Explore Our World, American English: Professional Development

Dr. Joan Kang Shin, a respected trainer of young learner teachers in over a hundred countries and a series editor for Explore Our World, has designed a professional development program that helps teachers improve their classroom practice and get the most out of Explore Our World. The Explore Our World professional development program includes 14 short videos of real classrooms and interviews with teachers from around the world. Hosted by Dr. Shin, the program covers areas and topics such as using video and technology in the classroom, empowering young learners with real-world content, using songs and chants, ensuring success through assessment, and storytelling. The Explore Our World professional development program is designed to be used in a variety of ways. With the Professional Development Classroom Presentation Tool DVD, the videos can be combined with their support materials for a complete program for teaching English to young learners. Or, teachers can watch the videos on their own on the Professional Development Video Program DVD to develop specific areas of their teaching. Explore Our World's professional development program is an invaluable resource to teachers of young learners and a fantastic tool for using Explore Our World's learning materials to the