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Unlock your creative potential with Pathways, Third Edition! Pathways Listening & Speaking uses highly visual and impactful content to engage students and build real-world skills. This infographic walks students through the creative process, inspiring them to think outside the box. Consider how you can apply these tips the next time you are brainstorming an idea!
Discover the Pathways series: eltngl.com/pathways
How can digital tools help you transform your teaching practice and drive student progress? Find out in our final of the fall season! Teacher trainer Alex Warren will walk you through the various benefits of using an online platform in the English classroom and show you how to leverage the power of data-driven insights with a real-life example: our all-in-one, interactive learning platform, Spark!
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What are the three main types of , and what are best ways to use them in class? This new post on the In Focus blog is filled with simple tips for teaching with infographics that you can apply in any English language classroom. Engage, educate, and empower your students with compelling visual content!
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Discover the three main types of infographics and learn how to incorporate them into your English lessons to maximize student retention.
Happy American Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it today! 🇺🇸
With American Thanksgiving coming up this week, try out a sample activity from Voices Level 3 (CEFR: A2-B1) where students can write five short posts in journal form about things they were grateful for this week. Download the PDF here: https://bit.ly/3GrZBlI
Voices, a seven-level, integrated-skills program, has carefully sequenced activities featuring real world content fully prepare learners for interaction and guide them to develop their voice in English.
What are mediation skills? Chances are, you're already practicing them with your English students in class!
In this new post on the In Focus blog, Delia Kidd explains the importance of mediation in today's ELT landscape and offers exciting suggestions for teaching mediation skills, from role playing exercises to group discussions.
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This post defines mediation and discusses how to incorporate mediation practice into the English language classroom.
Join us as we explore strategies for preparing ELT students to excel in rigorous academic settings! In this webinar, editors Sean Bermingham and Melissa Pang will show you how to use graphic organizers and note-taking techniques to enhance student comprehension and transform the learning experience.
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With captivating images and thought-provoking prompts from Pathways, Third Edition, learners can immerse themselves in the beauty of the changing world around us.
This Pathways Unit Opener showcases stunning fall foliage while encouraging students to explore their personal relationship with nature. Invite your students to share their insights with the following discussion questions:
1. In what ways do you interact with your natural surroundings?
2. What natural places get a lot of visitors near where you live? Is that a positive thing?
3. What are some of the impacts people have had on the planet? Which are positive, and which are negative?
Inspire learners to protect and preserve our planet while developing communication skills in English. Learn more about the Pathways series here: eltngl.com/pathways
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Are you interested in teaching in your English classroom, but unsure where to start? Join Daniel Barber, author and teacher trainer, as he discusses exciting ideas to inspire your students to take climate action and embrace global citizenship. Don't miss out on this transformative webinar!
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What do an infographic and a timeline have in common? Both are great pieces of content you can use to help your English learners improve their visual literacy skills! In this new post on the In Focus blog, we outline strategies to build students' confidence in interpreting, analyzing, and creating visual information.
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Learn simple tips for building students' visual literacy skills in the ELT classroom using photos, infographics, timelines, and more.
Join Managing Editor Claudi Mimó to learn about the market feedback that informed the new fourth edition of Stand Out, a National Geographic Learning series for adult English learners. Claudi will walk you through the most recent updates, including new workforce lessons, digital literacy support features, and a new Literacy level.
Register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/3F3hsh1
Do your students use digital tools to learn and study? Do they connect with their friends on social media or browse job postings online? The answer to these questions is probably "yes!"
In this post, NGL Executive Editor Sarah Kenney outlines the main principles of digital literacy that adult ESL students need to learn in the classroom and explains how Stand Out, 4th Edition prepares students to confidently navigate online contexts in English.
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This post explores how Stand Out, 4th Edition helps English learners develop the digital literacy skills they need to navigate today's world.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in Canada! 🇨🇦
In celebration of World Teachers' Day, we invite you to hear reflections from a few educators on the most rewarding moments of their profession. Join us in thanking educators across the globe for inspiring, motivating, and uplifting students. We are grateful for all that you do today and every day!
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We are thrilled to announce our schedule of fall 2023 professional development webinars! Join us for exciting presentations on topics ranging from model lessons for young learners to sustainability in the English classroom. You will develop valuable skills to apply to your teaching practice and join an expanding community of ELT educators.
Do any of these sessions capture your attention? Register here >> https://bit.ly/2xpC9UQ
We are excited to be launching our Literacy Foundations level of Stand Out in just a few months. Sign up for the Stand Out newsletter to ensure that you’re the first to know when Stand Out Literacy Foundations is published: https://bit.ly/30aSYOA
Provided by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy based on data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) and the American Community Survey, this Literacy Gap Map shows data by state and county on the percentage of adults who lack basic literacy skills: https://bit.ly/3PIcOew
Look at these US Adult Literacy Facts from our friends at ProLiteracy. Check out their AEFL Week Toolkit for more information and for ways you can advocate and raise awareness: https://bit.ly/3Zo8xjr
79,000 educators in 2,000+ local programs work with 1.5 million adult learners nationwide providing numeracy, literacy, digital literacy, workforce readiness, and high school diplomas! See more info and AEFL activities from our partners at COABE on their AEFL week page: https://bit.ly/3PHMBg0
Every student has a story. Veronica, a student at Sweetwater UHSD Adult Ed ( (SUHSD Adult Ed) using National Geographic Learning materials, tells us her story.
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week (9/18–9/24) raises awareness about the need for and value of adult education, something we believe in wholeheartedly here at National Geographic Learning.
When your English students take their learning outside the classroom, they will need to practice mediation in many different contexts, whether they are giving instructions to a colleague or capturing notes in a meeting. Join NGL Publisher Rachael Gibbon and Managing Editor Delia Kidd for an enlightening conversation on how to support your students in developing this essential skill.
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Understanding natural speech can be a challenge for an English learner. How can we create better listening outcomes in our ELT classrooms? Join author Hugh Dellar for a practical, classroom-rooted session that examines what makes good listeners good: knowing language, hearing the language you know, and the ability to automatically match meaning to sounds.
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In celebration of World Teachers' Day, we invite you to hear reflections from a few educators on the most rewarding moments of their profession. Join us in thanking educators across the globe for inspiring, motivating, and uplifting students. We are grateful for all that you do today and every day! #WorldTeachersDay
Every student has a story. Veronica, a student at Sweetwater UHSD Adult Ed ( (SUHSD Adult Ed) using National Geographic Learning materials, tells us her story.
