CASIE ED Suzanna Jemsby’s Prezi Presentation at SCOLT

By On 28 March 2012 · Leave a Comment

 

Suzanna Jemsby, Executive Director of CASIE, delivered a keynote speech last Friday, March 23rd, at the annual meeting of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching.

You may view her Prezi presentation, entitled “World Languages:  Learners Wanted,” here.

 

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How long since you borrowed a book from a library?

By On 9 August 2011 · Leave a Comment

I recently found a reading log from my childhood.  An eclectic, long list of books – in large part thanks to my mother.  Our local library allowed each family member to check out four books every month, and my mother took the library cards for all six of us and checked out 24 books.  The genres [...]

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New year, new resources

By On 4 August 2011 · Leave a Comment

David Donaldson from TeachUNICEF was recently in town for CASIE’s IB Diploma Workshops.  He had numerous great resources to share, so we thought we would spread the word.

U.S. Fund for UNICEF and UNICEF Website

TeachUNICEF (www.teachunicef.org) Classroom resources such as lesson plans, videos, podcasts, and youth stories. Background [...]

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Do we allow our students (and ourselves) to get lost?

By On 26 July 2011 · 1 Comment

I’ve always prided myself in my list-making capabilities.  Need 10 thoughts condensed into 3 bulleted items?  I’m your lady.  I may seem like a linear thinker, but I’m usually able to explain the errant ramblings of three or four people back to them in a cohesive manner.  As for my own thoughts, sometimes I may [...]

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Flying somewhere this summer?

By On 5 July 2011 · Leave a Comment

You might find yourself looking at one of HSBC’s adverts which festoon many airports the world over.  HSBC’s advertising campaign has always appealed to us here at CASIE, for the simple reason that it encourages you to consider things from different perspectives.   One I noticed recently is of a glass partially filled with a colorless [...]

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