Inside the schools that dare to break with traditional teaching (The Gurdian)

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Matthew Jenkin says, “On 21 October 2015, we will finally arrive at the point in time that Marty McFly travels to in the 1989 sci-fi sequel, Back to the Future II. But if a teenager today were to drive Doc Brown’s DeLorean back to Hill Valley High, the film hero’s fictional school, would he or she notice any difference?

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Video: Lynn Durrant on ‘Creating a stimulating classroom for very young learners’

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 10 | April 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] This video with Lynn Durrant is for teachers who are dealing with very young learner classes or going to…

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Cambridge English Webinar: ‘Integrating phonics into the very young learners classroom’ May 12

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Date: Tuesday 12 May

Time: 15:00

This webinar is ideal for teachers who wish to learn about phonics and how this approach can be successfully integrated into the VYL classroom. Lynn Durrant will also discuss considerations that teachers need to be aware of when integrating reading and writing in teaching VYLs and provide ideas for appropriate task types.

This is the first in a series of three forthcoming webinars on teaching very young learners. All who attend will receive a teacher development resource. If you attend every webinar in the series, you will receive a special Teaching Very Young Learners certificate and teacher development resources. (more…)

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