🌿 Digital Detox 🌿

As we head into the weekend, it's a great time to consider a digital detox. Here are a few benefits of taking a break from screens:
Mental Well-being: Reducing screen time can help decrease stress and improve mental health.

Better Sleep: Disconnecting from devices before bed can lead to better sleep quality.
Increased Productivity: Taking a break from digital distractions can boost focus and productivity.
Enhanced Relationships: Spend quality time with family and friends without the interruption of screens.

Take some time this weekend to unplug and recharge. Your mind and body will thank you!

#RELORussia #DigitalDetox #MentalHealth

📢 Calling all educators! Check out our FREE MOOC on Fostering Student Motivation and Engagement.

🤩 Enroll today to learn key concepts to build classroom community and enhance student engagement.

👉Visit the OPEN website to learn more and register: https://www.openenglishprograms.org/MOOC

Enrollment Open: March 24, 2025 - May 26, 2025.
Course Dates: April 28, 2025 - June 2, 2025.

#RELORusia #StudentEngagement #AmericanEnglish #MOOC

🌟 Attention English Teachers! 🌟

Looking for a creative way to teach writing? 🎨🖋️
Try using landscape paintings to inspire your students! Teacher Lori Brenneise turns essay writing into a fun activity. 🌄✨
Check out this insightful video that demonstrates how to use beautiful landscape art to spark imagination and enhance writing skills. 📹👇
When students focus on what they can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell in a work of art, their imaginations—and their essay-writing skills—take flight.

🔗 https://youtu.be/J6sUsA6EPBc

#RELORussia #TeachingWriting #creativeteaching

📚✨ Vocabulary Wednesday! ✨📚

Today, let's focus on some phrases to elevate essays! 📝💡

Encourage your students to incorporate these phrases to make their writing more cohesive and impactful. Let's make their essays stand out! 🌟✍️

#RELORussia #VocabularyWednesday #essaytip

📢 Attention Educators! 📢

🌟 Join us for the AE Live Teacher Professional Development Series starting on April 9! 🌟
Series 22 events take place every other Wednesday from April 9th to June 18th at 8 am and 1 pm Eastern Time/Washington, DC. 
Confirm your local broadcast times at bit.ly/ChecktheTime
Registered participants can complete a short quiz in Canvas at the end of each webinar to earn a digital badge! Registration is required to complete attendance quizzes and earn digital badges. If you haven’t already, register for the series one time using this link: https://bit.ly/4igR3hS 
Registered participants who earn digital badges for 4 out of 6 sessions will also receive a series-level digital badge in Canvas to recognize their involvement and learning throughout AE Live Series 22.
Register now and be part of this exciting journey! 

🔗 Follow the link to get more information: https://bit.ly/3QRTXNX 

🎧👀 Stay tuned for an announcement for AMC/RELO facilitated AE Viewing Sessions!

#RELORussia #AELive

✨ Teaching Tip Thursday! ✨

📋 Using a Proofreading Checklist

Today we share a simple activity that students lead and conduct before submitting an essay.

This activity not only helps students catch errors but also teaches them to be more mindful of their writing. Let’s make proofreading a breeze! 🌟✍️

🔗 Check out a proofreading checklist here: https://bit.ly/4iSjhPZ

#RELORussia #AmericanEnglish #proofreading #writingskills #languageteaching

🥳 Happy Forum Friday! 🥳

Krishna Prasad Parajuli describes a step-by-step activity in which students work in groups to begin, develop, and share stories they create in an English Teaching Forum article on collaborative scaffolding and teaching speaking. You can use this practical approach with debates, speeches, interviews, and other speaking genres as students enhance their speaking, listening, and collaborating skills.

🔗 Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4hUQcCB

👀 See the entire digital issue of English Teaching Forum 62.4 here: bit.ly/ETForum-62-4

#RELORussia #AmericanEnglish #ForumFriday

🎉 Friday Fun 🎉

Hey English Teachers! Let’s bring some fun and positivity into the classroom with the theme "Be Like a Pineapple"! 🌟

⭐️ Stand Tall: Encourage your students to be confident in their abilities.
⭐️ Wear a Crown: Remind them to take pride in their achievements.
⭐️ Stay Sweet on the Inside: Promote kindness and empathy in the classroom.

Incorporate this theme into your lessons and activities to inspire and motivate your students. Let’s end the week on a high note! 🌞✨

#RELORussia #FridayFun #inspiration #positivevibes

✨ Meet AE Live Webinar presenter ✨

Meet Melanie González, whose webinar "Boosting Student Motivation through Multiple Means of Expression in Universal Design for Learning" will take place on April 9 at 8 AM and 1 PM ET!

🎧👀 Stay tuned for an AE Live Webinar Viewing Session announcement in cooperation with American Center Moscow!

#RELORussia #AELive #AmericanEnglish 

📚✨ Weekly Focus: Poetry in English Lessons! ✨📚

This week, let's dive into the world of poetry with our students. 
🌟 Poetry is a powerful tool to enhance language skills, creativity, and emotional expression.

Have you tried creating Senses Poems or Simile Poems in your English lessons?

👉 Here you can download sample lesson plans and materials on writing short poems: https://bit.ly/3QSjS8i 

#RELORussia #AmericanEnglish #poetry

🌟 Today 🌟

Join American Center Moscow at 20.00 MSK for a restream of a presentation on English teaching practices with English Language Specialist Dr. Rachel Toncelli (Northeastern University). 

As one of the most attended workshops during International Education Week, this workshop explores strategies for using translanguaging and World English for global communication. 

👉 Follow the link for more information and registration: https://bit.ly/4ccUWC9 

📢 Opportunity to excel as professional 📢

Your opinion matters! Share your expertise, provide valuable input on future initiatives, and apply for the RELO advisory board by filling in our survey. 

RELO Russia advisors will: 

• Connect with Regional English Language Officer Jennifer Uhler. 
• Be able to submit a priority proposal for an American Educator
• Receive Certificate of Appreciation 
• Make a lasting impact!

👉 Follow the link to fill in the survey: https://forms.gle/iN3Beo4XeMbnLKZ27 

Your feedback is crucial in helping us improve and tailor our programs to better meet the needs of educators and students. 

Take the survey by April 15 and make a difference!

#RELORussia #survey #RELOadviser

🌟 AE Live viewing session 🌟

👉 Don’t miss the opportunity to join our viewing session with English Language Specialist Tamrika Khvtisiashvili! 

RELO Russia in cooperation with The American Center in Moscow invites pre-service and in-service English language teachers to join a series of six free online viewing sessions of the “American English Live: Teacher Development Series 22” webcasts every other Thursday from April 10, 2025, through June 19, 2025 at 16:00 MSK.  These sessions will focus on the theme of "Fostering Student Motivation and Engagement" and will be hosted by English Language Specialist Tamrika Khvtisiashvili.

Learn together and earn a certificate if you attend 4/6 sessions!

Use this opportunity to explore strategies to develop academic skills for success in the EFL classroom! 

🔗 Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4ck92Sg

🎉 Friday Fun with RELO! 🎉

Let's end the week with a bit of linguistic humor! 🤓✨

"The adjective for metal is metallic, but not so for iron, which is ironic."

Isn't language fascinating? Let's celebrate the beauty and complexity of English together. 🌟

#FridayFun #RELORussia #LanguageLovers #EnglishHumor #LinguisticQuirks

🎉 Meet Tamrika Khvtisiashvili! 🎉

🌟 Our host for AE Live Teacher Professional Development Series 22 Viewing Session 🌟
Tamrika Khvtisiashvili is an accomplished English Language Specialist with extensive experience teaching, conducting workshops, and facilitating professional development for educators worldwide. As a facilitator and instructor, she is passionate about mentorship practices, scaffolding techniques, and fostering reflective practices to enhance engagement and creativity in learning. Tamrika advocates for the co-construction of knowledge, integrating playfulness and enjoyment into the learning process, and challenging the notion that rigor and joy are mutually exclusive. Her research interests include language teacher education, linguistics, anthropology, and intercultural communication, reflecting her commitment to a holistic and inclusive approach to education.

👉 Learn more and join here: https://bit.ly/4ck92Sg

🤓 Multiple Means of Expression

Students may prefer to express their learning in different ways. What ways do students express their learning in your classes?
Multiple Means of Expression is an approach that allows students to show their learning in various ways. By offering choices in how students communicate what they know and the format for their work, teachers help all learners express their understanding in a way that works best for them.

To learn more about Multiple Means of Expression, join American English for the first session in AE Live Series 22 on April 9th or join RELO Russia AE Live Series 22 Viewing Session on April 10 16.00 MSK!

🔗 Live session, April 9: https://zoom.us/j/96503218412 

🔗 RELO Viewing Session, April 10: https://bit.ly/4ck92Sg

Your voice matters! 🗣️

Help us tailor our programs by filling out the RELO Survey and applying to become a RELO advisor TODAY. It only takes a few minutes, but your feedback makes a BIG impact! 💡📚

📆 Deadline: April 21
🔗 Survey Link: https://forms.gle/veUwof6qicHJXj8j7 

Thank you for your time and dedication to education! 🙌✨

🚀 Boost Your Teaching Skills This April – for FREE! 🚀

Looking for an amazing professional development opportunity? 🌍✨

Join one of OPEN MOOCs starting this April! 📆🎓

Don’t miss out—enroll today! ⏳

🔗 Discover more and sign up here: https://openenglishprograms.org/MOOC

📢 Today 📢

Join Us for an AE Live Series 22 Viewing Session! 🎥✨

These sessions will focus on the theme of "Fostering Student Motivation and Engagement"—helping you create dynamic, engaging learning experiences for your students!

🌍📚 Engage with fellow educators, gain valuable insights, and enhance your teaching skills.

⏰ Time: 16.00 MSK
🔗 Learn more and register:  https://bit.ly/4ck92Sg

🔹✨ Teaching Tip Thursday  ✨🔹
📚💡 Think about a worksheet you’ve planned for an upcoming lesson.
Now, consider this: What other options could you offer students to meet the same learning objectives? 🤔🎭💻
Could it be a group activity, a digital tool, a game, or a creative project? 📝➡️🎨🎲
Let’s get creative and make learning more engaging! 🚀

🐻 Friday Fun with RELO 🐻

I love the phrase “bear with me” because it either means “be patient” or “the zoo heist was a success.” 🤣
Ah, the beauty of the English language—where context is the only thing keeping us from total chaos!
Either way, it’s Friday, so bear with me until the weekend officially begins! 🏆☕