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         <title>Great, varied resource site for IPC core subjects</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Lots of useful learning resources on this site that can be used in core subject classes. It gets updated regularly. Free option allows limited access. Can you use any of these to improve the clarity of your lessons?</p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <title>&quot;The best gift you can give a child is the love of reading.&quot;</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Improving and developing R15, why not start a class library? Students can bring in books they have read at home and exchange with classmates. Exposes students to new writers, strengthens class community, can lead to review writing in English classes. try it out with your class.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Great science ideas for younger learners</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Can you incorporate any of these into any of your science classes? Kids learn best when engaged and involved in learning content.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>English and Maths learning support</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Some useful activities to help with English and Maths - let's help our learners develop these important skills. There's  plenty to browse in the free section. </p>]]></description>
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         <title>What is CEFR?</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Could you answer this question if a parent asks you? This video provides a clear and concise overview. Do you know what level your Discover book is aimed at? Have a look at the Syllabus/CEFR folder in the Discover section of the drive to better familiarise yourself with the framework.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Great tools and hacks</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Lots to look at here with ideas to help with classroom management, engagement, and activities. What can you use to help improve your learners' classroom experience?</p>]]></description>
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         <title>What does a student need to be ready to learn?</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>80 years ago, US psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed this framework of basic needs for people to succeed in life. They move up on the hierarchy only if the last need has been met. This has more recently been adapted to refer to what students need to be ready to learn. While the first level is largely taken care of by parents/carers, we as teachers can help greatly with providing the needs for the other levels.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Example of P2 Brainwave exit point from another school</title>
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         <title>Classroom Management Tool for students to work quietly </title>
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         <title>Classroom Screen</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Click on the "Try for free" button. This helps students stay on task and includes many other features. </p>]]></description>
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         <title>Frayer Model Template: A Must-Have for Vocabulary Instruction</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Need a go-to strategy for teaching challenging vocabulary?</p><p>The Frayer Model Template gets students thinking deeper—visualizing, defining, and exploring synonyms to help them analyze and remember words they can confidently use in their writing.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Brain Breaks resources</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Here's a link to a folder on the drive that we can keep brain break worksheets for those times when you need to occupy learners in a beneficial way but not as part of your lesson - maybe early finishers, or for when they are waiting for the next teacher. Add your own ideas, too.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Super handy tool for planning Entry and Exit Points or getting quick unit summaries</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>It feels like a helpful assistant when you're planning a unit or reflecting on learning goals. Could be especially useful during Entry/Exit Point planning or when you’re trying to connect activities back to the Learning Goals.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>World School Summit – Bangkok, 5th July 2025</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Just wanted to share that the World School Summit is happening in Bangkok on 5th July 2025, and it looks like a great opportunity for educators to connect and get inspired.</p><p><br/></p><p>The chief guest will be Sonam Wangchuk, whose work in education and innovation is truly inspiring—especially his focus on sustainability, experiential learning, and student-centered approaches.</p><p><br/></p><p>If anyone has gone in the past, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Maybe we can coordinate and go together?</p>]]></description>
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         <title>CJ’s Story: The Power and Failure of Modern Classroom Management</title>
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         <title>Lesson Planning assistance</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>With generative AI, it's all about the prompting. Here is a list of possible prompts to use to help with lesson planning and or modification of plans or materials. Have a look through and see what you can use to help you.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Website that has lots of clean images i.e. without backgrounds. Ready for use as visual aids in lessons without potentially distracting backgrounds. Have a look.</p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <title>different ways to instill growth and praise into students through mindset and communication</title>
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         <title>One-stop tools site</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Workshop Idea:</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Problem: </strong></p><ol><li><p>Too many mosquitos - Regular and Dengue Mosquito. </p></li><li><p>Teachers and Children are constantly being bitten resulting in really itchy and swollen bites</p></li></ol><p><strong>Solution:</strong></p><ol><li><p>School provides Homeroom Teachers with herbal repellents like citronella, lemongrass and etc. </p></li><li><p>Teachers quick host workshop to build little herbal repellent balls to hang across the school - bathrooms, class rooms and offices. </p></li><li><p>Less nurse visits, less spreading of diseases and fuss. Parents will appreciate the proactivity and preventative nature. </p><p><br/></p><p> </p></li></ol><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://GamesToLearnEnglish.com"><strong>GamesToLearnEnglish.com</strong></a> is a great website for young learners to practise English in a fun way. It has lots of easy-to-use games that help children learn new words, practise grammar, and improve listening and speaking skills. The games are colourful and interactive, which keeps students interested and focused. It’s a useful tool for both teachers and parents to support English learning at school or at home.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>A varied resource that could be used for IPC cores subjects, as well as English. Have a look at everything from Virtual Tours, to 360 degree explanations, to educational games, and more.</p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Oxford Owl is a great website for finding English books for all ages. It has many fun and interesting books that are perfect for students at different reading levels. </p><p>You can sign up for free and get access to a big online library. The books are easy to find and organised by age and level, so teachers can quickly choose the right ones for their students. It’s a simple and useful tool to help children enjoy reading and improve their English.</p>]]></description>
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