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1. Week 3 - Global Pen Pals

   In: Teacher's Corner: Building Global Citizens Format(s): Text

   Are your students interested in meeting people from around the world? In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we provide guidance on setting your students up with global pen pals.

2. Information Gaps: Visual Prompts and Oral Clues

   In: Teacher's Corner: Speaking - Information Gap Activities Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner activity is “20 Questions with Picture Cards.” Students use visual prompts to exchange information and achieve their goal.

3. Week 1 - Routines for Everyday Language

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Beginners Format(s): Text

   This week, learn to establish routines to help beginners feel comfortable right from the start.

4. Week 2 - Vocabulary Building Strategies

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Beginners Format(s): Text

   Vocabulary development is an important part of teaching English to beginners. Students not only need to learn new words, but they also need multiple opportunities to interact with the new vocabulary in order to recall and use the words independently.

5. Teacher's Corner: Listening

   Format(s): Text

   These “Teacher’s Corner” activities are inspired by a framework for thinking about listening instruction presented in Beth Sheppard’s 2014 “Practical Activities for Balanced Listening Instruction” webinar, part of the Shaping the Way We Teach English webinar series.

6. Teacher's Corner: Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)

   Format(s): Text

   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we will examine how to develop, maintain, and use a valuable group of connections – part of our personal learning network – for professional development purposes.

7. Week 4 - Using Skype in the Classroom

   In: Teacher's Corner: Building Global Citizens Format(s): Text

   There are many ways to use online video conferencing to bring the world to your classroom. This week’s Teacher’s Corner shows you how!

8. What To See in Town

   In: Teacher's Corner: Travel and Tourism Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner provides students with the opportunity to practice using phrasal verbs in an activity about New York City.

9. Making Speaking Fun

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Learning Fun Format(s): Text

   Get students talking with these fun speaking activities in this week’s Teacher’s Corner!

10. Teaching Effectively with Limited Materials

    In: Teacher's Corner: Common Challenges in the English Classroom Format(s): Text

    Many teachers have limited resources in their classrooms. In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we will show you how to plan engaging activities with limited teaching materials.

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