8TEEd – March 2019 eBulletin
eBulletin – March 2019
IATEFL LIVERPOOL 2019 BESIG & TTED SIG JOINT PCE April 1, 2019:
Training (Business) English teachers to prepare learners for modern workplaces: Integration of soft skills
Our speakers in this particular event and their presentations are:
1- Ben Knight, Director of ELT Research at Cambridge University Press
“Understanding what we really mean by soft skills in the context of teacher education”
2- Gordon Lewis, from Laureate Network Universities
“Incorporating workplace readiness skills: Successes, challenges and opportunities”
3- Ros Wright , Freelancer
“Incorporating workplace readiness skills: Successes, challenges and opportunities”
You still have time to register! J
Places are limited so make sure that you go to https://conference.iatefl.org/booking.html and sign up soon!
IATEFL LIVERPOOL 2019 SIG Showcase April 2, 2019
Here is the list of our SIG showcase participants:
| Session no. | Time | Room |
Audience size | Presenters | No. |
Session type | Title |
| 1.1 | 10:40-11:25 | Room 11a | 95 | Briony Beaven | 315 | Workshop | Frameworks for teacher training sessions and workshops |
| 1.2 | 11:55-12:25 | Room 11a | 95 | Ben Beaumont | 472 | Talk | Contextualised CPD: bringing equality to teaching and professional qualifications |
| 1.3 | 12:40-1:10 | Room 11a | 95 | Loreto Aliaga | 441 | Talk | So what? Student-teachers’ reflections on their microteaching practice |
| 1.5 | 2:10-2:40 | Hall 1b | 245 | Kathleen Graves
Sue Garton |
241 | Talk | Connecting teacher education and teaching materials |
| 1.6 | 2:55-3:40 | Hall 1b | 245 | Tessa Woodward | 125 | Workshop | Been teaching and teacher training for a long time? |
| 1.7 | 3:55-4:25 | Room 11a | 95 | Alexsandro Silva | 178 | Talk | Current challenges and strategies for devising professional development for teachers |
| 1.8 | 4:55-5:25 | Room 11a | 95 | Nina Raud
Olga Orehhova |
715 | Talk | From EFL to CLIL Teacher in Estonia: Pain and Gain |
| 1.9 | 5:40-6:10 | Room 11a | 95 | TTEd Committee Members | 915 | IATEFL Teacher Training & Education Special Interest Group Open Forum |
Webinar recording
Our recent webinar with Lindsay Clandfield was a really fascinating look at how to design online tasks, as well as how to maintain engagement in online training courses. TTEd SIG members can watch the recording here: http://iatefl.adobeconnect.com/pjpgds9sxsnu/
See you in Liverpool!
Please come visit us at the TTEd SIG stand at IATEFL in Liverpool. You will see us wearing our bright yellow TTEd T-shirts. Can’t miss it J
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