Teaching English is more than grammar; teaching English means teaching culture as well! Engage your students in cultural activities with ideas for incorporating celebrations in your everyday English classes. Lesson ideas span different curricular areas and depths of questioning, so students of all levels and abilities are included. This webinar for English language teachers was hosted by the Regional English Language Office at the US Embassy in Peru. ► About the speakers: ▪▪ Trent Hagar is the current English Language Fellow in Managua, Nicaragua. He serves as a teacher trainer, faculty advisor, and curriculum and program development specialist in this role. He has taught English to language learners of all ages and levels for the past 16 years in the United States, Japan, China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Nicaragua. Dr. Hagar has an undergraduate degree in Applied Learning & Development, a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics, and a Ph.D. in English. His research interests include global competence, reflective teaching, and cultural linguistics. ▪▪ Kati Casto currently serves as the US Department of State-sponsored English Language Fellow in El Salvador. In this role, Kati trains English teachers through professional development activities, workshops, observation cycles and mentorship. She works to improve curriculum effectiveness and student success with teachers and institutions all over El Salvador. Before moving abroad, Kati taught English to Speakers of Other Languages in Baltimore, Maryland to students of all ages and abilities. She received her Master's degree in Education from Johns Hopkins University in 2013. Her primary interests include global citizenship, creating communities of shared learning, and sociopolitical issues in English teaching. ► Find the webinar here: https://youtu.be/fqHTPwbRtl0 ► 2018 Diversity Calendar: https://goo.gl/hsEFNq ► Blooms Taxonomy for Teachers: https://goo.gl/1BDsJv ► Subscribe here for new RELO webinars: http://eepurl.com/gZS7r ★ Follow us on social media! ★ ▪▪ RELO Andes : FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/reloandes : TWITTER - http://www.twitter.com/reloandes ▪▪ US Embassy in Peru : FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/Peru.usembassy : TWITTER - http://www.twitter.com/usembassyperu : INSTAGRAM - http://www.instagram.com/usembassyperu : YOUTUBE - http://www.youtube.com/user/USEMBASSYPERU