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1. To the Moon! — A Launch Pad for Encouraging Students to Express Their Opinions

   In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   Writing a persuasive essay can be a challenging task. This article outlines an activity that involves developing, communicating, and exploring opinions. Students work individually to select volunteers to go to the moon. Groups then try to agree on the selection, discussing their reasons and assumptions. A number of letter-writing assignments incorporate material from the discussions. This student-centered activity can improve confidence, critical thinking skills, and writing fluency, while students learn from and challenge each other.

2. Unleashing Your True Teaching Power: Interaction in Online Learning Environments

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): E-book, MP3, Text, Video, Website

   This session, "Unleashing Your True Teaching Power: Interaction in Online Learning Environments," demonstrates how to engage learners in online environments by transforming traditional classroom tools.

3. English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 1

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   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.

4. English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 2

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   Find strategies for selecting and adapting open educational resources (OERs) ... responding to emergencies and student crises … using double-communication lines when teaching online … conducting peer collaboration and correction in writing with Big Paper … using group progress charts with young learners … and much more.

5. English Teaching Forum 2023, Volume 61, Number 1

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   Find strategies for making learning inclusive in digital learning environments … read the critical reflections of two professors who revised teacher-education curriculum during the pandemic … find ways to use fun facts to engage your students … learn about a mindful gratitude exercise … discover how to play “The Happiness Game” … get to know an English teacher in Bangladesh … and much more.

6. English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 2

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   Find suggestions and resources for planning and conducting a successful English Camp … using pop songs productively, for language practice and much more … turning Forum’s “The Lighter Side” puzzles into versatile teaching tools … giving students question-and-answer practice with light-hearted job interviews that provide serious benefits … and producing customized vocabulary wheels for fun, interactive language practice.

7. English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 2

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   Learn how to plan and conduct workshops with the Community of Inquiry framework ... guide your students to create innovative podcasts ... see how scavenger hunts provide fun ways to use English ... give learners opportunities to fill gaps in stories they read ... read about a place-based language-learning project in Bolivia ... make decisions about a college budget ... and much more.

8. English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 3

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   Learn how to apply the Repeated Reading with Retelling technique ... assess your students’ reading level with the Reading Level Measurement Method ... use digital tools with a think-talk-write design ... have language fun with “Wordplay Runway” ... incorporate Gentle Teaching principles into your classes ... bring descriptions of people to life with AI-generated images ... and much more.

9. English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 4

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   Discover how to create and use flexible single-point rubrics for student-friendly feedback and assessment ... lead your students through the process of writing—and potentially publishing—short “letters to the editor” addressed to news outlets ... develop beginner-level students’ speaking fluency and conversation-sustaining skills ... practice 21st-century skills by creating engaging Human Mind Maps ... and much more.

10. Options for Teacher Professional Development

    In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 2 Format(s): Text

    This article addresses the relationship of high-quality teacher characteristics to student learning and then presents eight elements of development and six models of teacher training. The eight elements are: voluntary participation, mutual respect, collaboration, action and reflection, organizational setting, choice and change, motivation, and self-direction. The six models are: conference planning (set goals before going), peer coaching, action research (how to improve one’s own practice), collaborative study groups, individual development plan, and dialogue journals.

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