Eduversal 2020 – Global CPD

This year’s Professional Education and Training was held online in December under the motto “Moving Beyond Survival Mode in Distance Education and Getting Organized for Online Learning”. In this context, Global-CPD is aiming to deliver high-quality teacher training webinars and courses for schools. There is already a wide range of online courses, workshops, and seminars on e-learning available for teachers.

726 – 5E Instructional Model in Virtual Learning Environments

Introducing the phases of the 5E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) as well as how to implement each phase in the online classroom allowing students to make their own discoveries and therefore improve their learning

Ferenc Kelemen

Ferenc has been a teacher, trainer and materials writer for more than 20 years and has worked for both state and international schools before joining OUP Hungary where between 1995 and 2011 he designed, organised and ran a great number of practical methodology workshops, courses and other events. He is also an Oxford Teacher’s Academy tutor.

He designed and adapted tasks preparing learners for national exams supplementing major OUP courses. Ferenc holds an MA in Teaching English Language and Literature and an RSA Diploma in TEFL. In 2011 he founded Baker Street Training Centre where, over the past years he has trained hundreds of teachers who are eager to use new technology and find new ways to motivate their learners.

423 – Total Physical Response (TPR) in the Online Classroom

Teaching young learners through online Total Physical Response (TPR) – making things, drawing pictures, completing puzzles, labelling pictures, matching words and pictures, playing games, acting out movements in response to instructions and other activities that involve hands, eyes and ears

Beatrix Price

Beatrix is a lecturer at ELTE University, Budapest, where she teaches, Methodology, Classroom observation and other teaching related courses. She is the coordinator of the English Language Instruction MA programme and has extensive experience in teaching children and adult learners. As a teacher trainer, she gives talks, workshops and courses internationally, on YL methodology.

She also has expertise in Special Needs Education, using art in ELT or continuing teacher development. Her interests include holistic education, using art in foreign language teaching, mother-tongue influence on second language acquisition, language teaching methodology, child and teacher development.

570 – Teaching English through Drama and Theatre Techniques

How to put on an online primary school play using drama techniques in the foreign language classroom – drama as a tool for enhancing speaking opportunities for young learners – engaging children as storytellers on vocabulary development through interactive storytelling

Bahar Ojarova

Bahar holds a BA degree in French Language and Literature with honours cum laude and has been an Erasmus Exchange Program student for a year at Jean-François Champollion University in France, where she excelled her language and intercultural skills. After she has done a CELTA, she has taught English in various schools and served as a coordinator at the ELT department at Altinbas University in Istanbul.

Bahar recently founded Little Stars, where she teaches languages through drama and stages plays for children. She is currently serving as an English Teacher and Coordinator in a kindergarten in Istanbul. She is also interested in music, especially playing the guitar and is quite competent at using her drama skills while teaching languages.

842 – Teaching Ideas for Online Classes in Primary Education

Designing engaging classes – intriguing warm-up activities, sharing teaching materials online, interactive storytelling, integrative online drama techniques, dealing with mixed ability groups online, keeping track and evaluating homework and how parents can help pupils with online learning

Rebecca Hancock

British-born but now resident in Spain, Becky has been working as a language teacher for over 25 years. She has worked in several countries (Britain, Spain, France, Portugal, Albania, Macedonia, Indonesia and Venezuela), in a full range of educational establishments as both teacher and trainer.

In addition, since 2010, Becky has also been training teachers in language and methodology and, more recently, she has delivered CLIL courses in the Mathematics, Engineering, Agricultural and Science faculties. Becky has a BA(Hons) in Modern Languages, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, a CELTA and is currently studying a second degree BSc(Hons) in Physics and Mathematics.

884 – Time Management Skills That Improve Online Learning

Effective online lesson planning and getting better at time management – preventing lecturing and adjusting teacher and student talking times during online classes – reducing mother language use in English classes – different aspects of the online learning experience

Marcin Stanowski

Marcin has been teaching EFL since 2001 and training teachers since 2007. He holds an MA degree in English philology and psychology and works as a teacher. He is currently teaching at a public high school in Warsaw, Poland where he teaches general English, CLIL and manages a group of teachers of foreign languages.

Since September 2016 he is a methodology advisor for Warsaw public school teachers of English. He also runs his private school Meet Up where his clients are teenagers as well as corporate employees. He is an avid Moodler and e-teacher enjoying working with students from various backgrounds. Recently he has been involved in teaching about global issues through English.

487 – E-Learning Techniques and Approaches for Primary EMI

E-learning approaches to CLIL teaching – tools and techniques supporting both the language and the subject learning – insights into basic rationale and rules of integrating primary school content and language through digital platforms – increasing attention to subject-specific vocabulary

Katerina Brychova

Katerina studied English and Russian language and literature at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Previously, she worked as a freelance English teacher with International House Brno. Currently, she is working as a secondary school English teacher and delivering teacher training courses on various topics.

She is a CELTA-qualified teacher and also an experienced teacher trainer, having taught in Turkey (CTS-Primary), Kazakhstan (CLIL) and the Czech Republic (primary/ secondary/ exams tutoring). Katerina regularly supervises trainee teacher from the pedagogical faculty of the Masaryk University. She is also a Cambridge Speaking examiner with British Council.

262 – CLIL Wheel with 4Cs and 10 Parameters

CLIL Wheel with 4Cs and 10 Parameters – considering how to work CLIL into your online syllabus – focusing on tasks for online science classes – transcending traditional approaches to both subject and language teaching by adoption of CLIL gradually

Aleksandra Zaparucha

Aleksandra is a Geography and English teacher from Torun, Poland. She started her career over 30 years ago teaching Geography and English as independent subjects. Nearly 20 years ago she was invited to teach Geography through English in a bilingual program. This is when her adventure with CLIL started.

Since then, she has been involved in various projects where subjects are taught through additional languages, mainly, but not only, English. Besides Poland, she has worked extensively as an international teacher, teacher trainer across Europe (the UK, France, Albania, the Netherlands) and Asia (Qatar, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iraq and China). She is a regular conference speaker, translator and author.

736 – Promoting a Growth Mindset for CLIL – Jennifer Schmidt

Promoting a Growth Mindset though Innovative Projects and Activities for CLIL – Discover how to plan, teach, and assess in a CLIL context – Design theory and practise more effectively and cover the learning outcomes of your class with the possibility for personal and academic growth

Jennifer Schmidt

Jennifer is a native New Yorker and has been a teacher, trainer and a university professor of bilingual education in Teaching Methodology, Learning Theory, Curriculum Development, and Human Resources and Organizational Culture for School Management for over 23 years. She has been a collaborator in 3 bilingual and international education master’s programs with the University of AlcalÃ¡ in Spain.

She has created and taught over 90 courses in canters of teacher formation in all parts of Spain and Europe. She specializes in Maker Education CLIL, Project-Based Learning, Music and Movement, Neuroeducation, Executive Function Skills, and Growth Mindset. Jennifer is the founder of The Cogent Construct training services.

966 – Innovative Online Ideas for Primary Classrooms – Helen Rountree

Innovative online activities designed for the primary classroom – online language teaching methodology from the primary learner’s perspective – how to build on teaching knowledge and skills for primary English teachers through engaging and time-efficient online activities

Helen Rountree

Helen has completed her BA degree at Cardiff University and during this period she has also studied at San Francisco State University for a year. Besides completing a CELTA program, she has also attended DipTESOL programs on Language teaching, teacher development, phonological theory and learner analysis at Trinity College London.

Currently, she has been teaching for International House Bydgoszcz, Poland for four years and is the current Assistant Director of Studies. This is her sixth year as an ESL teacher, so she has a range of experience with different groups, abilities, and ages including business and exam classes. Last year, she completed her diploma in TESOL and is specializing in Special Educational Needs teaching.

309 – Strategies for the Key Challenges of Online Teaching – Charles Stewart

Creating advanced strategies for the key challenges of teaching English online – developing learners’ writing and speaking abilities using differentiated instruction – improving teachers’ abilities and confidence in their use of new methods and technology appropriate for primary learners

Charles Stewart

Originally from USA, Charles has been teaching ESL and training teachers in several countries around the world. Throughout his teaching career, he has been fortunate to teach all levels, both young learners and adults. However, over the last few of years, his focus has been drawn more towards teaching at elementary and secondary levels.

Consequently, he is heavily involved in the Young Learners Department at the British Council in Prague, where he lives and works. Resulting from his vast experience, Charles has developed a passion for these age groups and hopes to be able to share his passion for YLT through every training course which he leads. He also delivers SEN (Special Educational Needs) courses about ASD (Autism), Dyspraxia, and ADHD.

546 – Developing Skills in Organising and Planning Online Education – Emma Cresswell

Providing teachers with a basic level of awareness and skills in organising and planning online education – demonstrating how focused observation can liven up online lessons – developing a range of online observation tools which help teachers to better plan their e-learning syllabus

Emma Cresswell

Emma is a DELTA qualified teacher and teacher trainer. Currently based at IH Aberdeen, where she is ADoS and CELTA Coordinator, Emma has previously worked for IH in Argentina, Portugal and Spain. As well as tutoring on OTTI, Emma is also an IHCYLT and IHBET trainer, and regularly presents at different national and international conferences, both online and face to face.

Emma has been tutoring on the IH COLT since 2014 and never ceases to be intrigued by the developments in both online teaching and learning. She is also an approved Face to Face Tutor for the IHCYLT and IHBET. When not online, Emma’s interests involve photography, cookery and a good book!

684 – Post-Pandemic School Leadership – How to Manage Triage, Transition and Transformation

The 3T’s – Triage, Transition and Transformation – is a useful approach to reflect on during and after a crisis. This process provides a useful framework for helping school principals It provides a way of thinking through a crisis and provides a structure for how to respond.

Charles Stewart

284 – School Development – How to Design a Professional Growth Plan

School development builds on the principles underpinning effective teacher development, a research-based framework for development, the support that can be provided for teachers and most importantly, designing a professional growth plan based on school development plan.

Oğuzhan İmamoğlu

Oguzhan has been an educational entrepreneur for more than twenty years. He holds a BA in English Language Teaching and started his career as a foreign language teacher. He is the founder of “Leeds Language Academy”, a language school and Toefl test centre. He is also the founder of “Teachers in Turkey”, recruiting teachers and giving educational consultancy to private schools all around Turkey.

He has been dealing with educational, managerial and legal matters,
running training seminars for teachers and school admins. Oguzhan is further specialized in executive coaching programmes on standardized language and cognitive tests. He is very motivated and creative with the ability to bring new, fresh ideas to educational institutions.

352 – Organizational Culture – How to Lead and Manage School Culture

Culture management impacts many aspects of an educational institution. It impacts the staff, the performance of teachers, and ultimately, the students and parents. Managers and leaders need to get involved at organisational culture, be aware of barriers to change, and realise their roles as the

Osman Bedel

Osman is currently the academic coordinator for Global-CPD and a freelance ELT publishing editor. Throughout the years, he has taught from primary through high school to adult courses along with exam preparation classes. He has given educational consultancy and done academic planning for many high schools.

He has worked for various ELT publishers and has taught at under and postgraduate teacher training courses. He is also experienced in ELT and education management and has worked as part of the managing staff at numerous institutions. He has a BA in ELT, and an MA in Applied Linguistics. He is an approved Oxford Teachers’ Academy trainer specialized in educational management and learning technologies.