Youtube channels for learning History

Another academic year is almost finished. Here you have then, as usual, several recomendations for learning History while having fun:

 

AcademiaPlay: a “classic” on youtube, in Spanish.

Historias de la Historia & La cuna de Halicarnaso: two Spaniards teachers on your screen

British Pathé: original TV footage, commented

ArqueoDidat: do you like Prehistory? This is your channel!

TEDx Talks: several options with animated videos

Crash Course Black America History: Crash Course is a well-known channel with tons of information. But did you know about this specifical issue?

La moda en la historia: curious stories about fashion & beauty on History.

Enjoy your summer holidays! 

Criterios de evaluación y calificación para el fin de curso 2019-2020

¡Buenos días! Ya ha sido aprobada la propuesta de modificación de los criterios de evaluación y calificación para este fin de curso tan peculiar. 

Teniendo en cuenta los acontecimientos excepcionales que se están viviendo en la actualidad con la epidemia del Covid-19 y la situación de confinamiento, la calificación final de Junio se obtiene de la media de las notas obtenidas en la 1ª y 2ª evaluaciones. Sobre esa nota media se podrá sumar hasta un punto en base al trabajo realizado durante las excepcionales circunstancias de la tercera evaluación. 

Es decir, si en la tercera evaluación...

... tienes un 10, se sumará 1 punto

... tienes un 9'5, se sumará 0'95 puntos

... tienes un 9, se sumará 0'90 puntos

... etc.

En el caso específico de 3º y 4º British, aquell@s estudiantes que realizaron el monthly work extra y voluntario sumarán otro punto más. 

Como siempre, para considerar aprobado el curso la nota final de Junio (teniendo en cuenta todo lo anterior) debe ser igual o superior a 5.

En el hipotético caso que algún estudiante en Junio obtenga más de un 10 (algo que, obviamente, no podrá reflejarse en el boletín de notas), se llevará un pequeño premio de chocolate la próxima vez que volvamos a las aulas :)

Online tutoring

Hello everybody!

Although you are working very well despite the current situation and the communications by email are fluent, I am scheduling 1-hour virtual sessions per week by Teams. In case you want to join, let me know and I will send you an invitation. Please notice that it is totally volunteer and webcam is not required. 

These are the hours scheduled per level:

1º E.S.O.: Tuesday, 13:00. 

2º E.S.O.: Tuesday, 16:00. 

3º E.S.O.: Monday, 16:00.

4º E.S.O.: Monday, 13:00. 

These groups (3º and 4º E.S.O.) are more focussed in solving doubts about your IGCSE and the administrative proccess designated by Cambridge this year, although I'll let you know all the updated news also by email.

Have a nice week! :)

3º-4º British: updated news IGCSE

Good news! Finally TODAY I have received the confirmation about the process for the IGCSE Geography & History exams: the process of convalidation will be similar to English as First language. 

Although Cambridge will take the final decission over your mark, at the end it will be based on your score in my subject; that means that we must continue with the scheduled plan: lessons, monthly works, etc. 

Don't give up and work hard this term! :)

Back to home-schooling!

Good morning everyone! 

Hope all of you are fine and healthy... We still have several weeks of quarantine ahead so let’s face it the best we can.

Because this is a totally new and unexpected situation, I have rescheduled both the timeline and the syllabus and I have something positive for you: there will be NO EXAMS this term, hoooray!!!. No matter how this situation evolve, even if we can go back to classroom before summer, you won’t have exams on my subject :) Needless to say, you will have some other homework and tasks. And, as far as you send them well-done and on time, you will reach the maximum score in the “behaviour” percentage (10%).

What do you have to do from now on? Well, click on the pertinent link and you will discover it:

1º British

2º British

3º British

4º British

And, as usual, anything you need just email me (blogeducativo08@gmail.com), I’ll be here for you.

Have a nice day and take care.

3º and 4º British: your IGCSE exams

The quarantine situation due to Covid-19 will probably also impact the scheduled examination plan (EBAU, IGCSE, etc.). 

For those of my students that are taking this year IGCSE the lattest news are that nothing has changed and you are expected to get your exams as planned in May-June (hopefully, everything will be back to normal by then): "We currently plan to deliver the June 2020 series where schools are open or exams can be held safely elsewhere".

You can read here the full message to Cambridge Schools from Chief Executive Christine Özden.

¡¡Happy birthday!!

@museodelprado ¡Hoy cumple 200 años! El Museo del Prado abría sus puertas por primera vez el 19 de noviembre de 1819 ¿Cuál es tu obra favorita del museo? ¿Has leído algún libro o novela relacionado con el museo, sus obras o sus artistas? 

1ºBritish: Save our Planet

Empresas, niños, adultos...: No al cambio climático - ¡Firma la petición! http://chng.it/qBXpxj4k  vía @change_es

4º British: London calling

As promised, here you have some tips and suggestions for your next travel to London. It is written in Spanish in case you want to share it with anyone else outside the British Council. I am sure that you will visit the main touristical spots so the document shows you a different approach to this amazing city. 

Enjoy your experience! J

Día de la Mujer

Hoy, 8 de Marzo, es el Día Internacional de la Mujer, un día que se celebra de forma oficial desde 1975. Para aprender algo más sobre mujeres que marcaron un hito en la Historia podéis consultar este estupendo blog con multitud de biografías e historias. 

¡Feliz lectura!

Beca Monbukagakusho (Japón) para 2017

La noticia de hoy está dirigida a mis antigu@s alumn@s: Si alguna vez os habéis planteado la posibilidad de estudiar en una Universidad de Japón o simplemente queréis vivir una experiencia única, ¡ésta es vuestra oportunidad!

El Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, Deportes, Ciencia y Tecnología (MEXT) del Gobierno de Japón ofrece becas a estudiantes extranjeros para estudiar por un periodo de un año en determinadas universidades japonesas con el fin de adquirir y/o profundizar sus conocimientos de idioma japonés, de temas sobre Japón y de cultura japonesa. 

Toda la información está disponible en la web de la Embajada.

¡Suerte!

Think before you...

T _ is it True?

H _ is it Helpful?

I _ is it Inspiring?

N _ is it Necessary?

K _ is it Kind?

Safer Internet Day 2017 will take place on Tuesday 7th February, with the theme: "Be the change: unite for a better Internet". You can learn how to protect yourself on Internet by reading the following document from INCIBE (Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad) or by visiting their website for students. 

"Think before you..." slogan thanks to Medford Technical High School

Merry (Historical) Christmas!

Have you ever wondered how to make christmas crackers? British-Pathé explains how you can do it and in the 1933 way (only 4 minute video with real images). 

Enjoy the Holidays! :)

How to be an innovate teacher

Join (and enjoy) the international trend in education: teaching, caring, innovating, creating, developing, growing in the XXI century. 

In "Aula de Adriana" we have been implicated from many years with:

• The continuous renewal of resources and methodologies in the classroom
• The real and innovative use of ICT in the classroom
• The transversal work with other teachers and institutions
• The teacher's training
• The motivation as a key element in the classroom
• The attention to diversity
• The extension of the concept of assessment (knowledge, skills, etc.)
• The evaluation of teaching practice for continuous improvement

Are you in? Welcome! J

#orangetheworld

This is the slogan for the United Nations' campaign against the gender violence. We've also mentioned in Geography class the different real (economical) benefits for the whole society of offering equal education and opportunities both to boys and girls. You can read it again in this post: "When a girl goes to school..."

British: Academic Information 2015 - 2016

We are back! In the links below, you can read the academic information for this year.

1º E.S.O. (British) LOMCE

3º E.S.O. (British) LOMCE

4º E.S.O. (British)

You can also read more details about the Assesment Criteria (Criterios de evaluación y calificación), that includes some news (please, read it carefully), and the Ring-binder criteria (Normas para el cuaderno de la clase).

Are you ready?... Let's go! Good luck!

3º British: IGCSE 2015

Here you have, finally, the basic information about this year's exams (I've also included an example of each one from November 2012):

• Geo. Paper 1 (Code 0460/12): Tuesday 5 May, 10:00 - 11:45 hours. 
• Geo. Paper 2 (Code 0460/22): Friday 8 May, 10:00 - 11:30 hours. 
• Geo. Paper 4 (Code 0460/42): Tuesday 19 May, 10:00 - 11:30 hours. 

In the meantime, you should read the rules for the Geography's exams and have a look to all the examples explained at class that you can use on the real Igcse...

GOOD LUCK! 

When a girl goes to school...

Yesterday in class we mention the benefits, in real life, of giving education to girls. When a girl receives education, she has a real opportunity to break the cycle of poverty in just one generation. 

It is not onlye a question of rights and ethics, but also a benefit for the society and for the country's economy. For example, each 1% increase in the level of women's education generates 0.3% in additional economic growth. 

You can read more direct benefits of investing in education by clicking on the infography.

Uso de imágenes libres de derechos de autor para clase

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Una de las opciones más utilizadas en Internet como herramienta de búsqueda de imágenes es Google Images. Pero por defecto, en las búsquedas que realiza Google no diferencia entre las imágenes con copyright y el resto. Por lo tanto, es muy probable que las imágenes que nos muestre tengan copyright y no podamos usarlas en muchos de nuestros trabajos.

Para asegurarnos de encontrar imágenes con licencias abiertas (imágenes libres de derechos de autor) debemos usar la búsqueda avanzada; Desde ahí podrás filtrar la búsqueda por "derechos de uso". Lo mejor sería escoger la opción “Etiquetas para la reutilización no comercial”. Como en el ejemplo de esta entrada...

Understanding Plagiarism

Thanks to Ken Halla (World History Educators Blog), here is a great short video (only 2 minutes, in English) defining plagiarism for kids. Maybe with this, you will be able to understand better why plagiarism is wrong and not allowed in class...

Be careful next time, ok?