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1. Chapter 4: Individual Responsibilities and Citizenship

   In: Language and Civil Society E-Journal: Civic Education Format(s): Text

   This chapter in the Civic Education volume of the Language and Civil Society e-journal focuses on the responsibilities that come with citizenship.

2. Department of Education Literacy Information and Communication System

   Format(s): Website

   Teachers, are you looking for more online professional development opportunities? Then check out the English Language Learner University from LINCS.

3. Teacher's Corner: Collecting and Using Data

   Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will examine ways to ensure your students have learned the target content.

4. Embracing Social Media to Engage Students and Teach Narrative Writing

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

   This session, "Embracing Social Media to Engage Students and Teach Narrative Writing," encourages insight into how incorporating social media platforms in the classroom makes narrative writing authentic, attainable, and enjoyable for students.

5. Superpowering Your Lecture: Activities to Engage Learners and Gather Feedback

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

   This session, “Superpowering Your Lecture: Activities to Engage Learners and Gather Feedback,” explores several interactive, ready-to-use activities designed to motivate learners enrolled in lecture-style classes; these approaches also enable the instructor to gather crucial information about their students’ progress and understanding of the material.

6. One of These Does Not Belong: Creating Interesting Multiple-Choice Questions for Teaching and Testing

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The author presents a simple, clever way to make all kinds of multiple-choice questions more interesting and more challenging for learners. Teachers can use the technique with both online and face-to-face instruction.

7. A Simple “mmm” Technique to Teach Word Stress and Intonation in English

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   The author uses specific examples to demonstrate how the “mmm” technique can help students improve stress and intonation of words and sentences.

8. Balancing Online Classes, Fun, and Kinesthetic Intelligence for Beginning Students

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   Here are a few basic ways to get beginning students talking and learning while using their home surroundings and items they find as resources for their lessons.

9. Small Talks: Daily Speaking Practice for Vocabulary and Grammar Mastery

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   This is a step-by-step guide to helping students review recently learned vocabulary and grammar through quick, focused conversations with classmates at the beginning of class. Variations and suggestions for extending the activity are included.

10. The Line Between: Questions, Responses, and Critical Reading

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

    This session, "The Line Between: Questions, Responses, and Critical Reading," introduces the Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) framework for building readers’ confidence in locating information in a text and turning to themselves to answer questions that require thinking beyond the text.

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