American English Webinars

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The American English Webinar and Facebook Live sessions are hosted by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of English Language Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. These professional development sessions for English teachers around the globe address methodological topics that foster interactive, student-centered language instruction. Here you will find recordings from previous events that are 60-90 minutes long and include corresponding downloadable presentations and additional resources.

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This session shows how a story-retelling wheel can support creative, student-centered responses to reading.

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Lottie Baker

American English Webinars

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"What was it about?" Supporting Text Retelling and Response

'Hey Kids! Let’s Put on a Show!' Theater in the English Language Classroom

50 Years of English Teaching Forum: Teachers Collaborating Worldwide

Accommodating Learning Disabilities in the English Language Classroom

Activate 21st Century Skills with Board Games in the Classroom

Activate: Games for Learning American English

Activate: Games for Learning American English Part 2

Adaptable Speaking Activities for Pairs and Groups

Adapting Materials to Meet Your Classroom Needs

Adapting Your Materials for Use in Mixed Ability Classrooms

Adventures in Grammar: The Power of Stories

Alternatives to Classroom Debate

American English Live - How Routines Support Effective Classroom Management and Teacher Planning

American English Resources for Virtual or Face-to-face Grammar Instruction

Amplifying Voice and Choice in the EFL Classroom

Animating Your Instruction: Using Comics and Graphic Novels in the English Language Classroom

Art for All: Teaching Resources from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Assess and Motivate: Student Portfolios and Self-Assessments in the EFL Classroom

Assess and Motivate: Student Portfolios and Self-Assessments in the EFL Classroom

Becoming a News Reporter: A Case Study in Project-Based Learning

Beyond Proficiency: Nurturing Critical Thinking Skills in the EFL Classroom

Bringing Grammar to Life with Experiential Learning

Building Autonomy through Cooperative Classroom Management

Building Global Citizenship through Intercultural Language Teaching

Changing English: What Teachers Should Know

Classmates as Language Learning Allies: Activities to Encourage Student-to-Student Interaction

Classroom 2.0: Tools for Digital Learning

Climate Change Communication and English Language Teaching

Co-Teaching: Strategies for Sharing and Improving the Teaching Experience

Communicative Grammar with Games for the Young Learne

Connecting Reading and Writing in Grammar Teaching: A Functional Approach

Connecting to Learn: Growing Professionally through Teacher-to-Teacher Engagement

Contextualizing English Instruction to Focus on Environmental Issues

Creating a Positive Classroom Community

Creating and Adapting Materials for a Multilevel Class

Creating and Sustaining English Language Clubs to Enhance English Learning

Creating Comics to Think Critically

Creating Community Online

Cross-Cultural Competence in the Business English Classroom

Cultural Introductions by Way of Storytelling

Designing and Leading Professional Development for Teachers

Developing Grammar Proficiency Through Communicative Activities

Developing Teacher Leadership Skills

Developing Your Students' Vocabulary and Grammar for Critical Thinking

Differentiating Instructions (Online!) for Equity in Learning

Digital Literacies: Practical Approaches for the ELT Classroom

Discovering Grammar with Consciousness-Raising Tasks

Drama-Based Activities to Improve Student Confidence and Motivation

Dynamic Ways to Check Answers and Share Responses in the EFL Classroom

Dynamic Ways to Increase Student-to-Student Interaction

Easy Reading Activities to Engage Students

Effective Assessment Practices for Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning in an Online Environment

Effective e-reading: Helping Students Stay on Task While Reading Online

Effective Grammar Teaching: Balancing Input and Output

Effective Strategies for Teaching Large Classes

Embracing Social Media to Engage Students and Teach Narrative Writing

Empowering Students to Solve Local Problems: Adapting Materials with Service Learning

Empowering Your Students with Media Literacy

Engage ELLs with Social-Emotional Learning Through Group Work Activities

Enhancing Learner Motivation in the EFL Classroom

Exploring Generational Culture through Oral Histories

Formative Assessment Strategies for the Student-centered Classroom

Foundations of TESOL Methodology

Foundations of TESOL Methodology

Four Reading Tasks to Promote Critical Thinking

From Idea to Essay: Effective Strategies for Teaching Academic Writing

Fun with Grammar: Bringing Language Learning to Life through Games

Getting Started with Project-Based Learning in STEAM

Global Topics, Local Teaching

Hands-on Language Learning with Mobile Devices

Implementing Content-Based Language Instruction in your Classroom

Implementing Peer Assessment in Project-Based Learning

Increase Student Motivation with Universal Design in Mind

Increasing Student Talk Time in the Online Classroom

Integrated Skills: Combining Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Grammar

Integrating Pronunciation Across the Curriculum

Integrating STEAM and English with Oral Language Routines

Introduction to Reader's Theater for EFL Classrooms