Keith Folse

Three Practical Activities for Writing Better Sentences

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Three Practical Activities for Writing Better Sentences

We know that our students need to be able to write well to be successful in their academic classes. To this end, we spend a lot of time teaching how to write paragraphs and essays. However, if we focus on just paragraphs or essays, we miss the most important component of both: sentences with good structure and good vocabulary.  

Keith Folse

Keith Folse

Professor of TESOL
University of Central Florida

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We know that our students need to be able to write well to be successful in their academic classes. To this end, we spend a lot of time teaching how to write paragraphs and essays. However, if we focus on just paragraphs or essays, we miss the most important component of both: sentences with good structure and good vocabulary.  

In this webinar replay, you will learn:

  • How teachers can help students practice good grammar and good vocabulary in their writing of sentences.
  • How to help students design and structure better sentences, improving the overall quality of their writing.
  • Best practices and three interactive activities proven to help your students succeed in becoming better writers.
Anusha-Shankar

National Geographic Explorers in the Classroom

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National Geographic Explorers in the Classroom

Dr. Shankar is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Arctic Biology in the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is a Featured Explorer in the new reading program Panorama: Reading Through the Lens of Science. She has studied animals around the world in locations such as Arizona and the Ecuadorian Andes. In this webinar replay, you will learn about the lives of Explorers as you join Dr. Shankar in exploring how animals from hummingbirds to arctic ground squirrels manage their energetic needs in some of the planet’s most difficult conditions.  

Anusha-Shankar

Dr. Anusha Shankar

National Geographic Explorer

Dr. Shankar is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Arctic Biology in the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is a Featured Explorer in the new reading program Panorama: Reading Through the Lens of Science. She has studied animals around the world in locations such as Arizona and the Ecuadorian Andes. In this webinar replay, you will learn about the lives of Explorers as you join Dr. Shankar in exploring how animals from hummingbirds to arctic ground squirrels manage their energetic needs in some of the planet’s most difficult conditions.  

In this webinar replay, you will learn:

  • The important work that Explorers like Dr. Shankar do around the world
  • Tips to encourage curiosity in your students
  • How to use compelling science content to teach reading in the classroom
  • How Panorama: Reading Through the Lens of Science can engage students and immerse them in exploration through the lives of National Geographic Explorers
Deborah_Short

Growing Vocabulary to Improve Content-Area Reading and Writing

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Growing Vocabulary to Improve Content-Area Reading and Writing

This webinar explores ways to build students’ vocabulary knowledge so they can improve their reading and writing skills in the content areas. The first part of the talk will target vocabulary development with activities to introduce new words and activities to help students practice these words and make them their own. The second part will focus on vocabulary application with examples of content-area reading and writing tasks that engage students with new words and word-learning strategies.

Deborah Short, Ph.D

Division Director, Center for Applied Linguistics

This webinar explores ways to build students’ vocabulary knowledge so they can improve their reading and writing skills in the content areas. The first part of the talk will target vocabulary development with activities to introduce new words and activities to help students practice these words and make them their own. The second part will focus on vocabulary application with examples of content-area reading and writing tasks that engage students with new words and word-learning strategies.

In this webinar replay, you will learn how to:

  • Improve student vocabulary through reading and writing
  • Help students make vocabulary their own
  • Learn content-area reading and writing activities to increase vocabulary