
American English Live: Teacher Development Series 7
The American English team is pleased to offer American English Live: Teacher Development Series 7. The six online seminars of the series cover a variety of topics intended for teachers of English or future teachers of English around the world. At the end of each event, participants will have the opportunity to earn a digital badge that verifies their participation. Viewing group hosts, Public Affairs Offices, and Regional English Language Offices also have the option to issue e-certificates for those who attend four out of six sessions.
Participants are also encouraged to register to join the associated Ning, http://americanenglishwebinars.com, to participate in discussions, view related materials, and find recordings.
The series will take place from January 15 – March 25, 2020. These 60-minute sessions will be held every other Wednesday. Participants can join the sessions by viewing the live posts through Facebook Live and Zoom according to the time table given below:
- Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators/
- Zoom: https://eca-state.zoom.us/j/975451162
Though not mandatory, registration is encouraged. Registered participants will receive email reminders with links to pre-session readings and online discussions. Prior to each session, registered participants will receive a reminder email with a Zoom link from americanenglishwebinars@elprograms.org.
Here is the link for registration:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020WS7
Themes | Presentation Titles and Presenters | Session Dates |
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Foundations of TESOL Methodology
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Foundations of TESOL Methodology Presenter: Sarah Arva Grosik |
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 8:00-9:00 pm Thailand Local TimeThursday, January 16, 2020 1:00-2:00 am Thailand Local Time |
Integrated Skills: Combining Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Grammar Presenter: Dieter Bruhn |
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:00-9:00 pm Thailand Local TimeThursday, January 30 1:00-2:00 am Thailand Local Time |
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Using Brain-based Strategies and Critical Thinking to Maximize Vocabulary Acquisition Presenter: Anne Walker |
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 8:00-9:00 pm Thailand Local TimeThursday, February 13, 2020 1:00-2:00 am Thailand Local Time |
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Curriculum Design and Course Development | Needs Assessment for Course or Curriculum Design Presenter: Joe McVeigh |
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:00-9:00 pm Thailand Local TimeThursday, February 27, 2020 1:00-2:00 am Thailand Local Time |
Teachers Working Together
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Teachers Working Together: A Successful Community of Practice Presenter: Mari Bodensteiner |
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 8:00-9:00 pm Thailand Local TimeThursday, March 12, 2020 1:00-2:00 am Thailand Local Time |
Connecting to Learn: Growing Professionally through Teacher-to-Teacher Engagement Presenter: Christopher Stillwell |
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 8:00-9:00 pm Thailand Local TimeThursday, March 26, 2020 1:00-2:00 am Thailand Local Time |
American English E-Teacher Scholarship Program
The American English E-Teacher Program offers 8-week, online university-level courses in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) developed by U.S. educational institutions.
Candidates must:
- Be an English language professional
- Have strong English language reading and writing skills (minimum 525 TOEFL, 70 iBT, or CEFR B2). You do not need to submit the test scores
- Be a citizen of the country in which you are living
- Be living in your country for the entire duration of the AE E-Teacher term
- Have regular and reliable access to high-speed internet connection
- Be able to spend 10 to 12 hours online each week for the duration of the 8-week course
- Be willing to be enrolled in a second or third course, if your primary choice is unavailable
The selected candidates will be contacted for phone interview.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
These MOOCs will help pre-intermediate to intermediate level learners improve their English skills in five major career fields. Each MOOC is five weeks in length, and each has a different facilitated course start date. After the start date of the first facilitated course, the MOOC is open for enrollment.