It's nearly a month after I got back from the UK on Feb 24. I was required to self-isolate for 14 days at home so as not to pose any threat to others in my neighbourhood. Freedom seemed to be lost temporarily, but I am still profoundly grateful for all those mechanisms in place.

Art Shimamura is a leading researcher of memory...he posted a great, free resource, MARGE, for thinking about memory applied to education. Here's his take on improving learning at home during shelter-in-place psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-the…

What does it mean to teach text reading fluency to kindergartners and other beginning readers? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/first-you…

The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, audiobook read by Jonathan Haidt. Utterly superb book, recommended unreservedly. Brilliant book, exposes one of the major things wrong with society today. Please please read it.

I feel very lucky that I've spent many years working in an area that I find fascinating, working with great people and seeing the world. If you are interested in teaching English, start your journey with a CELTA course at ARU. We offer face to face optio…lnkd.in/d6eF8vS

How can educators teach children to think critically? For most of us, that's the holy grail of teaching. In the latest _American Educator_, I take a look at the cognition underlying critical thinking and practices to promote it. (open) aft.org/ae/fall2020/wi…

Subtitles can help with literacy skills including second language learning...you can add them to short clips for the classroom free, using kapwing.com. #teachingandlearning #efl #yl lnkd.in/dpAD8cT

Deeply impressed by the way grammar should be best dealt with. oxfordtefl.com/blog/grammar-m…

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In our language training school in China, we are looking for an app that can help young English learners (3-12) do daily English practices and get simultaneous feedback. I'm using all textbooks from Cambridge University Press. Any ideas?

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