TeachingEnglish newsletter 05 August 2020

TeachingEnglish newsletter 05 August 2020 Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter! The British Council is committed to supporting teachers and teacher educators during the Covid-19 crisis. To this end, we bring you a special guide on returning to school after the Covid-19 closures and an online lesson plan – Multicultural UK. And if you missed our latest webinar – Teaching through the Covid-19 pandemic – you can watch the recording here. We also have two lesson plans to help you celebrate Left Handers Day and International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. To support your professional development, we introduce a NEW series – Professional practice pathways; a Teaching for Success guide for teacher associations; and news of open access resources from the IATEFL YLTSIG and Active English for teachers of young learners. We hope you find these resources useful. The TeachingEnglish team International Left Handers Day – 13 August Designed to fit in with Left Handers Day on 13 August, but usable at any time of the year, this integrated skills lesson for adults and older teens explores what it is like to be left handed – the advantages, the disadvantages and the prejudices they may face. Professional practice pathways This series – Professional practice pathways for remote learning – focuses on providing content and resources that are useful for teachers wanting to continue to develop their knowledge and skills while working from home. It covers all 12 of the practices on the British Council’s Continuing Professional Development framework. Each pathway suggests eight resources from the TeachingEnglish website which teachers can work through either alone or with colleagues. Read more. Returning to school after Covid-19 closures This guide aims to give some suggestions for English teachers to support learners returning to school after closure. It is important to recognise that learners will return to school having had many different experiences. For more guides in the Remote Teaching Tips series, click here. Star stories This lesson for older primary children at level A2 and above can be used to celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on 9 August or at any time of the year. August 9 is the day we celebrate the people of the world who live in traditional ways and who speak their own languages. Learners read two stories and then invent stories for other patterns in the night sky. Teaching for Success self-study booklets: a guide for teacher associations This guide explains the purpose of the Teaching for Success self-study booklets and looks at ways teacher associations and groups of teachers can use the guides for effective professional development. The guides, which are based on the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) framework for teachers, can easily be used by teachers working on their own or together in pairs and groups, as well as by teacher educators responsible for supporting teachers in their professional development. Multicultural UK This lesson looks at multiculturalism. This lesson raises students' awareness of the UK's cultural diversity by watching a short video on LearnEnglish Teens. Students practise listening skills while watching the video, they discuss related topics in small groups and then they read and talk about comments posted on the LearnEnglish Teens site. Access the face-to-face classroom and online teaching version of the materials.  TEYLT Worldwide Issue 1 The IATEFL YLTSIG is very pleased to share its latest publication, TEYLT Worldwide Issue 1, 2020, with you. Due to the global situation, the Young Learners and Teenagers SIG (YLTSIG) committee members agreed to exceptionally publish this issue as open access. There is also a set of inspiring upper secondary teaching resources in the Special Appendix to accompany David Valente's article. Download both here. FREE playbook: Emergency Remote Teaching Active English is offering this new freely downloadable playbook for educators who want practical guidance to design and improve their emergency remote teaching. It covers all the essential topics you need to face this new challenge with confidence. This resource focuses on teaching English online to children aged 6–10, during the current pandemic. It provides pedagogical ideas, while also highlighting child protection and safeguarding considerations, specifically for teaching at primary level online. ‌ British Council teacher community on Facebook Join the British Council teacher community on Facebook to share ideas, resources and learning opportunities. ‌ Visit our website STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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How to ... videos, Robot songs and support for parents

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter August 2020

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LearnEnglish Kids newsletter August 2020 Hi and welcome to our August newsletter. Keep your kids busy this month with our How to ... videos and some fun songs to sing along to. And there's lots for grown-ups too with our Parents section and Facebook page. Enjoy! The LearnEnglish Kids team HOW TO ... VIDEOS Do your children know how to tell the time in English, how to make a bowling game or how to do a magic trick?  Our 12 How to ... videos will keep kids busy learning fun new things while practising their English at the same time. Each video comes with exercises to help them understand.     ROBOT SONGS Have your learners listened to our Robot songs yet? They can sing along with Ali, Nanu and the robot B23A and practise language for snacks, feelings, saving the planet and more! We have just added three brand-new songs to this collection, with more coming soon! Look out for details in next month's newsletter. SUPPORT FOR PARENTS Are you looking for suggestions and advice to help your children learn English?  Check out our Parents section, where you'll find articles, videos, top tips and more. And don't forget the British Council's LearnEnglish Parents Facebook page for lots more ideas and tips. BRITISH COUNCIL ENGLISH COURSES Our courses are designed by English language learning experts. We have over 80 years' experience of teaching English. Classes are taught by highly trained and experienced teachers who bring energy and expertise to every class.  Visit our Courses page to find out more.  Are you aged 13-17? Are you learning English? Go to our LearnEnglish Teens website to find lots of free resources to help you pass exams and have fun while you learn English online.  Are you learning English? Have a look at LearnEnglish to find lots of resources to help you practise your English.  Do you teach English? Find lesson plans, articles and more on TeachingEnglish, the website for teachers brought to you by the British Council with the BBC.  Visit our Premier Skills website to learn two of the world's global languages - English and football.    We'd love to know what you think about our site. Send us your comments at: learnenglish.kids@britishcouncil.org      The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)    www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids    You have received this email because you subscribed to our electronic newsletter. If you wish to opt out of this British Council mailing list, please unsubscribe here. Our privacy and terms of use statements. Our commitment to freedom of information.

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