Distance education programs
Workshops given by RELOs and EL-Specialists via digital video conference or webcasting (webinars)
Workshop topics include: Teaching EFL Writing; Teaching Critical Thinking; Learning styles/Multiple Intelligences and Motivation; Music in the Classroom; Authentic Materials; Assessment/Testing; English for Academic/Specific Purposes; Selecting software: What to look for and where to look; Selecting online learning tools; Better Internet searches: Google and beyond; Getting started in setting up and running an effective learning center: the logistics of helping learners be more self-directed; Creating collaborative online courses; Tips about writing for publication (computer tools and more); + units from Shaping the Way We Teach English.
The E-Teacher Scholarship Program offers online, graduate level classes to English teaching professionals outside of the United States through U.S. universities. You may apply at any time. Nominations are made by U.S. embassies throughout the year. If you are selected, all costs are paid by the U.S. Department of State. The current E-Teacher courses are:
- Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL)
- Introduction to Online Learning for EFL Educators
- Introduction to Pedagogy and Practices for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Practical Applications in Listening and Speaking Skills
- Assessment: Summative and Formative Practices in Language Learning and Teaching
- Building Teaching Skills Through the Interactive Web
- Critical Thinking in Language Learning and Teaching
- English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Best Practices for Course and Materials Development
- Special Education and Differentiated Instruction in EFL Contexts
- Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL)
Download the appliction instructions and form.
Shaping the Way We Teach Online Course
This new online teacher training course is developed from the U.S. Department of State's Office of English Language Programs and the University of Oregon's American English Institute's 14 module Shaping the Way We Teach English video program. The series incorporates classroom scenes from around the world and is accompanied by a teacher trainer manual along with additional readings. Modules from Shaping form the basis for collaborative work with observations, interactions, discussions, and the creation of teaching plan projects.
Exploring Web 2.0: Tools for Classroom Teaching and Professional Development online course.
In this three-week course, Teachers will learn how to: articulate the origin and basic characteristics of Web 2.0 applications; observe a variety of uses of Web 2.0 tools in educational settings; gain a basic understanding of and participate in social bookmarking, tagging, blogging, podcasting and using wikis; engage in online, collaborative brainstorming on the topic of human rights; search Web directories for human rights resources and create a folksonomy of resources using social bookmarking and tagging techniques; participate in asynchronous forum discussions on a variety of course topics; subscribe via RSS to participants' blogs and other Web resources; communicate with the instructor and other course participants via chat and/or VoiP; investigate the use of social software for humanitarian purposes with a focus on microfinance; create materials for immediate use in the classroom or for professional development.
The above online programs are sponsored by RELO Amman. For more information contact Salwa Rihani
00962-6-590-6514
00962-6-592-0023
Rihanis@state.gov