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Clarissa @talkclouds

Discussing English, TESOL, EFL, ESL, ELT, edtech, languages, learning, teaching, intercultural issues, & so on. ENGLISH LEARNERS: Please follow @readable! :) talktotheclouds.com California, USA Joined January 2010
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Clarissa @talkclouds

10 years ago

Also see gofundme.com/omqd4c if you're interested in making changes to disability in workplace culture!

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Clarissa @talkclouds

10 years ago

DVC hosted 2 great presentations by @garylkarp today. Lots of good resources re. "modern disability" at moderndisability.com/business/Etiqu…

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

I'm 1 like away from 500 likes at Readable Blog on Facebook: facebook.com/ReadableBlog If you know anyone who's learning English, pass it on!

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11 years ago

I just learned that in Japanese, manifest(ation) can mean protest/demonstration, same as in French. It doesn't have that meaning in English.

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Peter Sokolowski @PeterSokolowski

11 years ago

@talkclouds Here it is: s.m-w.com/1ARJ03o A great book!

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

I've misplaced a good textbook I had with short articles about IKEA and other companies. Anyone familiar, know title? Or other resources?

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

If you know a great #ELT conference in South or Central America, let me know! #tesol

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

My boss has offered to sponsor some PD. We can be creative--improv classes? Arabic? Korean? If you have ideas, I'd love to hear. #elt #tesol

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior

11 years ago

#FergusonSyllabus: Talking and Teaching About Police Violence <--excellent resources from @prisonculture usprisonculture.com/blog/2014/08/3…

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Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly

11 years ago

How to Throw a Comic Con at Your Library pwne.ws/1l8dggj

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

It's really easy to get this stuff right, or at least better. Shame on the publishers who can't be bothered.

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

And it DOES matter. As a small kid I was told "OK, girls can become president by law, but they CAN'T be PILOTS!" since they'd never seen one

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

...but textbooks SHOULD reach for the second. (I'm sure I had fifth-grade textbooks in Arkansas that had better representation than this.)

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

And let's talk about the difference between "representative" and "progressive" or aspirational. This book doesn't even manage the first...

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

2 of the Career images featuring women in this Cengage textbook? Dental hygienist and elementary school teacher. Wow, seriously?

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

This Cengage algebra text has 9 Career pics. Only 3 are women. Only 1 is clearly not white. This doesn't represent our community or classes.

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

CC class, listening/speaking, low-int, mostly adults (20-50+ YO). Spanish, Vietnamese, and Farsi speakers.

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11 years ago

Need to give my students a demo presentation on "The History of [thing/person/idea/place]". Drawing a blank on stuff that'd be relevant...

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

aha: they have more than 1 version of the chart! colorvowelchart.org/index.php/order /@wintersweet

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Clarissa @talkclouds

11 years ago

I would LOVE to try using @Storium for ESL/EFL, whether in a school setting or for independent learners.

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