Young learner literacy is an area which needs informed and skilled teachingand Wendy Arnold puts out a plea for a naturalistic approach in today's blog.
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A post from teacher Sue Piper about how the mix of online and face-to-face classes, known as blended learning, can have surprisingly positive results.
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This week we have a lovely post from Katy Colley about their first 'Family Matters' meeting with our very own Raja'a.
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A few weeks ago Adrian Underhill gave a talk about the work of the Hands up Project at an online event in the UK. Anyone who's ever seen Adrian talk at a conference will know that he is a real innovator in our field and is always exploring new ways of working.
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This week's post is by longterm Hands up Project volunteer in Gaza, and winner of last year's remote theatre competition, Sahar Siam.
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This weeks post is written by one of our most loyal participants and also presenters in our Facebook live sessions, Diana Abu Khaled. Over to you Diana...
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I'm not sure who said this originally, but I remember seeing it years ago, on a postcard stuck to my parents' fridge. It's a joke of course (the whole thing about making mistakes is that we don't plan to make them!) but then, like all good jokes, I think there's also a universal truth behind it.
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This week's post is by long term Hands up Project volunteer, Sara Wood. Over to you Sara....
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This weeks post is by Hands up Project trustee, Scott Thornbury
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Drama is not just a tool. It’s the perfect way to help the students dig deep inside themselves to identify their identities, set up their goals in life and have dreams . I was inspired by this and by the idea of remote theatre (performing plays through simple video-conferencing tools to other parts of the world).
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This week, we have a post from long standing HUP volunteer in Gaza, Heba Hamouda. Heba completed her PhD research on digital storytelling last year, and recently took part in David Heathfield's online course - 'Creative and Engaging storytelling for Teachers'
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Drama is not just a tool. It’s the perfect way to help the students dig deep inside themselves to identify their identities, set up their goals in life and have dreams
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Some good news... After almost five months off school, children in Gaza are going back to their classes tomorrow. There's going to be a period of revision to catch up on everything that they've missed during lockdown and then the regular semester will start again at the end of August.
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This week we have a very inspiring blog post written by long term, Hands Up Project volunteer in Beit Hanoun Prep Girls UNRWA School Gaza, Rinan Jamal. Rinan joined us for last Saturday's SaturPLAY live together with some of her brilliant students.
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This weeks post is by long term HUP volunteer and drama specialist in Gaza, Haneen Khaled. Over to you Haneen....
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This week we have a post from one of the latest people to join the Hands Up Project's ever expanding team of volunteers around the world - Anya Shaw. Over to you Anya....
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The late lamented Simon Greenall, as well as being one of the authors of English for Palestine, was a huge supporter of ELT in general in Palestine, and in particular of The Hands Up Project.
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This week's post is by Becca Young of Virginia, USA. She's been a HUP volunteer since July 2019 and currently does a Facebook live storytelling event at 5pm Palestine time every Tuesday.
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This week we have a post from Sue Piper. Sue's been volunteering with Hands Up for two months now and does a wonderful Facebook live storytelling session for younger kids at 10 am Palestine time every Wednesday. Over to you Sue!
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'Show and Tell' has become one of the Hands Up project's core online activities. It's fun, communicative, and potentially very motivating for learners, especially if it involves interaction between young people who live in different contexts around the world.
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