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Join Executive Editor Laura Le Dréan as she walks us through her favorite features of the new National Geographic Learning series Reflect for your classroom: Authentic, relatable content that promotes real communication, focused skill instruction and scaffolded practice to ensure confidence and success, Reflect activities that allow for personalization, critical thinking, and building of confidence, as well as a focus on future skills, preparing students for success in their academic, professional, and personal goals.
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Laura Le Dréan is Executive Editor at National Geographic Learning, in charge of the academic and professional development lists. She has an M.A. in TESOL/TEFL from San Francisco State University. She has over 20 years of teaching experience in ESL/EFL programs in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. She has also done teacher training in the U.S., the Middle East, and in Vietnam. She has been working in ELT publishing as an editor for the last 19 years creating learning materials for students and teachers.
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When students are interested, they are motivated, work harder, and genuinely enjoy learning more. Storytelling helps us to focus, to connect with others, and improves our memory. When you tell authentic, relevant, global stories, which include incredible photography and inspiring ideas from National Geographic Learning, students engage more and participate more. Join us as we demonstrate how great stories prepare students for success in academic, professional, and personal success.
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Sherrise Roehr, Publisher, National Geographic Learning, has more than 25 years of professional experience in the English language teaching field. Through her role as head of the National Geographic Learning editorial teams based in Boston, Sherrise has overseen the development of many internationally successful, best-in-class ELT titles, including the award winning Our World program for primary students, Imagine program for secondary, World Link for adults, and the brand new Reflect series for academic students. Sherrise is well-known for her game-changing approach to material design, creating content that leverages National Geographic resources effectively to make learning meaningful, engaging and relevant for both teachers and learners of all ages.
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Join Stand Out authors Rob and Staci for tips on teaching lower-level students in a virtual adult ed class.
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Rob Jenkins is a professor of ESL for Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education in Rob Jenkins is a popular presenter and author of English as a Second Language topics. He is a retired faculty member from Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education where he taught ESL for 27 years and served as faculty development coordinator for 20. He was honored with several faculty awards from his college and the Best Practice of Model Program Award in 2013 from the Association of Community and Continuing Education.
Staci Johnson has taught all types of adult ESL, including credit and non-credit college and workplace English. She holds an MA in Linguistics with a Teaching ESL Certificate. She is a co-author of Stand Out, published by National Geographic Learning, now in its third edition. Rob and Staci Johnson received the 2013 Heinle Outstanding Achievement Award from National Geographic Learning for their textbook series, Stand Out.
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Join authors April Muchmore-Vokoun and Keith Folse as they explain the elements of the Great Writing canvas shell and discuss how instructors can use the whole shell or parts to enhance their classes.
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April Muchmore-Vokoun is an Assistant Professor for the English for Academic Purposes program at Hillsborough Community College, Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa, Florida. She has 24 years of ESL teaching experience in intensive, college-level, and worksite study programs. Her current academic interests include reading and writing skills as well as listening-speaking strategies. April is a co-author for Great Writing published by National Geographic Learning and has presented nationally and internationally.
Dr. Keith Folse is Professor of TESOL at the University of Central Florida, where he has taught in the undergraduate TEFL program, the master’s in TESOL program, and the PhD in TESOL program. He has taught English in the U.S., Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. His research has appeared in TESOL Quarterly, MexTESOL Journal,TESL Reporter, Language Teacher (JALT), Perspectives (TESOL Arabia), among others. His main research interests are best research-based teaching practices in teaching grammar and vocabulary in writing. He has conducted teacher training all over the world and is the author of 74 textbooks, including the six books in the new 5th editionof the Great Writing series as well as the three books in the Grammar for Great Writing series (National Geographic Learning).
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Join our Stand Out author, Rob Jenkins to learn how to support your textbook with a learning management system.
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Rob Jenkins is a professor of ESL for Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education in California. He is a recipient of the Santa Ana College Distinguished Faculty Award. Rob is also a textbook author and consultant for National Geographic Learning. He is the author of Stand Out and series editor for World English, and Grammar Explorer. Rob and Staci Johnson, his co-author, were awarded the Heinle Outstanding Achievement Award for their contribution to publishing in 2013.
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Everyone is teaching online, but not everyone is doing it in the same way. Join Lewis Thompson—senior editor at National Geographic Learning—to explore a variety of approaches to teaching Stand Out online. This webinar will demonstrate how to maximize student interaction and give students opportunities to develop digital literacy skills without changing your current method of instruction.
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Lewis Thompson is a Senior Development Editor with National Geographic Learning and is based in Boston, MA. Lewis works directly with authors to develop content for General English courses. Away from his role as a content developer, Lewis has a personal interest in language-learner identity from a sociocultural perspective.
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This webinar is for instructors who are looking for ways to keep their courses on track while teaching online. We will take a look at several resources that you already have access to while using National Geographic Learning's English in Action series and share some ideas on how to keep your course dynamic and interactive while teaching in a new way.
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Caroline McKinnon has been a teacher and teacher training for over 20 years. She has worked in over 15 countries with communities of refugees, Immigrants, and private language students. As a writer and a teacher, Caroline loves to incorporate experiential learning into her lessons, no matter where they are delivered. Caroline is a great believer in accessible education and believes that whether a class is delivered online or in person, it is the quality of materials and approach that make the student experience the best. Caroline is the Director of Courses for Rennert TESOL in NYC, and founder of FeLT NYC, a non-profit offering education to immigrant and refugee women.
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This webinar is for instructors who are looking for ways to keep their courses on track while teaching online. We will take a look at several resources that you already have access to while using National Geographic Learning materials. We will review classroom presentation tools (CPTs), online audio, online video, Canvas (for Pathways), and myELT for online learning.
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Andrew O'Shea has been involved with English Language Teaching (ELT) as a teacher, administrator and publisher for over 20 years. After receiving an MA/TESOL at San Francisco State University, Andrew lived and worked in Istanbul where he taught intensive English to university students and oversaw the assessment program, fostering an interest in test design and construction. Since 2004, he has worked in ELT publishing and is currently the regional sales manager for National Geographic Learning.
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This webinar is for instructors who use or are interested in using National Geographic Learning’s Pathways Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking Series. The webinar focuses on supplementing the Pathways series with a fully built course shell in Canvas, an online learning management system that is common among colleges and universities. Participants do not need any experience using Canvas to join the webinar; in fact, the less experience, the better! The webinar explains how to upload this predesigned course shell, which comes complete with additional reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities that build on the books’ topics and content. Pathways on Canvas is a great way to supplement the Pathways series with engaging online activities for students to enjoy, and the pre-made course shell makes it easy for any instructor to plug in and use.
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L. Jacob Skelton is an Assistant Professor of English as a Second Language at Los Angeles Mission College in California. Jacob holds an MA in linguistics, has over 15 years of experience in the field of TESOL, and has taught at the community college level for more than ten years. In addition to teaching, Jacob specializes in educational technology, and he has given numerous presentations on how to incorporate learning management systems such as Canvas, Blackboard, or Desire2Learn into ESL courses at conferences like TESOL all over the United States.
About this Webinar:
This webinar is for instructors who use or are interested in using National Geographic Learning’s Pathways Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking Series. The webinar focuses on supplementing the Pathways series with a fully built course shell in Canvas, an online learning management system that is common among colleges and universities. Participants do not need any experience using Canvas to join the webinar; in fact, the less experience, the better! The webinar explains how to upload this predesigned course shell, which comes complete with additional reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities that build on the books’ topics and content. Pathways on Canvas is a great way to supplement the Pathways series with engaging online activities for students to enjoy, and the pre-made course shell makes it easy for any instructor to plug in and use.
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About the Speaker:
L. Jacob Skelton is an Assistant Professor of English as a Second Language at Los Angeles Mission College in California. Jacob holds an MA in linguistics, has over 15 years of experience in the field of TESOL, and has taught at the community college level for more than ten years. In addition to teaching, Jacob specializes in educational technology, and he has given numerous presentations on how to incorporate learning management systems such as Canvas, Blackboard, or Desire2Learn into ESL courses at conferences like TESOL all over the United States.
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Years ago it was the Secretaries Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), then Equipped for the Future (EFF), followed by individual state ESL Standards and 21st Century Skills, and now College and Career Readiness Standards and English Language Proficiency Standards! How do teachers in the classroom make sense of all of these, how do they know what to emphasize and how does it all fit into the curriculum they are required to deliver to their students? Can the ideas in the various standards and initiatives be distilled into an approach that isn’t convoluted and overwhelming? The answer is “Yes, absolutely”! Good teaching is good teaching and now evidence-based strategies help us zero in on what is most important in the classroom. Learn in this webinar what is common in all these standards. Leave feeling optimistic and confident that you can meet the standards!
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Rob Jenkins is a professor of ESL for Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education in California. He is a recipient of the Santa Ana College Distinguished Faculty Award. Rob is also a textbook author and consultant for National Geographic Learning. He is the author of Stand Out and series editor for World English, and Grammar Explorer. Rob and Staci Johnson, his co-author, were awarded the Heinle Outstanding Achievement Award for their contribution to publishing in 2013.
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Projects Based Learning (PBL) has been at the forefront of English Language Teaching in this new age of student accountability and career preparation. This evidence-based strategy will prepare your Adult learners by working with real-life scenarios they will encounter in the workforce, and in their communities. Learn how a form of PBL called Team Projects first identified by the popular textbook Stand Out can create a collaborative and effective learning environment for all students.
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About the Speaker:
Rob Jenkins is a professor of ESL for Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education in California. He is a recipient of the Santa Ana College Distinguished Faculty Award. Rob is also a textbook author and consultant for National Geographic Learning. He is the author of Stand Out and series editor for World English, and Grammar Explorer. Rob and Staci Johnson, his co-author, were awarded the Heinle Outstanding Achievement Award for their contribution to publishing in 2013.
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Preparing your students to become more employable while meeting new goals like College and Career Readiness can be challenging. Learn how to incorporate meaningful activities in your classroom while empowering your students to learn English, develop key employability skills and prepare for future endeavors. In this webinar, Rob Jenkins, one of the authors of Stand Out, will address how Stand Out exceeds the requirements set by WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), and helps students develop and master the skills employers are looking for in today’s workforce. Communication, Collaboration, Teamwork, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Leadership, and Organization are among the key employability skills that are seamlessly woven into the series in a variety of engaging activities with real world applications. Rob will demonstrate how Stand Out uses Critical Thinking Activities, Problem Based Activities, and Team Projects to successfully prepare your students for future success in the workplace and beyond.
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About the Speaker:
Rob Jenkins is a professor of ESL for Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education in California. He is a recipient of the Santa Ana College Distinguished Faculty Award. Rob is also a textbook author and consultant for National Geographic Learning. He is the author of Stand Out and series editor for World English, and Grammar Explorer. Rob and Staci Johnson, his co-author, were awarded the Heinle Outstanding Achievement Award for their contribution to publishing in 2013.
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This webinar will provide participants with student-centered activities from the new edition of Stand Out. Rob Jenkins will demonstrate how these activities promote College and Career Readiness, El Civics, and critical thinking through National Geographic content. Come prepared to practice and learn how to teach with Stand Out’s new edition.
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About the Speaker:
Rob Jenkins is a professor of ESL for Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education in California. He is a recipient of the Santa Ana College Distinguished Faculty Award. Rob is also a textbook author and consultant for National Geographic Learning. He is the author of Stand Out and series editor for World English, and Grammar Explorer. Rob and Staci Johnson, his co-author, were awarded the Heinle Outstanding Achievement Award for their contribution to publishing in 2013.
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Students learning to learn, working through problems, and addressing new ideas is at the forefront of College and Career Readiness standards. Students at all levels can engage in critical thinking activities in the classroom. Learn how to help students learn to learn in this webinar!
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About the Speaker:
Rob Jenkins is a professor of ESL for Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education in California. He is a recipient of the Santa Ana College Distinguished Faculty Award. Rob is also a textbook author and consultant for National Geographic Learning. He is the author of Stand Out and series editor for World English, and Grammar Explorer. Rob and Staci Johnson, his co-author, were awarded the Heinle Outstanding Achievement Award for their contribution to publishing in 2013.