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1. Content Spotlight: International Games Day

   Get ready to play…and learn! On November 15th, people will play games in libraries and classrooms around the world to celebrate International Games Day. This global event emphasizes how games are both fun and beneficial for people of all ages. Use these gaming ideas and resources to help English language learners experience the power of play!

2. Create Your Own Board Game Competition

   Get ready for the 3^rd annual American English at State’s Create Your Own Board Game Competition (CYOBG)! We challenge you to create your own board games for your classrooms and submit them to the CYOBG Competition. Each winner will enjoy having their winning board game posted on the American English website! Winners will be announced on Monday, November 30th. 

3. Engage ELLs with Social-Emotional Learning Through Group Work Activities

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

   This session, "Engage ELLs with Social-Emotional Learning Through Group Work Activities ," demonstrates how weaving SEL competencies into lesson plans gets students using core cognitive skills to think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention in the EFL classroom.

4. Week 4 - Reverse Outlining

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner activity explains a reverse outline activity to help students identify the key components of academic writing.

5. Teaching English for and with Communities

   In: English Teaching Forum 2008, Volume 46, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article is a reflection of English teaching in Chiclayo, Peru, at a not-for-profit cultural center. It starts with a brief explanation of the authors’ desire to help transform the community through English teaching. The article then explains the concept of civic education and offers a three-tiered approach that has been designed to help the community: Chiclayo reads, summer institute for k-12 English teachers, and the advanced curriculum. The implementation and results of the projects are discussed.

6. VOA Podcast: One World Education

   In: VOA Podcasts: Shows in Special English Format(s): MP3

   Listen to the podcast online or download. Shows in special English are played at one third the speed of regular VOA newscasts.

7. Peace Corps World Wise Schools – Themes

   In: Peace Corps Teacher Training Resources Format(s): Website

   Teachers will find a rich variety of lesson plans and activities here, all tried and tested by Peace Corps Volunteers in communities around the world. Find a new recipe, read a folk tale, practice new vocabulary in a different language, or paint a mural, all while learning and having fun.

8. Poetry

   Format(s): Text

   Students from all over the world participated in National Poetry Month by writing poems. We received hundreds of poems and want to share them with you. Have you written a poem in English that you’d like to send to us? Email it to us at oelpamenglish@gmail.com

9. Story 18: A Great Experience, A Great Trip

   In: Why English? Comics for the Classroom Format(s): MP3, Text

   The stories in Why English? Comics for the Classroom – written by teenagers and young adults – will appeal to learners of all ages. These stories provide an enjoyable opportunity to increase vocabulary, reading comprehension, listening, speaking, and writing.

10. Story 19: Learning English Whenever I Can

    In: Why English? Comics for the Classroom Format(s): MP3, Text

    The stories in Why English? Comics for the Classroom – written by teenagers and young adults – will appeal to learners of all ages. These stories provide an enjoyable opportunity to increase vocabulary, reading comprehension, listening, speaking, and writing.

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