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1. Beyond Proficiency: Nurturing Critical Thinking Skills in the EFL Classroom

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   Develop a shared understanding of what it means to “think critically," and examine why teachers should devote time to helping students develop a critical thinking mindset.

2. Art for All: Teaching Resources from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   "Art for All: Teaching Resources from the Metropolitan Museum of Art" webinar demonstrates how experience with art can support language development. This interactive session features an introduction to selections from the Met’s encyclopedic collection, strategies for engaging students with works of art, and an overview of related online resources available for teachers.

3. Arts and Culture

   Format(s): Text, Website

   Full lesson plans on a variety of topics related to the arts from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

4. Art & Culture Lesson Plans

   Format(s): Website

   Check out EDSITEment! from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is a filled with resources for teaching the humanities, from Benjamin Franklin to Zora Neale Hurston.

5. Picturing America: Masterpieces of American Art

   Format(s): Website

   Pictures of famous American art with accompanying lesson plans from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

6. Supporting Language Learning Using Smithsonian Online Museum Resources

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text

   This webinar explores strategies for finding and using visual resources to tell a story.

7. Why English? Comics for the Classroom

   Format(s): Text

   This resource can be used by teachers and learners. It includes notes for teachers and activities to use in the classroom at the end of each story.

8. Using Comics in the English Language Classroom

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This webinar demonstrates the universality of comics for any language classroom, showing how multi-skill comic activities can be used with students of all ages and ability levels.

9. Create to Communicate: Art Activities for the EFL Classroom

   Format(s): Text

   Looking for ways to add art activities to your English language classroom? Create to Communicate is filled with great activities and lessons that use art to foster English language development.

10. Using Games in the Classroom to Build Vocabulary and Grammar Skills

    In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

    This session, "Using Games in the Classroom to Build Vocabulary and Grammar Skills," focuses on movement in the classroom.

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