| In this edition focusing on Assessing learning, register for the South Asia TeachingEnglish Online Conference, global webinar, and online course. Engage in the webinar-event and find out more about the word of the month. | | | | | South Asia TeachingEnglish Online Conference 2025: Supporting teachers' professional development | Join us from 17 to 19 July for a three-day online conference for English teachers and education professionals across South Asia. This free, interactive event is designed for both primary and secondary educators and aims to bring together educators and expert speakers to discuss key themes centered on 'Supporting Teacher Professional Development.' The conference will feature panel discussions and webinar sessions focusing on inclusive education practices, integrating 21st-century skills, and utilising digital technologies to enhance classroom learning. | | | | | Webinar: Human and artificial intelligence – a collaborative partnership | Join us on 8 July for a webinar on how teacher educators can help teachers use AI to find research that informs their practice. Discover the future-focused competencies from Daniel Xerri's paper, Beyond AI Literacy: The Future Skills to Thrive in an AIPowered World. With competencies such as inquisitiveness, analytical, creative, evidence-based thinking in mind, Nik Peachey will apply some AI-driven techniques from his book, The Manual of AI-Mediated Autonomous Teacher Development, to analyse the British Council publication, What's changed in English Language Teaching. The publication authors Gary Motteram and Susan Dawson will discuss Nik's AI findings. | | | | | | MOOC: Assessing learning | This free, three-module, self-access online course focuses on how your students can benefit from and actively engage in assessment within the language classroom. Discover inclusive assessment methods fair to all your students. Understand the difference between assessment of learning and assessment for learning. Explore the application of assessment for learning strategies for your classrooms. Identify different test tasks and adapt these to make test preparation more enjoyable and motivational for your students. Enrolment begins on 1 July and closes on 23 September. | | | | | Webinar event: Assessing learning | Join us on 11 July for two interactive webinars focusing on meaningful assessment and effective feedback in language learning. In the first webinar, two of our TeachingEnglish course tutors provide an overview of different types of assessment, explore practical feedback strategies, and share tasks that you can use to assess your students' levels and progress. Boost your confidence in teaching pronunciation in the second session. Join our expert to explore how, why, and when to give feedback on pronunciation. Certificate of attendance are available. | | | | | | Podcast: How can we assess more fairly and effectively? | In this episode, the podcasters discuss the ideas of validity, reliability, and accessibility in assessment. Next, hear from Professor Barry O'Sullivan, Head of Assessment Research and Development at the British Council, who explores current issues around fair assessment and how it might change in the future. Finally, listen to Massamba Seck, a teacher and trainer from Senegal share practical ways to make assessment fair and how this can help students to succeed. | | | | | Word of the month: Assessment for Learning | The Assessment Reform Group defines Assessment for Learning (AfL) or formative assessment, as the process of collecting and interpreting evidence by teachers and learners to decide where they are in their learning, where they need to go, and how best to get there. AfL allows both teachers and students to identify areas for improvement and target their efforts accordingly. Download this valuable toolkit to enhance your understanding of AfL principles and discover practical strategies for language learning classrooms. | | | | A Teach English in India newsletter | | | © British Council
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