6.- FREE WEBINAR: SHAPING THE WAY WE TEACH ENGLISH

The Office of English Language Programs is pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar course entitled Shaping the Way We Teach English.  The 10 online seminars of the course cover a variety of topics and are intended for teachers of English or future teachers of English around the world. Participants are encouraged to attend live and to join the associated Ning, where you may view or download video and other materials from the sessions. Those who wish to receive e-certificates of participation must attend a minimum of 6 of the 10 sessions, participate in pre and post-session discussions, and register ahead of time by sending an email with your full name, location, and affiliation to englishwebinar@gmail.com

Each 90-minute webinar will take place every second Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in Washington, DC (4:00 p.m. GMT; check http://timeanddate.com  for the time in your region).  To see a countdown clock for each webinar, go here: http://tinyurl.com/34bxf4w .

To take part in the webinars, go to https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/oelp. You may enter any time before the webinars to take part in chats and polls, or to write questions.

Select "Enter as Guest" and type in a screen name of your choosing.  The webinars will be recorded, so please use a login name or your first name only.

Your computer must have Adobe Flash Player, which comes pre-installed on most computers worldwide.  If prompted to do so, you may download the free player at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

2) Task-Based Instruction Presenter: George Chinnery	Wednesday November 24, 2010 11:00 – 12:30 EST
3) Best Practices in Teaching English to Young Learners Presenter: Joan Kang Shin	Wednesday December8, 2010 11:00 – 12:30 EST
4)  Shaping the Way We… Differentiate Instruction Through Learning Centers Presenter: Leslie Opp-Beckman	Wednesday December 22, 2010 11:00 – 12:30 EST
5)  10 Great Teaching Tools Presenter: Kevin McCaughey	Wednesday January 5, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
6)  Critical Thinking Presenter: Deanna Hochstein	Wednesday January 19, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
7)  Computer Assisted Language Learning Presenter:  Deborah Healy	Wednesday February 2, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
8)  English for Specific Purposes Presenter: Jennifer Rice	Wednesday February 16, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
9) Activating Materials for Communication Presenter:  Rick Rosenberg	Wednesday March 2, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST
10) The Movable Class: managing and varying movement in the classroom Presenter: Kevin McCaughey	Wednesday March 16, 2011 11:00 – 12:30 EST