TeachingEnglish teacher newsletter - 22 June 2022

Classroom and teacher development resources: webinars, lesson plans and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Is this email displaying properly? If not, read it in your browser June 2022 Welcome to this month's second edition. We hope that you are well and find these professional development and classroom resources useful: Primary lesson plan: Yoga and relaxation Webinar: Learnings from the African classroom English Teaching Talks: Inclusion Webinar: Picturebooks to spark empathy and social justice actions Lesson plan: Chocolate: from the hand to the land Webinar: How to design tasks which promote creative thinking skills Part 2 Best wishes, The British Council TeachingEnglish Team www.teachingenglish.org.uk Yoga and relaxation This lesson for primary learners introduces children to some basic yoga poses and guided relaxation. In the first part of the lesson, learners do a basic yoga pose and a warm-up. They then learn and practise language for giving instructions for yoga poses. Finally, they create their own instructions for a partner to follow, experience a guided relaxation, draw a picture to illustrate the 'story' they heard and describe it. Go to lesson plan English Connects Action Research: Learnings from the African classroom This webinar on 18 June provided a description of the English Connects Action Research project and showcased the 19 projects carried out. The projects focused on various topics such as promoting speaking practice, managing mixed and large classes, and improving reading comprehension, among others. Participants explained the focus of their study, their methods and key findings, the action plan implemented and the impact this had in their classrooms. Watch a recording English Teaching Talks: Inclusion In this series of six short videos, Susan Douglas sets out how we can give all our learners access to rich and engaging learning and make our own contribution to the United Nations 'Sustainable Development Goal 4' about inclusion. She highlights that inclusive behaviours come from inclusive values, and it's these inclusive values that teachers can model and encourage in class. She gives practical examples to help teachers on this journey. Find out more Picturebooks to spark empathy and social justice actions Join us on 28 June for a webinar with David Valente looking at how picturebooks can encourage empathy and social justice in young learners. You will consider some of the reasons for focusing on intercultural citizenship education (ICE) in primary ELT, and explore why picturebooks have particular potential for sparking children's empathy and social justice actions beyond the classroom walls. Examples of creative teaching ideas for ICE will be showcased and some free, downloadable teaching resources will be shared. Register for this event Chocolate: from the land to the hand Use this lesson with teenagers or adults to celebrate World Chocolate Day on 7 July. The aim of the lesson is to learn who makes our chocolate and, importantly, who receives our money each time we buy a bar of chocolate. Students will do a few reading activities where they learn about different stages of the journey and where most/least of their money goes. They are 'paid' by the teacher in squares of chocolate, so that they actually feel the unfairness of the system. Then, they finish with a discussion on the injustices. Download lesson plan How to design tasks which promote creative thinking skills: Part 2 Join us on 30 June for the second in our series looking at designing tasks to promote creative thinking skills. In Part 1, we looked at what a task is, and how to adapt coursebook materials to encourage more creative thinking skills. In Part 2, we will revisit meaning-focused and creative tasks, and what we need to do to make sure we enable both to happen in the classroom. From here we'll look at how we can use artworks, images and texts to inspire our students in creative writing and speaking tasks. Sign up for this event 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 - 08 June 2022

Classroom and teacher development resources: webinars, classroom activities, conference and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Is this email displaying properly? If not, read it in your browser June 2022 Welcome to this month's first edition. We hope that you are well and find these professional development and classroom resources useful: Webinar: Why, and how, should one make classrooms less heteronormative? Conference: The ICEPELL Hybrid Conference Lesson plan: Music is Great Classroom activities: Using music and songs Webinar: Linguistic Landscapes as a pedagogical resource in English language classrooms Online course: Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners Best wishes, The British Council TeachingEnglish Team www.teachingenglish.org.uk Why, and how, should one make classrooms less heteronormative? Language education does not exist in a vacuum, nor is it neutral. Academies socialise learners and educators into structured systems of being and accepted behaviours, which can exclude many members of academic and language communities. This webinar will explain how harm is caused via instances of erasure, and why this issue demands attention. Join us on 9 June at 2 pm UK time. Register now The ICEPELL Hybrid Conference The ICEPELL (Intercultural Citizenship Education through Picturebooks in early English Language Learning) Hybrid Conference is the closing event for the ERASMUS+ ICEPELL project (1–2 July 2022). It is a celebration of picturebooks for intercultural citizenship education in early English language learning with children from 5 to 12 years old, and is for anyone interested in picturebooks, early language learning and intercultural citizenship education. Find out more Music is Great This year's official 'Make Music Day' is on 21 June, when we celebrate music in all its forms. Why not celebrate with this lesson plan for older teenagers and adults? The lesson focuses on music festivals and aims to develop speaking, reading and listening skills. The students' own experiences and opinions form the basis of all discussion and extension work. Go to lesson plan Using music and songs Music in the classroom doesn't always mean listening to a song and using the lyrics in some way. Music can be used in the classroom in a multitude of ways. In this article, you can learn more about using music with your learners and find a range of activities for exploiting songs. Read more Linguistic Landscapes as a pedagogical resource in English language classrooms This webinar on 23 June 2022 aims to introduce the concept of Linguistic Landscapes (LL) and provide a pedagogical framework to assist teachers to incorporate LL into English language classrooms. The concept of LL signifies the language surrounding us in forms of words, images, murals or graffitis in public and/or private spaces. The webinar will provide practical information about the introduction and implementation of Linguistic Landscape-centred activities in English language classrooms. Register for this event Language for resilience: Teaching English to refugees and displaced learners As part of our programme to recognise and celebrate World Refugee Day on 20 June, join our Language for resilience online course for teachers. Throughout the course you will learn effective strategies and techniques to help make your classroom a safe environment. The course begins on 7 June 2022 and lasts for four weeks. Each of the three modules 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