TeachingEnglish teacher newsletter - 30 March

Resources and courses: Live community events on creating materials, webinar, free course, lesson plan and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Is this email displaying properly? If not, read it in your browser March 2022 Welcome to this month's third edition. We hope that you are well and find these courses and resources for March useful: Creating ELT materials: live community events Podcast episode 9: How can I support my own and my students' wellbeing? Skills for remote teaching course: enrol now Remote teaching tips: free publication Webinar: What to do with fast finishers in the Young Learner classroom Secondary lesson: Climate action: Ukraine school project Best wishes, The British Council TeachingEnglish Team www.teachingenglish.org.uk Creating ELT materials Most teachers create material for their own English lessons. Some create learning material for other teachers' classes. And some teachers create materials to supplement their teaching salary, or even move into a career writing materials. Join Katherine Bilsborough for two special live community events for teachers: 'How to create the perfect materials for your learners' needs', Monday 4 April at 12 p.m. UK time and 'Moving from teaching to writing materials', Wednesday 6 April at 12 p.m. UK time. Find out more Episode 9: How can I support my own and my students' wellbeing? As schools (in some parts of the world) return to something approaching normality after Covid-19, it's important to consider the mental health impact the pandemic has had. In this episode, we'll look at British Council materials that help teachers promote wellbeing activities for both themselves and their students. In the second half of the episode, Sarah Mercer discusses how teachers can make their classrooms places where mental wellbeing is maintained, and even improved. Listen Teaching pathways: Skills for remote teaching In this practical course, you will develop the skills you need for remote teaching and reflect on how they relate to your learners' learning. You will learn about different approaches to remote teaching and consider what factors make the transition from the physical to online classroom successful. The course begins on Tuesday 12 April and lasts for five weeks, and each module involves approximately three hours of study. Register now Remote teaching tips This collection of 18 remote teaching tips provides new ideas for teachers less familiar with remote teaching and provides fresh insights for teachers who already teach remotely. Topics include keeping learners safe online, using SMS, Zoom or Facebook, maximising speaking, and more. Download your copy now "Finished, teacher!" What to do with fast finishers in the Young Learner classroom We all know how challenging it can be when one or two learners have raced through your carefully planned activity at top speed and yell out that they've finished, while the rest of the class are still only on question 4! In this webinar on Thursday 7 April, we'll consider and discuss how to take a principled approach that manages this common classroom situation for the benefit of all learners. Teachers will leave the session with a range of ideas they can implement with their own classes. Register for this event Climate action: Ukraine school project This free resource for secondary learners is based on a film submitted in 2021 to the British Council's Climate Connections project. The children, based in a school in the western part of Ukraine, share how their projects and activities are responding to environmental and climate issues and can be used to inspire other learners to come up with their own solutions to help tackle climate change. Go to lesson plan Contact us Connect with us © British Council The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). You have received this newsletter because you have registered for updates. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters, please unsubscribe here. Update your marketing preferences

                                                           

TeachingEnglish teacher newsletter - 16 March

Resources and courses: Celebrating International Day of Forests, webinar, podcast, free course and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Is this email displaying properly? If not, read it in your browser March 2022 Welcome to this month's second edition. We hope that you are well and find these courses and resources for March useful: Podcast episode 8: How can I use different languages in my teaching? Primary lesson: International Day of Forests Webinar: Oxymoronic: Can you even attempt to decolonize English teaching? Secondary lesson: Upcycling Skills for remote teaching course: enrol now Report: Girls' education and empowerment: Exploring the potential of English language and digital skills Don't forget, you can still register for our current online course 'How to teach pronunciation'. Best wishes, The British Council TeachingEnglish Team www.teachingenglish.org.uk Episode 8: How can I use different languages in my teaching? Students' home languages should be seen as assets in the English language classroom, but all too often they are viewed as problematic and detrimental. In this episode, the writers of the British Council publication 'Using multilingual approaches: moving from theory to practice' share activities you can use in your classroom that celebrate the languages your students speak. Listen to the episode International Day of Forests This primary lesson plan helps raise awareness of the importance of forests. It is based on the United Nations' International Day of Forests, which takes place on 21 March every year. Learners think about the biodiversity of forests and learn about the four forest 'layers'. Then they discover what threats forests face and why forests are so important for animals, people and the planet. Download the lesson plan Oxymoronic: Can you even attempt to decolonize English teaching? There is currently a lot of long-overdue discussion about 'decolonization' and the teaching of English. This webinar on 21 March will begin with a brief review of a few important concepts and terms relating to different axes of oppression and hierarchy and how they contribute to the harm that the industry continues to perpetuate. Participants will then have a chance to consider and co-construct ways to resist colonial attitudes and expectations in their daily practice. Register now Upcycling Global Recycling Day is on 18 March this year. Why not use this lesson with secondary students to promote upcycling and its role in sustainability? The lesson encourages learners to think about ways in which they can upcycle common objects. They play an upcycling speaking game, where they start thinking creatively about the possibilities that upcycling offers, and then work in pairs or small groups to plan, prepare, research and present their ideas for an upcycling project. Read more Teaching pathways: Skills for remote teaching In this practical course, you will develop the skills you need for remote teaching and reflect on how they relate to your learners' learning. You will learn about different approaches to remote teaching and consider what factors make the transition from the physical to online classroom successful. The course begins on 12 April 2022, lasts for five weeks and each module involves approximately three hours of study. Find out more 'Girls' education and empowerment: Exploring the potential of English language and digital skills' This report presents summaries of 11 scoping studies conducted in 2021 to inform programmes designed for adolescent girls in communities that are remote and/or socio-economically marginalised. The studies provide a unique insight into the lives and opinions of over 900 adolescent girls across 11 diverse countries and examine the potential for supporting the empowerment of adolescent girls. Download for free Contact us Connect with us © British Council The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). You have received this newsletter because you have registered for updates. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters, please unsubscribe here. Update your marketing preferences