📸 We’re thrilled to welcome AE Live Webinar presenters! 😊
Join Conan Kmiecik and David John Bartsch for their upcoming webinar on February 18 at 16:00 and 21:00 MSK.
Discover how photography can open powerful windows into language, culture, and media — and spark meaningful classroom conversations along the way.
Register and learn more here: https://bit.ly/4r1Je3F
Join via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96503218412
Join Conan Kmiecik and David John Bartsch for their upcoming webinar on February 18 at 16:00 and 21:00 MSK.
Discover how photography can open powerful windows into language, culture, and media — and spark meaningful classroom conversations along the way.
Register and learn more here: https://bit.ly/4r1Je3F
Join via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96503218412
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🌟 Keep your English growing — just like your teaching. 🌟
The Advanced English for English Teachers course is designed for educators who want to maintain, strengthen, and expand their English through meaningful, practical practice. Build confidence using English in the classroom, refine your professional language, and connect with a community of teachers who care about growth as much as you do.
A supportive space to learn, share, and keep moving forward — together. 🤝📚
📅 Biweekly Thursdays, starting February 12 🕐 13:00 MSK | Online via Zoom
👉 Full schedule and registration details: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3791619/
The Advanced English for English Teachers course is designed for educators who want to maintain, strengthen, and expand their English through meaningful, practical practice. Build confidence using English in the classroom, refine your professional language, and connect with a community of teachers who care about growth as much as you do.
A supportive space to learn, share, and keep moving forward — together. 🤝📚
📅 Biweekly Thursdays, starting February 12 🕐 13:00 MSK | Online via Zoom
👉 Full schedule and registration details: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3791619/
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🎬 Struggling with fast speech in English? Your students don’t have to.
Help learners build real listening confidence with interactive videos and quizzes designed to break down fast, natural speech and boost comprehension. Practical, engaging, and classroom-ready — this resource turns listening practice into something students actually enjoy.
👉 Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/UnderstandingFastSpeech
Help learners build real listening confidence with interactive videos and quizzes designed to break down fast, natural speech and boost comprehension. Practical, engaging, and classroom-ready — this resource turns listening practice into something students actually enjoy.
👉 Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/UnderstandingFastSpeech
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📍🦡🧀 Culture Share Saturday: Wisconsin
Why is Wisconsin called the Badger State?
In the 1800s, lead miners lived underground like badgers to survive harsh winters!
Wisconsin is in the Midwest,
near the Great Lakes, and is famous for dairy products like milk and cheese.
📚 Fun Fact: Wisconsin was home to the first U.S. kindergarten in 1856. From humble beginnings, it became a nationwide tradition!
Classroom Discussion:
• Does your region in Russia have a fun or interesting nickname?
• What “firsts” can your region claim?
• What are your favorite American foods with dairy? What dairy products do you eat or drink in Russia?
Why is Wisconsin called the Badger State?
In the 1800s, lead miners lived underground like badgers to survive harsh winters!
Wisconsin is in the Midwest,
near the Great Lakes, and is famous for dairy products like milk and cheese.
📚 Fun Fact: Wisconsin was home to the first U.S. kindergarten in 1856. From humble beginnings, it became a nationwide tradition!
Classroom Discussion:
• Does your region in Russia have a fun or interesting nickname?
• What “firsts” can your region claim?
• What are your favorite American foods with dairy? What dairy products do you eat or drink in Russia?
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✨ Today we celebrate Presidents’ Day in the United States ✨
Presidents’ Day is a U.S. holiday that honors American presidents — past and present — and invites reflection on leadership, history, and civic values.
In English classrooms, it’s a great opportunity to explore:
famous U.S. presidents and their impact
leadership qualities and decision-making
how national holidays reflect a country’s values
🧑🏫 Classroom idea: Ask students to choose a historical or modern leader (from any country) and describe: 1️⃣ one challenge they faced 2️⃣ one quality that made them effective
Presidents’ Day is a U.S. holiday that honors American presidents — past and present — and invites reflection on leadership, history, and civic values.
In English classrooms, it’s a great opportunity to explore:
famous U.S. presidents and their impact
leadership qualities and decision-making
how national holidays reflect a country’s values
🧑🏫 Classroom idea: Ask students to choose a historical or modern leader (from any country) and describe: 1️⃣ one challenge they faced 2️⃣ one quality that made them effective
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📚 Teaching Tip Tuesday: Build Speaking Confidence with Routines! 🎙️
Want to help students become more confident speakers? Try using weekly and daily routines!
Start with short, low-pressure activities like:
• Daily question of the day
• Quick partner talks
• Small group discussions
When students practice speaking a little every day, they become more comfortable sharing ideas. Over time, their confidence grows — and so do their communication skills.💬✨
🔗 Read more here: https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-students-speaking-skills-weekly-routines
Want to help students become more confident speakers? Try using weekly and daily routines!
Start with short, low-pressure activities like:
• Daily question of the day
• Quick partner talks
• Small group discussions
When students practice speaking a little every day, they become more comfortable sharing ideas. Over time, their confidence grows — and so do their communication skills.💬✨
🔗 Read more here: https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-students-speaking-skills-weekly-routines
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🎶 TODAY: Join AE Live! 🎤
Don’t miss the second session of AE Live Series 24 at 16:00 and 21:00 MSK Time! In “Photography as Art and Media: Lenses into American Language and Culture,” Conan Kmiecik and David John Bartsch will explore adaptable photo-based activities that bring language to life through visual storytelling.
Register and learn more here: https://bit.ly/4r1Je3F
Join via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96503218412
Don’t miss the second session of AE Live Series 24 at 16:00 and 21:00 MSK Time! In “Photography as Art and Media: Lenses into American Language and Culture,” Conan Kmiecik and David John Bartsch will explore adaptable photo-based activities that bring language to life through visual storytelling.
Register and learn more here: https://bit.ly/4r1Je3F
Join via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96503218412
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Forwarded from American Center in Moscow
Американский Центр в Москве рад сообщить, что мы перенесли нашу электронную библиотеку на платформу eLibraryUSA — цифровую библиотеку, предоставляемую Посольством США в Москве.
eLibraryUSA открывает доступ к тысячам газет, журналов, научных изданий, электронных и аудиокниг, диссертаций, а также отмеченным наградами фильмам и видеоматериалам на ведущих платформах, включая OverDrive, JSTOR, ProQuest, PressReader и Kanopy.
Пользователям доступны почти 10 000 электронных и аудиокниг и более 5 000 журналов.
Приглашаем всех наших пользователей электронной библиотеки создать индивидуальную учетную запись eLibraryUSA. После регистрации вы сможете пользоваться материалами через приложение OverDrive Libby, а также на компьютере или электронной книге, что позволяет читать и учиться, где бы вы ни были.
Подробнее — на сайте elibraryUSA.com.
eLibraryUSA открывает доступ к тысячам газет, журналов, научных изданий, электронных и аудиокниг, диссертаций, а также отмеченным наградами фильмам и видеоматериалам на ведущих платформах, включая OverDrive, JSTOR, ProQuest, PressReader и Kanopy.
Пользователям доступны почти 10 000 электронных и аудиокниг и более 5 000 журналов.
Приглашаем всех наших пользователей электронной библиотеки создать индивидуальную учетную запись eLibraryUSA. После регистрации вы сможете пользоваться материалами через приложение OverDrive Libby, а также на компьютере или электронной книге, что позволяет читать и учиться, где бы вы ни были.
Подробнее — на сайте elibraryUSA.com.
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🎓 Webinar: Connecting Students and Classrooms Globally — Organizing and Running Virtual Global Exchanges
🗓 Feb 24 (Tue) | 17:00 (CET) / 19:00 MSK
How can schools create meaningful cross-cultural collaboration online — beyond “one-off calls”?
This session is a practical deep dive into designing and running virtual global exchanges: structured online learning experiences where students work with peers in other countries. We’ll focus on the organizer’s toolkit — formats that drive real engagement, routines that keep collaboration productive across time zones, and steps that help make exchanges safe and manageable in real classroom conditions.
During the webinar, we’ll also invite you to the Pro2Pro learning platform for continued peer learning, experience exchange, and networking.
🎤 Speaker: Dr. Judithanne McLauchlan, Associate Professor of Political Science and Founding Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
👉 Register: https://luma.com/h3mcpk5t
🗓 Feb 24 (Tue) | 17:00 (CET) / 19:00 MSK
How can schools create meaningful cross-cultural collaboration online — beyond “one-off calls”?
This session is a practical deep dive into designing and running virtual global exchanges: structured online learning experiences where students work with peers in other countries. We’ll focus on the organizer’s toolkit — formats that drive real engagement, routines that keep collaboration productive across time zones, and steps that help make exchanges safe and manageable in real classroom conditions.
During the webinar, we’ll also invite you to the Pro2Pro learning platform for continued peer learning, experience exchange, and networking.
🎤 Speaker: Dr. Judithanne McLauchlan, Associate Professor of Political Science and Founding Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
👉 Register: https://luma.com/h3mcpk5t
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🎉 Friday Fun: Idiom Spotlight — “Break the Ice” 🧊
Sometimes it can be hard to get a conversation started — in class, at a meeting, or before giving a speech. That’s when we break the ice!
👉 To break the ice means to say or do something that helps people relax and start interacting.
🎤 Speaking tip: When giving a speech, try breaking the ice by asking the audience a quick show-of-hands question or sharing a short, relatable moment. It helps create a connection right away.
Sometimes it can be hard to get a conversation started — in class, at a meeting, or before giving a speech. That’s when we break the ice!
👉 To break the ice means to say or do something that helps people relax and start interacting.
🎤 Speaking tip: When giving a speech, try breaking the ice by asking the audience a quick show-of-hands question or sharing a short, relatable moment. It helps create a connection right away.
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🇺🇸✨ Culture Share Saturday: Discover Michigan! ✨🇺🇸
📅 Did you know? Michigan became the 26th state in the United States on January 26, 1837. Its nickname is “The Wolverine State” 🐾 — even though wolverines are rarely found there today!
🌊 Geography fun fact: A peninsula is land almost surrounded by water but connected to the mainland. Thanks to the Great Lakes, Michigan has two peninsulas! The Lower Peninsula is famously shaped like a left mitten 🧤.
📬 One of a kind: Michigan is home to the only floating post office in the world 🚤📦. Mail is delivered by boat across the Great Lakes to island communities.
🚗 Motor City: Detroit earned the nickname “Motor City” because it became the center of the U.S. automobile industry, home to companies like Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler.
🤔 Classroom Discussion
• Does your region have a fun or interesting nickname?
• What’s a famous industry or product from your hometown or country?
• Do you know of any other geographical features that are shaped like another object?
📅 Did you know? Michigan became the 26th state in the United States on January 26, 1837. Its nickname is “The Wolverine State” 🐾 — even though wolverines are rarely found there today!
🌊 Geography fun fact: A peninsula is land almost surrounded by water but connected to the mainland. Thanks to the Great Lakes, Michigan has two peninsulas! The Lower Peninsula is famously shaped like a left mitten 🧤.
📬 One of a kind: Michigan is home to the only floating post office in the world 🚤📦. Mail is delivered by boat across the Great Lakes to island communities.
🚗 Motor City: Detroit earned the nickname “Motor City” because it became the center of the U.S. automobile industry, home to companies like Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler.
🤔 Classroom Discussion
• Does your region have a fun or interesting nickname?
• What’s a famous industry or product from your hometown or country?
• Do you know of any other geographical features that are shaped like another object?
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Calling English Teachers in Russia!
This is your opportunity to join a fully funded U.S. exchange program designed to expand your professional impact and global network!
🔗 www.elexprogram.org
Join the U.S.–Russia English Language Exchange (ELEX) Program 2026 and:
🔥 Attend ISTELive 2026 in Orlando (June 28–July 1)
🤝 Connect with American educators
🏫 Visit leading U.S. universities
🇺🇸 Explore Washington, D.C. during the U.S. 250th Anniversary celebrations
📌 For English teachers in Russia with leadership experience
⏳ Apply by March 22, 23:59 (Moscow Time)
🔗 Apply now: https://webportalapp.com/sp/login/elex2026
Lead. Connect. Inspire. 🌎
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📚FREE Resources for English Teachers
Looking for fresh classroom ideas? Explore Libby App and dive into thousands of eBooks and audiobooks from the American Spaces Library collection!
From engaging short stories to lesson-ready nonfiction, these materials can spark creativity and help your students enjoy English in new ways.
👉 Visit: https://libbyapp.com/library/amspaces
Looking for fresh classroom ideas? Explore Libby App and dive into thousands of eBooks and audiobooks from the American Spaces Library collection!
From engaging short stories to lesson-ready nonfiction, these materials can spark creativity and help your students enjoy English in new ways.
👉 Visit: https://libbyapp.com/library/amspaces
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🗣️ Teaching Tip Tuesday: The English Stress System
Feeling stressed about teaching stress? Don’t worry — this is the good kind of stress. 😄
Here’s a quick refresher for the classroom:
🔹 Word Stress – One syllable takes prominence: REcord vs. reCORD.
🔹 Sentence Stress – Content words carry meaning: “I NEED to CALL my FRIEND.”
🔹 Contrastive Stress – Shifting stress changes focus: “I said HE stole the money.”
🔹 Rhythm & Timing – English is stress-timed: “I WANT to GO to the STORE.” (regular beats on stressed syllables)
👏 Try marking stress in dialogues or having students tap the rhythm to build awareness.
Feeling stressed about teaching stress? Don’t worry — this is the good kind of stress. 😄
Here’s a quick refresher for the classroom:
🔹 Word Stress – One syllable takes prominence: REcord vs. reCORD.
🔹 Sentence Stress – Content words carry meaning: “I NEED to CALL my FRIEND.”
🔹 Contrastive Stress – Shifting stress changes focus: “I said HE stole the money.”
🔹 Rhythm & Timing – English is stress-timed: “I WANT to GO to the STORE.” (regular beats on stressed syllables)
👏 Try marking stress in dialogues or having students tap the rhythm to build awareness.
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✨ Save the date and join Donita on March 9! ✨
Join English Language Specialist Donita Grissom for our next session in this dynamic series designed to help you energize your classroom and strengthen student engagement. Discover practical, research-based strategies to create safe, motivating, and supportive learning environments!
🗓 March 9 🕛 12:00 or 18:00 MSK 📍 Online (Zoom) 👥 For K–12 & university English teachers (ESP/EAP welcome)
✨ Because motivated students create powerful learning—and empowered teachers make it happen.
Join English Language Specialist Donita Grissom for our next session in this dynamic series designed to help you energize your classroom and strengthen student engagement. Discover practical, research-based strategies to create safe, motivating, and supportive learning environments!
🗓 March 9 🕛 12:00 or 18:00 MSK 📍 Online (Zoom) 👥 For K–12 & university English teachers (ESP/EAP welcome)
✨ Because motivated students create powerful learning—and empowered teachers make it happen.
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🌟 Last call! Course for English Language Learners with AMC🌟
Join an English course made for elementary level adult learners (level A2/B1). Share this announcement with your community!
🗣 Practice speaking English 📘 Learn useful everyday words 💬 Feel more confident using English in daily life. Learn with teachers from the United States.
🕒 Class schedule (MSK):
• Group 1: Mon & Wed, 10:30–12:00
• Group 2: Mon & Wed, 12:15–13:45
• Group 3: Mon & Wed, 17:00–18:30
• Group 4: Mon & Wed, 18:30–20:00
👉 View the full schedule & register here: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3809672/
Join an English course made for elementary level adult learners (level A2/B1). Share this announcement with your community!
🗣 Practice speaking English 📘 Learn useful everyday words 💬 Feel more confident using English in daily life. Learn with teachers from the United States.
🕒 Class schedule (MSK):
• Group 1: Mon & Wed, 10:30–12:00
• Group 2: Mon & Wed, 12:15–13:45
• Group 3: Mon & Wed, 17:00–18:30
• Group 4: Mon & Wed, 18:30–20:00
👉 View the full schedule & register here: https://amc.timepad.ru/event/3809672/
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🎉 Forum Friday!
Have you checked out the latest issue of the English Teaching Forum (Vol. 63, No. 3)?
This issue is packed with fresh ideas, adaptable strategies, and insights to support both you and your learners.
Whether you teach K–12, university, ESP, or EAP, you’ll find ready-to-use techniques and inspiration.
🔗 Explore the journal here: https://bit.ly/ETForum-63-3
Have you checked out the latest issue of the English Teaching Forum (Vol. 63, No. 3)?
This issue is packed with fresh ideas, adaptable strategies, and insights to support both you and your learners.
Whether you teach K–12, university, ESP, or EAP, you’ll find ready-to-use techniques and inspiration.
🔗 Explore the journal here: https://bit.ly/ETForum-63-3
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