TeachingEnglish newsletter 04 October 2017

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 04 October 2017 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter. For the classroom this week we have a simple story-making activity, a lesson plan on the topic of obesity and a discussion activity that focuses on allocating a budget. We also have a new blog post 'Climbing above the teaching plateau' to find out how you can continue to challenge yourself and grow as a teacher. Our featured professional practice this week is 'Planning lessons and courses', and we have an article to help you to do just that. It is still not too late to register for our Exploring content and language integrated learning (CLIL) online course, which starts 17 October. And finally, don't forget to register for our practical webinars to celebrate World Teachers' Day - tomorrow, 5 October. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids This is a simple resource-free activity where each student adds a word to create a group story. Despite the simplicity, it can be quite challenging though, and is more suitable for higher levels. The activity could also be used with teens. Go to the activity Teaching teens 'Overweight Britain' is a lesson which focuses on statistics on obesity, and encourages students to practise speaking skills in a role play and discussion activity. As this may be a sensitive topic for many young people, you will need to think a little about the students in the group you are planning to use it with beforehand.  Go to the lesson plan Teaching adults 'OpenCities Budget' is a speaking activity in which students have to look at how to encourage migration to an imaginary city. They look at a number of projects to help support this and have to agree how to allocate a budget.    Go to the activity Development Planning lessons and courses is a central professional practice, since being able to plan well is one of the key skills that a teacher needs to have. It involves the ability to zoom out and know how a 2-hour lesson fits into a 100-hour course, but it also involves the ability to zoom in and work out the mechanics of how a 15-minute activity will work best. Read this article to find out more Events Join us tomorrow, Thursday 5 October, for two practical and thought-provoking online webinars to celebrate World Teachers' Day. In honour of teachers around the world and in celebration of World Teachers' Day, TeachingEnglish and EnglishAgenda will be hosting a panel discussion and two special webinars exploring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the language classroom, with tips and advice from experienced practitioners. Find out more Magazine With experience, teaching gets easier as we find ways of doing things that work for us and our students. But what if we get a bit too comfortable? How can we continue to challenge ourselves and grow as teachers? Read Rachael Roberts' latest blog post and answer ten challenging questions to find out what can help you climb above the teaching plateau. Read more You have received this newsletter because you registered on our website or previously showed interest in British Council news. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters, please unsubscribe here.

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