the budget is due to rise from £94m this year to £261m in 2015/16 – to be transferred to restoring a revised form of the EMA, scrapped in 2010.

      The suggestion is part of a wider assessment of how the government and universities spend nearly £600m to help children from poorer backgrounds attend higher education. Universities are estimated to spend as much as £81m on outreach.

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REDINED

                       

    WHAT IS REDINED?   
  

      Network of Educational Information Databases: Spanish researches, innovations, resources and journals on education, with links to the full text when available.

      Official members of REDINED are the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and the Autonomous Communities that have signed the affiliation to the project via their respective Boards.

      The main aim of REDINED is to be a vehicle of communication and exchange of data among the different Autonomous Communities and between them and other bodies, at the national and international scale

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DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

      "Digital citizenship" is an umbrella term that covers a whole host of important issues. Broadly, it's the guidelines for responsible, appropriate behavior when one is using technology. But specifically, it can cover anything from "netiquette" to cyberbullying; technology access and the digital divide; online safety and privacy; copyright, plagiarism, and digital law, and more. In fact, some programs that teach digital citizenship have outlined no less than nine elements that intersect to inform a well-equipped digital citizen. It's an overwhelming array of skills to be taught and topics to explore.

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TEACHING CHILDREN THE ALPHABET

SELF-EVALUATE YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS

      The 'Self-Evaluate your language skills' tool helps you to assess your level of proficiency in the languages you know according to six reference levels defined within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

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EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES (September 26th)

      Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.

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