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Empowering Multilingual High School Students Through Project-Based Learning

Zeynep Evenson, Gokce Unlu | 15 July 2026

Learn how to use project-based learning as a powerful, student-driven framework for language development. When students research and present a topic that matters to them, you'll spark a genuine sense of belonging.

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20 Years of Advocacy Marking a New Era of Collaboration

Jeff Hutcheson | 15 July 2026

Check out the highlights from the 2026 TESOL–NABE Advocacy Action Days in Washington, DC, USA. Two decades after the first Advocacy Action Days, the message remains clear: When educators bring their expertise and stories to policymakers, they help shape the future.

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Unlocking Complex Content With Sentence Expansion

Jon Hull | 15 July 2026

Discover how to use sentence expansion activities to get your students engaged in collaborative meaning-making. You’ll learn how the Building Thinking Classrooms method can help you transform grammar, vocabulary, and writing practice into shared thinking work.

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Classroom Practice

3 Strategies for Better AI Feedback on Student Writing

Have you experimented with using AI tools to generate feedback on student writing? This article shares practical strategies for training AI to give more reliable feedback, then discusses some ethical considerations to keep in mind.

Qiaochan Zhou

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Online Teaching

From Training to Mentoring: Supporting In-Service Teachers in Technology Integration

The author reflects on why mentoring works better than one-shot workshops to help educators adopt new edtech tools. Plus, find recommended links to online professional learning communities.

Sedat Akayoğlu

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3 Easy Steps to Teaching the Features of Real Spoken English

Nina Weinstein | 16 Feb 2026

Reduced forms, sentence blending, and conversational filler vocabulary are key factors that help learners understand English as it's spoken in real-world interactions. In this article, discover practical classroom advice and materials from an expert author of one of the first ELT textbooks for teaching these skills.

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July 2026 Featured Resource

How to Teach English: Teaching Slang

Format: Video [YouTube]

Want to make your English lessons more engaging? In this video, Diego A. Boada, PhD, shares essential tips on teaching slang to multilingual learners of English, helping students sound more natural and culturally aware in everyday conversations. From using authentic materials like movies and music to teaching context and cultural nuances, Diego explains how to bring slang into the classroom in a meaningful way.

 

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