[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 16 | August 31, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Join Stacey Hughes, an Oxford Teacher Trainer with 20 years teaching experience, as she shares her practical tips and ideas on how e-books can be used in class to enhance the learning experience for your students. In this webinar you’ll learn about: the… Continue reading OUP Webinar: Using e-books in class: practical tips and ideas, September 9-10
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Six ways to boost classroom participation: Part Six (OUP Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 16 | August 31, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] When students are busy in an English class thinking about how to go about saying something, they can become weighed down by the need to produce perfect linguistic patterns. So they focus too much on accuracy, rather than really communicating. So how can… Continue reading Six ways to boost classroom participation: Part Six (OUP Blog)
Five Tips for Planning an ICT Implementation (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 16 | August 31, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Education professionals share valuable advice on planning an ICT implementation based on their unique experiences. Featuring Doug Brown, Jim Gibbons, Craig McBain, and Kobus van Wyk. Filmed at GETS North America 2010 and GETS Africa 2010.
Social Media in Education – Teaching Digital Natives (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 16 | August 31, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] It is time to look at how some of our outdated teaching practices can be changed to help students learn more effectively & efficiently. Social Media can help us engage digital natives and revolutionize teaching. Please make sure to follow Holly on twitter… Continue reading Social Media in Education – Teaching Digital Natives (Video)
Using Social Media Effectively in Higher Education (Duke University Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 16 | August 31, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] If you’re in social media for higher ed, there’s a good chance you’re overwhelmed with the possibilities. Duke University’s Amanda Peralta breaks down the social media networks and tells you where you need to be.
What Role Does Social Media Have in Education? (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Compass Learning recently interviewed 30 educators, including teachers, principals, superintendents, directors of curriculum and learning, and consultants, at the Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development conference held in Dallas. Compass Learning asked the same question to everyone: What role—if any—does social media… Continue reading What Role Does Social Media Have in Education? (Video)
60 Tips: Best classroom techniques for teachers of English (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] To celebrate the 60th anniversary of International House, we asked EFL experts and have drawn on the expertise of the staff within our schools to share their top tips for the EFL classroom. This video forms the first part of a series of… Continue reading 60 Tips: Best classroom techniques for teachers of English (Video)
How to integrate social media into your English language teaching (Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Kristin Sherman, co-author of OUP’s new adult English course Network, teaches one of the Get Connected lessons from the course book.
ESL Fanatics: 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students (Busy Teacher)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Viral videos, snarky memes, and a cat that is so grumpy it puts all other crabby felines to shame, these are but a few of the pop culture elements that make millions drop what they’re doing to check out the latest craze. Why… Continue reading ESL Fanatics: 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students (Busy Teacher)
Writing together – collaborative writing tasks for elementary learners (Cambridge English Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 15 | July 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Collaborative writing can ease the initial difficulties elementary writers have when asked to bring their own ideas onto paper. Here are some of the collaborative writing tasks I rely on in my classroom: In person, place, type of story, the students use cards… Continue reading Writing together – collaborative writing tasks for elementary learners (Cambridge English Blog)