Letter 1

Hello,

I hope you are doing well. My name is Keilah, and I work with premier universities across the country helping distribute their program research, case studies and data visualizations.

I came across your website and resources that examine changes in education technology, augmented reality, different classroom applications and the array of educational benefits that could arise from their growing popularity. Because of this, I wanted to bring your attention to an academic resource from the New Jersey Institute of Technology that examines how augmented reality is changing the way primary and secondary education is being taught while looking at the effectiveness these emerging classroom applications have on personalized learning and retention of information.

Get full access to the visual resource here:
http://graduatedegrees.online.njit.edu

I hope you find this to be a valuable addition to your resource page or as a blog post.

Our goal is to build awareness around the ways augmented and virtual reality are revolutionizing primary education and student learning. Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can assist you in any way.

Thank you in advance,
Keilah Keiser

Letter 2

Hello everyone –

(…) I have put together an archive of my favourite Sunday posts. You can access them below. As always, feel free to share.

Click here to access the archive

Enjoy the rest of your August.

Hugs
Jamie Keddie :)

Letter 3

Dear Hania

It is always a great pleasure when I get news from Pilgrims but yesterday I was really excited: I had the feeling of being with you and sharing your enthusiasm .I really thank you for giving me this sensation especially this year as I could not come. (…)

eachers around the world need people like you, to be motivated in their continuous professional development.

My best wishes to all of you...
L

Letter 4

Hello from Norwich –

I have just posted a new activity on Lessonstream. It makes use a story based on "The Bucket" video that I referred to in my Sunday Posts editions 33 and 34.

Click here to see the activity on Lessonstream

As always, feel free to share this post with friends, colleagues, etc. No need to ask ...

Have a great week!

Jamie :)

Letter 5

Visit the Helbling Readers BLOG to get the latest tips and resources for your classroom and Book Club.

We’re excited to get back to school! Join us and build successful reading lessons and projects in the new term.

Find your way around our Readers Blog. We have selected important resources and articles that can help you set up new reading projects and plan lessons. Click here to see our selection and explore the blog.

Find your way around on our Readers Blog

We have three tips on reading in the classroom and a lot more reading management ideas to try out. Here you will find our tips with more links to great resources.

Three new term reading resolutions

We love the world of children’s books and this summer we explored it in six steps. Check out our guide to children’s books here.

Quick Guide to Children’s Books 1: Picture books
Quick Guide to Children’s Books 2: Silent books
Quick Guide to Children’s Books 3: Illustrated fiction
Quick Guide to Children’s Books 4: Comic books and graphic novels
Quick Guide to Children’s Books 5: Children’s poetry
Quick Guide to Children’s Books 6: Fairy and folk tales

Letter 6

WELCOME BACK TO HELBLING ENGLISH NEWSLETTER

We're excited and proud to announce that THE BULLY is the WINNER in the Extensive Reading Foundation Language Learner Literature 2017 Award in the Very Young Learners category.

THE BULLY is part of the acclaimed Thinking Train Series of readers by renowned author team Herbert Puchta & Günter Gerngross.

Congratulations and thanks to authors Herbert and Günter and illustrator Lorenzo Sabbatini and everyone else in the team.

Juror’s Comment:

"The story is one that all children can relate which is having to deal with the class bully. This graded reader uses lower level vocabulary to tell a compelling tale of how a bully has a change of heart. The story teaches moral lessons such as respect, friendship and kindness. Also, students can have a chance to reflect on their behavior toward others and be aware of the consequences of unkind act. The best quality of this book is the suggestions on how teachers can get students to act out the story, either as TPR activity or as class drama performance. It also provides before reading and after reading activities. The after reading activities are not the usual reading comprehension exercises; they use critical thinking skills and allow students to personalize the language. Illustrations are colorful and beautiful."

Find out more about the book here.

Letter 7

In our August newsletter, we are talking about teaching through storytelling, summer school activities and more helpful teaching tips

How to bring the magic of storytelling into your classroom

Vanessa Reis Estevez, author of ETpedia Young Learners, recently ran a webinar sharing her top tips about how you can engage and teach your students through the magic of storytelling.

From choosing the right story and involving the children to ensuring repetition of all key language, Vanessa outlines the most important factors when using storytelling to teach new grammar and vocabulary.

Watch Now

Letter 8

Dear Hania,

I hope this email finds you well and that you’ve had a good summer. I’m just getting in touch to let you know that we’ve recently published “Going Performative in Intercultural Education: International Contexts, Theoretical Perspectives and Models of Practice” edited by John Crutchfield and Manfred Schewe.

The book explores the extent to which performative approaches, emphasising the role of the body as a learning medium, can achieve deep intercultural learning and create rich opportunities for intercultural encounters that transport students beyond the parameters of conventional approaches to language and culture education.

(…) More information about the book can be found on our website: www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=%209781783098545. Please just let me know if you need any further information or have any questions.

Best wishes,

Flo

Florence McClelland
Marketing and Publishing Coordinator
Channel View Publications Ltd / Multilingual Matters
St Nicholas House
31-34 High Street
Bristol BS1 2AW
UK

Letter 9

English Teachers' Day 2017
Dear Hanna,

We are happy to announce that English Teachers' Day 2017 is going to take place at Forum Geesseknäppchen on Thursday, 12th October. Our eighth edition is in fact super-sized, as it is 30 minutes longer than any of the previous editions. ETD - because you're worth it! 💁

As always, there will be workshops on a large range of topics on offer, plus a number of displays by publishers, embassies, and local associations. Please check our website for detailed descriptions of the different workshops.

English Teachers' Day 2017 website

AM session

PM session

Remember: You need to sign up via IFEN (Institut de Formation de l'Education Nationale) to take part in English Teachers' Day. If you have any specific questions about the workshops or the general organisation of ETD 2017, feel free to contact the Organizing Committee. Any questions concerning registration should be sent to IFEN.

Please be sure to sign up in advance, as we have been told by IFEN that they are not going to accept any names added to any of the lists at a later stage, say during or after a workshop.

Thank you for your understanding.

Copyright © 2017 English Teachers' Day, All rights reserved.

Letter 10

ETpedia blog

Did you know the ETpediaseries is also a blog? Teachers from around the world share their expertise through their own 10 ideas on a whole range of different topics on our website. If you have 10 ideas you would like to share, let us know here, or you can explore our blog posts now.

Explore the blog