In the context of our AI tools research for both TELLConsult’s EU project development and its professional development courses offer related to AI integration in Language Education, I attended the first webinar in the series ‘TeacherMatic Language Teaching Takeoff Webinars’ to discover how TeacherMatic can elevate lesson planning presented by Nik Peachey.Find a brief video Read more about AI assistants for teachers[…]
We are thrilled to have been informed that the project proposal ‘Data-driven Applications and Pedagogies for Language Education’ (DAPLE) has been well received as part of the KA2 Action: Cooperation partnerships in higher education (Call 2025). Find a brief summary of the project’s rationale below. Thanks to the prompt reactions and contributions by the invited Read more about EU Erasmus+ project proposal ‘DAPLE’ successfully submitted.[…]
TELLConsult has confirmed its upcoming course ‘Introduction to AI/data driven apps and methodologies to support the Language and CLIL classroom’ in the Netherlands, (Utrecht, April 27 – May 2). Partly because freelance educators in the EU and school teachers in the Netherlands cannot use Erasmus+ grants for this (edition of the) course, #5 places have Read more about Erasmus+ course on AI in language education with a special discount for freelance and NL school teachers.[…]
On behalf of TELLConsult, associated partner of the E-Live project, I attended the project’s final dissemination event on October 15 at the Nuenens College, one of the project’s secondary partner schools.For more details about the project visit E-LIVE: Engaging Languages in Intercultural Virtual Exhange. I greatly enjoyed this well organised and most informative day offering Read more about Final conference of the EU project ‘E-Live’[…]
The PAIDEIA Project – PAIDEIA Project, (Preparing teachers for the AI Development in Education as an Innovative Asset) is an EU-funded Erasmus+ Forward Looking research-action project aiming to integrate AI in education by guiding its gradual introduction in schools and with a focus on equipping teachers with tools and knowledge to navigate AI’s potential and Read more about EU project ‘Paideia’ published scoping study on AI in Education in the consortium’s partner countries.[…]
The Erasmus+ project TEMPLATE (Technology-Mediated PLurilingual Activities for (language) Teacher Education) has published all its results and open educational resources. They include e.g. ‘A Theoretical and Practical Introduction to Integrating Technology Mediated Plurilingual Tasks into the (Foreign) Language Classroom’ and the related ‘Guidelines for teacher trainers’. To further support language professionals and schools the project team Read more about Professional development courses offered by the EU project ‘Technology-Mediated PLurilingual Activities for (language) Teacher Education’[…]
Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps As more initiators of EU Erasmusplus project ideas will have experienced the actual proposals submission process was rather unpleasant this year, to say the least, due to constant technical hiccups of the platform. Nationals agencies in many countries were informed about this nuisance and fortunately a delay of one to Read more about EU project proposal submitted[…]
EU project initiative offers Opportunities to Associated Schools TELLConsult succeeded in bringing together a number of international partners to collectively further develop an initial project idea.The resulting project consortium is now finalising the development of the application for an ErasmusPlus KA2 three year project.The team consists of experts on (the training of) the pedagogical use Read more about TELLConsult and partners to submit a KA2 Erasmus+ project proposal[…]
The Erasmus+ project ‘EDucation of International Newly Arrived migrant pupils‘ (EDINA) organised its final Multiplier Event at Utrecht University on Wednesday, October 19. Because of its focus on educational issues related to plurilingualism I had been following this project since TELLConsult’s involvement in the TEMPLATE project.This event provided a great opportunity to be informed about Read more about Attended the EU Project EDINA final Multiplier Event[…]
In June TELLConsult senior advisor Ton Koenraad attended the event organised by University of Applied Sciences, Hogeschool Utrecht dedicated to the start of the retirement of former colleague Maaike Hajer, lector at the lectorate ‘Plurilingualism & Education’. In her exit lecture Maaike gave an overview of her work, insights and (project) results related to her Read more about Template project dissemination activities (summer 2022)[…]