British Council TeachingEnglish 08 January 2014

TeachingEnglish Newsletter 08 January 2014            Regular readers will know that the TeachingEnglish website has hosted a number of Guest Writers. Why not have a look at our archive where you can find articles and blogs by ELT luminaries such as Adrian Underhill, Carol Read, Adrian Holliday and Michael Swan. Online teacher training courses. Continue your professional development with our moderated and self-access training courses LearnEnglish Teens  Welcome to our website with material especially designed for teenage learners. LearnEnglish Kids Children can develop their English skills with topic-based games, songs, stories. LearnEnglish Develop your English, with language games, downloads, stories and articles. BritLit The aim of BritLit is to help teachers from around the world to exploit English literature in the ELT classroom.      Premier Skills  Communicate in two of the world's global languages - English and football  English Agenda The British Council's UK home for ELT and research Welcome to the first of our 2014 TeachingEnglish newsletters!   To start the year we have our first lesson of the month on the topic of resolutions. Or if you're looking for primary resources, take a look at Twinkl for free printable materials. We have news of an upcoming practical webinar to help you think about the creative applications of technology, a seminar about human characteristics and their effect on learning, and an article on inclusive assessment approaches to learning.  And finally, why not start the New Year by checking out our self-access teacher development workshops. Enjoy! Deb TeachingEnglish Team | British Council | BBC   Monthly lesson plan - This year I...                                      For January 2014 we have a lesson plan about new year's resolutions. The lesson helps low level learners understand future forms and can easily be adapted for higher levels. Read more   Social and emotional approaches to teaching with technology - January 14th 9am UK time                                       This webinar by Sylvia Guinan is aimed at helping teachers to think for themselves about creative applications of technology. It will be a very practical session with examples, as well as being a kind of open-ended exploration, brain-storming and thought-provoking presentation. Read more   Inclusive assessment approaches to learning in the English Language Classroom - I'm a teacher not a psychologist!                                          Assessment is a crucial part of learning. It can be difficult to know how to identify learners with special educational needs (SENs) in the classroom and how to include learners with SENs in the assessment process. The comments below highlight some of the problems for teachers when thinking about learners with SENs and assessment. Read more   Twinkl                                       Twinkl Primary Resources is home to many hand drawn free printable teaching resources. You can also find their phonics app for iPad in the app store. Read more 'Teaching Humans' British Council seminar and webcast by Johanna Stirling                                  Our next seminar event on Tuesday 14 January is with Johanna Stirling who will talk about common human characteristics, how they can affect learning and classroom behaviour, and how teachers can work with them rather than fight against them. Read more In-service teacher development workshops                               These self-access units offer you an opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in some key topics in English language teaching. Each topic is covered by 2 or 3 short self-study units. The topics are process writing, grammar, learning styles and becoming a reflective practitioner. Read more

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