TeachingEnglish teacher newsletter - 27 April 2022

Classroom and teacher development resources: webinar, activities, new publications and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Is this email displaying properly? If not, read it in your browser April 2022 Welcome to this month's second edition. We hope that you are well and find these professional development and classroom resources useful: Webinar: Seeing Black – How to build anti-racism into teaching English publications English Language Day: Shakespeare resources Featured article: Sense of humour Classroom activities: Using comic strips Free online course: Skills for remote teaching New publications: English language teaching, learning and assessment in South Asia Best wishes, The British Council TeachingEnglish Team www.teachingenglish.org.uk Seeing Black: How to build anti-racism into teaching English publications In recent years, much has been done to increase diversity in publications. However, research shows that the use of what are considered diverse images can still perpetuate oppressive narratives. While race as a social concept has existed for centuries, little is said of race in the arena of TEFL. This webinar centres race and the representation of Black people in particular. Join us on 5 May for this webinar looking at race in teaching English materials. Register now English Language Day 2022 English Language Day on 23 April is also when we celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday. To mark this special day, we put together a list of resources to help you introduce Shakespeare into your primary or secondary English language classrooms. Introduce your young learners to well-known and popular Shakespeare plays through short animated videos, or use our secondary resources to discuss key Shakespearian themes and characters. Go to resource list Sense of humour Celebrate World Laughter Day on 3 May by bringing fun and humour into your classrooms. In this article, Nik Peachey dicusses the importance of humour in relation to classroom dynamics and culture, and suggests a few ideas on how to integrate humour into your lessons. Find out more about one of the most underexploited and neglected areas within language learning and bring some laughter to your class on this special day. Read more Activities for using comic strips Comic strips can be used from beginner level to advanced level with most age groups for a variety of language and discussion activities. They are powerful teaching tools and can be used to tell a complex story in a few images; provide comment and provoke thought on events and issues; show culture in action with the ways that we should and shouldn't behave; and much more. Discover some practical activities using comic strips. Go to activities 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 lasts for five weeks, and each module involves approximately three hours of study. Registration is open until 9 May. Sign up now English language teaching, learning and assessment in South Asia This series of reports provides an overview of how English language teaching, learning and assessment are currently situated within school-level education in South Asia. The authors draw on policy documentation, research studies and a small number of interviews and focus groups to provide an overall picture of the current scenario. There are five country reports in total, and each report is free to download. Find out more 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 - 13 April 2022

Resources and courses: podcast, webinar, classroom resources, free course and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Is this email displaying properly? If not, read it in your browser April 2022 Welcome to this month's first edition. We hope that you are well and find these professional development and classroom resources for April useful: Podcast episode 10: How can my colleagues and I support each other? Webinar: What is creativity in the classroom? Primary lesson: Mother Earth Day Easter: Classroom activities English Teaching Talks: Assessing learning Skills for remote teaching course: Enrol now Best wishes, The British Council TeachingEnglish Team www.teachingenglish.org.uk Episode 10: How can my colleagues and I support each other? When working in a busy and stressful educational environment, it's important that teachers support and help each other as much as possible. In this episode, we hear from several teacher networks around the world about how they support their members, the projects they are doing, and the impact which they are having. Listen to this, the tenth and final episode of this podcast series. Listen What is creativity in the classroom? Between April and November 2022, Claire Steele and Sarah Smith from eltonix will be running a series of six webinars looking at different aspects of creativity in the language classroom. In the first webinar, taking place on 28 April, session participants will be able to explore what a creative classroom looks like by discussing what creativity is and exploring some ideas and techniques for how to make the most of opportunities to engage students in creative thought. Read more Mother Earth Day In this lesson for primary learners aged 6–8, children learn about the United Nations' Mother Earth Day, celebrated on 22 April each year. Learners brainstorm ideas about the things our planet gives us, practise simple science and nature vocabulary, use the present simple to describe facts and make their own drawings with text or posters to share their ideas. Go to lesson Easter Children love learning about festivals and the way other people celebrate them. Easter is one such festival and is widely celebrated by children across the world, so it is interesting from a cross-cultural point of view to develop at least a few activities related to eggs, bunnies and hot cross buns! Choose from these fun craft activities, games, stories and rhymes for primary learners of all ages. Go to activities English Teaching Talks: Assessing learning English Teaching Talks is a new series produced by the British Council and presented by English language teaching experts from around the world. Divided into six short episodes, each video gives practical and useful advice and is designed to help you develop your skills as an English language teacher in a number of different areas. In these six short videos, Carolyn Westbrook and Richard Spiby help you develop effective techniques and ideas for assessing your learners. Find out 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 Tuesday 12 April and lasts for five weeks, and each module involves approximately three hours of study. Sign up now 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