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  1. Women's History Month

    In: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A. Format(s): Text
    Women's History Month is celebrated in March with special programs and activities in schools, workplaces, and communities.
  2. Creating Community Online

    In: American English Webinars Format(s): Video
    This session, "Creating Community Online," explored strategies for building community in the online English language classroom.
  3. Gardening: A Growing Activity

    In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 3 Format(s): Text
    This article discusses the history of gardening in America, from the Great Depression to the present. The author points out two different categories; Urban Gardening and Eco-Friendly Gardening, both of which serve various purposes. Also included is a glossary of terms related to gardening as well as a list of websites that discuss gardening.
  4. Building a Class Library Using Local Folktales

    In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 4 Format(s): Text
    In areas of the world such as Nigeria where reading is not a central part of the culture, teachers may face a shortage of reading materials. One way to address this problem is by asking students to create their own reading materials. The activity described in this article focuses on a way students can engage in process learning by writing down oral folktales. Because students work in groups, they must communicate with each other in English to write and prepare their book. Students produce a tangible object from their learning that can be used to build a reading library.
  5. Love of Life

    In: To Build a Fire and Other Stories Format(s): Text
    In this story from To Build a Fire and Other Stories, a man who was abandoned by his teammate struggles to survive in the wilderness and stave off hunger.
  6. Teachers Working Together: A Successful Community of Practice

    In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video
    This session, "Teachers Working Together: A Successful Community of Practice," explores best practices and innovative ideas that can be shared and cultivated in a collaborative and engaging professional network called a Community of Practice (CoP).
  7. English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 1

    Format(s): Text
    Find strategies for combining multimodal materials with modes of communication to create authentic online communicative activities … incorporating digital multimodal composition into English language classes … adding innovative, instructive twists to mingles … creating a narrative flipbook … and much more.
  8. English Teaching Forum 2022, Volume 60, Number 3

    Format(s): Text
    Find strategies for helping students read with a purpose by creating books based on texts they have just read … using podcasts to support your language instruction … creating a comfortable, communicative classroom atmosphere … integrating various tech tools to support specific language-learning objectives … playing a group-based vocabulary review game … and much more.
  9. Just Like Everyday People

    In: American Rhythms Format(s): MP3
    Honolulu-based Hawaiian singer Kelli Heath urges her listeners to live “like everyday people”, who simply seek to lead a good and peaceful life.
  10. Motivating Students by Modifying Evaluation Methods

    In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 1 Format(s): Text
    This author identifies three key elements to student assessment—overly critical correcting, expectations, and competitive scoring—that prevent success in the ESL environment, based on the typical Chinese educational structure. The article discusses several techniques, mostly learner-centered, that a teacher can use to provide effective assessments while also creating an environment of trust, confidence, and fairness, where a student feels safe to take risks.

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