NEWSLETTER

In this part of our website, we're dedicated to keeping you informed and inspired with the latest webinars, workshops, and events tailored for you. We will be sharing innovative teaching methodologies, emerging trends, and invaluable resources to enhance your practice. Stay tuned for upcoming events featuring esteemed speakers and thought-provoking discussions.

 Thank you for joining and following us on this exciting journey of continuous learning and professional development!

 Warm regards,

 PDU

NEWSLETTER 20-24, MAY

Here are the upcoming webinars of the week. They are all free webinars to join online. Feel free to join and be part of the professional discussions. Please, check the details for each session below.

Webinar 1: IB Exchange Community Events: “Education for the Age of Artificial Intelligence”

Time and Date: May 23, 2024 8:00PM +03

Speaker: Charles Fadel

Session Details:

Artificial Intelligence—AI—is here to stay, presenting opportunities and challenges for educators.

This IB webinar will feature Charles Fadel, author of the 2024 book, Education for the Age of AI: Why, What and How should students learn for the age of Artificial Intelligence?  Fadel is a global education thought leader, founder and chairman of Center for Curriculum Redesign, among other accomplishments.

In the prologue to Fadel’s work, Director General of the IB Olli-Pekka Heinonen positions the book as a conduit for a simple question with a complex answer: What does it mean to be human in today’s world? AI has challenged so much in education. How educators understand and implement learning in this quickly evolving technological world remains key to shaping curriculum standards for young learners.

As Olli-Pekka Heinonen writes, “To be able to prioritize what is essential for the future of teaching and learning is more important today than ever.”

This free webinar exemplifies the IB’s continued commitment to embracing and integrating educational technology best practices. Learn about AI’s impact on what educators teach and how they teach it, with an introduction to AI-based tools at both the teacher and student levels.

Register here: https://buff.ly/3y1WyP4

Webinar 2: MetuFle ELT Talks:” Speaking and listening: two sides of the same coin”

MetuFle ELT Talks are delighted to invite you all to the meeting #20 of their event series

Time and Date: Wednesday, May 22nd, at 19:00 (GMT+3)

Speaker: Professor Mike McCarthy 

Session Details:

Dear Professor Mike McCarthy will deliver a speech titled “Speaking and listening: two sides of the same coin”, in which Professor McCarthy questions, using corpus evidence, the traditional separation of the speaking and listening skills in language teaching.

The meeting will be held online via Zoom and the session is limited to 100 participants.

Meeting ID: 2910 1923 23
Passcode: 29101923

NEWSLETTER 13-17, MAY

Here are the upcoming webinars of the week. They are all free webinars to join online. Feel free to join and be part of the professional discussions. Please, check the details for each session below.

Webinar 1: IATEFL: “TSIG- Balancing Bytes and Books: Navigating the AI Divide in Language Pedagogy”

Through this webinar, “Balancing Bytes and Books: Navigating the AI Divide in Language Pedagogy,” we explore the intersection of technology and language pedagogy. In an era when artificial intelligence is reshaping every aspect of our lives, it's crucial for educators to understand how to leverage these advancements effectively in language teaching.

In this enlightening webinar, it will be delved into the challenges and opportunities presented by the AI revolution in language pedagogy. The panel of experts, Vicky Saumell, Rob Howard, and Dimitris Primalis will share insights, best practices, and real-world examples to help you navigate the AI divide and empower your students for success in the digital age. Above all, this will be a great debate on the benefits and drawbacks of using AI in our teaching and what are the ethical considerations in AI-driven education.

Speakers: Vicky Saumell, Rob Howard, and Dimitris Primalis

Time and Date: 17/05/2024 - 16:00 until 17/05/2024 - 18:00 IST time

Fees: Free for all attend.

Certificates will only be sent to members of IATEFL.

For other details check https://www.iatefl.org/events/540.

REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpc-CtqTojE9OTOyVIMdT6_7twCVjsmwFn#/registration

Webinar 2: Panama TESOL : “Unlocking the Potential of an Interactive Reading Model”

Join for an enriching online workshop hosted by Panama TESOL and RELO office!

Session Details:

Reading is critical to academic and professional success. However, it is not always reinforced in the classroom, thus negatively affecting learners’ professional growth and impacting them in the workplace. This presentation provides beneficial interactive reading model activities allowing participants to leave with sets of strategies to adapt to their contexts.

Speakers: Oderay Quijada and Zuleika Zapateiro

Speaker Bios:

Oderay Quijada has a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s in TESOL. Oderay, former Panama Tesol president, has participated as a presenter at different Tesol affiliates’ conventions. With more than 20 years of teaching experience, she works at IPT Don Bosco and the University of Panama.

Zuleika Zapateiro has been working and teaching EFL  for more than 20 years and has participated in national and international educational events. Zuleika has taken different roles as an EFL teacher, Academic coordinator, teacher trainer, and Panama TESOL volunteer and board member. She works with the Ministry of Education and Universidad Latina

Date and time:  May 17th, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (GMT-Panama Time)

It is Online via Zoom.

Fee: Free! (Certificate of participation available for $15)

Find more information, visit: panamatesol.com/upcoming-events/

REGISTER HERE: https://panamatesol.com/register-unlocking-the-potential-of-an-interactive-reading-model/

Here are the upcoming webinars of the week. They are all free webinars to join online. Feel free to join and be part of the professional discussions. Please, check the details for each session below.

Webinar 1: LYE Network: "Atomic Classroom Habits"

Date and Time: May 8, 2024 07:00 PM İST

Speaker: Tim Warre

Session Details:

There’s usually at least one or two in every class. Those students whose writing assignments you look forward to correcting, the ones who revise their notes, make use of every extra tool or link you share with them and obviously consume English content for pleasure in their free time. How can we help the rest of the class take a leaf out of these students’ books?

In James Clear’s 2018 book “Atomic Habits” the writer discusses the power of making small 1% improvements to our daily habits and how these incremental changes can have long-lasting compounding effects. This talk will look at ways we can apply this principle and theories of habit formation in general to a classroom setting. Attendees will leave this talk with practical ideas and tweaks they can make in their own classes, as well as a longer-term framework for putting their students on a path to more effective and rewarding language acquisition.

Register here: https://shorturl.at/qxEGY

Webinar 2: Trinity College: "Digital Inclusion in the Language Classroom"

Trinity College,in collaboration with Regent's University, has now opened spaces to attend the 9th annual Future of English Language Teaching Conference (FOELT). The event will take place online on Saturday 15 June 2024.

Date and Time: June,15

Speaker: Judit KOrmos

Session details:

Judit Kormos will deliver our first plenary talk at FOELT 2024 - 'Digital Inclusion in the Language Classroom'.

 Judit will discuss how teachers can ensure that language learners with diverse abilities can access and use digital technology efficiently and effectively to support their learning processes. Join this session to explore various aspects of digital inclusion, how technology can meet the needs of neurodiverse students, and the kind of training and support they might need to harness the benefits of digital tools.

Register here: https://shorturl.at/sFXY5 

Webinar 3: BritishCouncil: “Becoming a teacher: beyond training”

Date and Time: Tuesday 14 May 2024 12.00 -13.15 (UK time)

Speaker: Alan Maley

Session details:

The webinar will explore:

* the importance of personal qualities in becoming a teacher

* life-long learning beyond the training room

* teacher agency and professional confidence.

In a recent discussion, a teacher made this comment, 'Now that I’ve finished my teacher training, I know how to teach. But I still don’t know how to be a teacher.' This webinar is in part a response to that comment, which goes to the heart of teacher education.

Alan Maley, involved in language education for over 60 years, discusses the results of an informal, unpublished inquiry where experienced teachers were asked to recall a teacher from their past who they had particularly admired, liked and respected. They were asked to list the factors which led them to this conclusion. Overwhelmingly, it was personal qualities which dominated – of the five main characteristics only one referred to professional expertise.

Alan suggests that acquisition or developing these human characteristics is not susceptible to formal training and suggests a number of possible ways teacher educators can help teachers to acquire indirectly some of what seem to be desirable qualities – activities teachers can do alone and activities they can do with the support of others.

Click the link to sign up.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7VkX2NGVSVaSFakArUGaSg#/registration

Webinar 4: INGED: “ ELT's Big Conversation:Putting Dialogic Teaching into Practice”

The new INGED ZOOM SERIES is coming this Friday, 10.05.2024. This session will be in English.

Time and Date: May 10, 2024 Friday, at 20:30 (GMT+ 3)

Session Details:

MEETING ID:

875 5398 9780

PASSCODE:

ingedinged

Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sezen Arslan

Moderator: PROF. DR. AYDAN ERSOZ

Invite Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87553989780?pwd=WUVkbzdiTGoxMVhYeGICVG85NmpwZz09

NEWSLETTER 29, APRIL- MAY,3

Here are the upcoming webinars of the week. You can find the details and registration below. Hope you find them useful for your professional development.

Webinar 1: TEACHER TALKS SERIES: Kim Carroll

Teacher Talk Series host Kim Carroll, Director and Consultant at English for Life Academy, on  Monday 29 April,2024.

Time and date: 29 April 2024 Monday 9 pm (GMT+3)

Speaker: Kim Carroll

LIVE
@creativeenglish18

Webinar 2: British Council: "Becoming a teacher: Beyond Training"

NEWSLETTER APRIL 22-26

Here are the upcoming webinars of the week. They are all free webinars to join online. Feel free to join and be part of the professional discussions. Please, check details for each session below.

Webinar 1: Vocabulary Revision Strategies with AI and ChatGPT

Date and Time: Thursday, April the 25th – 11:00 am (Athens Time)

Speaker:Nick Michelioudakis

Session details: ‘How can I revise words and phrases so that I can learn them?’ To this question, most students reply: ‘Well, I read them – and try to remember them’. No wonder many of them are failing.

Over the years, teachers and researchers have discovered a number of principles that can make vocabulary learning much more effective. And now, AI and ChatGPT can make the whole process much faster and easier.

In this workshop we are going to look at ten simple and practical ways in which learners can use AI to make vocabulary learning a walk in the park.

To register for the webinar, click here: https://tinyurl.com/nf38tskj

Webinar 2: Empowered Women in ELT: A COLLECTION OF WORLDWIDE STORIES

In this webinar, you are going to witness inspiring women over 30 wonderful narratives

innovation empowerment ideas for the new generations.

Speakers:

Lamusa Arace Sain Scrane

• Sue Leather
• Hind Elyas
• Anabell Rodriguez
• Alia Hadid
• Author, El Salvador
• Author, Syria

Time and date: April 27, 11AM HONDURAS/ MEXICO

Access the website: bit.ly/3tL33Eg

Download the book: bit.ly/3P5Mep

REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/43PnBR

Webinar 3: OECD: “No Child Left Behind: Tackling the School Absenteeism Crisis”

Date & Time: Apr 30, 2024 03:00 PM İST Time

Abstract:

School absence can have significant individual and societal consequences, spanning academic, economic social, and emotional domains. Addressing absenteeism necessitates a comprehensive approach, including identifying causes, providing support, and fostering a positive school culture that prioritises attendance and engagement.

In this webinar, we’ll talk to experts working to tackle the absenteeism crisis in communities. We’ll look at what we know and what knowledge gaps remain and explore effective policies and practices for a meaningful intervention to tackle the soaring number of children missing school and losing out on their education. 

Speakers include:

- Michael Gary Jr., Chief of Staff, Concentric Educational Solutions, United States

- Bjørn Lescher Nuland, Divisional director for competence development, Directorate of Education, Norway

- Áine O’Keeffe, Director, Tusla Education Support Service, Ireland

- Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD

Moderator: Sasha Ramirez-Hughes

REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/49d7JBw

Webinar 4: MetuFle: “Inclusivity in ELT Classrooms: Embracing diversity and promoting the accessibility of English for all students”

MetuFle invites all to the meeting #19 of our event series on Wednesday, May 1st, at 19:00 (GMT+3).

Dear Dr. Çiğdem Fidan will deliver a speech titled “Inclusivity in ELT Classrooms: Embracing diversity and promoting the accessibility of English for all students.”

The meeting will be held online via Zoom and the session is limited to 100 participants.

Meeting ID: 2910 1923 23
Passcode: 29101923

Webinar 5: CRELLA Spring Seminar (online)

CRELLA Spring Seminar invites us to an exciting online event filled with engaging presentations and insightful discussions.

They welcome Professor Christine Goh, from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore as keynote speaker.

They will also have a presentation from Jane Lloyd of Cambridge Assessment alongside a joint presentation from Dr Sathena Chan (CRELLA) and Dr Lynette May (Queensland University of Technology, Australia).

Whether you're a seasoned language assessment professional or a student, this seminar is perfect for anyone interested in the latest trends and developments in language testing.

Date and Time: Wed,22 May 2024 10:00-12:30 BST

Speaker: Christine Goh

Register here: https://shorturl.at/adzZ5

NEWSLETTER APRIL, 14- 19

We are excited to inform you about the upcoming webinar series of the week. You can find the details of the sessions below.

Webinar 1: OPEN®WEBINAR :"Medyanin Dilinden ingilizce:Haberlerle Elestirel Okuma Pratikleri"

Time and date: Apr 16, 2024 Tuesday 18:00-19:30

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ahmet BASAL

REGISTER here: bit.ly/Open_CT_Webinar

Webinar 2: OECD: "AI and cheating in education: How can we safeguard the integrity of exams?"

Time and Date: Apr 17, 2024 12:30 PM İstanbul Time

Speakers:

- Dr. Phillip Dawson (Professor, Deakin University)

- Dr. Christina Wikstrom (Associate Professor, Umeå University)

- Shivi Chandra, Policy Analyst, Above & Beyond: Transitions in Upper Secondary Education project, OECD

Moderated by Duncan Crawford, Senior Content Manager, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills.

Session Details: Cheating in high school exams is an age-old problem, but new technologies have made it easier than ever resulting in huge issues for fairness and credibility. In today’s digitally connected and AI inclusive world, ensuring the integrity of exams is a major challenge. From plagiarism detection software to solutions leveraging facial recognition and eye-tracking technology, various measures are being deployed to combat cheating. But do they work? And do educators need reevaluate how to hold fair exams in a world of previously unimagined unlimited digital resources?

In this webinar, we explore questions surrounding AI and cheating by looking at the shifting dynamics of high-stakes examinations. We’ll discuss OECD research on digitising high-stakes examinations in upper secondary education, examine strategies to make them more secure and debate how they might look in the future.

REGISTER here: bit.ly/3IVMBVs

Webinar 3: METU FLE ELT Talks: "Integrating Global Englishes Pedagogy into the English Classroom"

MetuFle invites us all to the meeting #18 of their event series called Integrating Global Englishes Pedagogy into the English Classroom

 Time and Date: Wednesday, April 17th, at 20.00 (GMT+3)

Speaker: Asst. Prof. Dr. Elif Kemaloğlu-Er

The meeting will be held online via Zoom and the session is limited to 100 participants.

Meeting ID: 2910 1923 23

Passcode: 29101923

Webinar 4: PD TALKS Professonal Development Sessions Online: “Al Tools for Language Educators”

Speaker: Nik Peachey / PeacheyPublications

Abstract: Since the emergence of ChatGPT in November 2022 there has been a huge shift towards the production of apps and tools powered by Al and large language models. These tools offer teachers and students a confusing range of options and opportunities and educators are faced with complex decisions around how, when and whether to implement this technology. In this session I will demonstrate a few of the most useful tools I've tried and will try to help you formulate strategies and approaches for how to identify, select and apply these tools in your classroom.

Date & Time:  APR 26th 3:00 P.M. COSTA RICA (UTC-6)

REGISTER here: https://lnkd.in/e3f5kU6c

Webinar 5: Bridging In-Class and Out-of-Class Language Learning with Technology

Abstract: Language learning involves the accumulation of experiences across settings. In-class and out-of-class learning contribute significantly but uniquely to language development. Learners' out-of-class experience is also related to in-class learning experience. Augmenting the connection and strengthening the transferability between the two is hence essential to support language learning. Technology can catalyze this integration. How teachers respond to the potential connection between the two deserves attention. This seminar introduces existing literature on this phenomenon and reports the findings from my research studies in the Chinese context.

Speaker: Professor Chun Lai

Coordinator: Professor Kevin Tai

Time and Date: Friday, April 19th 2024, 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Speaker Bio: Chun Lai (Ph.D. Educational Psychology and Educational Technology, Michigan State University) is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests are technology and language education, with a special focus on technology-enhanced language learning beyond the classroom. Her current projects include investigations into language teachers' digital bridging initiatives that connect in-class and out-of-class language learning.

 REGISTRATION: You can find the QR code of the session below.