October 09 Newsletter

Teaching English October 2009

Blogs and Education Technology can foster active communication inside and outside of the classroom. One way for teachers to engage students in more innovative and interactive ways is through web-logs, better known as blogs. Check out the exciting things these teachers are doing with blogs. Beatriz Sendic http://www.teachersnetuy.blogspot.com Lizette Uyterhoeven http://programaaulascomunitarias.blogspot.com Beatriz Díaz Pereyra http://ingles.over-blog.es Tricia Terzaghi http://teachingbitsnpieces.blogspot.com

Columbus Day October 12th is Día de la Raza. Enjoy the day off!

Halloween On October 31st children dress in costumes and collect candy from neighbors. To ask for the candy, kids use the phrase, “Trick or Treat?”

What´s Happening? Natalie Kuhlman workshop for Acreditación teachers and meeting with Commision. 2nd Foro de Lenguas at IPES, October 10 & 11 Specialist Bonnie Weatherbee, “Brain Based Teaching” on Tuesday, October 13th at 16:00 at the Cátedra “Alicia Goyena” “Compartiendo experiencias de beca a Texas” at 16:00 on Friday, October 16th by Mónica Vide, Silvana Ricca, Sonia Sosa, and Silvana Porley

Start your own blog for students Visit http://edublogs.org or www.blogger.com to create a free account and start blogging within minutes. You can post class exercises, photographs, videos, charts, study guides, homework, podcasts, links to useful resources, and more.

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Acreditac ión workshop Natalie Kuhlman

Natalie Kuhlman meeting with Commision

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Dia de la Raza

¨Brain Based Teaching¨ with Bonnie Weatherbee

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10 2nd Foro de Lenguas at IPES

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¨Compartiendo experiencias de beca a Texas¨

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English Symposium at IPA

Friday, October 23 English Symposium: Students´ Voices at the IPA anfiteatro, 9:00-17:00 rd

Conversation Circles with Fulbright ETA, Jennifer Bly, on Tuesdays 15:00 Liceo 16, Thursdays 12:00 Liceo 59, and 13:00 Liceo 62

9 2nd PADs meeting

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© 2003 by Education World®. Education World grants permission to reproduce this worksheet for educational purposes only. Prepared by Fulbright English Teaching Assitant, Jennifer Bly

31 Halloween