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Module 10: Alternative Assessment

In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video

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

Global Topics, Local Teaching

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

This webinar, "Global Topics, Local Teaching," explains how to develop service learning activities in the classroom.

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.

A Classroom Response to HIV/AIDS - Project Proposal Writing

In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 1 Format(s): Text

This article describes a task-based writing project. High-school students in Zambia wrote a proposal to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in their community. By writing on a topic related to their lives, students were motivated and empowered to use their English skills for positive change. The project was an interactive workshop that invited a community leader to help with brainstorming, the setting of ground rules, and understanding of the issue. Students worked together on their responses and drafted and revised a proposal that was based on a model from UNICEF.