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Jordan Lim's Blog: Making (and Keeping!) New Year’s Resolutions
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Friday, January 13, 2017. New Year’s Resolutions. A survey conducted by Statistics Brain. On 1 January 2017, tracked among other things, how long people reported keeping their New Year’s resolutions. Through the first week, 72.6% resolutions were maintained, but only 58.4% were maintained past one month. Does this sound familiar? Resolutions maintained through first week. Join local and international conferences. Take an online course. Not able to get away for a whole convention? New Year’s resolut...
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Jordan Lim's Blog: Just Three Months to TESOL 2017
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Friday, January 13, 2017. Just Three Months to TESOL 2017. I hope that the New Year has had a wonderful start for all of you. It is getting chilly here in Maryland, but, although I do not like cold weather, I am happy for this. This cold weather is the indication that we are getting closer to TESOL 2017. A couple of months ago. I am looking forward to meeting with my fellow TESOL Ambassadors. TESOL conventions are full of events and workshops. During the convention, I am looking forward to starting m...
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Jordan Lim's Blog: Connections Between Common Core Language Standards & ELD
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Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Connections Between Common Core Language Standards and ELD. I will be presenting a workshop on February 3rd in Portland –. Connections Between Common Core Language Standards and ELD. This engaging workshop explores the Language standards in the CCSS and what we teach in ELD! Come join us for this informative workshop! Register on line for Workshop #3 by clicking here. Download our flyer by clicking here. Have you checked out the. 1 Conventions of Standard English. Nouns: Posses...
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Jordan Lim's Blog: Mail by Mule
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Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Americans love to complain about the United States Postal Service (USPS), which we more commonly call the “ post office. 8221; They are blamed for lost or late mail, even for the amount of junk mail. Unwanted mail, including advertisements) we receive. But if we step back and look at the extraordinary lengths. Efforts) the USPS goes to to deliver mail, we might appreciate the post office a little more. The Grand Canyon (see English Cafe 245. Land officially set aside. People wh...
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Jordan Lim's Blog: Skills and Attributes English Learners Need in 2017
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Thursday, January 12, 2017. Skills and Attributes English Learners Need in 2017. When educators consider what children will need to be able to do in the future, hey think of 21st-century skills. This topic has been written about copiously over the past 20 years or more. So why am I writing about 21st-century skills now? Wagner’s List of 7 Survival Skills. Critical thinking and problem solving. Collaboration across networks and leading by influence. Effective oral and written communication. Or who have ex...
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Jordan Lim's Blog: Teaching ELT in Challenging Contexts: An Interview with Harry Kuchah Kuchah
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Teaching ELT in Challenging Contexts: An Interview with Harry Kuchah Kuchah. Harry Kuchah Kuchah (HKK):. What is the ELT landscape like in Cameroon, Harry? The landscape is a huge range of things—the good, bad and the ugly, and in fact, the very, very ugly. You will find elite private schools with fewer children than state schools, but the tuition is very high. What are some of the contextual realities of teaching large classes in Cameroon? A Pedagogy of Partnership. With the...
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Jordan Lim's Blog: Planning for an Uncertain Future in 2017
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Planning for an Uncertain Future in 2017. The theme for CATESOL 2016, held in San Diego, last month (17–20 November) was 2020 Vision: Embracing the Past, Planning the Future. In the abstract for my plenary, titled “2020: Where Hindsight and Foresight (Might) Meet,”. During my plenary, I presented the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2016 Word of the Year. The OED also presented examples of the post-truth world. In my plenary, I asked, What does this mean for us as educators? And o...
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