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1. Comics Materials

   In: Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels Format(s): Text

   Here are some comic book resources to use in your classroom or home.

2. Avoiding the Blank Stare: Teacher Training with the Gradual Release of Responsibility in Mind

   In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This author asserts that the Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) model will improve teaching abilities in any setting.

3. Digital Age Pedagogy: Easily Enhance Your Teaching Practice with Technology

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   The author describes a wide range of technology tools that language teachers and learners can use and offers tips on getting started and making the most productive use of the tools. Tech tools are becoming more plentiful and essential, and the article is a useful resource for teachers, whether they teach in person or virtually.

4. Teacher's Corner: Conditionals

   Format(s): Text

   This month we’ll take a closer look at some of the ways conditionals function and how we can provide students meaningful (and fun!) ways to practice using these grammatical forms.

5. Applied Theatre, Adolescent English Learners, and the Performance of Literacy

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Youth in middle and secondary grades, between childhood and the adult world, sometimes struggle with their identities as readers and learners. Too many describe themselves or are described by their teachers and parents as “reluctant, disengaged, and/or unmotivated” by classroom texts or by the rows of books in school libraries.

6. Literature Circles as Support for Language Development

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   There are many instructional approaches for helping English language learners improve both reading comprehension and overall language proficiency.

7. "Teaching in Emergencies: Building Resilient Practices as Language-Learning Teachers"

   In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The authors present specific steps and suggest sources that teachers can use to support students’ socio-emotional and language learning, with a particular focus on teaching in emergencies and responding to student crises.

8. The Teaching Toolbox: Reconciling Theory, Practice, and Language in a Teacher Training Course

   In: English Teaching Forum 2012, Volume 50, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Noting the challenge teachers in English as a Medium of Instruction contexts face in balancing content and language instruction, the author explains a teaching toolbox technique and outlines toolbox activities that include jigsaw reading, word bank, jigsaw vocabulary, and graphic organizers.

9. Language Teacher Preparation in Developing Countries: Structuring Preservice Teacher Training Programmes

   In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The author notes that relying on the training of unqualified teachers during service can be costly and inefficient. He underscores the importance of highly structured, comprehensive, pre-service teacher training as a more prudent alternative. Trainees should be preselected based on their general education background, competence in English, competence in teaching, and attitude. The training program should carefully consider topics to be included in the curricula. The author suggests several areas of instruction and explains the different modes of training necessary for success.

10. Teachers Helping Teachers: Peer Observation for Professional Development

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

    This webinar will explore how teachers can turn this stressful situation into a positive professional development opportunity by engaging in collaborative peer observations.

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