International Teacher Certificate

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Heritage language speakers share many of the characteristics already discussed in earlier posts in this blog, but the way these characteristics are intertwined make them a special class of bilinguals.

An article on bilingualism and biculturalism - do languages change the way we behave when we use them?

The power of education is a website created by Trillium Hibbeln. She and her husband are working  in international schools. Great resources to get kids motivated and thinking about helping the poor by helping to educate them.

All the downloadable resources and links are for websites to do with global perspectives and international-mindedness

Another great resources about think skills to incorporate within your classroom. Huge fan!

As a teachers we should apply the Visible Thinking Routines to promote a Culture of thinking in class.

USeful website on bilingualism

Designed for elementary school teachers - designed to promote discussion. Rich visual resources

Excellent resource for Standard 3. Lots of articles and links to other websites for those teaching in international schools - aimed at helping those teaching second language learners who may not be language teachers.

This reading list is on Eithne Gallagher's website. She is now a consultant in this area after a life time teaching in international schools and specializing in this area.

Thanks!! I am completing my Standard 3 and this is an excellent reading list!

It's great theory on what it means to have learning outside your classroom.

I remember to start with that day in Sacramento - a California now nearly thirty years past - when I first entered a classroom, able to understand some fifty stray English words. The third of four children, I had been preceded to a neighborhood Roman Catholic school by an older brother and sister.

A magazine you can subscribe to that says it is 'a fresh look at global governance, issues and players'

Edited by three leading figures in the field, this book offers an absolutely authoritative interpretation of international education today. Under the umbrella of groups such as the International Baccalaureate Organization, academic research, increasing student numbers and interest from national school systems, international schools are rapidly developing in terms of curriculum, standards and influence. This book brings together present thinking on all aspects of international education, its management and the best practices. Truly international in scope, this is a book that anyone involved with international education should read.

edited by Hayden, Mary (Director of Studies, Centre for the Study of Education in an International Context, University of Bath), Mary (Director of Studies Centr Hayden, Jeff (Professor and Director Thompson, Thompson, Jeff (Professor and Director, Centre for the Study of Education in an International Context, University of Bath)