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1. Content Spotlight: Back to School, International Literacy Day, and Banned Books Week

   Get classroom content related to Back to School, International Literacy Day, and Banned Books Week

2. Using Brain-based Strategies and Critical Thinking to Maximize Vocabulary Acquisition

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

   This interactive webinar will focus on maximizing vocabulary acquisition for English learners with a focus on easy-to-implement classroom strategies and activities based on brain-based learning and critical thinking.

3. The Use of X and Other Creative Ways to Retell Events

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   In this article, author Aljohn Francis Ruiz Flores presents a clever and easy-to-apply technique that helps students engage with texts they are reading in an enjoyable way: they show their comprehension by generating tweets (or posts or texts), using their own words to retell events and characters’ thoughts. The versatile technique allows students at all levels to be creative but can also be used as a check on student comprehension and even for assessment.

4. Skim, Scan, Run! An Active Approach to Developing Reading Macroskills

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

   This session, "Skim, Scan, Run! An Active Approach to Developing Reading Macroskills," shares a dynamic way to get students out of their seats—in both virtual and face-to-face settings—as they collaborate and communicate with classmates during a reading race that involves a variety of texts.

5. Learn English Activity: Taking the TOEFL 101

   In: VOA Classroom Activities Format(s): Website

   TOEFL 101. Tips on taking the Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Learn about the test and tips on taking the TOEFL.

6. Superpowering Your Lecture: Activities to Engage Learners and Gather Feedback

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

   This session, “Superpowering Your Lecture: Activities to Engage Learners and Gather Feedback,” explores several interactive, ready-to-use activities designed to motivate learners enrolled in lecture-style classes; these approaches also enable the instructor to gather crucial information about their students’ progress and understanding of the material.

7. Responses to English for Specific Purposes

   Format(s): Text

   Responses to ESP is an accessible introduction to the world of ESP and a practical supplementary textbook for ESP teacher training.

8. Teacher's Corner: Travel and Tourism

   Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner explores the world of travel and tourism. Specifically, each week covers travel-related topics that students can use to practice speaking, reading, and listening.

9. Teacher's Corner: Technology Tools for Students and Teachers

   Format(s): Text

   Want to learn more about using technology for learning and teaching? Look no further than this month’s Teacher’s Corner.

10. The Resources To Succeed

    Gita realizes how important resources are when it comes to teaching her students and credits the AmericanEnglish website for the endless array of teaching materials available to help her do her job.

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