10 webinars

The Office of English Language Programs in Washington, DC 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

The series will run from November 10, 2010, to March 16th 2011.
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/
For technical assistance, contact Sarah White at WhiteSK@state.gov.

1) What Makes a Great Listening Task
Presenter: Kevin McCaughey Wednesday
November 10, 2010
11:00 – 12:30 EST

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
December 8, 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