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This session, "Getting Started with Project-Based Learning in STEAM," discussed characteristics of strong projects in STEAM courses for students at different proficiency levels and guided participants in analyzing sample projects to identify their language features and completion requirements.

Author: Catherine DiFelice Box & Anne Pomerantz Format: Text, Video
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This session, "STEAM-Powered Instruction: Practical Approaches for ELT Educators," shares how experiential STEAM-related instruction can develop students’ 21st-century skills while they use the target language and have fun!

Author: Eileen Finn Format: Text, Video
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (July 2017) The Teacher’s Corner
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (July 2017) The Teacher’s Corner
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Kristin Lems, an award-winning teacher, singer, and songwriter, describes the appeal of lyric videos in this article and offers teaching suggestions for using these music-based videos with learners of various ages and skill levels.

Author: Kristin Lems Format: Text
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Lyric Videos: Sound, Image, and Meaning for English Language Learners
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This session, "The STAIR Framework for Interactive Online Activities," defines and explores the STAIR Framework, a four-part instructional design approach that builds dynamic student interaction into online or in-class activities.

Author: Stephanie Upadhyay Format: Text, Video
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This session, "Activate 21st Century Skills with Board Games in the Classroom", examines how playing board games can enable ELLs of all ages to develop authentic language skills while also practicing collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity!

Author: Jennifer Borch Format: Text, Video
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This session, " Integrating STEAM and English with Oral Language Routines," demonstrates how oral language routines can provide a simple, flexible way to support students at any age or level as they learn to communicate effectively about technical, mathematical, and scientific ideas. 

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This session, "Teaching Hospitality and Tourism: Building Leadership, Communication, and Intercultural Awareness," explores the benefits and challenges of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP), and will share practical ideas for how to prepare students for careers in hospitality and tourism.

Author: Serena Chu-Mraz Format: Text, Video
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Confidence at Work
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Cultural Etiquette
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The punch lines to these jokes are out of order. Can you match them with the correct questions to form jokes that make sense?

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This is a step-by-step guide to helping students conduct a “press conference” in which some students play the role of journalists and others play the roles of characters from a work of fiction in order to give all students a deeper understanding of the characters and the text.

Author: Donista Solijonova Format: Text
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Learn how Sandra Urgilez meets the challenges of transitioning to online teaching while incorporating content and issues relevant to her students in the unique environment in which they live and learn.

Author: Danielle Sclafani Format: Text
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