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1. Week 4 - Taking a Vacation

   In: Teacher's Corner: Phrasal Verbs Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students will practice phrasal verbs through a vacation-planning activity.

2. Alphabet Dance

   In: Teacher's Corner: Using Art in the English Language Classroom Format(s): Text

   Get your students moving! This week’s Teacher’s Corner is great for beginner level young learners. Learn how to use dance to reinforce English literacy skills—in particular, the alphabet.

3. Teacher's Corner: Phrasal Verbs

   Format(s): Text

   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we will explore phrasal verbs in specific contexts. Each week, we will present a new activity for students to practice phrasal verbs through inductive learning. This week, try our Phrasal Verb Game in your classroom!

4. The Color Vowel Chart

   Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This is a powerful tool for teaching spoken English. It helps teachers incorporate pronunciation into lessons. Check out the chart, the teacher’s guide, and the webinar on how to teach with The Color Vowel Chart.

5. Ongoing Reflection and Post-Project Sharing

   In: Teacher's Corner: Service Learning in the Language Classroom Format(s): Text

   During our final week of Teacher’s Corner on Service Learning, we present strategies for students to share their experiences and reflections after the completion of a project.

6. Reconceptualizing Interactional Groups: Grouping Schemes for Maximizing Language Learning

   In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   While noting the research on the benefits of learner interaction, this article states that more attention needs to be given to strategies for planning successful group work while avoiding the problems that can come with group activities. The author gives guidelines for forming groups, such as how many students to put in each group, whether to use flexible or fixed groupings, and how to divide students (by personal affiliation, oral language ability, personality, L1, and academic interests). Also addressed are guidelines for designing tasks and assigning group roles.

7. My Classroom: Burma

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   My Classroom focuses on one teacher’s classroom and describes ways that the teaching environment shapes learning.

8. 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.

9. Department of Education Literacy Information and Communication System

   Format(s): Website

   Teachers, are you looking for more online professional development opportunities? Then check out the English Language Learner University from LINCS.

10. Understanding Documentation and Draft Writing for Business English

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

    This webinar considers how context, content, and tone can help make business-related draft writing processes more effective and enjoyable for both writers and readers.

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