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1. Hot Potatoes Activity-Making Software

   In: Teacher's Corner: Technology Format(s): Text

   This week’s focus is Hot Potatoes, an online software used to create classroom activities.

2. Poems About Hopes, Dreams, Futures, and Freedom

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   What are the hopes and dreams of students from around the world? Read their poems and find out!

3. Literature Circles as Support for Language Development

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

   There are many instructional approaches for helping English language learners improve both reading comprehension and overall language proficiency.

4. Over-Tourism

   In: Teacher's Corner: Travel and Tourism Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner explores the world of travel and tourism. With travel becoming easier and cheaper all around the world, people who live in popular tourist locations have begun to ask if too much tourism can be a problem. In this week’s activity, students will debate the positives and negatives of tourism.

5. More Prepositions of Time: For, While, During, and Since

   In: Teacher's Corner: Prepositions Format(s): Text

   Use the fun activities in this week’s Teacher’s Corner to get students to practice using the prepositions for, while, during, and since to talk about time.

6. Teacher's Corner: Building Global Citizens

   Format(s): Text

   This month in Teacher’s Corner, we will present classroom resources and activities that can help to foster a sense of global citizenship in your students.

7. Teacher's Corner: Comic Books for Learning

   Format(s): Text

   Comic books are a pleasure to read, but they can also be a great resource in the English classroom!

8. Teacher's Corner: How Universal Design for Learning Supports Inclusive Learning Practices

   Format(s): Text

   More and more teachers are interested in making their lessons and classes more inclusive for a wide range of learners. Students with disabilities and other learning differences benefit from having materials, evaluations, and learning environments that are supportive of their learning needs. In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we look at Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework that helps teachers plan for different learners in their classes. We explore some guidelines for UDL and ways to implement UDL in the classroom. Don’t forget to continue the discussion and get more ideas by joining the community at the AE Teachers Corner Facebook group!

9. Teacher's Corner: Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)

   Format(s): Text

   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we will examine how to develop, maintain, and use a valuable group of connections – part of our personal learning network – for professional development purposes.

10. Baseball: A National Tradition

    In: English Teaching Forum 2010, Volume 48, Number 3 Format(s): Text

    This article, written for language learners, gives an overview of the sport of baseball, known as America’s “national pastime.” The author describes the history of the sport as well as how to play it. The author talks about the types of people who play baseball, from young children to the major leagues, as well as baseball’s role in pop culture. Also included are a brief glossary, websites of interest, and a look at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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