<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Pedagogue</title><description>Teaching for understanding is a complex endeavor. Ensuring that all students have access to academically challenging learning tasks and to equal-status participation is a particularly important pedagogical objective. In this Blog, we will discus how to best support students as they engage in intellectually rigorous and linguistically rich learning tasks in heterogeneous classrooms. Your contributions and inputs are highly appreciated.</description><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</managingEditor><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:58:41 -0700</pubDate><generator>Blogger http://www.blogger.com</generator><openSearch:totalResults xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">40</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/</link><language>en-us</language><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Teaching for understanding is a complex endeavor. Ensuring that all students have access to academically challenging learning tasks and to equal-status participation is a particularly important pedagogical objective. In this Blog, we will discus how to be</itunes:subtitle><itunes:category text="Education"><itunes:category text="Educational Technology"/></itunes:category><itunes:owner><itunes:email>noreply@blogger.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><item><title>training colleagues</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2016/08/training-colleagues.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2016 15:14:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-515724865206494634</guid><description></description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/YNxq_wAGOhU/default.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">8</thr:total></item><item><title>Teaching Foreign Language: Behavior Management Top 10</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2014/10/teaching-foreign-language-behavior.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 22:52:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-2810974814697272773</guid><description></description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/COt8fxqYlXo/default.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total></item><item><title>Computer Mediated Feedback_TESOL14_Al Noursi (+playlist)</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2014/04/computer-mediated-feedbacktesol14al.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 6 Apr 2014 06:24:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-1820563048839066327</guid><description></description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total></item><item><title>ANIMAL RIGHTS ARE ABOUT HUMAN WRONGS</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2014/01/animal-rights-are-about-human-wrongs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 5 Jan 2014 10:51:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-4455883358070544752</guid><description></description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Present Perfect Tense | bContext</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/present-perfect-tense-bcontext.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 06:49:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-3771108855566925810</guid><description>Present Perfect Tense | bContext</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">5</thr:total></item><item><title>Tense review 1 | bContext</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/tense-review-1-bcontext_20.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 06:45:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-1202445118692019095</guid><description>


dear students,
click the link below to review the tenses

Tense review 1 | bContext</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total></item><item><title>UAE IS TOP IN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-international-educational-first.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2013 10:51:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-36099359334233570</guid><description>The International Educational First institute has just released their yearly report on English Proficiency Index. Unsurprisingly, Middle East and North Africa area lies on the low and very low proficiency categories. While the proficiency is the lowest in Iraq , UAE topped itself on the Arab countries. So English language teachers may feel proud as they the primary contributors to this result. </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>suliman aslem | bContext</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/suliman-aslem-bcontext.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 3 Nov 2013 08:05:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-4388839142053794315</guid><description>suliman aslem | bContext</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>abdalla salem | bContext</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/abdalla-salem-bcontext.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 3 Nov 2013 08:04:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-2013825146299419158</guid><description>abdalla salem | 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aslem</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/suliman-aslem_3.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 3 Nov 2013 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-6734145069505429921</guid><description>Suliman Aslem</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>suliman aslem</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/suliman-aslem.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 3 Nov 2013 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-3930196030646940588</guid><description>Suliman Aslem</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>Eissa</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/eissa_6832.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 3 Nov 2013 07:59:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-7819525612932496223</guid><description>1Eissa</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>Eissa</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/eissa_3.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 3 Nov 2013 04:59:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-3747539516135560332</guid><description>http://www.youtube.com/v/XmQd7LPDako?autohide=1&amp;amp;version=3&amp;amp;attribution_tag=HCtVnk0-7hqC2o6dg51Yrg&amp;amp;showinfo=1&amp;amp;autohide=1&amp;amp;feature=share&amp;amp;autoplay=1EISSA HOMEWORK</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>Eissa</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/eissa.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sun, 3 Nov 2013 04:56:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-6713484414060502632</guid><description>http://www.youtube.com/v/XmQd7LPDako?autohide=1&amp;amp;version=3&amp;amp;attribution_tag=HCtVnk0-7hqC2o6dg51Yrg&amp;amp;showinfo=1&amp;amp;autohide=1&amp;amp;feature=share&amp;amp;autoplay=1</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total></item><item><title>Tense review 1 | bContext</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2013/11/tense-review-1-bcontext.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sat, 2 Nov 2013 10:27:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-6869995740148555165</guid><description>Tense review 1 | bContext</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total></item><item><title>My Book</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-book.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:06:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-3513349135363104908</guid><description>I am very please to announce that my first book" The Impact of native and non-native English Teacher on Students' Achievement" has been published.It can be purchased on line 
please click on the icon below which will take you to the website where you may order the book.

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The conference is an excellent avenue where one can find the finest and most vibrant minds in the teaching profession. Unlike other conferences in the region, which are disconnected from the classroom practices and address most often topics irrelevant to teachers’ present-day needs, IAT-TEC has successfully provided participants with significant ongoing support to ensure </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>Marking Students' Written wORK</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2011/10/marking-students-written-work.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:27:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-3128885740600441035</guid><description>
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;For the last two weeks during the EFL team weekly meetings, &amp;nbsp;there have been &amp;nbsp; professional talks about marking students papers and how we teachers can assist our students to perform better in writing classes. The talks, inputs and comments given by the wonderful team have given me &amp;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>Positive Attitudes</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2011/09/positive-attitudes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:11:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-6254834734899679538</guid><description>&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;Most members of the language teaching profession realize that their students’ learning potential increases when attitudes are positive and motivation runs high. It has been noted that individual difference variables, such as attitude and motivation, are important in learning a second language (L2). Lewis (1981, p. 262) indicated “…in the long run no policy will succeed which </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">5</thr:total></item><item><title>End of Year Letter</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2011/07/end-of-year-letter.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:06:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-3974607623551932825</guid><description>Dear Valued English teachers,
Today marks the end of the 2010-2011 school year. I would like to thank each and every member of our English team for their strong support for the school over the past year and for their many contributions towards ensuring that as a group we work, learn and act together for our common purpose – and especially for our learners.
As we approach this holiday season, all </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>Best Teacher Selection</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2011/06/best-teacher-selection.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:33:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-2847182150681439991</guid><description>
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; IAT &amp;nbsp;initiated "best teacher" program last year to motivate teachers to improve their instructions and create appealing learning environment in which learners can achieve their best. I believe that&amp;nbsp;the aim of the program is not to single out any individual as the best teacher in a school but to honor teachers who are representative of all excellent teachers </description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6nLbb5UztfY-I1mZGxoy_bUBv5ZMOKmAZlImvbBjBAJBhz93uldhbFEOUz1Vu0ShZNOq51RVgzsFbXc4IFLgPPDz0w8DOLTSCtbOF91BxLIYix8kZN-wBgRb4jnW7i3N7Wmf/s72-c/31032011108.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total></item><item><title>Managing students in 1:1 environment</title><link>http://alnoursi.blogspot.com/2011/06/managing-students-in-11-environment.html</link><category>Presentation</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (omar Al Noursi)</author><pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2011 14:35:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27355512.post-4256461562100112630</guid><description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I delivered a presentation in the third annual GESS conference which held in Dubai 3-5 May 2011. Below is the abstract and the link to the conference.

http://www.gesseducation.com/gef/sessions/managing-students

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I was asked to have a look at the website: www.2netlanguage.com and give a professional review on the site so that a decision can be made. Here is my review on the site


This site definitely&amp;nbsp; appeals to the average language learner because the layout is so&amp;nbsp; simple&amp;nbsp; but very&amp;nbsp; effective.&amp;nbsp; It is a clean&amp;nbsp; site&amp;nbsp; with a flawless&amp;nbsp; look, and </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total></item></channel></rss>