Update 94 And what a week it has been!
- Howie Gordon
- Feb 17, 2023
- 3 min read
“Sail on silver girl, sail on by...your time has come to shine all, your dreams are on their way...see how they shine..oh and if you need a friend. I'm sailing right behind......”
Simon and Garfunkel
Last week I was fortunate to watch the performance of the Simon and Garfunkel Story. It is not often that I can go to a concert, sit in the audience and know all the words of all the songs. This got me thinking.
How is it that I know all the words? Some of the songs are over 40 years old. I must have heard these songs over and over again. This amplifies the notion of how important songs and lyrics are for language acquisition and vocabulary retention. When these songs came out, the 1950’s were like old times. Now we are ironically further away in years from these songs and they do not feel ancient. How life has changed! I only wish that we can impart some of these amazing songs of yesteryear onto our children so that they will be able to enjoy and understand the epic music that was.
One of my favourite Simon and Garfunkel Tune -The Boxer
E-Talent That's a wrap
This week marks the end of teachers and children submitting their videos for E-Talent. We are so amazed at the talent and the level of the videos. It is going to be very hard for the judges to decide. In our eyes all the children that produced oral presentations for E-Talent are winners. You guys exceeded our wildest expectations. This year we have 200 more videos than last year and over 1500 children taking part from all over the country. The winners will be announced later on in the year.
Music and Language Teaching This was posted on the English Teachers Facebook group
Very good reading and very much what Learn in Tune is about.
Zoom In Zoom Out 2023: Call for Applications
Dear English Teacher,
We are delighted to announce that the annual Zoom In Zoom Out Online Teachers' Conference will take place on May 30th, 2023. The English Inspectorate invites you to apply and to present a teaching initiative that you are successfully implementing in your classes this year.
More details can be found here:
Mondly
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Dear Superteachers!
Welcome to the Mondly Experience.
Thank you for registering to take part in our innovative program "Mondly" - a game application for practicing vocabulary and speaking, to enrich your pupils' language acquisition!
On the 26th of February at 20:00 we will once again be presenting Mondly and we will answer your questions and help with whatever is needed. This is a repeat session.
Please register for this session if you have not registered before.
Final Reminder - Cyber-Safety Week
The Cyber-Safety Week will be run in all schools in Israel this coming week.
Here are words to the chant we created and below is the song and the backing track. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1utTQjJAqKcf99uJLmM6ffEYFyFskXhBLFVrShofFtGM/edit?usp=sharing
Have a listen and enjoy. Sing it with your pupils at school and send us videos of them singing this song. Be safe on the web!
I am so happy that some schools have sent me their recordings of their students doing wonders with this song. Unfortunately I cannot share yet, you are going to have to take my word for it. It shows me more and more how important singing and moving are in the classroom. Students may not remember the grammar rules and the work pages, yet they will remember the songs and the actions. So - Cyber Safety
“But I've heard the words before,
It's sleeping in my memory.” I am a rock - “Simon and Garfunkel”
Digital Tool of the Week
Padlet Revisited:
Padlet now has an option to create an instant presentation of what the students wrote.
For example, if the students add a picture and text - Padlet will immediately show it in a presentation by clicking on the play arrow.
Kudos to you Padlet
Musical Joke of the Week
Bought a Bonnie Tyler sat nav. Still can’t find my way out of Paris.
Final Word
Many teachers ask how they can join the Learn in Tune program.
The basic premise is that you use music and movement in your classroom to enhance language acquisition.
Here are important steps you can take.
Join a professional development course of Learn in Tune.
Visit our Learn in Tune site regularly for updates (bit.ly/learnintune)
Visit the archives to see the amazing ideas and classroom activities that have been done all over the country and the world - You can access our site at http://bit.ly/learnintune and past broadcasts here https://learnntune.wixsite.com/my-site
Join this broadcast group to get hot off the press ideas and tools for your classroom. - https://chat.whatsapp.com/DYoxcMNMGYWIY3emXQJs1V
You can join the Email list by sending me an email to learnntune@gmail.com and I will add you to the mailing list.
One of all time favorites from Simon and Garfunkel that I learnt in elementary school - Thanks to my teachers…
“Homeward Bound”
P.S. A friend of mine has a vegetable patch. It stops the cravings for carrots all day.
Enjoy the weekend and have a Shabbat Shalom and a restful weekend.
Howie Gordon.
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