Teacher Clinic Days – Autumn 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Teacher Clinic Days, a two-day immersive webinar designed to empower educators with practical, innovative strategies to enhance their teaching. Over the course of this weekend, six experienced teacher trainers will guide you through interactive, 90-minutes workshops covering a range of topics designed to address current trends, challenges, and opportunities in the classroom.

The theme of the webinar is centered around equipping teachers with tools and techniques that create engaging, student-centered learning environments. From exploring how AI can act as an invaluable teaching assistant to unlocking the power of mediation skills for critical literacy, this event promises to deliver strategies that you can implement immediately. We'll also dive into the importance of fostering creativity through music in the language classroom and delve into methods for engaging young learners in speaking and writing activities that boost confidence and communication skills.

Additionally, we’ll focus on the impact of small wins, helping you learn how to create a sense of progress in your students that drives motivation and success over time.

Join us for two days of dynamic learning, where we’ll exchange ideas, share best practices, and equip you with the tools you need to thrive in today’s teaching landscape.

Weekend Programme

Dimitris Primalis - AI: An Assistant on Your Side!
Katherine Reilly - Engaging Young Learners in Speaking and Writing: Strategies for Success
Eleni Kladi - Music in the language classroom
Katerina Roumelioti - A sense of progress: Small Wins, Big Impact; Building a Sense of Progress
Eleni Oikonomou - Mediation skills for critical literacy
Cliff Parry - Whose well-being? My well-being

Saturday 12/10

Katherine Reilly - Engaging Young Learners in Speaking and Writing: Strategies for Success

This 90-minute webinar is designed for ELT educators who work with young learners and are looking for effective strategies to develop speaking and writing skills. These productive skills are essential for young learners as they begin to express themselves in English, both orally and in writing. The session will explore practical, age-appropriate activities that can be easily implemented in the classroom, including:

• interactive speaking games
• creative writing tasks
• strategies for scaffolding both skills

Participants will engage in hands-on tasks, share their experiences, and plan lessons that integrate speaking and writing in a way that is engaging and accessible for young learners. By the end of the webinar, educators will have a toolkit of strategies to help their students build confidence and competence in speaking and writing.

Dimitris Primalis - "AI: An Assistant on Your Side!"

This 90-minute session is designed to introduce you to the transformative potential of AI in education. As teachers, you'll discover how AI can be a powerful ally in reducing your workload, enhancing student engagement, and supporting language skills development.

Throughout the workshop, we'll explore practical AI tools and techniques that you can immediately implement in your teaching practice. You'll learn about automated grading systems, AI-powered lesson planning assistants, and tools for administrative tasks. We'll also delve into AI-driven platforms that create interactive and personalized learning experiences, stimulating student interest and participation.

A significant focus will be on AI applications in language education, including advanced language learning apps and writing assistance tools. By the end of this workshop, you'll have a solid understanding of how to integrate AI into your teaching methodology ethically and effectively.

Key takeaways include:
1. Practical AI tools to streamline your teaching workflow
2. Strategies for using AI to boost student engagement
3. Innovative AI applications for language skills development
4. Best practices for ethical AI integration in education

Join us to unlock the potential of AI and revolutionize your teaching approach!

Cliff Parry - Whose well-being? My well-being

Abstract pending

Sunday 13/10

Eleni Kladi - Music in the language classroom

Abstract pending

Katerina Roumelioti - A sense of progress: Small Wins, Big Impact; Building a Sense of Progress

Abstract pending

Eleni Oikonomou - Mediation skills for critical literacy

Abstract pending