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Looks like a good website for exploring global / cultural themes. Educator guides are available. Dedicated to advancing global education through film.

A collection of links for various educational videos -- there might be some of interest for your classes, especially afternoon classes.

Excellent TED talk about the power of relationships in teaching. Talks about public schools, but relevant for all teachers at all levels of education. My favorite part? "While you won't like all of them (your students), the key is, they can never, ever know it." How powerful is that in forging relationship?

Looks at what skilled teachers think, say, and do to create successful classroom & learning experiences.

Ideas for teaching argumentative / persuasive writing to ESL students. Written for mainstream teacher, but provides ideas / sentence frames, etc. than can be used in any mid-high level ESL class.

A well considered piece on the value of "not knowing" and how teachers can leverage this into a positive, rather than a negative. Looks at the need for students to understand the value of connecting to the information, rather than learning simple because it's expected.

There are some great grammar tip infographics here, in case you want to decorate your new room with some useful posters.

For those of you who teach university writing course, an interesting devil's advocate essay against writing essays.

Short, interesting article on assessing students. I found this particularly interesting -- didn't know that about Saudi students. "Oral exams - common in some courses - may present a challenge to both students and instructors. Wait time after the question may be longer than expected for Asian students, who are showing respect, while Saudi students may give a quick answer, which is a sign of strength."

Good article about "teacher talk" and the importance of allowing students space and time to formulate their own questions.

Well done resource for plagiarism info -- good for Level 6 teachers. Thanks to Jaime for the find!

Rethinking homework approaches & strategies for today's learners

108 ways is about 90 too many but maybe there will be a couple of ideas in here about word clouds. They are so cool!