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1. Digital Literacies: Practical Approaches for the ELT Classroom

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

   This session, "Digital Literacies: Practical Approaches for the ELT Classroom," aims to clarify the multiskill “digital literacies” construct and explore how and why these skills can be integrated into English language instruction.

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. The Art of the Running Dictation

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): MP3, Video

   This session, "The Art of the Running Dictation," provides techniques for how to design and adapt Running Dictations for grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing practice that students will be sure to enjoy!

4. Adventures in Grammar: The Power of Stories

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

   This session, "Adventures in Grammar: The Power of Stories," shares ways to dramatize grammar rules to make them memorable and techniques for helping students discover grammar as they explore popular stories.

5. Integrating STEAM and English with Oral Language Routines

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

   This session, " Integrating STEAM and English with Oral Language Routines," demonstrates how oral language routines can provide a simple, flexible way to support students at any age or level as they learn to communicate effectively about technical, mathematical, and scientific ideas.

6. Becoming a News Reporter: A Case Study in Project-Based Learning

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

   This session, "Becoming a News Reporter: A Case Study in Project-Based Learning," presents an example project in which students created television-style newscasts about community issues; participants consider how to overcome challenges associated with PBL and how to develop meaningful project ideas for their own teaching contexts.

7. Opening and Closing Routines for Multi-Level Classrooms

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

   This session, "Opening and Closing Routines for Multi-Level Classrooms ," demonstrates how to create strong beginnings and endings during language lessons to help teachers meet mixed-level student needs as well as their curriculum requirements.

8. My Classroom: Slovenia

   In: English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Damir Soldat teaches English in Slovenia, not far from the borders with Croatia and Hungary, and he takes advantage of his region’s multilingualism in his teaching. Author Edwin Harris describes Damir’s approach to teaching in this unique environment and shows how Damir incorporates creativity, resourcefulness, and music—other singers’ and his own—to foster “culture exchange in his small town to help kids achieve their dreams in whatever language they need.”

9. Using Visible Thinking Routines in the Language Classroom

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

   This session "Using Visible Thinking Routines in the Language Classroom," introduces visible thinking routines that can enrich communicative dynamics, stimulate productive engagement, and foster insightful expression–a valuable addition to any language teacher’s instructional toolbox!

10. American English MOOCs

    These Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) help pre-intermediate to intermediate level learners improve their English skills in five major career fields. Each English MOOC is five weeks, and there are different facilitated course start dates for each MOOC. After the start date of the first facilitated course, the MOOC is open for enrollment.

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