For teachers: Homework: Adjective Suffixes

-ing, -ous, -able, -ive, -ful… Intermediate Are Suffixes confusED, or are they confusING? Do they make students feel stressED, or do they make them feel stressFUL? It’s quite extraordinary how so few letters can make such a difference to a word! Confusing or not, however, Adjective Suffixes are something students need to familiarise themselves with, and with so many different options, it’s not…

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47: Black Girls and School: We Can Do Better

Are we meeting the needs of black girls in our schools? In this interview with author Monique Morris, we talk about her book Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, the 2016 selection for the Cult of Pedagogy Summer Book Study. Dr. Morris explains how far too many teachers lack the cultural competence to understand and meet the needs of black girls, the damaging long-term…

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UK probes Amazon and Microsoft over AI partnerships with Mistral, Anthropic, and Inflection

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching preliminary enquiries into whether the close-knit tie-ups and hiring practices involving Microsoft, Amazon and a trio of AI startups falls within the scope of its merger rules — and whether the arrangements could impact competition in the U.K. market. The announcement comes amid growing scrutiny of Big Tech’s approach to M&A in the…

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129: Let's Make Better Slideshows

A lot of you are out there giving lectures, presentations, and workshops, and your slideshows need work. These seven tips will help. source

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EduTip 10: Use music to buffer "silent" activities.

True silence is almost impossible to achieve in the classroom, and extraneous noises can be distracting. Adding background music creates a sanctuary where sustained concentration is more likely to happen. You can find full written versions of these tips at cultofpedagogy.com/edutips. ——————- Thanks to Stash101 for sponsoring this episode. ——————- source

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For Teachers: Homework: First Conditional

If you go to bed late, you’ll be tired tomorrow…You will feel better if you eat well… Pre-intermediate Just when students have mastered the basic English tenses, along come Conditionals! And with so many of them to master, they can be a stumbling block for many learners. This is why a sound knowledge of each type is essential before they are later faced with the inevitable dilemma of deciding…

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26: Interview with an Instructional Coach, Part 1

Teaching strategies, classroom management, education reform, educational technology — if it has something to do with teaching, we’re talking about it. Jennifer Gonzalez interviews educators, students, administrators and parents about the psychological and social dynamics of school, trade secrets, and other juicy things you’ll never learn in a textbook. source

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97: The Principal's Pet: A Cautionary Tale

No one likes it when an administrator plays favorites. But what if the favorite is you? In this episode, I share a story about one of the most difficult periods of my teaching years, and some advice to help teachers and administrators avoid a similar situation.  source

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RBI bars Kotak Bank from digital onboarding of customers, fresh credit cards

India’s central bank on Wednesday ordered Kotak Mahindra Bank to immediately cease onboarding new customers via its online and mobile banking channels, and to stop issuing fresh credit cards, citing serious deficiencies in the bank’s IT systems and risk management practices. Kotak Mahindra Bank is India’s fourth most valuable bank. It’s also one of the key partners for many fintech startups —…

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