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1. GoEnglish.Me: A VOA English Software Program

   Format(s): Video, Website

   Interactive, task-based American English learning program produced by Voice of America.

2. Photography in English Language Teaching: Engage, Inspire, Create, Learn

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

   This webinar, "Photograph in ELT: Engage, Inspire, Create, Learn," shows teachers how to harness students' access to their own cameras on their mobile phones and bring this technology with them right into the English language classroom.

3. National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition

   Format(s): Website

   Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, The National Center for English Language Acquisition provides a broad range of research and resources in support of an inclusive approach to high quality education for English Learners.

4. Strange Weather: Climate Change Activities for the English Classroom

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

   This webinar will review key themes related to climate change and the environment and will provide relevant, thought-provoking activities and materials that teachers can easily use in their English language classes.

5. Tools for Activating Materials and Tasks in the English Language Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This article presents techniques to make classroom materials and tasks more interactive and student-centered and thus motivate learners to take more control over their own learning. It demonstrates these techniques through elicitation, gapping, and adaptation/extension strategies. The article offers examples of classroom activities with detailed instructions to show how teachers can use materials and tasks in the English language classroom to address students’ interests, needs, and goals.

6. Harmonious Learning: Yoga in the English Language Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The author discusses the connection between yoga and language learning. Body position as well as visualization and guided imagery can introduce language in an enjoyable way. The lessons are modeled after a Total Physical Response (TPR) approach. The benefits of yoga in the classroom include reducing anxiety, helping students focus through silence, and embedding language in tasks. The author answers frequently asked questions and provides sample activities and suggested resources.

7. Integrating STEAM and English with Oral Language Routines

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

   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.

8. Teaching the World's Children: ESL for Ages Three to Seven

   In: English Teaching Forum 2005, Volume 43, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article discusses teaching English as a second language to very young learners. The authors talks about how important it is for children to have a wide variety of experiences when building language and literacy. The authors explain how the use of various environments, including learning centers, block centers, art or sand tables, writing areas, science and technology centers, and even libraries, can help shape the way a child learns language as well as improve other skills.

9. Connecting Reading and Writing in Grammar Teaching: A Functional Approach

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

   This webinar, "Connecting Reading and Writing in Grammar Teaching: A Functional Approach," explores teaching grammar from a meaning-based perspective.

10. 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.

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