This was Black Sabbath's final moment. The last performance. The last song.

📒 Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction offers 10 evidence-based strategies that all teachers should know based on key research from cognitive science and research on master teachers. This poster outlines the lot! 👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here:

I'm hosting Gangwon KOTESOL: Engagement in the AI Era . Happening July 9!

Coming up in just one week! Join Gangwon KOTESOL and Dr. Crayton Walker from University of Birmingham. June 9 @ 20:00 KST / 12:00 KST on Zoom. https://t.co/uM6Aq7bjS2

Why students struggle. @teacherhead #rEDNYC

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❓❓Educators in my network: Where have you seen evidence-based practices either urgently needed or exceptionally applied? Share your insights!

What are the factors that shape L2 writing teacher cognition? Ans: Ts’ experiences & knowledge of writing help shape their beliefs & understanding of instruction approaches. This can affect and inform their teaching practice. Find out more in this week’s infographic summary!

Gary Oldman’s 67th birthday, Dracula’s mouse. ‘The cheese is the life.’

What are some affordances of using AI tools in self-regulated language learning? Ans: Al tools, e.g. conversational agents, facilitate S-centred learning & aid Ss in the forethought, performance & reflection phrases. Find out more in this week’s infographic summary!

My latest at "The Next 30 Years" Substack. Three Good Reasons Why Teachers Shouldn't DIY Their Lessons (and shouldn't be asked to).

Unbelievably (believably, actually) irresponsible.

Do you need advice for your presentation submission for the JALT2025 Conference? We'll have a proposal writing workshop breakout room at the next JALT ZPD online event on Tuesday, February 25, 20:00-21:00. Register to get the Zoom link: https://t.co/uVlVUMJ8k4

Don't miss out! The call for presentation submissions ends on March 2, 2025 for JALT2025, the 51st Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) International Conference (Friday, Oct 31-Sunday, Nov 2 in Tokyo). https://t.co/WZgrPlDObr

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한 강 Han Kang – awarded the 2024 #NobelPrize in Literature – was born in 1970 in the South Korean city of Gwangju before, at the age of nine, moving with her family to Seoul. She comes from a literary background, her father being a reputed novelist. Alongside her writing, she

Instead of infusing AI into all ed tech because of hype and FOMO, we need to look for specific cases where integrating AI can at once stimulate student skepticism of AI outputs, meet an existing learning need, and not interfere with good pedagogy. #AIliteracy #AIineducation

These higher ed teacher performance standards featured again in a morning newsletter. I have a real problem with defining teaching in such a way that only half of us (at the most) can ever be good enough teachers. https://t.co/QNdSVoVhD3

How can Ts move forward to employing a World English approach from Native Englishes? Ans: Ts should adopt web-based technologies as materials sites & encourage Ss not be bound by the mindset of achieving native-like English. Find out more in this week’s infographic summary!