Young Voters Webpicks

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 31 May 2017 > Webpicks

Bite the Ballot and The League of Young Voters are both British charities created by young people and focused on getting young people engaged in voting, especially in the general election on 8 June. Their videos, apps and animations are extremely teen-friendly and excellent for working on citizenship in class. This video encouraging young people … Continue reading “Young Voters Webpicks”

Sorry Day Teaching Resources

Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 19 May 2017 > Webpicks

Reconciliation Australia is an NGO set up to facilitate reconciliation between the wider Australian population and Indigenous Australians. They have a very attractive learning section on their Share Our Pride website which includes the following videos. It’s perfect for a theme about Indigenous Australians and/or Sorry Day. This is a relatively simple, short explanation (less … Continue reading “Sorry Day Teaching Resources”

UK Elections

Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 09 May 2017 > Ready to Use

This A2-level article enables pupils to understand simply the electoral system in the United Kingdom as both the UK and France go to the polls. It could be part of a topic for an EPI « Information, communication, citoyenneté » on different electoral systems, differences between a monarchy and a democracy, in connection with the parcours du … Continue reading “UK Elections”

Au-delà de la recherche du document parfait

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 26 April 2017 > Pedagogy

Bien souvent, lorsqu’on imagine un cours de langue réussi, le premier élément qui vient à l’esprit, c’est la qualité des documents proposés aux élèves. LE document motivant et adapté, combien de longues heures les professeurs débutants passent-ils à le chercher ? Combien de fois l’insuccès d’un cours est-il expliqué par la pauvreté, la difficulté ou l’inadaptation … Continue reading “Au-delà de la recherche du document parfait”

English Teachers’ Afternoons

Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 18 April 2017 > Pedagogy

Editions Nathan is organising English-teachers’ afternoons in Nice, Paris, Lille, Nantes, Lyon and Toulouse between 26 April and 10 May. The events include informative talks about teaching, tea and distribution of the latest collège textbooks: Thumbs Up 6e and Give Me Five 5e-3e. If you’d like to go along, follow this link for details and … Continue reading “English Teachers’ Afternoons”

Positiver !

Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 07 April 2017 > Pedagogy

Des techniques de psychologie positive sont de plus en plus utilisées pour donner des outils aux enseignants afin qu’ils aident leurs élèves à mieux vivre leur scolarité et à mieux apprendre. Entretien avec Laure Reynaud, enseignante, formatrice et co-fondatrice de Scholavie, association qui promeut l’éducation positive en France. D’abord, en quoi consiste l’éducation positive ? L’éducation … Continue reading “Positiver !”

Ecology on the Web

Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 07 April 2017 > Webpicks

Looking for interesting resources on the environment for Earth Day or any day? Don’t miss our Ready to Use Resource, and video suggestions, on a teenage, Native American eco-warrior. We’ve also selected some resources from around the web to help you. Ever since the first Earth Day in 1970, one of the main purposes of … Continue reading “Ecology on the Web”

Mythes et réalités : L’apprentissage des Langues

Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 24 March 2017 > Pedagogy

Quel professeur de langue ne s’est jamais trouvé entraîné, lors d’un repas de famille ou parmi des amis, dans une discussion sans fin sur l’apprentissage des langues ? En général, les protagonistes s’estiment tous experts en théories de l’apprentissage et les lieux communs volent bas : « Pour vraiment apprendre l’anglais, il faut aller dans le pays… » ; « Moi, … Continue reading “Mythes et réalités : L’apprentissage des Langues”