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APAC 2017 at Pompeu Fabra University

Hi there,

 Apac convention will be celebrated on February 16th, 17th and 18th.

My presentation will be on Friday 17th at 7:15 p.m.

Tap on the pic below to look at the APAC pre-programme.

Teaching 21st century skills

I think that the short video below summarizes how today's students feel when they are still addressed to as if they were "pitchers to be filled up with facts, facts, facts"!(Charles Dickens' Hard Times)

The first thing that comes to my mind is that we urgently need to innovate and adapt our schools to the actual needs and expectations of our students. In few words, they are living a digital age and we have some tools that facilitate "learning by doing" and project-based learning. I think that a strong point to persuade skeptical parents and colleagues would be to explain that those tools empower the users. Whiteboards and tablets among others as laptops will do that our learners become more independent and personalize their learnings. However, we have young students. We teach in Primary schools and that means that children need adults' guide. At schools will be teachers,and at home will be families.

In this point I want to share a project I have finished with 6th graders. As I told you some days ago, I introduced an oral activity where students had to ask in pairs some questions about their routines with devices and homework. After talking and taking notes, I collected survey answers and did a research about how much time they spend on those activities. The data is meaningful. Just think about it.

Never stop learning

I'm living days of changes and taking important decisions. That's the reason because I decided to write and to upload the image above. That means a lot in my professional level. To empathise, to understand , to have the confidence to say "No" or to say "Yes" when I feel a challenge in my job.

Nowadays, I'm ready to say that next month is going to be an important one for me. I'm a passionate person and that is why I do what I do.

Have a nice weekend!

What's going on?

Hi everyone! If you are a follower of this web, you know that in general, teachers always look to make our job better and improve things in and outside of the classroom. That's the reason because I try to be recycled with training courses. e-Twinning is the one I'm following nowadays. It makes me think about education, lesson plans, projects, apps, new technologies...among other issues that are changing our enviroment. They are in our lifes, so why don't we reinforce English with them? Looking on the bright side always seems to help make things better! So today I want to introduce an easy tool you can download in your device. It will allow very young children to learn vocabulary by themselves. This is the AR Flashcards Animal Alphabet app. It is a new way to interact and make flashcards more entertaining for children. You will find the link to the website by clicking on the monkey below. 

Other apps:
Alphabet an English
My life in English
Little smart planet
Animals an English
Creapp cuentos
ABA English