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"Listen Up! Using Audio Books for English Teaching" features a webinar recording, a downloadable presentation, and classic American literature like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, along with additional resources.

This webinar will explore how teachers can turn this stressful situation into a positive professional development opportunity by engaging in collaborative peer observations.

This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series focuses on peer observation.

The authors describe the typical type of teacher observation and assessment used today -- top down, one-way communication from supervisor to teacher that looks at the weaknesses in the teaching. The authors believe that observation and feedback can be something more. They present six strategies for supervisors (e.g., recognizing subjectiveness, talking across the data, providing alternatives and resources). Additional suggestions include structured intervention and supervisor portfolios.

This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series contains a lesson plan and accompanying video that is focused on contexualization.

The Center for Applied Linguistics offers everything from information on immersion programs to the newest research and guidance on best practices for teachers. Visit regularly to keep up to date on research-based strategies and practical hands-on tools to help develop effective classroom activities.

This session, "Developing Teacher Leadership Skills: Instructional Coaching Techniques for English as a Foreign Language Educators," describes how a school can build capacity for serving English learners.