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A PLN for ELT Professionals

How can we develop metacognitive awareness of reading strategies in our learners? #ELTchat summary 02/03/2016

    Original drawing from http://www.adventuresinliteracyland.com/2014/01/concrete-metacognition.html Metacognitive Reading Strategies – the summary  Summary written by Rachel Appleby alias  @rapple18 on twitter   We had a cosy group of eight or nine participants for this chat – on Metacognitive Reading Strategies. What do you think we discussed? What do you already know about reading strategies, or…
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Propose a topic for next week’s #ELTchat (Wednesday, March 2nd @ 12.00 GMT)

Time to propose a topic for next #ELTchat. Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Next #ELTchat on Wednesday 02/03/2016 at 12:00 GMT   If you are proposing a topic, please make every effort to join the chat if your topic is chosen. You…
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Propose a topic for next week’s #ELTchat (Wed, 24/02 @ 21.00 GMT)

Time to propose a topic for next #ELTchat. Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Next #ELTchat on Wednesday 24/02/2016 at 21:00 GMT   If you are proposing a topic, please make every effort to join the chat if your topic is chosen. You…
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Propose a topic for next week’s #ELTchat – Feb 17th @ 12.00GMT

Time to propose a topic for next #ELTchat. Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Next #ELTchat on Wednesday 17/02/2016 at 12:00 GMT   If you are proposing a topic, please make every effort to join the chat if your topic is chosen. You…
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Propose a topic for next week’s #ELTchat – Feb 10 @ 21.00 GMT

Time to propose a topic for next #ELTchat. Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Next #ELTchat on Wednesday 10/02/2016 at 21:00 GMT   If you are proposing a topic, please make every effort to join the chat if your topic is chosen. You…
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Propose a Topic for Next Week’s #ELTchat – Feb. 3 @ 12.00 GMT

Time to propose a topic for next #ELTchat. Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Next #ELTchat on Wednesday 03/02/2016 at 12:00 GMT   If you are proposing a topic, please make every effort to join the chat if your topic is chosen. You…
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Propose a topic for Next #ELTchat on Wednesday 27/01/2016 at 21:00 GMT

Time to propose a topic for next #ELTchat. Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Next #ELTchat on Wednesday 27/01/2016 at 21:00 GMT   If you are proposing a topic, please make every effort to join the chat if your topic is chosen. You…
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Time to suggest topics for next #ELTchat – Wed 20/1/16 at 12.00 GMT

Time to propose a topic for next #ELTchat. Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Add your suggestion as a comment below this post! Next #ELTchat on Wednesday 20/01/2016 at 12:00 GMT   If you are proposing a topic, please make every effort to join the chat if your topic is chosen. You…
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What motivates teachers? – An #ELTchat summary (21st October, 2015)

This summary was kindly contributed by @MattEllman.   What motivates teachers? A wide-ranging topic, but this ELTchat turned out to be quite fruitful! The answer? collaboration, whether it’s online, in school, or with teachers from the wider education sector.   Initial responses included “The wish to do a better job” (@SueAnnan), “A growth mindset and a…
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Using Chat in the Classroom – An #eltchat summary (November 11th, 2015)

This summary was kindly contributed by @ritaz.     Have you ever used chat in a project with students?   Benefits of CHAT and possible activities: text chat: practice writing and reading skills; voice chat: practice pronunciation and speaking, audio chat: practice listening comprehension Also good for SS who are absent  –  They can even participate…
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