RELO North Africa

Join American English for Educators today at 1pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2pm in Libya) or 6pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7pm in Libya) for the final webinar in American English Live Series 17, “Open Educational Resources for English Language Teaching (OERs for ELT)."

Join American English for Educators on Wednesday, July 26 from 1-2pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2-3pm in Libya) or 6-7pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7-8pm in Libya) for the final webinar in Series 17 of American English Live: Teacher Development. During this session, Kendra Staley will present “Open Educational Resources for English Language Teaching (OERs for ELT)."

If you missed any of the webinars in Series 17, you can always watch them later online. Watch out for announcements soon about Series 18!

Today at 1pm (Rabat, Algiers, Tunis; 2pm Tripoli; 8am Washington, DC) and at 6pm (Rabat, Algiers, Tunis; 7pm Tripoli; 1pm Washington, DC) watch the latest American English for Educators webinar series about the new Critical Creativity in Action materials!
https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/critical-creativity-action

Join American English for Educators today at 1pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2pm in Libya) or 6pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7pm in Libya) for the American English Live Series 17 webinar “Starting the Year as a Culturally Responsive Language Classroom."

Next Tuesday (July 18) at 1pm (Rabat, Algiers, Tunis; 2pm Tripoli; 8am Washington, DC) and at 6pm (Rabat, Algiers, Tunis; 7pm Tripoli; 1pm Washington, DC) watch the latest American English for Educators webinar series about the new Critical Creativity in Action materials!
https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/critical-creativity-action

Join American English for Educators on Wednesday, July 12 from 1-2pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2-3pm in Libya) or 6-7pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7-8pm in Libya) for the fifth webinar in Series 17 of American English Live: Teacher Development. During this session, Lauren Anderson will present “Starting the Year as a Culturally Responsive Language Classroom."
If you miss the webinar on Wednesday, you can always watch it later, too!

Join American English for Educators today at 1pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2pm in Libya) or 6pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7pm in Libya) for the American English Live Series 17 webinar “Plurilingualism and Translanguaging: Strategies for Language Teachers and Students."

Join American English for Educators on Wednesday, June 28 from 1-2pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2-3pm in Libya) or 6-7pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7-8pm in Libya) for the fourth webinar in Series 17 of American English Live: Teacher Development. During this session, Chris Hastings will present “Plurilingualism and Translanguaging: Strategies for Language Teachers and Students."
Registration isn't required, but if you'd like to receive Series 17 updates and reminders, please complete this online form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/23WS17.

It's not too late to register for this upcoming OPEN MOOC on developing and teaching academic writing courses!
https://www.openenglishprograms.org/MOOC

Join American English for Educators today at 1pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2pm in Libya) or 6pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7pm in Libya) for the American English Live Series 17 webinar “Building and Sustaining a Culture of Belonging."

Join American English for Educators on Wednesday, June 14 from 1-2pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2-3pm in Libya) or 6-7pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7-8pm in Libya) for the third webinar in Series 17 of American English Live: Teacher Development. During this session, Lindsay Lyons will present “Building and Sustaining a Culture of Belonging."
Registration isn't required, but if you'd like to receive Series 17 updates and reminders, please complete this online form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/23WS17.

Have you used exit tickets? How? Share your ideas with other teachers in the comments!

Would you like to teach grammar more communicatively? It's not too late to join this OPEN MOOC from American English for Educators!
https://www.openenglishprograms.org/MOOC

Check out this tip on using "I Can" Lists with language learners from American English for Educators: https://bit.ly/i-can-list

Looking for resources for teaching your students media literacy? Many libraries have great ideas for working with students to evaluate the credibility/reliability of sources. Check out some here: https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/faq/reliable
University of Washington Libraries

Join American English for Educators today at 1pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2pm in Libya) or 6pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7pm in Libya) for the American English Live Series 17 webinar “Using Visible Thinking Routines in the Language Classroom."

Join American English for Educators on Wednesday, May 31 from 1-2pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2-3pm in Libya) or 6-7pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7-8pm in Libya) for the second webinar in Series 17 of American English Live: Teacher Development. During this session, Stephanie Bolaños will present “Using Visible Thinking Routines in the Language Classroom."
Registration isn't required, but if you'd like to receive Series 17 updates and reminders, please complete this online form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/23WS17.

It's not too late to join this OPEN MOOC on teaching grammar communicatively!
https://www.openenglishprograms.org/MOOC

Registration opens today for this upcoming MOOC on teaching academic writing courses!
https://www.openenglishprograms.org/MOOC

Have you seen this new resource from American English for Educators?
https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/critical-creativity-action
Check out this recent webinar here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1307937520160387

CRITICAL CREATIVITY IN ACTION In this Critical Creativity kit, you will find a printable 50-card deck containing 49 activities and one reference card. Each card features icons that represent the literacy skills and critical thinking skills most developed by that strategy. The front of each card includes a brief set of directions...

In this recent FORUM article, Christopher Strelluf and Eric Ekembe explain potential benefits of learner-created knowledge which can be particularly valuable in low-resource contexts, and present a detailed, adaptable approach for using questionnaires to create knowledge, inspire critical thinking, and develop language skills.
Have you tried this? Share your ideas with others in the comments!
https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/english-teaching-forum-2022-volume-60-number-4 -2805

Join American English for Educators today at 1pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2pm in Libya) or 6pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7pm in Libya) for the American English Live Series 17 webinar “Four Reading Tasks to Promote Critical Thinking."

Join American English for Educators on Wednesday, May 17 from 1-2pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (2-3pm in Libya) or 6-7pm in Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia (7-8pm in Libya) for the first webinar in Series 17 of American English Live: Teacher Development. During this session, Jeremy Beal will present “Four Reading Tasks to Promote Critical Thinking."
Registration isn't required, but if you'd like to receive Series 17 updates and reminders, please complete this online form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/23WS17.