Forum info sessions

Forum info sessions

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  FORUM SCHEDULE ONLINE VERSION HYBRIDVERSION
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  PLENARY SPEECH CAN APICTURE TELL A THOUSAND WORDS? THE DEGREE TO WHICH VISUALS AND VIDEOS CAN GENERATE CLASSROOM DISCUSSION AND INCREASE STUDENT MOTIVATION IS VERY MUCH DOWN TO THE WAY THEY ARE EXPLOITED. IN THIS PROVOCATIVE TALK, I WILL EXPLORE WAYS IN WHICH I HAVE TRIED TO INTEGRATE REAL-WORLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CONTENT AND OTHER VIDEO MATERIAL INTO BOTH MY CLASSES AND THE OUTCOMES SERIES OF COURSEBOOKS I CO-AUTHOR. LIVE ONLINE LESSON - ADVANCED LEVEL - AROUND THE TOPIC OF RELATIONSHIPS.
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  ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION IMPLEMENTINGTHE NEW CURRICULUM IN THE NEW REALITY SPECIAL GUESTS Ioan Gutu Dina Puiu Ana Muntean Lara Aladina
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  ONLINE MEDIA LITERACY– WORKSHOP NADINA CARMEN NICOLICI - LORIN SALAGEAN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, DROBETA TURNU SEVERIN, ROMANIA The aim of this workshop is to connect teachers from various countries to extend their understanding of media literacy and critical thinking with a focus on global skills, and to provide them with practical ideas they can incorporate in their regular English classes. By the end of the session the participants will be able to: - increase their knowledge about media literacy (what it is, how important it is, what the dangers are if we ignore it, what impact it has on our lives); - learn new methods so that they can raise awareness among their students and the communities they live in on this topic; - learn what they can do practically in their classes so that their students can become more active citizens in the global world with a focus on media literacy, critical thinking and global skills; - find ideas and partners to set up collaborative projects with school communities in order to promote global awareness related to one of the threats of the century and the world we live in; - connect and share with other educators; - find out resources they can access and use while setting up activities dealing with media literacy, and global skills.
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  READING PLUS! -MAŁGORZATA MRÓZ, MACMILLAN EDUCATION ONLINE WORKSHOP Nowadays, the challenge that we, teachers of a foreign language, have to face is not only to develop the basic linguistic skills in our students, but also to support their autonomy in acquiring them. Whether we focus or receptive or productive skills, we need to make learners aware of various techniques they can use while reading, learning vocabulary or using the language as a tool for communicating effectively (both face-to-face and online!) and helping them to do it from a very young age is essential in the 21st century. Session Title - Reading Plus! In this session I will focus on receptive skills and discuss a number of reading and listening activities that can be conducted in a way that is fun, engaging and most importantly allow the youngest students to choose their own strategy to understand the text, both written and spoken. The outcome of doing such tasks in both online and classroom context is a confident, creative and autonomous learner that approaches further tasks with confidence and enthusiasm. Throughout the webinar, the participants will have a chance to gain some hands-on experience of doing the tasks in the online environment, with some help of the tools that come with Give Me 5 courses - digital books and Navio software.
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  MAKING SENSE OFHOW WE DEVELOP LIFE COMPETENCIES THROUGH ELT ONLINE WORKSHOP JASMIN SILVER, LANGUAGE RESEARCH MANAGER AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS. UK ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS ARE INCREASINGLY UNDER PRESSURE TO DO MORE THAN JUST TEACH THE LANGUAGE – THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS OF THE FUTURE. EMPLOYERS, MINISTRIES, AND PARENTS WANT THEM TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, COLLABORATION, AND OTHER SO-CALLED 21ST CENTURY SKILLS. HOW CAN TEACHERS UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT EXACTLY IS EXPECTED OF THEM, AND WHAT THEY NEED THEIR STUDENTS TO LEARN? HOW CAN THEY DEVELOP THESE SKILLS DURING ENGLISH LESSONS, WHEN THEY NEED ALL THE TIME THEY HAVE TO TEACH CORE LANGUAGE SKILLS? THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT CAMBRIDGE HAS BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS BY DEVELOPING THE CAMBRIDGE LIFE COMPETENCIES FRAMEWORK, WHICH DEFINES IN MORE DETAIL WHAT EACH OF THESE COMPETENCIES LOOK LIKE IN THE CLASSROOM. WE WILL LOOK AT HOW TEACHERS CAN DEVELOP THOSE COMPETENCIES WITH THEIR STUDENTS WITHOUT TAKING TIME AWAY FROM LANGUAGE LEARNING.
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  TO PLAN ORNOT TO PLAN OR TOWARDS EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANNING ONLINE WORKSHOP GALINA SHARONOVA, TEACHER AND TEACHER, RUSSIA THIS PRACTICAL SESSION FOCUSES ON TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES OF PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE LESSON. WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT TO BEGIN WITH WHEN PLANNING A LESSON, WHAT AN IDEAL LESSON PLAN LOOKS LIKE. WE WILL ALSO DISCOVER LIFEHACKS ON HOW TO MANAGE FLEXIBILITY AND HOW TO ADAPT OR/ AND EXTEND THE MATERIALS YOU HAVE.
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  20-30 MIN TALKS CUSTOMISEDAPPROACH TO TEACHING: FINDING OUT STUDENTS' REAL NEEDS ANNA ZHYLIAKOVA, DNIPRO, UKRAINE THIS PRESENTATION DEALS WITH CUSTOMISED, OR PERSONALISED, APPROACH TO TEACHING ENGLISH AND WAYS OF FINDING OUT STUDENTS’ REAL NEEDS, AS THIS IS OUR STUDENTS’ NEEDS THAT DETERMINE OUR TEACHING STRATEGY AND METHODS. NOWADAYS, WITH A PLETHORA OF TEXTBOOKS AND COURSES, WE SHOULD NOT GET SIDE-TRACKED FROM OUR STUDENTS, AND IT IS THEIR PERSONALITIES AND LEARNING GOALS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN PLANNING CLASSES. FOSTERING LEARNER AUTONOMY ELISABETH JACKSON, MOSCOW, RUSSIA HOW TO GIVE MORE AUTONOMY TO YOUR STUDENTS? HOW TO MODIFY THE EXERCISES FRO THE COURSE BOOKS TO MAKE THE LEARNERS MORE INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE USERS?
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  HOW TO CONDUCTCLASSES WITH A SOCIAL ROBOT? ONLINE OWRKSHOP EDYTA PIKULSKA, POLAND HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF HAVING A REAL ROBOT AT YOUR CLASSES? HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF HAVING A HELP LIKE THAT? THE KIDS LOVE IT, THE TEACHERS LOVE IT, SO LET'S FIND OUT WHAT THE LESSON WOULD BE LIKE WHEN EMYS THE ROBOT HELPS THE TEACHER. DURING THIS SESSION YOU WILL HAVE TO BECOME PRESCHOOLERS AGAIN, HAVE FUN AND LEARN ENGLISH LIKE NEVER BEFORE. FEEL FREE TO JOIN.
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  RETHINKING TEACHING 2020:ENRICHING REMOTE /ONLINE /HYFLEX/BLENDED/IN-PERSON TEACHING USING UDL ONLINE WORKSHOP ANWAR KAWTHARANI, LEBANESE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY PRELIMINARY DATA ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THAT STUDENTS GAIN A NUMBER OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS FROM DESIGN PROJECTS IN ADDITION TO CONTENT KNOWLEDGE. (TRUST & MALOY,2020). AS SUCH UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL) IS A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS A GUIDE FOR VARIABILITY FOR REMOTE/ONLINE TEACHING TEACHERS/STUDENTS' ACCESS OR COMFORT TO TECHNOLOGY VARIES SIGNIFICANTLY. AS SUCH DESIGNING FOR VARIABILITY MEANS PROVIDING BOTH TEACHERS OR STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR ENGAGING WITH & TEACHING / LEARNING , THE CONTENT SO THEY CAN SUCCEED. THESE INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEANS OF REPRESENTATION, ENGAGEMENT. ACTION & EXPRESSION .
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  AMAZING LESSONS WITHNEARPOD HYBRID SESSION ANASTASIA GOSIC, PITL "PRINCIPESA NATALIA DADIANI", CHISINAU "NEARPOD" IS THE PLATFORM WHERE YOU CAN FIND DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS, VIDEOS, TOURS 3D, QUIZZES FOR ATTRACTIVE, INTERESTING AND WONDERFUL LESSONS! YOU CAN USE THIS PLATFORM AT ALL SCHOOLS SUBJECTS!IT IS FREE AND OF COURSE, IT IS CONNECTED TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM, THAT STOCKS ALL YOUR LESSONS IN ONE PLACE AND YOU KEEP THE EVIDENCE OF THEM! TRY AND YOUR TEACHING LIFE WILL BECOME EASIER AND MORE ORGANIZED!
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  LEAVING NO ONEBEHIND ONLINE WORKSHOP ANETTE IGEL, HAMBURG, GERMANY HOW CAN WE HELP OUR LEARNERS TO UNLOCK THEIR POTENTIAL? HOW CAN WE CATER FOR LEARNERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS IN THE SAME CLASSROOM AND MAKE SURE LEARNING CAN TAKE PLACE? HOW CAN I AS A TEACHER BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT NEEDS IN A CLASSROOM? THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT COME UP WHEN WORKING AT PRIMARY AND/OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. WE MIGHT HAVE UP TO 30 LEARNERS WITH DIFFERENT SOCIAL, ETHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS. SOME OF THEM MIGHT HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE OF LEARNING AS MUCH OVER THE LAST MONTHS DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURES. THIS IS FOR ALL TEACHERS A BIG CHALLENGE, SO IN THIS WORKSHOP WE WANT TO LOOK AT STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP ALL LEARNERS TO BECOME ACHIEVERS AT THEIR LEVEL AND WITH THEIR POTENTIAL. AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL THINK HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE ACTIVITIES TO ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF LEARNERS WITHOUT SINGLING INDIVIDUAL LEARNERS OUT. AT THE END OF THE WORKSHOP ATTENDEES WILL HAVE SOME IDEAS TO TAKE INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS TO HELP THAT NO ONE WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.
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  DEVELOPING LISTENING ANDSPEAKING SKILLS FOR COMMUNICATION AND FUN ONLINE WORKSHOP OLHA MADYLUS, CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH, UK YOUNG CHILDREN MAY NOT FIND IT EASY TO USE ENGLISH TO COMMUNICATE IN THE CLASS ROOM, AS MOTHER TONGUE COMES FAR MORE NATURALLY AND LOGICALLY. THIS PRESENTATION EXPLORES THE CHALLENGES TEACHERS AND LEARNERS FACE IN DEVELOPING LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS AT THIS AGE AND OFFER PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES AND ENSURE CHILDREN USE ENGLISH TO COMMUNICATE. CLASSROOM ROUTINES, STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES WILL BE PRESENTED AND ANALYSED. TEACHERS WILL LEAVE WITH PRACTICAL IDEAS TO TAKE STRAIGHT BACK TO THEIR CLASS ROOMS
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  CLOSING PLENARY TALK LINKEDOUT:HOW WELL DID WE CONNECT?ROB HOWARD THIS TALK WILL SHOW THE RESULTS OF A WORLDWIDE STUDENT POLL, CONDUCTED IN AUGUST 2020, TO SEE HOW STUDENTS RATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EDUCATION, THE PLATFORM, THE CONTENT, THE DELIVERY AND THE TEACHER SINCE WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO SWITCH TO ONLINE CLASSES. THE POLL SHOULD OFFER US SOME UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO WHAT WORKED, WHAT FAILED, AND MOST OF ALL, HOW TO IMPROVE AS WE GO FORWARD. THROUGH A SERIES OF THOUGHT PROVOKING QUESTIONS TARGET TOWARDS EACH ASPECT OF THE ONLINE EXPERIENCE, THE DATA COLLECTED WILL DRAW SOME BASIC CONCLUSIONS FROM A NOVEL PERSPECTIVE, THAT OF THE RECIPIENT.