Join us to hear Kasia Truszkowsky, founder and owner of My Oxford English Academy in Oxford, England, as she shares with us how to use reconstruction tasks to teach academic writing. She discusses tips for minimizing teacher preparation time and sharing best practices for producing effective writing lessons. Listen to…
Join us to hear Rasha Halat, Assistant Professor at the Lebanese International University, as she shares with us how to use authentic materials to motivate students. She describes why it's a good idea to use authentic materials and how to motivate students by using them. Listen to hear more!
Join us to hear Shahab Moradkhani, Associate Professor of TESOL at Razi University in Kermanshah, Iran, as he shares with us the topic English as an International Language: Theoretical and Practical controversies. He describes the basic principles of English as an International Language and shares suggestions for dealing with the…
Join us to hear Hannah Haase, language teacher, author, and pedagogical mentor at Robotel, as she shares with us how to motivate students to actually speak in English in class. She describes different ways teachers can do recording activities, kinesthetic activities, games focused on listening, and games focusing on speaking.…
Join us to hear Gulnorakhon Niyazova, senior teacher of English as EFL at Alisher Navai University of Uzbek Language and Literature in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, as she describes why it’s important for teachers to attend international conferences. She talks about how teacher can upgrade their teaching skills and get new ideas…
Join us to hear Maria Zaheer, the founder of Educational Webinar Jam and a Senior Fellow in Higher Education, based at Al Yamama University in Saudi Arabia, as she shares best practices for optimizing teacher-to-teacher collaboration both within and across university departments. She describes how teacher-to-teacher collaboration proves to be…
Join us to hear Rawan Saqfalhett, a secondary school teacher who teaches Jericho in the West Bank in the Palestinian Territories, as she talks about the challenges she and her students face. Rawan gives some insights into how patience and understanding, and cultural programs can help the students succeed. Listen…
Join us to hear David Bozetarnik, from the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates, as he shares best practices for promoting virtual reality at your school, college, or university. He talks about how he first got involved with virtual reality and how teachers can promote it to…
Join us to hear Majed Buledi, from the International Islamic University in Malaysia, as he shares best practices for pedagogical technological integration with digital natives. He identifies the steps involved in technological integration levels, and how such levels impact learners’ task engagement in a walled classroom through digital platforms. Listen…
Join us to hear Kamiya Abdulkhakimovar, Senior Lecturer at the College of Humanities and Education at KIMEP University in Kazakhstan, as she shares best practices for teaching online synchronous classes. She identifies the steps involved in the transition to synchronized online learning and assessed its effectiveness at KIMEP University. Listen…
Join us to hear Jessica March and Raja Mallek Baloul, English instructors from the Achievement Academy at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates as they share an exciting initiative to introduce students to the UNESCO 2022 Goals for Education for Sustainable Development. The presenters will describe…
Join us to hear Gulnoza Radjabova, an English teacher at Uzbekistan State World Languages University in Tashkent, as she shares different ways we can use corpus linguistics tools available on the internet to drive writing instruction. She shares how she uses these tools with her own students to improve their…
Join us to hear Sweta Kumari and Aieshah Arif, Writing Instructors at New York University Abu Dhabi, as they share their thoughts on why there are lingering biases towards “standardized Englishes” from mainly “white” post-British colony countries, especially in academia, rather than accepting varieties of English from “non-white” post-British colony…
Join us to hear Mark Carver, Director of Postgraduate Research at the International Education Institute, University of St Andrews, Scotland as he shares why more teachers taking doctorates is good for our profession, but has risks of “qualification inflation.” He shares some barriers to bringing scholarly approaches into your classroom,…
Join us to hear Hansley Cazeau, a U.S. English Language Fellow from Englewood, New Jersey, as he shares using ChatGPT in the classroom to motivate teachers and students. He explains how ChatGPT works and gives several examples of how teachers can use it in the classroom to teach students and…
Join us to hear Ruba Sadi, manager of Eduthink, a training and consultation center based in Jordan, as she shares her SEL, Social Emotional Learning, in the classroom to motivate teachers, students, and parents. She shares how teachers can shape students’ future personalities using SEL for future job, social, and…
Join us to hear Arpine Harutyunyan, a teacher at Luys Zvart Education Center, Armenia, share with us “Combining Language and Content for Tour Guides.” Harutyunyan describes a teaching approach relevant for an efficient combination of language and other skills into one course, discussing tips and tools for producing an effective…
Join us to hear Shakhodat Obidova, A PhD student and TESOL Trainer at Bukhara State Pedagogical Institute in Uzbekistan, share with us “Effective Tips on Critical Reading for Secondary Teachers.” Shewill tell us what critical reading is and why it’s necessary in today’s world, what methods teachers can use to…
Join us to hear Mohamed Hasan, from Ahlia University in Bahrain, as he shares tips on Teacher Identity Investment Amidst Change in Education. He describes how teacher identity investment plays an important role in educational reform. However, it can easily be neglected if educational reformers focus primarily on achieving outcomes.…
Join us to hear Judy Wren and Jennifer McCoy, English teachers in Oman at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, share with us “AI and ChatGPT: Considering the Future of Writing Instruction.” They will tell us what ChatGPT is and how it works, and what it means for academic integrity that…
Join us to hear Mick King, an English teacher in Qatar at Qatar Community College, share with “Mitigating Student Motivations and Teacher Beliefs.” All too often teachers have fixed ideas about why students are learning a language but sometimes those ideas are not correct. Students can have different motivations and…
Join us to hear Rania Jabr, an English teacher in Egypt at the American University of Cairo, share with “Optimal Learning with Brain Breaks.” Jabr answers the question how brain breaks are essential for you and your students since they enhance teaching and learning, and they are an essential classroom…
Join us to hear from Feruz Akbarov, founder of English Teacher Association of Uzbekistan , as he talks with us about fostering creativity in English teachers. Feruz discusses the 3Es, 3 staples, being an initiator, and active Continuing Professional Development. Join us to hear more! Top Tips -creativity in the…
Join us to hear from Hannah Haase, Language Teacher, Author, and Pedagogical Mentor at Robotel, as she shares with us how to balance teaching with technology and teaching with traditional paper-based or classroom-based activities such as pair work. Technology is changing the way students learn and we need to find…