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MFL Show & Tell: Favourite Tools For CPD In The Languages Faculty

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 4:46 pm
This is the presentation I shared for the MFL Show & Tell in Coventry on Saturday 14th November. A slidecast is on its way when I get the chance to put it together...Favourite Tools For Cpd In The Lan...
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Online videos in the Classroom: Bringing Languages to Life

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 4:36 pm
The use of authentic online videos inside as well as outside the languages classroom can be very motivating for students. It brings languages to life and can also motivate through the originality and ...
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MFL Flashmeeting4, Monday 2 November 8.30-10.30pm GMT

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 4:55 am
The MFL Flashmeeting is back, with lots to discuss-The London Language Show is finishing today- and lots to look forwards to-The Coventry MFL Show & Tell in 2 weeks’ time. To join, please click her...
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Wish I Was There: The London Language Show

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 6:37 pm
The London Language Show attracts many language professionals including teachers as well as language students. It is free and it is held at Kensington Olympia 2. It started today, Friday 30th October,...
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FLIP Approach for Languages at Cramlington Learning Village: Rationale and Practicalities

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 2:44 pm
(Independent Study Learning Grid, University of Warwick-layout for more independent learning?) When I found out about Cramlington’s FLIP approach for languages, I got quite excited as I had been th...
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Image Chef: Automatic Calligrammes

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 7:37 am
Image Chef is a wordle-like application that also has a "Visual Poetry" section with pre-defined shapes for arranging the words. A Calligramme is a poem arranged in the shape of a picture related to t...
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FLIP - The Cramlington Model For Developing Independent Language Learners

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 2:40 pm
FLIP stands for Flexible Learner-led Intervention Personalised. It is a daring approach that consisted in getting rid 1/3 of the content taught in MFL to concentrate on developing independent learning...
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Language Learning: Global Issues

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 5:45 pm
I came across this post on languages learning a few days ago. It is from The linguist on Language blog, run by Steve Kaufman. I found interesting the key issues that were raised, showing that many of ...
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Oldham Strategic Learning Network for Languages 2009-10

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 4:46 pm
I had very enjoyable and productive day today with some of my fellow Oldham MFL teachers. The Focus was on ideas to develop productive skills and we certainly exchanged lots of them! We have now all ...
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Audio In MFL: Teachmeet North West, 2nd October 2009

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 6:56 pm
I greatly enjoyed my first TeachMeet yesterday in Salford.Here is my contribution. More details about the Meet to follow... Audio In Mfl Teachmeet Nw Oct09View more presentations from Isabelle Jones.
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Are You Ready for PMFL?-2009 Update

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Sep 19, 2009, 3:14 am
In a previous post dating back to 2007, I was looking at what schools were doing to get prepared for the 2010 deadline for teaching foreign languages at Primary. Two years later, what has changed? Alt...
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Naked Teaching-A Way to Reflect on The Use of Technology in The Classroom

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Sep 12, 2009, 6:17 pm
I had a very interesting experience this week. My laptop suddenly became unusable and I had 50 minutes to prepare a lesson with no projected visuals, no recorded sound and no video clips. What happene...
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MFL Flashmeeting 3: Let's Connect Again!

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2009, 5:59 pm
The MFL twittering teachers are striking back! This time, the virtual “Show and Tell” will take place on Monday 28 September 8.30-10.30pm GMT. Participants will need to sign up here, on Lynne Hor...
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The LAFTAs: Promoting Languages through Competitions

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Aug 24, 2009, 6:52 am
What is it? The competition is organised by CILT, the National Centre for Languages as part of its work to promote languages in the UK. The LAFTAs aims to create a bank of video clips that can be used...
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European Day of Languages: Promoting Language Diversity

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Aug 23, 2009, 5:55 pm
The European Day of Languages (EDL) aims to celebrate the rich and diverse culture that is represented by Languages worldwide and 26 September is the common European day first set by the Council of Eu...
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From Thinking Skills to Thinking Classrooms

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 5:07 pm
On my quest to find ways to further embed Thinking Skills into the practice of all the teachers in our faculty, I came across the key conclusions of the review lead by Professor Carol McGuiness from t...
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Licenced to Teach: Which Qualifications?

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 5:12 pm
teacher Originally uploaded by AhavatHaEmetThere is currently a lot of debate about the amount of qualifications needed to be a good teacher-or should I say a “credible” one. Whether we are talkin...
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Twitter Talkback: What Makes a Quality Tweet?

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Aug 17, 2009, 5:47 am
That was the title of a blog post by Soren Gordhamer on Mashable.com retweeed by @spanishsam. Research indicates that "40% of Tweets are Pointless Babble" So what are "Quality Tweets"? Accordig to th...
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Summer Reading: Guy Claxton-What's The Point of School?

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Aug 15, 2009, 4:44 pm
Guy Claxton is an Honorary Visiting Fellow at Bristol in the Graduate School of Education and the Institute of Advanced Studies. I first found out about his work nearly 2 years ago and I have found it...
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Networking for Language Teachers : Sharing to Grow

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Jul 30, 2009, 5:25 pm
I was delighted to be invited to guest blog by Ken Royal on his blog, The Educators’ Royal Treatment. I chose to blog about “Sharing to grow” as I have found that the concept is always a lot har...
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Compelling Language Learning Re-visited

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Jul 23, 2009, 8:32 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnecono/149172094 In April last year, I was blogging about the meaning of “Compelling Language Learning”, one of the pivotal concept of the new Programme of Study ...
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RSA Meeting ALL, London 14th July 2009: My 12 Best Ideas

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Jul 22, 2009, 9:23 am
During the meeting, we had a discussion about different ideas or activities that had a particular impact in the classroom. The following people attended the meeting: Wendy adeniji, Sarah Brooks, John ...
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Renewed KS3 Framework for Languages-RSA Meeting, ALL, London, 14th July 2009

Isabelle J. posted an article on - Jul 21, 2009, 4:58 pm
This was my first meeting as a Regional Secondary Adviser for ALL (Association for Language Learning) and it proved a very useful information-packed first contact. The second session was lead by Aliso...
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