Webinar: Harry Potter in Translation: Make language learning magical

January 18, 2012

Harry Potter in Translation by Sarah Elaine EatonDid you know that the Harry Potter books have been translated into more than 70 languages? A project through the Language Research Centre brought together dozens of native speakers who recorded a portion of the first Harry Potter book. These recordings are available free of charge for language teachers and students everywhere.

In this professional development webinar for educators, presented by ISU Workforce Training, you get an introduction to the Harry Potter in translation project at the University of Calgary’s Language Research Centre. You also get ideas on how to use this free service in your own language classes.

This program includes 5 lesson plans for teachers to help them use Harry Potter as a teaching tool for second languages.

Make your language class magical by using Harry Potter in translation!

Webinar date: January 19, 2011

Webinar time: 4:00 p.m. MST

Register here.

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 9 – 15, 2012)

January 16, 2012

Here are my favorite resources of the week, curated from my Twitter account.

Social Media Resources, Policy tools and How To’s

Who uses Twitter and how – by Andreas Silva

 7 Ways To Improve Your Social Media Skills and Influence – by Haydn Shaughnessy, Forbes

Using Social Media Marketing to Promote Green Business – by Paul Raybould, Sustainable Business

Social Media Policies: Promoting vs. Policing – by Kyle Lagunas

Social media plays a key role in crisis communication: Report – by Diana Nguyen

Social Media News

Why your business can’t ignore social networking –  by Debra Donston-Miller

Social media restricted for Olympic volunteers – Event Magazine, UK

Educational Technology

Technology Provides Parents a Window on the Classroom by Linking Home to School – EduTopia

10 New Trends in Outsourced Grading – OnlineUniversities.com

10 Most Popular Graphic Organizers – Teachervision

Technology News

Web addicts have brain changes, research suggests – by Helen Briggs, BBC News

The Many Benefits, for Kids, of Playing Video Games – by Peter Gray, Psychology Today

Mobile: Most people get news from social media, not branded apps – by David Silverberg

Literacy Resources

Free Books for BC Literacy Programs through First Books Canada – by Decoda Literacy Solutions

10 Great Literacy Games Sites – Creative Education Blog

Using Graphic Novels and Comics in the Classroom – by Andrew Miller

Literacy and Language News

Good grammar and sentence structure go hand-in-hand with literacy – Globe and Mail

Urban Dictionary, Wordnik track evolution of language as words change, emerge – by Mallary Jean Tenore

Immigrants struggle to land quality jobs in Canadian cities – by Tamara Cunningham

Student’s vocabulary knowledge has a strong relationship to academic success – by Lisa Rowell

Dyslexia and the Brain: What Does Current Research Tell Us? – by Roxanne F. Hudson, Leslie High, and Stephanie Al Otaiba

EAL / ESL / EFL Resources

Free English Language Audio and Ebooks for ESL and EFL learners – by EnglishTalkStation

International Languages Resources

5 must-watch foreign language films by – Geetanjali Jhala

Education Resources

Motivating Students Who Don’t Care – by ASCD

How profs talk about you behind your back – by Todd Pettigrew

Education News

Parents don’t have time to help kids learn, poll finds – CTV news

Music therapy in early childhood classrooms – by Ronna Kaplan, Huffington Post

Province unveils 10-point plan to improve Alberta’s education system: Initiatives include increasing transparency, collecting parental feedback – by Matt McClure, Calgary Herald

Related posts:

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Jan. 2-8, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 25, 2011 to January 1, 2012)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 18-24, 2011)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 11-17, 2011)

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 4-10, 2011)

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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Twitter for Teachers: A Basic Guide

January 15, 2012

I’m teaching a workshop next week for educators on the basics of Twitter. I’ve put together a guide to help teachers learn the basics of how to set up and use a Twitter account.

The guide is still in draft format, but if you’d like a sneak preview, I’d love your feedback:

View this document on Scribd

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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The Joy of Books

January 14, 2012

This is stunning and inspirational display of books. The video makes the books come as alive to our eyes as they are to our imaginations.

Quite possibly, the most inspirational minute and 51 seconds of your day.

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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New PD webinar: Twitter for Teachers

January 11, 2012

I’m teaching a new professional development webinar through ISU Workforce Training next week:

Twitter for Teachers

Twitter is a hot tech tool for teachers. But how can you, as an educational or training professional, use Twitter in an effective and efficient way that helps you

Objectives:

  1. Learn how to use Twitter in a meaningful and strategic way. There is no point in having a Twitter account “just because”. Learn how to develop your own personal vision about what Twitter means to you and why.
  2. Learn how to manage your time on Twitter effectively. There’s no question that social media can be time consuming. In this session we’ll talk about ways to minimize the time you spend on Twitter while still using it to its fullest potential.
  3. Bust the myth that you need more followers. You don’t need more followers. You want more engaged followers. Learn what it means to have an engaged following and how to develop one.

Here’s a downloadable one-sheet flyer for the program:

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This course is open to educators globally. Teachers in the U.S. may be eligible to earn continuing professional development credit for taking ISU’s webinars.

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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