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1. Can't Stop

   In: American Rhythms Format(s): MP3

   This inspirational song by Ozomatli models the type of Latin music that you often hear on American radio stations. The song has influences of both salsa and rock, and combines rhythms from the two genres.

2. Developing Your Virtual Personal Learning Network (PLN)

   In: Teacher's Corner: Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we will examine virtual components you can include in your personal learning network, as well as how to overcome some of the challenges teachers face when trying to navigate today’s ever-growing number of virtual learning opportunities and resources.

3. Developing Sight Word Recognition and Vocabulary

   In: Teacher's Corner: Literacy Development for True Beginners Format(s): Text

   Texts written in English are made up of many of the same words. These words are called high-frequency words because they appear so often. Sometimes these words can be tricky for beginners because their spelling patterns may not follow typical English phonics rules.

4. Teacher's Corner: Visual Note-Taking

   Format(s): Text

   Our students live in a world of videos and photos, logos and emojis, abbreviations and instant messages.

5. The Rio–Warsaw Connection: Encouraging Interculturalism among Students

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   It all began in Norwich. As they do every year, teachers from different parts of the world went in July 2012 to that beautiful little city in the east of England to take part in one of the two-week professional development courses offered by the Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE).

6. How Many Words is a Picture Worth?

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” indicates that a complex idea can be communicated by a single image.

7. Week 2 - Cold Calling

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Business English and Entrepreneurship Format(s): Text

   Instead of waiting for jobs to be advertised before contacting an employer, job seekers are using creative ways to make connections with potential employers.

8. Activity 3 - Self-Assessment

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Meaningful Assessments Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we will look at the role that students play in assessment through assessment creation and self-reflection.

9. Week 4 - The Elevator Pitch

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Business English and Entrepreneurship Format(s): Text

   Show students how to develop and perform an elevator pitch for a company idea in this week’s Teacher’s Corner.

10. Adjective Clauses: Grace Hopper and the First Computer Languages

    In: Teacher's Corner: Making Grammar Fun Format(s): Text

    With this week’s activity, students practice adjective clauses by learning about Grace Hopper, one of the first computer scientists!

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