Getting students to successfully complete speaking tasks in the English language classroom can be a challenge.
But are we giving them everything they need to be successful? Do they even know what success looks like?
Using examples from National Geographic Learning’s New Close-up series, in this session we’ll look at six ways in which we can help learners complete speaking tasks as successfully as possible.
Speaker:
Alex Warren
Alex Warren is a DELTA trained teacher trainer with over 15 years’ experience of working in ELT as a teacher, academic director and teacher trainer. Prior to his experiences in ELT, Alex worked as a journalist before a chance encounter in the Indonesian jungle began him on the path which has led him to working with National Geographic Learning. A firm believer in a communicative approach to language learning and student-centred learning, Alex enjoys working with innovative, thought-provoking materials and presenting on a wide range of ELT-related topics, all the while driven by his passion for developing teachers on a global scale and helping them to reach their true potential.
Webinar per Insegnanti di Scuola Secondaria di secondo grado.
Grammar has a bad reputation. For most students simply the mention of the word ‘grammar’ is enough to get them to switch off even before the lesson has begun.
Teachers, for all their efforts, are then dragged into the students expectations of how grammar lessons should be – boring, passive and unengaging.
But teaching grammar doesn’t have to be this way, it doesn’t have to be the painful experience that it often is.
With examples from National Geographic Learning’s New Close-up series, in this webinar we’ll explore how we can teach grammar effectively through context and in doing so help bring grammar to life.
Speaker:
Alex Warren
Alex Warren is a DELTA trained teacher trainer with over 15 years’ experience of working in ELT as a teacher, academic director and teacher trainer. Prior to his experiences in ELT, Alex worked as a journalist before a chance encounter in the Indonesian jungle began him on the path which has led him to working with National Geographic Learning. A firm believer in a communicative approach to language learning and student-centred learning, Alex enjoys working with innovative, thought-provoking materials and presenting on a wide range of ELT-related topics, all the while driven by his passion for developing teachers on a global scale and helping them to reach their true potential.
Webinar per Insegnanti di Scuola Secondaria di secondo grado.
Martedì 21 febbraio | 17:00 – 18:00 | EVENTO CONCLUSO
Educazione Civica, Clil, Soft skills, Debate, Agenda 2030, Invalsi… Nel 2023, al docente e alla docente di lingua viene chiesto di affrontare un numero altissimo di tematiche e svolgere una quantità di attività inimmaginabili fino a pochi anni fa.
Il monte ore settimanale però è rimasto lo stesso. Dunque come portare avanti un insegnamento di qualità e venire incontro alle tante richieste del mondo di oggi e del Ministero?
Come catturare l’attenzione della classe, assolvere ai nuovi compiti affidati ai e alle docenti e non abbassare il livello delle lezioni?
Nel webinar verranno presentati alcuni spunti e idee per affrontare il lavoro con efficacia e serenità.
Relatrice:
Chiara Sbarbada
Docente di lingua inglese e Funzione strumentale per l’Internazionalizzazione presso l’Istituto Tecnico Economico “Boccardi Tiberio” di Termoli (CB) dopo 17 anni nella scuola secondaria di primo grado. Ha cominciato ad integrare la didattica con le ICT 15 anni fa e ha creato un blog e un sito web a supporto della metodologia flipped che adotta nelle sue classi dal 2013. Affianca all’attività di docente quella di formatrice, con seminari su flipped classroom e web tools per la didattica. E’ inoltre co-autrice di testi di preparazione alle prove Invalsi di inglese per la secondaria di primo e secondo grado. Volontaria per AFS Intercultura Onlus, è stata tutor di exchange students, di assistenti linguistici Comenius, Erasmus e di borsisti Fulbright.
Webinar per Insegnanti di Scuola Secondaria di secondo grado.
Mercoledì 8 febbraio | 17:00 – 18:00 | EVENTO CONCLUSO
This webinar will examine the benefits of using podcasts with teenagers and how this can help build confidence in the classroom. We will explore what a podcast is, the advantages of using them, how to use them and some important things to consider when we use them. We will then look at classroom activities to help them prepare.
Relatrice:
Jane Ritter
Jane is a teacher, trainer, author and editor and lives in Italy. She has a Radio show and enjoys chatting with teachers about their careers. She is also passionate about helping teachers teach Young Learners confidently.
Webinar per Insegnanti di Scuola secondaria di primo e secondo grado.
Mercoledì 16 novembre ore 17:00 – 17:00 – EVENTO CONCLUSO
Una delle più grandi sfide che i docenti di lingue straniere devono affrontare ogni giorno è l’organizzazione del lavoro con studenti che presentano competenze e abilità linguistiche di livelli molto diversi nella stessa classe. Riuscire a gestire efficacemente questa complessità vuol dire anche intervenire sulla motivazione e sul successo scolastico. In questo ambito, il libro di testo può essere un prezioso alleato sia per gli insegnanti che per gli studenti, qualunque sia la metodologia didattica adottata. Nel webinar saranno presentate alcune idee di facile applicazione.
Relatrice:
Chiara Sbarbada
Docente di lingua inglese e Funzione strumentale per l’Internazionalizzazione presso l’Istituto Tecnico Economico “Boccardi Tiberio” di Termoli (CB) dopo 17 anni nella scuola secondaria di primo grado. Ha cominciato ad integrare la didattica con le ICT 15 anni fa e ha creato un blog e un sito web a supporto della metodologia flipped che adotta nelle sue classi dal 2013. Affianca all’attività di docente quella di formatrice, con seminari su flipped classroom e web tools per la didattica. E’ inoltre co-autrice di testi di preparazione alle prove Invalsi di inglese per la secondaria di primo e secondo grado. Volontaria per AFS Intercultura Onlus, è stata tutor di exchange students, di assistenti linguistici Comenius, Erasmus e di borsisti Fulbright.
Webinar per insegnanti di Scuola Secondaria Secondo Grado
I readers eliGreenwich sono volumi unici, sviluppati sia per lo studio in classe che a casa grazie alla loro struttura innovativa, ricchissimi di attività e illustrazioni, studiati appositamente per le esigenze della scuola secondaria italiana. Durante il webinar sarà presentata la collana eliGreenwich con spunti di attività da poter utilizzare in classe.
Relatrice:
Silvia Rizzi
Silvia Rizzi è docente di lingue straniere da 23 anni. In questi anni è stata principalmente docente di inglese, ma anche docente di tedesco e di italiano come L2 per stranieri. Nel corso di questo ventennio ha avuto esperienze di docenza variegate come target di discenti – dalla scuola materna alle medie, al liceo e ai corsi universitari e serali per adulti, ma le sue esperienze più significative si sono maturate nella didattica per e con i preadolescenti e gli adolescenti.
Teaching the Whole Student Cultivating a positive mindset, learning to grow from failure and developing a sense of self are just some of the crucial skills our students need, particularly in these challenging times. In this talk, I will be looking at how we can use our unique position as language teachers to encourage our students both to study well and to live well.
Katherine Stannet
Katherine Stannett is an author with over twenty years of experience. She spent two years in Japan in the 1990s, teaching English to a wide variety of students in many different settings. She is the co-author of the several successful secondary series and has also written articles, songs and raps for many popular EFL magazines. Most recently, she has written two levels of the new National Geographic Middle School series, ‘Impact’ and one level of the new National Geographic Primary series, ‘Look’. She has given presentations and run workshops in many countries around the world, including Poland, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Honduras, Brazil, Spain and Slovenia and also conducts webinars from her home office in the UK.
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Powering The Classroom Through Ideas The role of the teacher is multi-faceted – not only do we have the responsibility of developing our learners’ language knowledge and skills, but also the cognitive, social and interpersonal skills they need to in order to be successful in school, work and life in the 21st century. Not least amongst these is the need to get our learners to start thinking for themselves and asking questions, rather than being spoon-fed. With examples from National Geographic Learning’s Perspectives series, in this session I’ll show how we can incorporate visible thinking routines into our lessons to not only Getting students talking and actively engaged in classroom discussions isn’t always the easiest thing. So how can we facilitate this? How can we stimulate them to actually think, ask questions and have opinions? Using examples from National Geographic Learning’s Perspectives series, in this presentation we’ll show how using authentic content and the ideas they bring can help power discussion, critical thinking and creativity in the ELT classroom.
Alex Warren
Alex Warren is a DELTA trained teacher trainer with over 15 years’ experience of working in ELT as a teacher, academic director and teacher trainer. Prior to his experiences in ELT, Alex worked as a journalist before a chance encounter in the Indonesian jungle began him on the path which has led him to working with National Geographic Learning. A firm believer in a communicative approach to language learning and student-centred learning, Alex enjoys working with innovative, thought-provoking materials and presenting on a wide range of ELT-related topics, all the while driven by his passion for developing teachers on a global scale and helping them to reach their true potential.
Students know that English is the lingua franca and that it is the first or official language in many countries around the world. But how much do they really know about the English-speaking world beyond stereotypes and landmarks? And how can we make them curious about culture, to investigate stereotyping and to explore changing world cultures in general? In this informative and practical session, we will look at ways to encourage secondary learners to understand, evaluate and embrace the beauty and variety of English-speaking cultures, with language and content linked in purposeful and powerful lessons.
Relatore: Andy Cowle
DESCRIZIONE RELATORE:
Andy Cowle has been in ELT publishing and training for 30 years, having worked in over 40 countries with thousands of teachers. Starting out as a graduate of German and English Linguistics and an English language teacher in the UK and Germany, and passionate about creative use of ELT materials and motivating teaching professionals, Andy is known for enthusiastic and practical talks, encouraging teachers to try new ideas and connect language learning with the real world. He is also a writer and international speaker, giving workshops, talks and webinars on many areas of ELT. He especially enjoys sharing ideas on Extensive Reading, storytelling and using film and images in foreign language education. Andy grew up near Liverpool, England, and now lives in Glasgow with his family, films, film books and his two guitars!
Webinar per insegnanti di Scuola Secondariadi Secondo Grado.
As we move through a structured syllabus of English, students can lose sight of what English is. It is, after all, a communication skill whose successful usage is derived from regular practice and solid recall of grammar. To consolidate the rules and give meaning to their application, it is essential that we recognise the challenges of learning grammar but also engage learners in purposeful, relevant and engaging activities to maintain motivation and build confidence. This session looks at practical ways to take grammar presentations and exercises and create fun and memorable lessons for young adults., including interactive demonstrations using the bSmart platform.
Relatore: Andy Cowle
DESCRIZIONE RELATORE:
Andy Cowle has been in ELT publishing and training for 30 years, having worked in over 40 countries with thousands of teachers. Starting out as a graduate of German and English Linguistics and an English language teacher in the UK and Germany, and passionate about creative use of ELT materials and motivating teaching professionals, Andy is known for enthusiastic and practical talks, encouraging teachers to try new ideas and connect language learning with the real world. He is also a writer and international speaker, giving workshops, talks and webinars on many areas of ELT. He especially enjoys sharing ideas on Extensive Reading, storytelling and using film and images in foreign language education. Andy grew up near Liverpool, England, and now lives in Glasgow with his family, films, film books and his two guitars!
Webinar per insegnanti di Scuola Secondariadi Secondo Grado.
To learn English is to be equipped to go into the world with a global communication skill, and yet one of the biggest challenges for secondary teachers is getting students to talk. There can be all sorts of reasons why they do not engage easily in speaking activities, and not just because they might be shy. Nor should we blame their teen development too much either, because young adults are fun, playful, curious, creative and full of opinions! So we need to harness these qualities, build rapport, provide a supportive environment, scaffold the tasks, allow them some freedom and motivate them with high interest topics. This session looks at what can get in the way of a motivation to speak, and ideas to use and adapt coursebook materials to bring out the best in teen learners and get them talking!
Relatore:
Andy Cowle
Andy Cowle has been in ELT publishing and training for 30 years, having worked in over 40 countries with thousands of teachers. Starting out as a graduate of German and English Linguistics and an English language teacher in the UK and Germany, and passionate about creative use of ELT materials and motivating teaching professionals, Andy is known for enthusiastic and practical talks, encouraging teachers to try new ideas and connect language learning with the real world. He is also a writer and international speaker, giving workshops, talks and webinars on many areas of ELT. He especially enjoys sharing ideas on Extensive Reading, storytelling and using film and images in foreign language education. Andy grew up near Liverpool, England, and now lives in Glasgow with his family, films, film books and his two guitars! He loves travel, film studies, photography, comedy and playing rock ‘n’ roll and blues music. He loves Italian food and wine and misses being in Italy to indulge!
Webinar per insegnanti di Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado
