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This is School @thisis_school

Reduce planning time, inspire students & invigorate your teaching with tools and resources for ⭐ Modern Foreign Languages | Geography | Mandarin | Science ⭐

Joined March 2011
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This is School@thisis_school
27 May 2024
The problem? Teachers are wasting time grading and searching for authentic, level-appropriate content when they could be using that time to focus on the thing that matters most - teaching! The solution? This is School 😎 Explore how we help πŸ‘‡πŸ½ thisisschool.com/?utm_source…
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"Understanding the differences in transparency between languages can help learners and educators develop better strategies for learning and teaching when it comes to the written word." via @ConversationUK πŸ’‘ zurl.co/43BBf
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✨ End the year with TiS Academy Here’s what’s on this half term: - 10 June – TiS MFL - 101 - 24 June – Plan with TiS - 8 July – Ask the Founders! πŸ™Œ Join live and get a sneak peek at what’s next for TiS. πŸ‘‰ Sign up today: zurl.co/J8tT4 #TiSAcademy #EdTech #CPD #MFL
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"Buy-in is crucial for students to start talking, and understanding the why and how of language learning helps them be more willing to take risks." πŸ’― Discover more about the power of speaking in your #language lessons right here with @htrude07 πŸ‘‡πŸ½β­ zurl.co/pRZ7c
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"Hearing from a student who is just like them gives students an opportunity to open discussions with their teachers and class...building confidence in articulating themselves." 🀯 Discover why authentic content changes the education game right here πŸ‘‡πŸ½ zurl.co/6hFo5
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"Language changes. Languages are brilliantly alive. Within communities we especially love incubating new terms that are ours and ours alone, which signify to each other that we are part of the same group." via @sophiasgaler πŸ‘πŸ½ zurl.co/IyYAI
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"Hearing from a student who is just like them gives students an opportunity to open discussions with their teachers and class...building confidence in articulating themselves." 🀯 Discover why authentic content changes the education game right here πŸ‘‡πŸ½ zurl.co/zgKdg
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"The significance of #geography goes beyond the borders of the classroom, having knowledge of geography enables a person to be more socially aware [...] and possess a strong sense of direction and current events of the world." via @VnhsMirror 🌍 zurl.co/cK7Kv
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What is the main challenge you're facing in your classroom at the moment, #edchat?
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"It's a really good idea to get confident just with a pen, a whiteboard & a few ideas that you can pull out of the bag." πŸ’‘ Discover a whole host of Low Effort, High Impact ideas with @LeoLanguages - and don't forget to add your own ideas too πŸ‘‡πŸ½ zurl.co/fPNSZ
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What has been the most inspiring moment in your classroom recently, #edchat?
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What's the number one piece of advice you'd give to any student undergoing exams at the moment #edchat?
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"What Pellegrino found is that, essentially, all languages convey information at roughly the same speed when all the factors are taken into account: around 39 bits per second." via @atlasobscura 😲 zurl.co/8dZ9D
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Send this to a teacher who inspires you every day 🫢🏽
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"There is no evidence that British young people have an inability to learn foreign languages. However, there is evidence to suggest that the UK is a climate that’s inhospitable to language learning." via @DrAParrish for @ConversationUK πŸ’‘ zurl.co/ifsYa
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What are the quotes that keep you going? That remind you of why you do what you do?
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"Unravelling language is always fun. You understand a little more about the world around you every time, even if it's just a very small piece." via @UniLeidenNews πŸ’‘ zurl.co/ROD6O
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This linguist-run survey found 700 languages and counting in New York alone, making it the most linguistically diverse city on record. via @TIME 😲 zurl.co/lhCqr
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"No language, be it majhen (β€œsmall”) or gigantic, has any intrinsic value; its value is bestowed upon it only by its speakers who, perhaps, call those languages a home or, as it is with me, a love." via @guardian πŸ—¨οΈ zurl.co/9g6wK
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Things you didn't know This is School could do, part 3048: Make Star Wars part of your French lessons 😎
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Watch back πŸ‘‰πŸ½ Languages for All? The Push and Pull of Policy, with @DrAParrish. Exploring how education policy, including EBacc and P8, has impacted language learning in schools across the UK. zurl.co/VZcBS
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