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Primary Framework for literacy and mathematics
Primary frameworks interactive planning tool ...
An online tool giving (England and Wales) primary schools teachers the ability to tailor learning to the needs of their pupils was launched on 26 April 2007 .... it is now available online.

The Interactive Planning Tool lets teachers draw on the extensive resources and guidance currently available on the Primary Framework for literacy and mathematics, which were extensively revised in an e-Framework in October 2006. The tool enables teachers to incorporate this material into their lesson plans and share it with colleagues.

The tool is designed to support your use of the Primary Framework website. http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primaryframeworks/
It enables you to plan electronically drawing on the framework materials, allowing you to manipulate the Primary Framework content to personalise the learning and teaching in your classroom.

Shanghai Learning 2.008 Conference http://learning2cn.ning.com/
Learning Learning in Action .. 19th and 20th September 2008
"Last year this conference helped to redefine educational conferences around the world. This year we look to take it to a whole new level"

The 27th Annual Conference for British International Schools www.cobis.org.uk
Saturday, 10th May – Monday 12th May, 2008 London
The Council of British International Schools (COBIS – formerly COBISEC)
The Conference is open to Governors (Board Members), Heads, and members of Senior Management Teams from British International Schools anywhere in the world. The COBIS Conference has grown substantially in recent years and now attracts people from British schools in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and America.
It provides an excellent forum for meeting senior staff in British schools in Europe and from all over the world, and an opportunity to hear speakers who are leaders in education in the UK.

Technology-Enriched Learning Spaces http://www.ict2008.ouhk.edu.hk/
The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) and the Hong Kong Web Symposium Consortium are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2008 Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning on the conference theme of 'Technology-Enriched Learning Spaces'.
The conference will be held at The Open University of Hong Kong and St Paul's Convent School, Hong Kong SAR, on 7-8 July 2008. download flier pdf

iNet online conferences for educators www.ssat-inet.net
You are invited to take part in the 2008 series of iNet online conferences for educators: ‘The road to transformation in education’.
These four online events at no cost for teachers, school leaders and education academics/policy makers are an opportunity to exchange views and ideas with educators from around the world. This year’s conference topics are:
- System redesign : Online discussions active 3 - 11 March 2008
- Curriculum redesign : Online discussions active 21 - 29 April
- Personalising relationships : Online discussions active 12 - 20 May
- The power of networking : Online discussions active 23 June - 1 July

SENIA (Special Education Network in Asia) conference Download Flier (word doc)
6th to 9th March 2008 in Beijing, China
Reaching and Teaching Across the Inclusive Spectrum
Registration form and accommodation details from
Sandra Helmig shelmig@wab.edu or Priscilla Carlisle pcarlisle@wab.edu

Teaching ESL Students in Mainstream Classroomse Download Flier (pdf doc)
T utor training course in Bangkok April 25-29, 2008 Cost: AUD 3,975
Hosted by Ruamrudee International School, Bangkok, Thailand
Venue: Sheraton Grande Sukhimvit, Bangkok, Thailand
TESMC is an updated, revised version of the well-known “ESL in the Mainstream” course. It is run through the Department of Education and Children’s Services in South Australia and
provides teachers with internationally recognized certification.

BoB Battle of the Books in Hong Kong
7th May 2008 for the Hong Kong BoB finals ... an annual event for H.K. students organised by the magnificent library staff (ALESS)

International School Library Month www.iasl-online.org/events/isld/
ISLD (International School Library Day) has been replaced with ISLM (International School Library Month) ... to be in October each year.

Free email account with address username@internationallibrarian.info
http://www.internationallibrarian.info/
Would you like a free email account with the domain name @internationallibrarian.info
If yes then just send me an email with your first name / last name / and the username you would like and I shall create it for you. The actual email engine being used for this is Google's gmail .. so very reliable, confidential and trustworthy.
After I've created the account for you then just log in at http://mail.google.com/hosted/internationallibrarian.info to send and read email ........ ONLY for librarians and library staff.

In 2007 I set up what I called "A Forest of Theme Blogs that now has over 40 Blogs ... one of the themes is Nursery Rhymes. I was actually disappointed not to be able to find online videos of someone playing the Rhymes on a piano that teachers/students could just follow along with.

Well .. the resource is now available ... John Barham, x-Hong Kong music educator has produced a number of small video clips of him (and Howard the Teddy Bear) performing on the ivory keys (ummm I guess 'ivory' would be politically incorrect now .... the plastic keys) ... and they are brilliant.

The bad news is that I've not yet had time to optimise them for the web and upload them to the Blog ..... but I plan to over the coming weeks. These should be an excellent resource for teachers of the young and of the very young.

Carbon Targets for New Build Schools
England and Wales Schools secretary Ed Balls launched his Children’s Plan just before Christmas, and with it a new government ‘ambition’ that all new school buildings should be carbon neutral by 2016, in line with new homes.
He also announced that a taskforce will be set up to advise on the how the target should be achieved, raising the question of whether schools should get their own regulatory ladder for energy performance along the lines of the Code for Sustainable Homes.

More information about the carbon reduction programme at http://tinyurl.com/yrhufh where there are also links to a carbon calculator for school design options and new guidance on the use of renewables in schools and evaluation of biomass for heating.

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