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Would you like to join a free online teaching methodology course?

The online team at the British Council has been developing Teacher Training courses following feedback (some from Pro-ELT teachers) and for use on different platforms. We are now piloting some of the modules and we’d like your valuable input before they become available to the public.

We’d like to invite you to join a course for free, and then give us feedback on your experience. The course will run from early November and last for 7-8 weeks. It will focus on teaching methodology and be a time commitment of around 3 hours per week. The group will be made up of teachers from around the world and have an international moderator. You will get a certificate of participation at the end.

There are 15 places available for Malaysian teachers, so if you’d like to join, please email [email protected] by Monday 2nd November.

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Professional Practices for English Language Teaching - British Council A free online continuing professional development (CPD) course for people who are teaching English as a foreign language.

How to use Social Media in Education Part 2.

http://www.edudemic.com/social-media-in-education-series/?utm_content=buffer10ffb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

How To Use Social Media In Education (Part 2 of 2) | Edudemic The first step towards applying social media into education starts with empowering teachers by giving them freedom to use social media to engage with students and giving them the freedom to come-up with innovative ways of teaching using technology.

How to use Social Media in Education Part 1.

http://www.edudemic.com/social-media-in-education-2/

How To Use Social Media In Education (Part 1 of 2) | Edudemic “When you step away from the prepackaged structure of traditional education, you’ll discover that there are many more ways to learn outside school than within.”

Do you have a lot of students in your classroom? If so, you may find this article useful.

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/finding-the-most-creative-ways-to-help-students-advance-at-their-own-pace/

Finding the Most Creative Ways to Help Students Advance At Their Own Pace Despite a statewide competency-based learning policy, some New Hampshire high schools are focusing their energies on different kinds of innovation.

Have you ever played Snap with your learners? It’s simple yet effective. Here’s how.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/card-games?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish

Card games Topic: Card games

There are four seasons in the UK and at the moment it is spring time. In tropical Malaysia it is hot all year round. Here is a song you can use with your learners to teach them about the four seasons.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/the-leaves-the-tree

The leaves on the tree © British Council The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland).

In Malaysia, it’s called Labour Day. In the UK and US, it’s called May Day. So why do we celebrate May Day?

http://earthsky.org/human-world/why-do-we-celebrate-may-day

Why do we celebrate May Day? | EarthSky.org Happy May Day! A few words about this annual celebration, whose roots are in astronomy.

Big City Small World. Check out this great series brought to you by British Council.

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world

Big city small world Harry is going to ask a very important question and Carlos has a piece of good news to share. Is it going to be a happy ending? Written by Chris Rose.

When is a door not a door? When it’s ajar? Do you get it? What does ‘ajar’ mean?
Knock knock, who’s there? Carmen. Carmen who? Carmen let me in already.

For more corny jokes, click on this link.
http://www.rd.com/jokes/funny/knock-knock/

Knock-Knock Jokes - The Best Funny Jokes | Reader's Digest who's there? Our funny jokes, that's who.

Many of us struggle to get a decent internet connection in remote parts of Malaysia. This article explains how we can still promote the use of ICT in the classroom without great internet access.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/amin-neghavati/internet-connection-really-necessary-classroom

Is an internet connection really necessary in the classroom? There is a lot to say when it comes to technology in ELT and we all know that the discussion will never end as to whether use technology in the classroom or leave it and stick to our own traditional methods.

Is it time to Flip? Flipped classrooms are all the rage in the UK and US. Read about how on teacher’s grades rocketed after flipping their classroom.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2556004/My-grades-went-D-A-How-Flipped-Learning-lets-kids-homework-class-time-school-lessons-home.html

Flipped Learning lets kids do homework in class and schoolwork at home 'It was hard to get used to,' said Timmy Nguyen, an 11th-grader in California. 'But I learned the material quicker. My grade went from a D to an A.'