The American Center in Moscow invites pre-service and in-service English language teachers to join a series of online viewing sessions of the “American English Live: Teacher Development Series 14” webcasts every other Thursday from May 12, 2022 through July 21, 2022. These viewing sessions will be conducted by the American Center in Moscow on Zoom and will be followed by a discussion.

American English Live Series 14 — six free professional development webinars for English language teachers around the world — will explore topics including Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), multi-level classrooms, and English for Specific Purposes (ESP).

The participants who attend 4 out of 6 online viewing and discussion sessions hosted by the American Center in Moscow on Zoom will earn an e-certificate from the Regional English Language Office. The viewing sessions take place every other Thursday from May 12, 2022 through July 21, 2022. You can sign up for each session by clicking the links below. To qualify for an e-certificate, you need to attend 4 out of 6 sessions on Zoom and fill out an attendance form during the session.  

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On July 21 at 4:00 PM MSK, during the session “Contextualizing English Instruction to Focus on Environmental Issues,” Susan Huss-Lederman and Danielle Sclafani will offer teaching techniques to situate language learning within local, environmental settings and demonstrate how to use authentic materials to connect local to global ecological concerns for learners of all ages and proficiency levels.

Prepare for the webinar by answering pre-webinar discussion questions here.

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Here are the dates and topics of all viewing sessions of Series 14 — click on the links to sign up:

• May 12, 2022 at 4:00-5:30 PM MSK —  “Social-Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners: Fostering Growth” by Luis Javier Pentón Herrera & Gilda Martínez-Alba

• May 26, 2022 at 4:00-5:30 PM MSK — “Understanding Culturally Responsive Social and Emotional Learning in Language Classrooms” by Erika Saito

• June 9, 2022 at 4:00-5:30 PM MSK — “Engage ELLs with Social Emotional Learning through Group Work Activities” by April Minerich

• June 23, 2022 at 4:00-5:30 PM MSK —  “Planning for and Managing Small Group Instruction” by Adrienne Johnson

• July 7, 2022 at 4:00-5:30 PM MSK — “Mastering the Multilevel Classroom” by Dieter Bruhn

• July 21, 2022 at 4:00-5:30 PM MSK — “Contextualizing English Instruction to Focus on Environmental Issues”by Susan Huss-Lederman & Danielle Sclafani

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ALL AMERICAN CENTER IN MOSCOW EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE / ВСЕ МЕРОПРИЯТИЯ АМЕРИКАНСКОГО ЦЕНТРА В МОСКВЕ БЕСПЛАТНЫ

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This viewing and discussion session is hosted on Zoom, so if you are interested in joining, please create a Zoom account beforehand. When registering below, please submit your valid email address to receive a link to the class Zoom meeting 30 minutes before the session begins.

To join other AMC Online programs, please check the American Center’s website and TimePad calendars.

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