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		<title>a class with no teacher part two &#8211; feedback and reflection</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/06/04/a-class-with-no-teacher-part-two-feedback-and-reflection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/06/04/a-class-with-no-teacher-part-two-feedback-and-reflection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[classroom practice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a week ago I wrote about an experiment in silence with a class, and promised to come back with a report on the students&#8217; reactions. It really was quite enlightening. This is what we all learnt. 1. A particular result may not mean what you think it means Looking back through the many comments [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>parallel learning and video blogging (my first prezi mash-up)</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/05/28/parallel-learning-and-video-blogging-my-first-prezi-mash-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/05/28/parallel-learning-and-video-blogging-my-first-prezi-mash-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two workshop prezis from JALTCALL 2010 at Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan, May 29th &#8211; 30th 2010. Parallel Learning: How online teacher development informs classroom practice Video blogging and Podcasting: Interviews with English Language Teaching Professionals As you can imagine, there is a fair bit of overlap between the two sessions, so I chose to use [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>the importance of the expectation of failure in the life of a teacher</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/05/16/the-importance-of-the-expectation-of-failure-in-the-life-of-a-teacher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/05/16/the-importance-of-the-expectation-of-failure-in-the-life-of-a-teacher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 17:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teacher development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books you should read]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Huberman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teacher training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tessa Woodward]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It really isn&#8217;t that hard to learn how to teach. Or should I say, a teacher can be trained to stand in a classroom without making an absolute idiot of themselves within about a week, from a standing start. For something which is only actually relevant for a very small proportion of a teacher&#8217;s career, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>what gives you the right to call yourself an english teacher?</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/03/22/what-gives-you-the-right-to-call-yourself-an-english-teacher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/03/22/what-gives-you-the-right-to-call-yourself-an-english-teacher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two days after I first arrived in Japan, on my first day of a week-long training period, I was awarded the title sensei. You are probably familiar with the word, which is usually loosely translated as teacher in English. In Japanese, it can be used to refer to any professional or expert in a particular field. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>comfortable shoes, no powerpoint, free coffee and a good plenary</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/03/18/comfortable-shoes-no-powerpoint-free-coffee-and-a-good-plenary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/03/18/comfortable-shoes-no-powerpoint-free-coffee-and-a-good-plenary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[teacher development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conferences]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Teacher Development Series Number Two &#8211; Attendance of professional workshops, lectures and conferences) When I asked &#8216;How do you learn to teach?&#8217; this was another of the popular choices, at about 20% of the popular vote. People love a good conference! As IATEFL is fast approaching, I thought it was an appropriate time to tackle [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>i was looking back to see if she was looking back to see if he was looking back at me</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/03/10/i-was-looking-back-to-see-if-she-was-looking-back-to-see-if-he-was-looking-back-at-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/03/10/i-was-looking-back-to-see-if-she-was-looking-back-to-see-if-he-was-looking-back-at-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[teacher development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[observation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruth Wajnryb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ (Teacher Development Series Number One &#8211; Classroom Observation ) This is the first in a series, inspired by this originally off-the-cuff, just-for-fun poll, looking at teacher development techniques the old-fashioned way&#8230; teacher development unplugged, if you like As much as I love my on-line Personal Learning Network, it is only a part of how manage [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>george does the opposite</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/03/04/george-does-the-opposite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/03/04/george-does-the-opposite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[classroom practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflection]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may not be in such a slump as poor George Costanza, but why wait? The life of a teacher is characterized by peaks and troughs, by breakthroughs, epiphanies, bad days, difficult classes, critical incidents and culture bumps. But these things are GOOD things, because the worst thing that can possibly happen to a teacher is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>poll &#8211; how do you learn to teach?</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/02/26/poll-how-do-you-learn-to-teach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/02/26/poll-how-do-you-learn-to-teach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[teacher development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poll]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Testing the poll function here before I try it with a class) Are our Personal Learning Network&#8217;s becoming lopsided? Are we limiting ourselves by assuming all professional development needs to be technologically mediated? Are on-line networks better, worse, or just different to those we develop off-line? In the pre-internet world, which I know many of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>personal learning networks &#8211; the what, why and how</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/02/20/personal-learning-networks-the-what-why-and-how/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/02/20/personal-learning-networks-the-what-why-and-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Personal Learning Networks &#8211; the what, why and how from darren elliott on Vimeo. A presentation at the 4th International Wireless Ready Symposium, Nagoya, February 19th 2010. A good starting point for twitter. I&#8217;ve made a list of ELT professionals and educational technologists worth following&#8230; there are many more out there too, but these might [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>death by PLN &#8211; does the internet matter?</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/01/20/death-by-pln-does-the-internet-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/01/20/death-by-pln-does-the-internet-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Oh, it must be wonderful to be educated. What does it feel like?&#8221; &#8220;It&#8217;s like having an operation,&#8221;  said Treece. &#8220;You don&#8217;t know you&#8217;ve had it until long after it&#8217;s over&#8221; (Eating People is Wrong &#8211; Malcom Bradbury) Isn&#8217;t that true? Aren&#8217;t the best learning experiences the ones which you have time to absorb, reflect [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>books you should read</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/12/04/books-you-should-read/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/12/04/books-you-should-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[book reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the pleasures of the blogosphere and the twitterverse, I generally prefer to take my literature in paper form. A cup of tea, a digestive biscuit and a good book. The quiet hush of the library and the musty aroma of slightly damp academics. The per-lunk of a freshly-minted journal as it drops through the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>the illiterate teacher</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/11/11/the-illiterate-teacher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/11/11/the-illiterate-teacher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[teacher development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make. My Japanese is pretty crappy. There, I&#8217;ve said it. I mean, I can read a menu. I can figure out what&#8217;s going on when I watch a movie or join a conversation about everyday topics. I can go shopping and get around. And in my defence, Japanese has three [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>six free online journals for language / technology oriented educators</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/23/six-free-online-journals-for-language-technology-oriented-educators/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/23/six-free-online-journals-for-language-technology-oriented-educators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t set out to rip off Lindsay Clandfield&#8217;s excellent blog gimmick, but it turned out that the number of free online journals I like is six! First up is elearn magazine, collecting papers on learning with technology (mainly) for educators in tertiary education. The journal has been going for a few years now, and still has [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>an interview with barbara hoskins-sakamoto</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/18/an-interview-with-barbara-hoskins-sakamoto/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/18/an-interview-with-barbara-hoskins-sakamoto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Hoskins-Sakamoto Interview from darren elliott on Vimeo. Barbara is an EFL materials writer, teacher and teacher trainer working mainly with children in Japan. This interview was conducted for the lives of teachers website at http://www.livesofteachers.com/ If you have ever taught children, you may well have come across the &#8216;Let&#8217;s Go!&#8216; series, now on the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>blogging on blogging</title>
		<link>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/09/19/blogging-on-blogging/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/09/19/blogging-on-blogging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>darren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[learner autonomy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems somewhat solipsistic to write my first post about other blogs I&#8217;ve kept, but I suppose to some extent all blogs are exercises in solopsism, so here goes nothing&#8230;. My first blog was an attempt to set up an online teacher development group. I tried far too hard with all the wrong things (using [...]]]></description>
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