February 2020
Seminars – 2020 A2 Key B1 Preliminary: Overview and C1 Advanced Writing
For the second time in a month, I'll be in San Sebastian. This time, looking at A2, B1, B2 and C1 levels. Writing at B2 and at C1. The revised parts of A2 Key. Lots of teachers have already signed up! Looking forward to being back there!
Find out more »Pamplona Seminar – Preparing students for the 2020 A2 Key and B1 Preliminary revised Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking tasks
I'll be back in Pamplona on Wednesday, 26th February for a seminar on the 2020 A2 and B1 Preliminary exams. I'll be sharing tips and activities with teachers to help them prepare students and to engage them in the exam tasks.
Find out more »Bilbao Seminar – Preparing for B2 First and C1 Advanced Reading Skills
Friday morning, I'll be in Bilbao at the British Council to share ideas and insights into B2 First and C1 Advanced Reading Skills.
Find out more »March 2020
Webinar with Claire Medwell – Picture Perfect – bringing the young learner classroom to life
Growing up with the iPad, Generation Alpha are wired! In this visual extravaganza, where imagination sparks learning, we explore the move from auditory methods to a more visual, hands-on approach which is shaping classroom practice and assessment globally. Try out ideas with Cambridge’s new Fun Skills that develops key competencies through visual literacy. Claire is one of the authors of Fun Skills. I am the co-author of levels 3 and 5 of Fun Skills. I'm sure the webinar will be great! I've signed up to attend…
Find out more »Webinar with David Valente – Upskill your Learners
Fun Skills Webinar - Upskill your learners How can you as a YL exams teacher retain a focus on age-appropriate pedagogy, anchor your English lessons in the child’s world and provide plenty of enjoyable learning experiences? David will be sharing engaging, carefully scaffolded techniques and activities to develop children’s language (and other) skills and to equip them with useful strategies for exam success. Practical examples from the new Cambridge FUN Skills series will be used to illustrate the ideas presented. I've signed up…
Find out more »Webinar with Montse Watkin – Sounds fun, looks right!
Phonics teaching is an integral part of literacy curriculums in British, American and bilingual schools but how much phonics teaching takes place in other English language teaching contexts? EFL teachers often teach their young learners whole words, their pronunciation and meaning rather than breaking words down and looking at patterns to help with spelling or reading and writing. Course books are catching up with the importance of phonics, as are teachers. In this webinar, we will look at how integrating…
Find out more »April 2020
Webinar – Let songs and rhythm spark imagination and learning online
After my morning webinar, I'll repeat the webinar for teachers whose timetable (or timezone) makes the morning time difficult. It'll be the same content as the morning - looking at songs and rhymes to spark imagination and learning online.
Find out more »February 2022
Education Today 6th Annual Conference
I feel honoured to have been asked to take part in this conference that Education Today have organised. The schedule looks both varied and promising. I'll be attending as many sessions as possible. Maybe we'll 'meet' online!
Find out more »9th ELT Conference
I was delighted to be asked to give both a webinar and a plenary at the 9th ELT Conference, organised by Exams Catalunya, Exams Madrid and Exams Balears. Unfortunately, the plenary on Saturday 19th, which was meant to be face-to-face, will have to be online, due to the ongoing situation and level of COVID infections. I was so looking forward to being in the same room as teachers, but we have to be responsible and do our little bit in…
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