CPD Opportunities Autumn 2024
CPD Opportunities Autumn 2024
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Upcoming CPD Opportunities: Autumn
2024
It’s the beginning of the new academic year
(at least in this part of the world) and once again there is an abundance of (mostly
free, online) CPD opportunities offered by publishers and ELT institutions hoping
to attract our attention (and custom!).
There is some great stuff going on, so much
so in fact that it’s easy to miss something useful (by the latest count there are 14 events in September alone, and some events fall on the same day!). Last year I decided to keep
track by creating a blog post to list the events in date order, with links and
a little info on each. This proved very popular, so – one year on – here is the
5th in the seasonal series.
I update the posts as new events are published, but – as ever - if I’ve missed anything you think might be useful, please let me know in the comments.
TITLE: ESOLSIG: Swap Shop
and Open Forum
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
21st Sep, 2024 - 10:00 (UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL ESOL
SIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
During the Swap Shop and Open Forum,
current and prospective members will be able to exchange ESOL teaching
materials and practices. Also, the participants will be given updates on the
SIG activities and any questions regarding the SIG will be answered.
PRESENTERS: Harry Waters
& Kayleigh Buller
DATES & TIMES: 24th
September, 2024 – 9:00 & 14:00 (BST)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: NGL
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
How can we integrate sustainability into
the English language classroom while supporting our students’ language
development? In this session, we will discuss how to use language and
project-based learning to help students engage with real sustainability
challenges and solutions while enhancing their critical thinking,
problem-solving and communication skills. Using the ‘Sustainable Life’ lessons
from Life, Third Edition as our guide, we will show that developing students’
language skills and tackling sustainability issues can go hand-in-hand in the
English language classroom. You will leave the session with practical ideas to
help your English language learners create positive change in their local and
global communities.
Harry
Waters wears many hats, both literally and
figuratively. One of them is as a multi-award-winning teacher trainer; others
include teacher, writer, climate activist, podcast host, TEDx speaker and hat
wearer. His journey into sustainability-driven education culminated in the
inception of Renewable English, a platform merging language learning with environmental
consciousness. Harry is also the sustainability consultant for the National
Geographic Learning program Life, Third Edition.
Kayleigh
Buller is a Managing Editor at National Geographic
Learning, based in the UK. She has worked in educational publishing for 17
years, and in ELT publishing for 11 of those. During her time at NGL, she has
developed and commissioned a number of Secondary and Adult courses, including
Life, Third Edition, Close-up, Second Edition and Voices.
TITLE: Advancing Learning
Academic Programme – New Voices
PRESENTERS: Various
DATES & TIMES: Wednesday
25th September 2024 – 10:00, 14:00 & 22:30 (UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Macmillan
Education
TYPE OF EVENT: Free Online
Event
SUMMARY
From the hundreds of truly inspiring
submissions we received, we are proud to introduce the line-up of speakers for
the very first Advancing Learning New Voices event on Wednesday 25th September
2024!
The beauty of these 11 speakers and their
talks is not only that they are grounded in the realities of the modern-day
classroom, but they are all so wonderfully and powerfully creative in their own
way. From microlearning to learners’ true motivation, and from transformative
TPD to film-making, our first New Voices is going to be an event to remember.
Meet the New Voices speakers
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Jane Kaskova: Microlearning:
Short in Time, Powerful in Results
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Melita Cameron-Wood: What
Really Motivates Your Students?
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Gerardo Valazza: Transformative
Teacher Development Activities
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Heartwill Eyram Fiawoyife: Minimax
in Workstations
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Elena Ostashchenko: Implementing
Project-Based Learning as a Formative Assessment Tool
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Lan Xi: The Teacher’s Path:
Progressing from 1.0 to 5.0
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Beata Palińska: Getting
Unstuck: a Story of Reigniting the Teaching and Lesson Planning Spark
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Cristina
Bárbara Alarcón Fernández: Lights, Camera, Action! Speaking
English Through Film-making
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Boelo van der Pool: Teaching
English to Students with Dyslexia
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Paula Rosana Asad: Podcast
Circles: Enhancing Students’ Listening Skills
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Luciana Luzio D´Agosto: Using
Coursebooks to Personalize Online Classes
TITLE: What's New in
Impact, Second Edition
PRESENTERS: Jodi Crandall,
Brenden Layte
DATES & TIMES: 26th
September, 2024 – 09:00 (ET)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: National
Geographic Learning
TYPE OF EVENT: Product
Session/Promotion
SUMMARY
Join Series Editor Jodi Crandall and
Managing Editor Brenden Layte to learn all about the new features in the second
edition of Impact, a National Geographic Learning series for teen English
language learners. Jodi and Brenden will walk you through several exciting additions
to the series, including new National Geographic Explorers, fully-reviewed
student choice activities, a brand-new Starter level, and more scaffolded
practice activities for language and skills development. Come see how this new
edition helps your teen learners explore who they are and who they want to be,
with updates that make it easier to teach than ever! Audience questions and
participation are encouraged.
Dr.
JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall is Professor Emerita and
former Director of the Language, Literacy and Culture Ph.D. Program, and
Co-Director of the MA TESOL Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
County. Prior to joining the faculty at UMBC in 1992, she was Vice President of
the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC. Dr. Crandall is a Series
Editor, with Dr. Joan Kang Shin, for Our World, National Geographic Learning’s
program for young learners of English; Explore Our World, a light and lively
version of Our World; Welcome to Our World, a three-level pre-primary series
for very young learners of English; and Impact, Second Edition, for teenage
learners of English.
Brenden
Layte is a Managing Development Editor at National
Geographic Learning. He has an MA in Applied Linguistics from Boston University
with a focus on psycholinguistics, as a well as a TEFL diploma. Brenden has
worked in educational publishing for over 15 years and has teaching experience
in the United States and Thailand. He previously served on the board of
directors for the Barrio Planta Project, an organization that brings free
supplemental education to students in Nicaragua.
TITLE: European Day of
Languages with AISLi, Training for Excellence
PRESENTERS: Jan Blake,
Fiona Machline, Hugh Dellar
DATES & TIMES: Thursday,
26th September, 2024 – 17:00 – 18.30
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: AISLi (Associazione
Italiana Scuole di Lingue)
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar (for AISLi members)
SUMMARY
Dopo il grande successo dell'anno appena
concluso, AISLi è lieta di condividere con voi la 4° edizione del programma di
Teacher Development
AISLi - Training for Excellence 2024-25.
Prossimo seminario in programma:
European Day of Languages with AISLi!
tenuto da Fiona Mauchline il 26/09/2024 alle 17.00
TITLE: TESOL KUWAIT
International Fall Conference: Language Teaching and Education
PRESENTERS: Various (see
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
28th September, 2024 - 9:00 – 17:00 (GMT +1)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: TESOL KUWAIT
TYPE OF EVENT: Online
conference
SUMMARY
TEFL Kuwait invites you to join their 3rd
International Fall Conference 2024 in language teaching and education to
address 21st Century challenges in teaching.
Plenary Speakers:
Dr Gabriela Kleckova
Dr Gabriel Diaz Maggioli
Dr Alice Savage
Dr Yousef Hdouch
Other speakers include Harry Waters, Teresa Bestwick & Katherine Bilsborough
Registration/Info
TITLE: Bridging the North:
2nd Joint Regional Event TESOL Spain (North)PRESENTERS: Various
(Programme to be published)
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
28th September, 09:00 – 15:00 (Spain time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: TESOL Spain
and British Council, Bilbao
TYPE OF EVENT: Free face-to-face
event
SUMMARY
We are delighted to announce that
registration is now open for the 2nd Joint Regional Event TESOL-SPAIN (NORTH)
with the collaboration of BRITISH COUNCIL: Bridging The North 2024
Venue : British Council (Bilbao).
This is a free teachers’ conference to
begin the new academic year with a large variety of practical talks and
workshops for English teachers in many different fields. You will have the
chance to share and take in new ideas for your classes and experience
first-hand new developments and challenges in the world of English teaching.
TITLE: BESIG Online Symposium - Creating Customised Content with the Help of AI Tools
PRESENTERS: Alex Asher, Joe Dale, Kirsten Holt, Melanie Hussell, Parisa Mehran, Nik Peachey, Pete Sharma, Russell Stannard, Rob Szabo, Jo Szoke, Phoebe Tsai
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
28th Sep, 2024 - 09:00 - 17:00 (UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL BESIG
(Business English Special Interest Group)
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar for IATEFL members (20 GBP for non-members)
SUMMARY
Join us for the BESIG Online Symposium:
Creating Customised Content with the Help of AI Tools
We’re thrilled to announce the return of
the BESIG Online Symposium on 28 September 2024! Get ready for an action-packed
day filled with dynamic talks,hands-on workshops,networking opportunities, and
insightful panel discussions, all centred around the transformative role of AI
in our industry.
Discover how generative AI can revolutionise
the way we create customised materials for our learners. Our expert speakers
will dive into key questions such as:
How can we effectively integrate generative
AI tools in the classroom?
What are the game-changing benefits and
potential pitfalls?
How can we leverage these tools to maximize
learning outcomes?
What knowledge should we impart to our
learners about using generative AI?
Expect practical demonstrations of AI
classroom tools that you can start using right away. Stay connected with us
through the IATEFL website and our social media channels for the latest updates
on our wonderful line-up of speakers and their topics. Don’t miss out on this
opportunity to elevate your teaching with the power of AI. Save the date and
register soon since spaces are limited.
TITLE: Call for Papers for
the UIC Spring Research Conference: Advances in Multilingual Learning and
Teaching (Barcelona)
DATES & TIMES: Call
for Papers closes 30th Sep. 2024 (Conference 14th March,
2025)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY Universitat
Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)
TYPE OF EVENT: Call for Papers for Face-to-face Conference
(See website for fees)
SUMMARY
The GRAM Research Group at the UIC
Barcelona’s Institute for Multilingualism is proud to announce its 10th Spring
Research Conference: Advances in Multilingual Learning and Teaching.
This year’s plenary speakers are Dra. Pilar
Mur Dueñas, from Zaragoza University, and Dr. Francisco Lorenzo, from Pablo de
Olavide University from Sevilla. Along with our plenary speakers, we would like
to encourage specialists in bilingualism and multilingualism research from
different methodological perspectives to join us in this anticipated day of learning,
collaboration, and networking as we contemplate the trajectory of language
learning research.
We would like to invite you to submit an
abstract or register as an attendee for our 10th Spring Research Conference.
Save the date to join us on 14 March 2025, on our beautiful UIC Barcelona
Campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona!
TITLE: World Teachers’ Day
2024
PRESENTERS: Various (See
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Thursday
3rd – Saturday 5th October, 2024.
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: British
Council Teaching English
TYPE OF EVENT: Free online
3-day event
SUMMARY
The British Council's World Teachers' Day
conference is a global online event, featuring webinars by and for English
teachers all over the world. In 2024, the event will take place over three days:
Thursday 3, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 October, which is World Teachers' Day.
There are 18 webinars in this year's programme.
You can watch the live event on Facebook or
register to join us on Zoom. Find out more about the different sessions taking
place and how to watch them below.
Join us to share the innovations, successes
and challenges in English language teaching, and connect with English language
teachers from around the world. See you 3–5 October 2024!
Thursday
3 October
Join us for an opening plenary session from
Michael Connolly, Director of English and School Education, and five
interactive webinars from expert teachers around the world on Thursday 3
October, the first day of World Teachers' Day 2024.
Friday
4 October
Join us on Friday 4 October for the second
day of World Teachers' Day 2024. Join us on Zoom or Facebook for a plenary from
Aleksandra Popovski, the current IATEFL president, and five interactive
webinars with expert teachers around the world.
Saturday
5 October
Join us on Saturday 5 October for the third
and last day of World Teachers' Day 2024. Join us on Zoom or Facebook for five
interactive webinars with expert teachers around the world, and a closing
plenary session from two of our Courses for Teachers Facebook tutors.
TITLE: 3rd
Mediterranean Symposium
PRESENTERS: Various (see
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Friday
4th – Saturday, 5th October, 2024.
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: TESOL Spain
TYPE OF EVENT: Face-to-face
symposium (Free for Teaching Association members, €30,55 for non-members
SUMMARY
Organised by TESOL-SPAIN, the 3rd
Mediterranean Symposium and 1st European Conference is an educational event
taking place at the Institut de Formació Contínua IL3, Universitat de
Barcelona, in Barcelona, Spain, on 4-5 October 2024. This symposium brings
together speakers representing teacher associations from various Mediterranean
and European countries to share insights and best practices in English language
teaching, providing a platform for discussion, collaboration, and networking
among teachers and educators in the region.
TITLE: IH Kyiv Charity
Teacher Training Day, 2024
PRESENTERS: Various
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
5th October, 2024 – 09:30 – 18:30
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: International
House
TYPE OF EVENT: Online
Event (see website for fees)
SUMMARY
The IH Kyiv's "Stand With
Ukraine" Teacher Training Day returns in October 2024. Apply to speak or
register to participate.
Theme: “Empowering Educators, Helping
Defenders, Transforming Ukraine”.
Fee: 397 UAH - all payments will go to the
“Come Back Alive” Foundation supporting Ukrainian Defenders in Ukraine
About the Event
Join the team at IH Kyiv for their annual
charitable conference, uniting English language educators worldwide in support
of Ukraine. The event promises to be an enriching experience with expert
speakers, engaging workshops, and valuable networking opportunities.
What to Expect:
- - Well-known speakers from the
International House network and the global ELT Community
- - Diverse topics covering
innovative teaching methods
- - Cutting-edge educational
technology insights
- - Parallel sessions for different
interests and expertise levels
- - An opportunity for professional
growth and collaboration
Standing Strong
Your participation not only enhances your professional skills but
also supports
Ukraine in these challenging times. Together, we can show the world
the strength
and resilience of our educational community.
Registration/Info
TITLE: ESPSIG: The
Inverted ESP Classroom – fostering student engagement, critical thinking and
information literacy skills
PRESENTER: Gerlinde
Koppitsch
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday,
8th October, 2024 - 18:00 (UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
ESPSIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
The Inverted Classroom Model (ICM) requires
students to take responsibility of their own learning. It is a particularly
suitable method for teaching ESP since it fosters the exchange and sharing of
knowledge, aligning with the needs-based approach promoted for ESP.
Furthermore, this methodology requires learners to prepare for lessons, thus
allowing them to participate more actively in class. Online tools and learning
management systems can assist with creating more engaging pre-class activities. Essential Future skills such as teamwork,
critical thinking, and information literacy can easily be integrated into this
setting ensuring that students are prepared for the changing requirements of
today’s work world.
Gerlinde
Koppitsch is an ESP instructor for Engineering and
IT at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria. She holds an MA in
English Language Studies and is currently completing her dissertation on
fostering student engagement in higher education. Her research explores
innovative teaching methods, virtual exchanges, e-learning, and AI in teaching
and learning.
PRESENTERS: Various (see programme)
DATES & TIMES: Friday, 11th – Saturday, 12th October, 2024
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Eaquals (Evaluation and Accreditation of Quality Language Services)
TYPE OF EVENT: Fee-paying online conference (€25 for Eaquals members, €35 for non-members)
SUMMARY
Eaquals Online 2024 is a two-day online event which showcases and shares the knowledge and expertise of the Eaquals membership.
This is an opportunity to engage with and exchange expertise and best practice in the field of language teaching and learning at a global level.
The 2024 online event will deliver plenaries, presentations and panel session discussions around the theme of Quality Practices in Language Teaching.
Follow us on social media with the hashtag #EaqualsOnline. For all participants and speakers, you can download the visuals below to promote the event on your social media platforms and personalise them by adding your information in the blank spaces provided.
TITLE: What's New in Life, Third Edition
PRESENTER: John Hughes
DATES & TIMES: 15th
October, 2024 – 09:00 (ET)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: NGL
TYPE OF EVENT: Product
Session/Promotion
SUMMARY
Over ten years ago, teachers brought Life
to their classroom, a six-level, integrated-skills course for young adults and
adults. It was a game-changer for teachers and their learners with its dynamic
use of National Geographic photography, information-rich texts to generate
authentic English, and the development of learners' critical thinking. Now in
its third edition, these core features remain central to the series and they
have evolved to reflect current teaching and learning needs. In this webinar,
we’ll present an overview of its key features and their benefits including:
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Greater attention to language
goals and assessment of and for learning.
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A visual literacy syllabus to
enhance critical thinking powered by authentic images and video.
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‘Sustainable Life’ lessons to
develop a global mindset and problem-solving skills in English.
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Targeted skills development and
exam-style tasks for international exam preparation.
Join Life co-author John Hughes for a
personal walkthrough of Life, Third Edition as he gives a teacher’s and
writer’s perspective on the new series.
John
Hughes is an award-winning ELT author with over
thirty years’ experience of teaching and teacher training. He has worked with
learners and teachers from all over the world and is a well-known conference
presenter. For National Geographic Learning, he is an author on the course
series Pathways, Third Edition; Life, Third Edition; World English, Third
Edition; World Link, Fourth Edition; Success with Business, and Total Business.
He’s also co-author of the methodology title, Critical Thinking in ELT.
Currently, he is specializing in materials writing training at
www.writingeltmaterials.com.
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TITLE: The Place of
English
PRESENTERS: Dr Harry
Kuchah Kuchah & Dr Tony Capstick
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday,
15th October 2024, 12:00 – 13:15 (UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: British
Council
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
Who is this webinar for?
Please note that the content of this
webinar is tailored for teacher educators and teachers who are engaged in
facilitating the professional development of others.
What is this webinar about?
How can teacher educators help teachers to
think through and make sense of questions about the place of (varieties of)
English in relation to other languages? Questions of correctness and variety
choices and ownership of English; questions around native
speaker/anglonormative teacher language proficiency; questions around the
‘English only classroom’, multilingual approaches and linguistic diversity;
questions about the value, benefit and practice of English as the language of
teaching and learning.
Harry Kucha Kucha, Associate Professor of
Language, Social Justice and Education at the University of Birmingham, and
Tony Capstick, Associate Professor of Language and Migration at the University
of Reading, give their thoughts on this broad, multifaceted and contentious
theme and provide some approaches to helping teachers reflect on the many
associated questions.
TITLE: The power of the
mock test: preparing for exam success
PRESENTERS: Sarah Ellis
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday
15th October 2024 - 10:00 (BST) & Thursday 17th October 2024 - 16:00 (BST)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Cambridge
University Press & Assessment
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
The mock test is an important tool for
learners and teachers in the exam preparation journey. A mock test can give
learners a true exam day experience, help the teacher understand the learners'
progress and decide if they are ready for their exam.
However, there is much more to explore.
When? Why? And what do I do with the results? This session will draw on the
experience of teachers and how they use mock tests to act as a guide to support
their planning to lead learners towards exam success.
Sarah
Ellis is a Senior Manager of Assessment Services,
Europe for Cambridge University Press & Assessment, based in Bologna,
Italy, and has an extensive background in teaching, teacher training,
assessment and exam management.
TITLE: Unleashing
Creativity: The Power of Play-Based Learning
PRESENTER: Teresa Gallette
DATES & TIMES: Wednesday,
16th October, 2024 – 16:00 (UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Trinity
College London
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
This session aims to delve into the
underpinnings of play in learning - suitable for both younger and older
learners - as developing creativity is a significant aspect in education. We
will also dive into strategies for planning play-based learning experiences,
bridging the gap between freedom and structured learning as well as assessment
and inclusion which are key pedagogical concerns.
Teresa Gallette has been an ESOL teacher
since 1986. She holds the Diploma in TESOL and TESOL Certificate (Trinity
College London), CEELT (UCLES), DELTA A (Dickens Institute), On-line Tutor
Training Courses (UCLES).
She is also a teacher trainer, Trinity Cert
TESOL, TYLEC and Diploma tutor as well as TKT tutor being CPD one of her main
interests.
She has worked as an educational consultant
and teacher trainer for Oxford University Press and presented at several
seminars in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Paraguay. She has done
research on portfolio assessment with children and young adolescents, on the
implementation of ICT in the classroom and worked as a remote CEIBAL teacher.
TITLE: 2nd
Annual Elinet Conference: Global Voices, Local Impactr: Language, Education;
Diversity
PRESENTERS: Various (See
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Thursday
24th – Saturday 26th October, 2024
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: ELINET (Education,
Languages and Internationalisation Network)
TYPE OF EVENT: Hybrid (Face-to-face
& Online) Conference (Brazil) For fees, see website
SUMMARY
Join us in person for 2 days: 24-25 October
Universidade Federal do Pará - Campus
Universitário de Bragança
Alameda Leandro Ribeiro - Aldeia, Bragança - PA,
68600-000, Brazil
Join us online for 1 day: 26 October
The 2nd Annual ELINET Conference is hybrid in format and will include an online day.
The conference will be held from 24-26
October 2024, at the Federal University of Pará's Bragança campus, in beautiful
Brazil. Through presentations, workshops, symposia, and showcases, we aim to
provide a platform to connect global topics and local researchers.
TITLE: Preply Online
Teaching Conference, 2024
PRESENTERS: Various (See
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Thursday
24th – Saturday 26th October, 2024
LANGUAGE: English &
other MFLs (available to Preply tutors only)
ORGANISED BY: Preply
TYPE OF EVENT: Free Online
Conference (Full programme available to Preply tutors only)
SUMMARY
Unlock your career potential
Connect, learn & grow
Get ready for three days of unmissable
talks from leading minds in the teaching industry. Our conference gives
teachers worldwide the chance to discover insights, techniques, and
cutting-edge tools to take their teaching and career to new heights. We’ve also
prepared a number of virtual meetups, Q&A sessions, and goodie bags to help
you get the most out of the event. Completely free, catering for eight
languages, and open to all teachers worldwide – you’re going to want to be
there.
TITLE: Developing with AI:
GenAI solutions for professional learning
PRESENTERS: Sam Oliver and
Cecilia Harmer
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday
29 October, 10:00 (GMT) & Thursday 31st October, 16:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Cambridge
University Press & Assessment
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
How can generative AI support your teacher
development? And what teacher development opportunities can help you make the
most of GenAI? This webinar will explore the potential of GenAI tools to help
expand your knowledge about teaching methodology and approaches, reflect and
learn from feedback, and get insights on common problems in the classroom. We
will also discuss resources and tools that will give you the confidence to make
GenAI a useful aid. Join us to see how Cambridge’s expertise on teacher
development and the responsible use of AI can boost your teaching practice!
Sam
Oliver is an Insight Application Manager at
Cambridge University Press & Assessment, where he researches English language
learning and education. He applies insights from these areas into our products
and resources, and supports English language teachers to navigate the evolving
landscape of ELT with confidence. He has a Ph.D. in Linguistics and has taught
English in England and South Korea.
Cecilia
Harmer is currently Insight Application Manager at
Cambridge University Press & Assessment and has been in ELT since 1993. She
is also Joint coordinator of IATEFL's Teacher Development Special Interest
Group (TDSIG) and has presented both face-to-face and online at many regional,
national, and international conferences including Braz-TESOL, TESOL US, TESOL
France and IATEFL.
TITLE: ESPSIG: Online Open
Forum 2024
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
9th Nov, 2024 - 13:00 - 15:00 (UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
ESPSIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
The ESPSIG invites you to the annual online
open forum where you can meet the committee members, hear about our activities
and events and share ideas and practices with colleagues.
TITLE: TEASIG &
PronSIG: How far can we trust the results of an AI-marked speaking assessment?
PRESENTER: Martin Moore
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday,
12th Nov, 2024 - 17:00 (UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
TEASIG & PRONSIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
There has been a lot of speculation about the future impact of AI on language teaching and learning, but in this webinar I will talk about a live use of AI. I will discuss the creation of an automated speaking test, looking at the following questions in particular:
- How can a machine assess a learner’s
ability to speak English?
- Will its scores be as reliable as those of
a human?
- Can it assess communicative competence as
well as technical competence in pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, etc.?
I will talk about the way automated marking
works, how it compares with human marking, and how to address issues of
validity. I will discuss these questions in relation both to current research
and to what was learned during the design and development of ClarityEnglish’s
Dynamic Speaking Test, which was launched at IATEFL 2024.
Martin
Moore is an experienced publisher and creator of
language learning and assessment materials. He has worked in house for Oxford
University Press and Cambridge University Press, as well as on a freelance
basis for other major ELT organisations. He recently completed a master’s
degree in English Language Assessment at Cambridge University, with a dissertation
focusing on the reliability of mobile assessment. He works for ClarityEnglish
as project manager of their Dynamic Placement and Speaking Tests.
TITLE:
MaWSIG & ReSIG : Research in Materials: a Joint Conference
DATES
& TIMES: Friday, 15th Nov, 2024 - 15:00 (UK time)
LANGUAGE:
English
ORGANISED
BY: IATEFL ReSIG & MaWSIG
TYPE
OF EVENT: Online event: Free for IATEFL members; 5 GBP for non-members
SUMMARY
Materials writing, materials development and materials use has been receiving increasing attention within ELT over the past couple of decades. We know that there is more and more research into how materials are written and developed, and how they are used by teachers and trainers, and we would like to give this a broader audience.
In this joint conference, MaWSIG and ReSIG
(the Materials Writing and Research Special Interest Groups) invite teachers,
writers and researchers to share their research into materials writing,
materials development and materials use. There will be both longer talks and
shorter poster presentations. Speakers will share their research and the
audience will be able to ask questions and consider how the research applies to
their own contexts.
More exciting information to come soon...
TITLE: TESOL France
Colloquium: Embracing Change
PRESENTERS: Various (See
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Friday,
15th November – Sunday 17th November, 2024
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: TESOL France
TYPE OF EVENT: Face-to-face
Conference
SUMMARY
Embracing Change
Venue: Cité Scolaire Internationale
Honoré-de-Balzac, 118 Bd Bessières, 75017 Paris
We welcome you to be part of the 43rd
Annual International TESOL France Colloquium for 2024. We are delighted to
welcome Terry Small, Varinder Unlu and Alicja Gałązka as our confirmed plenary
speakers this year.
TIMELINE
The deadline for submitting speaker and
poster proposals was 31 May, midnight.
After this date, a review of all abstracts
and summaries will be carried out by a designated committee composed of members
who are familiar with the preferences of TESOL France conference-goers. The
committee reserves the right to reject any proposal that does not follow the
guidelines detailed above.
Prospective speakers and poster presenters
will be notified around the end of June / beginning of July. The preliminary schedule of the event will be
posted on our website in September.
If accepted, speakers and poster presenters
are kindly asked to register for the conference using the separate Online
Registration Form. Submitting a proposal DOES NOT mean you have registered for
the event. Registering online for the conference will be considered your
acceptance and confirmation of attendance as a speaker/ poster presenter. A
lack of communication or response on your part by the end of August will signal
to the Colloquium Organizing team that you wish to withdraw your participation
in the conference.
All contact emails will be sent from
(colloquium@tesol-france.org) To ensure a smooth communication exchange, we
strongly recommend that you make sure that this address is on your accepted
sender's list so that our notification will not be blocked by your email spam
filters.
Should you require a letter of invitation, you will need to file the request in the application form below. Be sure to include your full name as you would like it to appear on the letter, complete address and presentation title (if applicable). Letters of invitation not requested via the form below may result in delays.
TITLE: ELTons Festival of
Innovation
PRESENTERS: Various
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday
19th November, 2024
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: British
Council
TYPE OF EVENT: Free Online
Event
SUMMARY
Discover the latest and most innovative
ways to learn and teach English, from the British Council and the trailblazing
ELTons Awards 2024 finalists.
Take part in interactive debates, lightning
talks and roundtables. Engage live or on-demand throughout the day of the
festival.
Whether you're an English language teaching
professional or interested in how English language learning might help you
achieve your goals, we're hosting a variety of live and on-demand events and
activities for everyone.
Join us as we enter a new era of the
ELTons.
TITLE: GenAI tools for
independent learning
PRESENTERS: Jo Szoke
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday
19 November, 10:00 (GMT) & Thursday 21 November, 16:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Cambridge University Press & Assessment
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
Discover how you can support your learners
in using generative AI tools for language learning beyond the classroom. In this
webinar, we will talk about GenAI’s potential for helping students build their
grammar and vocabulary, get reading, speaking and writing practice, and find
personalised feedback on their learning. We will also mention where GenAI might
make mistakes and how students can be wary of this. Join this webinar to see
how GenAI can empower learner autonomy.
Joanna
Szoke is a freelance teacher trainer, AI
specialist, and learning designer. She teaches English as a foreign language to
adults, trains pre-service teachers and university staff at a Hungarian
university, and is a regular presenter at TEFL conferences.
TITLE: Mind the Research
Gap: Teacher-Led Inquiry into Inclusive Practices
PRESENTERS: Various (see
programme)
DATES & TIMES: Friday,
22nd November 2024
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL
Research SIG (ReSIG) & IATEFL Inclusive Practices and Special Ed. Needs SIG
(IPSEN SIG)
TYPE OF EVENT: Free online
conference
SUMMARY
We are excited to announce the upcoming
IATEFL IP&SEN SIG and ReSIG Joint Online Conference: Mind the Research Gap:
Teacher-Led Inquiry into Inclusive Practices.
This event will bring together educators
and researchers from around the world to explore innovative, teacher-led
research into inclusive practices in education. Topics will include inclusive
education, differentiated instruction, support for students with disabilities,
and more.
Join us for insightful presentations,
discussions, and networking opportunities as we explore the latest trends and
approaches to creating inclusive learning environments.
TITLE: ACEIA Annual Conference, 2024, Seville Spain
PRESENTERS: Various
DATES & TIMES: 22nd
– 23rd November, 2024
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: ACEIA
(Asociación de Centros de Enseñanza de Idiomas de Andalucia)
TYPE OF EVENT: Face-to-face
Conference (Seville, Spain)
SUMMARY
Bienvenidos
‘Always Learning’ es el lema de nuestra XVIII Conferencia anual 2024 que seguiremos celebrando en Sevilla (Hotel Los Lebreros) los 22 y 23 de Noviembre.
Un lema que define muy
bien el reto de ACEIA por mejorar cualquier proceso de aprendizaje y de
enseñanza y de seguir con la mirada puesta en el futuro así como seguir siendo
líderes en innovación y metodología educativa en idiomas.
La conferencia anual de
ACEIA se distingue por ser un encuentro inclusivo a todos los agentes de
nuestro sector especializados en idiomas. Con esta voluntad, este año tendremos
una línea de charlas específicas para la enseñanza de otros idiomas además del
inglés : sesiones en Francés, en Español, etc.
Juntos iremos creciendo
como profesionales en la enseñanza de idiomas
Gracias a todos los
ponentes, editoriales, entidades examinadoras y patrocinadores en general por
hacer posible que la conferencia anual de ACEIA siga siendo un referente
nacional y extranjero de formación de calidad de nuestro sector.
¡Seguimos aprendiendo!
Ven y únete a nosotros en
Sevilla, participa en las sesiones y siéntete parte de una comunidad de
educadores inspiradores que lideran el camino hacia el futuro del aprendizaje
de idiomas.
TITLE: The ultimate guide
to Cambridge exam resources
PRESENTER: Donya
Estafanous
DATES & TIMES: Tuesday
26 November, 10:00 (GMT) & Thursday 28 November, 16:00 (GMT)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: Cambridge
University Press & Assessment
TYPE OF EVENT: Free
Webinar
SUMMARY
Preparing learners for Cambridge exams can
be very empowering for both learners and teachers. Knowing what's available in
terms of support resources can be a challenge. This session will give an
overview of all the exam support materials from A2 Key for Schools right up to
C2 Proficiency to help you find the most useful ones for your learners.
Donya
Estafanous is an Exam Support Manager at Cambridge
University Press & Assessment and creates resources and materials to
support teachers preparing learners for Cambridge exams. She has trained
teachers and taught in the UK, Spain and Malaysia.
TITLE: TTEdSIG: Effective observation
practices
PRESENTERS: Jim Fuller
& Cristina Manea Gultekin
DATES & TIMES: Saturday,
30th Nov, 2024 - 10:00 - 13:00 (UK time)
LANGUAGE: English
ORGANISED BY: IATEFL Teacher Training and Education SIG
TYPE OF EVENT: Online
event (IATEFL members 5 GBP; IATEFL non-members 10 GBP; Free for IATEFL TTEdSIG
members)
SUMMARY
Are you a teacher educator looking to
enhance your skills in lesson observation? Join us for an insightful online
workshop focused on mastering the art of lesson observation and feedback.
About the Workshop:
During this engaging session, participants
will develop their understanding and confidence in key facets of lesson
observation. Our focus will be on identifying how to write useful lesson
commentaries, pinpointing actionable areas for improvement, and preparing for
productive post-observation conferences. Attendees will also have the
opportunity to observe a lesson firsthand, collaboratively analyzing its
strengths and weaknesses to deepen their understanding.
Why you should attend:
By the end of this workshop, attendees will feel empowered and equipped to conduct observations effectively within their specific training contexts, ultimately enhancing the quality of teacher education they provide.
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is ideal for early-career
teacher educators who have little experience with lesson observation, as well
as more experienced teacher educators who can share their knowledge and
experience and who may be looking for innovative ways of approaching commentary
creation and preparation for the post-observation conference.
Jim
Fuller is a teacher, trainer and manager based in
Spain. His interests lie in Second Language Teacher Education, Task-Based
Language Teaching, and bringing SLA insights to the classroom. You can find out
more about his work at spongeelt.org.
Cristina
Manea Gultekin is a teacher, a certified teacher
trainer, and a lifelong learner. She holds a BA in English and French and an MA
in TESOL. She currently leads the PDU at the School of Languages, Gaziantep
University.
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