Monthly Archives: March 2020

List of Educational Websites by Heath Schembri

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Educator Heath Schembri has kindly compiled another list of websites which can be used during this time of schools lockdown, this time focusing on creative activities using movies. Resources, quizzes, worksheets, vocabulary lists, discussion questions and comprehension texts. Feel free to share:

1. http://teachwithmovies.org/
2. https://moviesheets.com/
3. https://www.eflmagazine.com/movies-lesson-plans/
4. https://lessonsonmovies.com/
5. https://busyteacher.org/classroom_activit…/movie-worksheets/
6. https://eslflow.com/teaching-language-with-movies.html
7. https://docacademy.org
8. https://www.owlteacher.com/teach-with-movies.html
9. https://frankwbaker.com/…/motion-pictures-online-film-less…/
10. http://film-english.com/
11. http://people.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/
12. https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-works…/search/movie
13. https://study.com/…/movie-lesson-plans-classroom-resources.…
14. https://dinus.ac.id/repository/…/film+review+lesson+plan.pdf
15. http://www.teachhub.com/video-writing-prompts
16. https://www.esolcourses.com/cinema/vocabulary.html
17. https://www.intofilm.org/resources
18. http://www.eslkidz.com/films–movies–cartoons.html
19. https://www.educatall.com/page/1138/Movies.html
20. https://heartlandfilm.org/…/upl…/TeachingwithMoviesguide.pdf

Free Digital Resources from Twinkl

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Twinkl has launched a range of School Closure Home Learning resource packs for distance learning due to school closures caused by the Coronavirus. Designed for LKS2 and UKS2, they offer comprehensive lesson plans in the event of school closures due to COVID-19, meaning that your children can keep learning while they are at home. Encompassing a wide range of worksheets, PowerPoints and cross-curricular activities, they provide a great online learning alternative to being in the classroom; all ready to download and use, again and again. We also offer School Closure Learning Links Interactive PDFs that are perfect for sharing with parents during school closures via your school website, Google Classroom, Seesaw or your Class Dojo. Visit Twinkl by visiting Twinkl Covid-19 Resources

Use of Personal Protective Equipment During Covid-19 Outbreak by WHO

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the COVID-19 virus, was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation Director-General declared that the current outbreak constituted a public health emergency of international concern. This document summarizes WHO’s recommendations for the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare and community settings, as well as during the handling of cargo; in this context, PPE includes gloves, medical masks, goggles or a face shield, and gowns, as well as for specific procedures, respirators (i.e., N95 or FFP2 standard or equivalent) and aprons.

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Quarantine Leave – Information From the Office of the Prime Minister 03/2020

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People & Standards Division, Office of the Prime Minister

P&SD Circular No. 03/2020 , 13th March 2020

Further to P&SD Circulars No. 01/2020, and No. 02/2020 employees are informed of the updated list of countries and regions with sustained transmission as directed by the Superintendent of Public Health: Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, China (including Hong Kong), South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Iran. Further updates as given by the Health authorities may follow.

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Free Activities Offered on Brain Pop Site

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BrainPop is a group of educational websites with over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music. Due to wide-spread school closures, it is currently offering free access to many of its educational games and features. Visit Brain Pop at: https://www.brainpop.com/

Aċċess b’xejn għall-App ‘Stejjer’

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Peress li l-iskejjel ingħalqu minn ta’ l-inqas għal ġimgħa kollha li ġejja, aħna ddeċidejna li nerġgħu ngħatu aċċess b’xejn għall-app Malti – Stejjer għat-tfal biex ikunu jistgħu jkomplu t-tagħlim tagħhom fuq il-lingwa Maltija mid-dar. Bla limitu, kulħadd jista’ jniżżel din l-app sa kemm l-iskejjel jibqgħu magħluqa.

Agħmlu Share! Sibu l-app minn hawn:

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Għeluq tal-Iskejjel Bħala Miżura Preventiva

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Il-Ministeru tal-Edukazzjoni u x-Xogħol taħt id-direzzjoni tal-Gvern ħa l-miżura preventiva billi l-istituzzjonijiet edukattivi miċ-Childcare centres sal-istituzzjonijiet terzjarji bħall-Università ta’ Malta u l-MCAST ser ikunu qed jingħalqu minn għada l-Ġimgħa, 13 ta’ Marzu sal-Ġimgħa, 20 ta’ Marzu 2020. Dawn mhumiex jiem ta’ vaganzi u l-Ministeru jibqa’ jħeġġeġ lill-istudenti biex jibqgħu jaqraw u jistudjaw, waqt li jirringrazzja lill-gradi kollha tal-għalliema għas-sehem li ser ikunu qed jagħtu. Continue reading →