The Office of English Language Programs of the U.S. Department of State generously provides the resources through the Regional English Language Offices (RELOs) and American Embassies worldwide.
Dear colleagues,
Below you can find some news, reminders and coming attractions that might interest you or your colleagues working in the ELT field:
Critical Creativity in Action
| Quick Activities for Big Thinking Moving Up Bloom’s Taxonomy with Critical Creativity in Action | Friday, July 18, 2023 |
| The Core Four: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking with Critical Creativity in Action | Tuesday, September 12, 2023 |
| Scoring Points and Planning Lessons: Turning Critical Creativity in Action into a Game | Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
| Setting Context and Teaching Concepts: Using Critical Creativity in Action for Thematic Units | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
The manual and card deck are now available online: https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/critical-creativity-action
English Teaching Forum
The first 2023 issue of the English Teaching Forum is now available on the American English website. Among the highlights of this newest issue:
- Strategies for Making Learning Inclusive in Digital Learning Environments
- Critical Reflections of Two Professors Who Revised Teacher-education Curriculum during the Pandemic
- Ways to Use Fun Facts to Engage Your Students
- An Exercise in Mindful Gratitude
- “The Happiness Game”
- Getting to Know an English Teacher in Bangladesh
OPEN MOOCs:
English for Career Development, English for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), English for Journalism, English for Business and Entrepreneurship, English for Media Literacy, English for Tourism Professionals, Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom, Teaching Grammar Communicatively, Developing and Teaching Academic Writing Courses
All Current MOOC enrollment links can be found at: https://www.openenglishprograms.org/MOOC.
AE Live Webinar Series 17
The series will take place from June 14 to July 26, 2023. These 60-minute sessions will be held every other Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. ET from Washington, D.C. Participants can join the sessions by viewing the live posts at the above times here: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators
| Presentation Titles | Session Dates | |
| Inclusive Practices | Building and Sustaining a Culture of Belonging Lindsay Lyons | Wednesday, June 14, 2023 8:00-9:00 am ET 1:00-2:00 pm ET |
| Plurilingualism and Translanguaging Strategies for Language Teachers and Students Chris Hastings | Wednesday, June 28, 2023 8:00-9:00 am ET 1:00-2:00 pm ET | |
| Starting the Year as a Culturally Responsive Language Classroom Lauren Anderson | Wednesday, July 12, 2023 8:00-9:00 am ET 1:00-2:00 pm ET | |
| Open Educational Resources for English Language Teaching (OERs for ELT) Kendra Staley | Wednesday, July 26, 2023 8:00-9:00 am ET 1:00-2:00 pm ET |
Yours,
ELTA team
