E V O L V E S C H O O L: Agustus 2016

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers

August 2016

Welcome to this special edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter.

We are sending you this special edition of our newsletter to tell you about an exciting event coming up in October 2016.

Between the 5th and 9th October, we will be hosting our first ever global online conference and you are invited.

With 65 speakers confirmed for the The Teaching for Success online conference, there will be a complete range of themes being discussed, including taking responsibility for your professional development, teaching 21st century skills, understanding inclusive practices, using multilingual approaches, integrating ICT, mentoring teachers, using peer observations, incorporating action research into your professional development and much more.

Have a look at the conference website to see the complete programme of scheduled talks and discussion forums to find out what's happening and when.

You can register for the conference now by clicking here and find out more about each of the themes for the different days below.

See you there in October,

Paul

TeachingEnglish manager


Wednesday 5 October The first day of the conference looks at the teacher as a reflective practitioner. There will be talks about action research, effective mentoring strategies and practical advice on how to sustain your professional development to continue evolving as a successful teacher or teacher educator. Find out more	Thursday 6 October Thursday continues the previous day's theme, focusing on some of the tools and resources available to teachers and teacher educators to help with CPD. There will be a focus on continuing professional development frameworks, MOOCs, being a transformer teacher and many more practical talks. Find out more	Friday 7 October Friday's theme is the learner and talks will look specifically at a range of inclusive learning strategies. Multi-lingual approaches, differentiation, learners with specific educational needs, sexual diversity and using technology to improve inclusion in our classrooms are just some of the areas covered. Find out more


Saturday 8 October Saturday's talks look at assessing and managing learning, both for students and for teachers. There will be a strong focus on learning online as well as a look at remote teaching and using a blended approach to continuing professional development. Find out more	Sunday 9 October The final day of the conference looks at integrating ICT and the emergence of 21st century skills, or core skills, in education. There will be talks from prominent experts in the field of digital literacies and a lively discussion panel looking at the benefits of core skills as part of our education systems. Find out more	Schedule of talks With over 65 speakers across 5 days, our schedule of talks for each day will help you to plan what talks you want to watch, where they will be taking place and when they will be happening. All talks will be live online and last between 20 - 30 minutes. Find out more

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