Hearing is Believing: Teaching the Ways of Intonation and Stress

http://busyteacher.org/14578-teaching-intonation-and-stress.html

Dominic Cole’s IELTS and Beyond | A blog to help self-access language learners

A very complete site, packed with information. Well worth a visit.

http://www.dcielts.com/

We don’t need new technology, we need new furniture. « Authentic Teaching

http://authenticteaching.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/we-dont-need-new-technology-we-need-new-furniture/

Disciplining with Dignity: 5 Classroom Management Tips

http://info.marygrove.edu/MATblog/bid/90820/Disciplining-with-Dignity-5-Classroom-Management-Tips

What happens when you decide to go home? | Teach them English

Here’s a lovely post to ease us into the weekend.

http://www.teachthemenglish.com/2012/09/what-happens-when-you-decide-to-go-home/

Tweet from Busy Teacher (@busyteacher_org)

Busy Teacher (@busyteacher_org) tweeted at 1:53 AM on Fri, Feb 01, 2013:
Mind Your ‘P’s and ‘Q’s: Teaching Pronunciation at the Segmental Level: Any English speaker who has ever tried t… http://t.co/Fd9VJbPW
(https://twitter.com/busyteacher_org/status/297145550996918272)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (EFL activities)

Here is a comprehensive set of activities set around the Harry Potter books and films. Very interesting.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (EFL activities).

A variation on the ‘Pigeon impossible’ activity I suggested last week.

Here’s a lesson plan for an activity similar to the ‘Pigeon Impossible’ activity I posted last week.

Jamie Keddie (@lessonstream) tweeted at 3:19 PM on Mon, Jan 14, 2013: Speaking activity – ‘Angry monkeys’: http://t.co/HmAA9kW0 (https://twitter.com/lessonstream/status/290825575445192704)

5 Strategies For Incorporating Social Emotional Learning Into Your Classroom

A vital aspect to remember as educators:
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/5-strategies- for-incorporating-social-emotional-learning-into-your-classroom/

Watch “Michael Halliday – Language evolving: Some systemic functional reflections on the history of meaning” on YouTube

A chance to see Michael Halliday in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC-blhaIUCk