What a phenomenal fortnight! The campus was buzzing, thank you to everyone involved! Dubai Oracy Hub 💬🗣💭👥

Absolutely blown away by the oracy skills showcased by our students during their presentations! 🌟Their enthusiasm was contagious; seeing them enjoy sharing their work was incredible. The future is bright with such talented communicators among us! Dubai Oracy Hub 💬🗣💭👥 DC Learning & Teaching

What a night to remember: the annual DC Iftar is now bigger and more collegiate than ever. Ramadan Mubarak! Thanks to all our parents who joined us for this very special evening and thank you DC Arabic for all you did to organise this.

Now I know why the Greek gods chose to live at the top of a mountain. What a view from Assos ⁦DC Classics⁩

Nothing lasts forever. The once great city of Miletus reclaimed by nature ⁦DC Classics⁩

In today's 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton talks to Prof. Neil Mercer Oracy Cambridge about talk for learning, disciplinary approaches to oracy and whether we should assess oracy 👀open.spotify.com/episode/2qAMRg…

A fascinating "dialogic episode" of talking about talk featuring our very own Prof Neil Mercer ❤️ Loving how this pod series is shaping up and looking forward to seeing the results of the Oracy Education Commission!

In this evening's Commission Conversation, Geoff Barton talks to Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 about...talk, including his own family history, how children talk about books and the way teachers use talk in the classroom open.spotify.com/episode/2n6Cwu…

🗣️ Join Nikki Sullivan and Brad Busch on 5th June for a FREE webinar, and learn how you can use Oracy to improve student outcomes in your classroom! 🎫 Get your tickets here, and let your colleagues know ⤵️ bit.ly/3WCqhsd

"I'm especially interested in the link between language and inequality": this Commission Conversation is with Professor Prof Julia Snell, about standard English and the need to empower children & young people through a knowledge of spoken language's diversity: buff.ly/3UNHWuv

Our Year 9 students are honing their Arabic skills with engaging conversations and debates. It's wonderful to see their confidence and proficiency growing! @DubaiCollege DC Learning & Teaching Dubai Oracy Hub 💬🗣💭👥 #arabiclearning

“Teachers do a great job in promoting oracy education where they can, but until it is treated with the same importance as literacy and numeracy, it will continue to lose out in crowded timetables and stretched budgets” says OCR’ CEO Jill Duffy: tes.com/magazine/news/…

DC Arabic Using Kagan strategies in Arabic classes can boost student engagement and collaboration! Interactive structures like rally coach foster a supportive learning environment, making language acquisition more dynamic and fun. @DubaiCollege DC Learning & Teaching Dubai Oracy Hub 💬🗣💭👥

“We can’t afford to ignore oracy" @OCRExams has warned that a neglect of spoken language in education is leaving some young people struggling to communicate, & less well equipped to deal with challenges like media bias & AI. Read more: cambrid.ge/3WSf9rc @OracyCommission

DC Arabic 🌟 Using the Harkness method in Arabic revision classes is a game-changer! It motivates students, opens a window to foster healthy competition, and encourage them to extend their Arabic speaking skills! 📚💬 @DubaiCollege DC Learning & Teaching Dubai Oracy Hub 💬🗣💭👥 #ArabicLearning

Yep, everyone's still talking about oracy. Here's the list of @OracyCommission conversations so far, featuring Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷, Christine Counsell, David Thomas, Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation, lurker, Prof Julia Snell & many more. Listen to this space for more coming soon: buff.ly/4bqStCt

Shoutout to the incredible Year 7 students! 🌟 After an awesome oracy discussion, they teamed up to write their Arabic text, sharing thoughts, reflecting, and assessing each other. Proud of their teamwork and dedication! 💪📚 # Oracy #Teamwork

As well as the persuasive case for ‘why’, there is an ever-expanding body of work on ‘how’ to implement #oracy strategies. So why the unease? A *brilliant* new guest post by Rupert Knight, channelling Douglas Barnes on The Politics of Oracy oracycambridge.org/speaking-with-…

"Labour’s plan to improve children’s speaking skills gets mixed reaction" - Guardian Education: theguardian.com/education/2023… Further reading from Rupert Knight on improving Oracy skills in the classroom: mheducation.co.uk/classroom-talk… #Education #Oracy Voice 21 Oracy

NEW POST On defining oracy By @RethinkingJames oracycambridge.org/on-defining-or… cc Alex Quigley MrLim Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation James Durran Geoff Barton Oracy Education Commission Voice 21 Oracy Rupert Wegerif Topsy Page Pete Dudley Ayesha Peter Hyman Bridget Phillipson Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷