| Happy International Youth Day, which is celebrated across the globe on 12 August! In this edition focusing on Assessing learning, register for the South Asia TeachingEnglish webinar, global webinar, and online course. Explore the Professional development pathways and find out more about the word of the month. | | | | | Local learning, global impact: South Asia: Making primary assessment work | Join us on 22 August for a practical webinar focusing on how age-appropriate and targeted assessments can drive learning for 5-7-year-olds. Join our two educators from Sri Lanka as they share lessons from a new assessment programme designed for primary students. The project was created to explore how assessments can boost learning - not just measure it; and offers powerful insights for educators everywhere. Discover the challenges and successes they faced and practical strategies for making assessment more meaningful. | | | | | Webinar: Preparing new teachers for real classrooms: Challenges and solutions | Join us on 12 August for a webinar led by Dr Lorena Gadella Kamstra, exploring how teacher training courses can effectively bridge the gap between theory and practice in teacher education. Based on the qualitative research funded by the British Council, the webinar will explore how teacher education can better reflect the complex realities of today's classroom practice. Examine the various kinds of support, preparedness, practical experiences, and reflective spaces needed to help new teachers succeed in the profession. | | | | | | MOOC: Teaching English in primary | This free, three-module, self-access online course focuses on how primary children learn and helps you apply this understanding to your classroom practice. Explore the role of assessment in the primary classroom and learn engaging, age-appropriate strategies for student evaluation. Discover ways to support primary students in their cognitive development and effective learning. Additionally, understand assessment for learning (AfL) strategies for your primary students. Enrol before 23 September. | | | | | Pathways: Assessing learning | Are you looking for ways to boost your skills in assessing learning? Then, this is for you. Explore this ready-made pathway of free tools and resources to help you understand and apply the principles and practices of assessment when designing tasks, questions, planning courses or making curriculum choices. The resources have been curated to develop your awareness of the diverse types of assessment (formative, summative, self-assessment, peer assessment) at different stages of the learning process. | | | | | | Boost your teaching career with British Council's CELTA course! | Whether you are embarking on a teaching career or formalising your existing expertise, the CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) offered by the British Council presents an excellent opportunity. This globally recognised qualification, accredited by Cambridge Assessment English is available as a part-time online programme or a full-time in-person course at various locations across India.
Applications are now open—take the next step in your professional journey. | | | | | Word of the month: Voice assistant | A Voice assistant is an AI tool that helps users perform tasks through voice interaction and commands, such as setting alarms and answering questions. Can voice interaction with AI encourage students' speaking skills and critical thinking for the future? Watch this webinar recording, where EdTech expert Joshua Underwood discusses and demonstrates various opportunities and challenges related to using voice recognition and Artificial Intelligence (AI), including voice search tools like Siri, Gemini, and Amazon's Alexa, to support English language learning and teaching. | | | | A Teach English in India newsletter | | | © British Council
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