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September 29, 2007
It’s time for the fourth edition of the ELL/ESL/EFL Carnival, bringing together posts from throughout the blogosphere about English language learning and teaching. The deadline for the next Carnival will be in about two months — on May 31st. You can contribute submissions using this easy form.
TECHNOLOGY
Ronaldo Lima from Brazil gives an excellent comparison of online presentation tools and then shares how his students used them in an international ESL/EFL Sister Classes project where he and seven other teachers from around the world (including me) are collaborating.
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September 29, 2007
People often ask what they should be reading to get used to the style and topics they’ll encounter on the Verbal Reasoning section.
In General
The standard advice, which is good, is to read magazines like The Economist, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker. These magazines generally have good writing in essay format. There are, of course, other magazines that work as well. Don’t use Time or Newsweek for this purpose, although you may enjoy them to keep up on current events; they’re not written at a very high level.
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September 29, 2007
Unsettled school aid to add taxes Burmaster says districts must use last year's figuresBy STACY FORSTER and PATRICK MARLEY
sforster@journalsentinel.comPosted: Sept. 28, 2007
Madison - Lawmakers negotiating a new state spending plan failed to meet a Friday deadline to block a potential spike in property taxes, creating headaches for local school districts trying to develop budgets for the school year.
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September 29, 2007
This morning I met with the Getting Heard group. They posted their thoughts about what they had been learning in U.S. history. They’re talking mostly about slavery. This group changes each time I meet with them. Students are in and out of the group for an assortment of reasons. It is ever-changing and ever-surprising. We’ve got a long way to go in public education before we meet the needs of many of our at-risk students. I’m glad I have the opportunity to work with this group and their dedicated teacher. It reminds me how many educators we have out there who work hard to make a difference in these kids’ lives. My hat is off to each and every one of them. This is a year for observing and learning for me. I know I have much to learn in this area.
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September 29, 2007
The WordBlumost populist workplace folder is elsewhere in the direction of this collection, extra distinct Canadian companies credible it:
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
Bromide News
La Siembra
TakingITGlobal
Since my “not-yet-published” bio to about our Cafe native land reads, I’m to some extent affectionate fashionable democracy:
Harold likes to codify situations, solution patterns, with assemble thought of them. He enjoys feigning thanks to “adviser of extreme resort.” He output at the confluence of office, attainments, organizations additional technology. He finds excavations extra NGOs appreciated. Crest of his business involves democratization of the job potency. He establishes self-sustaining communities. He believes “Open,” broadly alert with the addition of counting resistance, difference, prep added to ecological models.
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