Rachael Clugston
@rachclugston.bsky.social
German language learner / Teacher / Expat-turned-migrant / Aussie unter Ossis / Cricket lover
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Got any questions about our reading and comhrenesion crisis? I will go live to chat about it 830pm UK time today Sunday
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We Can't Read Anymore. Here's how to fix it! Q&A
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October 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Got any questions about our reading and comhrenesion crisis? I will go live to chat about it 830pm UK time today Sunday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBp4...
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Gauth is quite a remarkable AI tool that generates visuals based around a topic you want to explore and then makes elements of the visuals clickable. www.gauth.com/atlas/ great way to explore any topic
October 4, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Gauth is quite a remarkable AI tool that generates visuals based around a topic you want to explore and then makes elements of the visuals clickable. www.gauth.com/atlas/ great way to explore any topic
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16 years of curated digital tools for teachers and leaners buff.ly/IZnt1cb
September 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
16 years of curated digital tools for teachers and leaners buff.ly/IZnt1cb
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Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2026: ‘profound’ novel based on Yolngu oral history wins $80,000
Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2026: ‘profound’ novel based on Yolngu oral history wins $80,000
Judges praised A Piece of Red Cloth as a ‘landmark achievement in fiction’, with Kate Wild, Zana Fraillon and Rohan Howitt also winning in their categories
A “landmark” novel written collaboratively by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal storytellers, fusing pre-colonial Yolngu oral history with western novelistic storytelling, has won the $80,000 Prime Minister’s Literary award for fiction.
A Piece of Red Cloth, written by novelist Leonie Norrington, Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs and Yolngu knowledge holders Djawundil Maymuru and Djawa Burarrwanga, is set in a coastal north-east Arnhem Land community in the 1600s, when Makassan fishers, from what we now know as Indonesia, would trade with the Yolngu people during the wet season. Continue reading...
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September 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2026: ‘profound’ novel based on Yolngu oral history wins $80,000
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🌍 New for ESL teachers: **12 ready-to-use lesson plans
Designed for B1–B2 learners, the book includes engaging speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and critical-thinking activities—plus downloadable digital materials for every lesson.
#ESL #EFL #ELT #SDGs
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Designed for B1–B2 learners, the book includes engaging speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and critical-thinking activities—plus downloadable digital materials for every lesson.
#ESL #EFL #ELT #SDGs
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July 13, 2026 at 8:41 AM
🌍 New for ESL teachers: **12 ready-to-use lesson plans
Designed for B1–B2 learners, the book includes engaging speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and critical-thinking activities—plus downloadable digital materials for every lesson.
#ESL #EFL #ELT #SDGs
payhip.com/b/nbzT9
Designed for B1–B2 learners, the book includes engaging speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and critical-thinking activities—plus downloadable digital materials for every lesson.
#ESL #EFL #ELT #SDGs
payhip.com/b/nbzT9
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This is a great website that has a lot of fascinating educational science content - lots of short video clips. This is great for discussion viewing, reading and listening activities - There are a lot of adds on the site so best to choose a specific video or article for your learners bit.ly/4eX9zv7
July 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
This is a great website that has a lot of fascinating educational science content - lots of short video clips. This is great for discussion viewing, reading and listening activities - There are a lot of adds on the site so best to choose a specific video or article for your learners bit.ly/4eX9zv7
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Multilingual Classrooms: Building on Strengths and Supporting Challenges - You can see the recording of my presentation here:
app.fobizz.com/fortbildunge...
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June 30, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Multilingual Classrooms: Building on Strengths and Supporting Challenges - You can see the recording of my presentation here:
app.fobizz.com/fortbildunge...
app.fobizz.com/fortbildunge...
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This free PDF voice reader can help to make your materials more accessible or can just make reading more multimodal readpdfaloud.com
June 26, 2026 at 11:49 AM
This free PDF voice reader can help to make your materials more accessible or can just make reading more multimodal readpdfaloud.com
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Pass this on. You never know who might need it and it could make a huge difference if someone is struggling for whatever reason
Tesco is extending its Kids Eat Free scheme to 7 days a week over the summer, where children get a free meal with an adult purchase, but honestly, this detail about how small the adult purchase can be broke my heart.
June 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Pass this on. You never know who might need it and it could make a huge difference if someone is struggling for whatever reason
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Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical has received widespread praise for its pronouncements against artificial intelligence—but the document contains a more important insight, and is challenging much more than just Big Tech, Randy Boyagoda argues.
Pope Leo Is Challenging Much More Than Big Tech
Many admirers of his new encyclical have misidentified its main target.
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May 31, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical has received widespread praise for its pronouncements against artificial intelligence—but the document contains a more important insight, and is challenging much more than just Big Tech, Randy Boyagoda argues.
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With his new encyclical, Pope Leo XIV makes a case for resisting AI on grounds far beyond religion; he argues for the importance of human fallibility and struggle, @galbeckerman.bsky.social writes:
The Pope Is Now the World’s Most Famous Humanist
Leo XIV’s encyclical about artificial intelligence makes a strong argument in favor of human fallibility.
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May 29, 2026 at 6:45 AM
With his new encyclical, Pope Leo XIV makes a case for resisting AI on grounds far beyond religion; he argues for the importance of human fallibility and struggle, @galbeckerman.bsky.social writes:
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Chinese researchers have created a bamboo-based plastic as strong as petroleum-based plastics, which can fully biodegrade in soil in just 2 months
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Bamboo-based plastic can be made to biodegrade quickly, but still holds up in tough conditions
A new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo is reported in Nature Communications this week. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapability, and thermal stab...
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May 3, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Chinese researchers have created a bamboo-based plastic as strong as petroleum-based plastics, which can fully biodegrade in soil in just 2 months
phys.org/news/2025-10...
phys.org/news/2025-10...
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This is a Ukrainian boy, Bohdan. He will forever be eight years old.
Yesterday, a Russian drone killed Bohdan as he was playing on a playground in Cherkasy.
Bohdan sang in the church choir.
Deepest condolences...
Russian terrorism must be stopped.
Yesterday, a Russian drone killed Bohdan as he was playing on a playground in Cherkasy.
Bohdan sang in the church choir.
Deepest condolences...
Russian terrorism must be stopped.
April 15, 2026 at 10:06 AM
This is a Ukrainian boy, Bohdan. He will forever be eight years old.
Yesterday, a Russian drone killed Bohdan as he was playing on a playground in Cherkasy.
Bohdan sang in the church choir.
Deepest condolences...
Russian terrorism must be stopped.
Yesterday, a Russian drone killed Bohdan as he was playing on a playground in Cherkasy.
Bohdan sang in the church choir.
Deepest condolences...
Russian terrorism must be stopped.
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Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:
March 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:
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WATCH: “In any remotely sane political climate she would be impeached, fired, or just have the good sense to resign in disgrace,” says Chris Hayes on Attorney General Pam Bondi.
‘Astounding’: Chris Hayes stunned Bondi still has DOJ job
YouTube video by MS NOW
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February 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
WATCH: “In any remotely sane political climate she would be impeached, fired, or just have the good sense to resign in disgrace,” says Chris Hayes on Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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The Oxford Rubric™ is proposed as a normative framework to assess appropriateness of AI use in educational contexts. The framework is intentionally technology‑agnostic and future‑proofed, focusing on enduring educational values rather than transient tools. oxfordrubric.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The Oxford Rubric™ is proposed as a normative framework to assess appropriateness of AI use in educational contexts. The framework is intentionally technology‑agnostic and future‑proofed, focusing on enduring educational values rather than transient tools. oxfordrubric.org
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“The ethic in some nations may be that might makes right, but not in the United States. Until Donald Trump, that is. Now everything is different,” Peter Wehner argues:
Trump’s Folly
The United States has turned dark, aggressive, and lawless.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:15 AM
“The ethic in some nations may be that might makes right, but not in the United States. Until Donald Trump, that is. Now everything is different,” Peter Wehner argues:
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The EU has reiterated it does not recognize Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate president and supports efforts to combat transnational crime and drug trafficking. However, Brussels stressed that all actions must remain within the bounds of international law and called on all sides to show restraint.
January 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The EU has reiterated it does not recognize Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate president and supports efforts to combat transnational crime and drug trafficking. However, Brussels stressed that all actions must remain within the bounds of international law and called on all sides to show restraint.
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This is a nice site for bringing the world into the classroom. It has live feeds and video recordings from around the world. There’s a range of different themes and I love the CityGuesser. virtualvacation.us
December 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is a nice site for bringing the world into the classroom. It has live feeds and video recordings from around the world. There’s a range of different themes and I love the CityGuesser. virtualvacation.us
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Live now – I'm talking with
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social
about the state of the war in Ukraine, the actual battlefield situation, and prospects for a ceasefire.
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@phillipspobrien.bsky.social
about the state of the war in Ukraine, the actual battlefield situation, and prospects for a ceasefire.
snyder.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Opening the future by understanding the past. Click to read "Thinking about...", by Timothy Snyder, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Live now – I'm talking with
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social
about the state of the war in Ukraine, the actual battlefield situation, and prospects for a ceasefire.
snyder.substack.com/live-stream/...
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social
about the state of the war in Ukraine, the actual battlefield situation, and prospects for a ceasefire.
snyder.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Social media has dissolved the mortar of our society and made America stupid, Jonathan Haidt argued in 2022. It’s not just a phase.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Social media has dissolved the mortar of our society and made America stupid, Jonathan Haidt argued in 2022. It’s not just a phase.
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If you are looking for a more environmentally friendly alternative AI platdform then you could give GreenPT a try greenpt.ai All data is hosted on EU servers.
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you are looking for a more environmentally friendly alternative AI platdform then you could give GreenPT a try greenpt.ai All data is hosted on EU servers.
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This is a really powerful, impressive and free dictionary app that helps you learn and store vocabulary as you read and provides examples of words in context. Well worth checking out pickvocab.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is a really powerful, impressive and free dictionary app that helps you learn and store vocabulary as you read and provides examples of words in context. Well worth checking out pickvocab.com