"People with very high expectations have very low resilience.
And, unfortunately, resilience matters in success.
Greatness is not intelligence.
Greatness comes from character.
And character isn't formed from smart people, it's formed from suffering."
Loved being part of such a dynamic community! The week was packed with engaging presentations and lively discussions with brilliant minds in the field 🤓☝🏽
We’re also honored to share the current multilingualism scene in the Philippines 🇵🇭 Mabuhay!! @ISBilingualism
Our very last keynote is here — but our brains are still switched on! 🧠 Prof. Robert Hartsuiker (Ghent University) asks, is bilingual lexical access really language non-selective? A mind-twisting finale to our conference journey! #ISB15
As 2023 draws to a close, a reminder to universities that free yoga and mindfulness sessions are nice but they don’t address the structural and cultural factors that lead to mental ill-health.
In 2024, I hope to see universities make real changes to support PhD students and faculty. This means increasing student stipends, building inclusive and supportive research cultures, valuing lived experience, targeted funding for #AcademicMentalHealth research, and less tokenism. *
We deserve better.
@ThePhDPlace@OpenAcademics@LuciaTypes
Just out in the new “Responding to Polar Questions across Languages & Cultures” volume (edited by @BoldenGalina, @john_c_heritage & M-L Sorjonen)! If you’re interested in bilingual conversation, please take a peek! #emca
MAGA Republicans in Congress are proposing to slash Amtrak’s budget.
We're trying to make train travel easier, faster, safer, and more reliable. They're trying to make it slower, harder, and less safe.
You can't make this stuff up.
There are 293 different writing systems in the world, according to the World’s Writing Systems project.
https://t.co/STmoQJoWRI
According to Britannica, the most widely used writing systems are, in order:
1. Latin
2. Chinese
3. Arabic
4. Devanagari
5. Bengali
https://t.co/X9bHf9VJOe
Want to learn more about writing and its history? Check out my curated list of book recommendations on Writing & Writing Systems:
https://t.co/ddZOi7Azsx
#writing #history #language #linguistics
Check out this tutorial on Gimkit by
@signorinaolsen
. Gimkit is a classroom game platform where teachers can choose from a variety of game modes and students can have fun earning electronic currency. #techinpedagogy#globalcollaborator@JoshuaElliott3 https://t.co/ug2LfHAZlE
Kami is an educational platform that takes teaching to another level. Individualize instruction and engage your students. Check out my tutorial! #techinpedagogy#globalcollaborator@JoshuaElliott3 https://t.co/bWPdtHKpRc
Check out this tutorial for Storybird, with easy-to-follow instructions and creative lesson plan ideas students can create their own books using their graphics and illustrations. https://t.co/tTvZE66t6K #techinpedagogy@JoshuaElliott3@Hou_Peipei#globalcollaborator
I have just learned about EdPuzzle and thought that a creative way to use it would be to have my students upload their own video and embed questions for their classmates to answer. @JoshuaElliott3#TechInPedagogy#ComputationalThinker 💻
So excited about Book Creator, a free digital tool that promotes classroom engagement while creating content. My students can write their own stories, insert images, and embed their original narration! #TechInPedagogy#KnowledgeConstructor https://t.co/f95Pg4u4Yj @JoshuaElliott3
I just discovered an amazing website @CommonSenseEd ! Geared for students in grades K-12, it provides educators with the necessary tools to teach all aspects of technology, with digital citizenship lessons to webinars, and more! #digitalcitizenship#techinpedagogy@JoshuaElliott3
Penzu is an amazing tool to incorporate writing into your curriculum (grades 6-12 ) and can be used for almost any writing assignment: daily journaling, essays, quick-writes, and lab reports too including graphs! #TechInPedagogy#EmpoweredLearner https://t.co/dIpBY5C6fh
@EdmideD I have never made my own Kahoot (yet) but I have taken part in a science lesson and agree that it is terrific! Learning how to Kahoot with my class is definitely on my bucket list for the upcoming fall.