ANIMAL GAMES

On this website you can discover, practise and play games about animals: food chain, animals' diet, endangered animals, characteristics, the habitats they live in, animal films games, their classification, etc. 

SCIENCE WEB - EUROPEAN UNION

This is a Website developed and published by the European Union for the area of Science.

Download all the Harry Potter's films from this website. They're totally in English, with no subtitles, and free! 

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Games for TEFL

Hi guys! I've searching the web and this is my last discovery! Can't wait! I really need to play all of these games in my classroom ASAP! :)

JOLLY PHONICS

Songs:

Jolly Phonics songs VIDEO CLIPS from Cecilia Morales on Vimeo.

What is Jolly Phonics?

FILM: LA EDUCACIÓN PROHIBIDA (THE FORBIDDEN EDUCATION)

Subtitles can be activated and translated into your language.

DIVERGENT THINKING

Divergent thinking is a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions. It is often used in conjunction with convergent thinking, which follows a particular set of logical steps to arrive at one solution, which in some cases is a "correct" solution. Divergent thinking typically occurs in a spontaneous, free-flowing manner, such that many ideas are generated in an emergent cognitive fashion. Many possible solutions are explored in a short amount of time, and unexpected connections are drawn. After the process of divergent thinking has been completed, ideas and information are organized and structured using convergent thinking.

Psychologists have found that a high IQ alone does not guarantee creativity. Instead, personality traits that promote divergent thinking are more important. Divergent thinking is found among people with personalities which have traits such as nonconformity, curiosity, willingness to take risks, and persistence. Additionally, researchers at Vanderbilt University found that musicians are more adept at utilizing both hemispheres and more likely to use divergent thinking in their thought processes.

Activities which promote divergent thinking include creating lists of questions, setting aside time for thinking and meditation,brainstorming, subject mapping / "bubble mapping", keeping a journal, creating artwork, and free writing. In free writing, a person will focus on one particular topic and write non-stop about it for a short period of time, in a stream of consciousness fashion.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divergent_thinking
http://www.youtube.com
http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/graphics/diverge.gif

Extra readings:
http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/converge.htm