Friday's Expert Talk

Let's Take our Future in our Hands!

   Because our future and that of our planet matters, it's substantial that we all take part to create the future we want. That's why, Nabheni students working on different projects collaborated to create an event via Facebook to raise their schoolmates awareness about some global issues such as peace and justice, climate change, gender equality, quality education, etc.. They called the event " Prenons notre futur en mains!" which means in English Let's Take our Future in our Hands.  They invited Mrs Najet Zammouri, a Human Rights activist and member of the Tunisian Human Rights League. The expert talk will give the participants a thourough idea about the Sustainable Development Goals

   Today our planet more than ever relies on its 1.8 billion youth, the largest youth population in history, to take action. Through their campaign, Nabheni students intend to sensitize their schoolmates to the  importance of the SDGs and to raise their awareness to the fact that they are part of the solution by becoming advocates for the goals themselves or by taking small actions to support the SDGs in their community. Such actions would make a difference at a global scale if everyone contributes to the stream.

   Stay connected ... You'll hear from us soon! Meanwhile, check more resources about the goals  and how you may contribute as a teacher on THE WORLD'S LARGEST LESSON website. You may also want to take this free online course about the goals so that you become ready and equipped with tools to create your own activities on the topic. After finishing the course, you'll earn a digital badge and a certificate on the microsoft education platform. 

ABOUT NABHENI YOUNG ARAB VOICES

         YAV is a short for Young Arab Voices . It was launched on the 4th of November 2016 . It's members are students of Nabheni .

      Nabheni Young Arab Voices Club. Launched on 4th November 2016, the club aims at: 

- developing young students debating skills 

- developing students’ communication skills

- improveing students English Language skills

-developing students critical thinking skills 

     The club is part of a program for secondary schools created by the British Council, Anna Lindh Foundation, with the collaboration of the Tunisian Ministry of Education. So, if you want to be heard join Nabheni Young Arab Voices

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Onenote a Free Solution to Create e-Portfolios

    I have been hesitating which tool to choose to make my e-portfolio. I've tried different tools made for the purpose but I was not convinced, either because of a user interface not visually attractive, or by their complexity. And I tried OneNote, a microsoft desktop app also availabe  as an online app.





"EUREKA" That's it... That's the tool I was looking for to create the e-portfolio, as if it was tailored to my need. I wanted to make something simple but at the same time that looks beautiful and tidy. As I was short of time (I had to respect a deadline) I couldn't afford to learn how to use a new software. Easily customizable, with OneNote,   I could easily create my e-portfolio thanks to an intuitive user-friendly interface. I created sections, pages, and uploaded my content. I much appreciated the fact that the content is placed in canvas that are resizable and draggable to optimise the user experience. I shared my work to OneDrive. Of course, that's not everything about OneNote. Something that particularly caught my attention as a teacher is the fact that it is possible to collaborate with other people and the list of the tool assets is not exhaustive. I'll have the opportunity to expand on it in other occasions.

While writing this post I discovered that I could embed my Onenote Notebook through OneDrive. That way anyone who reads my blog post could  have access to my e-portfolio without signing in.

Collaborate Online via Voicethread

         

    Voicethread is an interactive collaboration and sharing tool that enables users to add images, documents, and videos, and to which other users can add voice, text, audio file, or videos, or video comments. The following is a speaking activity. Students leave their answers in comments. Student A asks his/her classmate about his/best friend by leaving a comment. Student B describes his/her friend in a comment. And, they swap roles.

Mind mapping

   Neuroscientists tell us that the brain connects and organizes information in networks and maps. Visual thinking and mapping tools, especially, mind mapping, help us manage information and transform it into knowledge in ways similar to that used by our brain.


                                                  Mind mapping and Neuroscience



What follows is how I used mind mapping in my lessons and how students used it.

Students have to complete this mind map from a text they read . The text is a story. One of the objective of the lesson is reporting. By completing the mind map in the handouts I distribute, the students will have a visual structure of the story that helps them to retell the story easily. Students become better thinkers by analyzing ideas connecting them, synthesizing and simplifying for a better assimilation.

        The following mind map was created by one of my students she shared it in her blog. It was part of a creative writing session.

This is a screenshot from my student's blog
click to read her story   :)

MOOCS For Learners of English

   
      Want to learn or improve your English?  want to work out your speaking, writing or your grammar yet, you don't know where to start? Have you thought of joining language centers but you couldn't afford it?  You can become proficient at English by registering in MOOEC, the massive open online English Courses.