Many teachers around the world are finding themselves having to teach completely online, and this shift can be jarring and challenging. Here are three tips, from a teacher who has gone through the transition, to help you leverage your foundational classroom skills to maximize engagement and student learning. 

These activities from the second edition of the best-selling book, New Ways in Teaching Speaking, utilize technology. One activity, for intermediate to advanced speakers, uses TED Talks to improve oral summarizing skills, practice fluency, and learn new vocabulary. The other activity, for all levels, uses Google Earth to help students practice adjectives and comparatives. Try these activities in your classroom or when teaching online.