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1. Designing and Leading Professional Development for Teachers

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

   This session, "Designing and Leading Professional Development for Teachers," explores five core principles for planning teacher professional development based on transformative adult learning theory.

2. Two Frameworks for Teaching Culture and Critical Thinking

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

   This session, "Two Frameworks for Teaching Culture and Critical Thinking," explores the rationale for including culture as a principled area for study in the language classroom followed by an interactive walkthrough of a lesson in which listening and intercultural awareness skills are developed.

3. FORUM City Poster Show (Set 6, 3 posters - Chicago)

   Format(s): Image / Poster / Maps

   These poster sets are a great, flexible classroom resource for information and discussion—each set of three posters corresponds to a city spotlighted in English Teaching Forum, Volume 46 and the feature article about that city, available online.

4. Poems About Education

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   Read poems that students from around the world wrote about their schools, teachers, and education. Download student poems!

5. Creative Classroom Activities

   Format(s): Text

   Creative Classroom Activities is the second of a two-volume anthology of articles published between 1989 and 1993 in English Teaching Forum. Download the e-book or PDF.

6. VOA: English in a Minute

   Format(s): Video, Website

   Looking for ways to improve your listening skills and learn English idioms? Check out Voice of America's English in a Minute and listen to brief video clips that explain American English colloquialisms.

7. Poems About Nature

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   Read poems that students from around the world wrote about nature. Download these student poems!

8. Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs

   Format(s): Text

   This CD contains traditional American folk songs. Download songs, lyrics, posters, and activities. Watch a video to get teaching tips!

9. Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary

   Format(s): Website

   The Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary is a useful resource for teachers and learners of English.

10. Center for Disease Control & Prevention

    Format(s): Text, Video, Website

    Provides information on health and safety topics, up-to-date statistics, tools, and resources for students and educators.

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