Taking quality teacher training

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online teachers’ days

2018

empowering futures

As part of our commitment to teachers, we offer ongoing teacher training programmes to help them face the many challenges posed by a constantly evolving and changing sector.

With this in mind, we are pleased to present our online teacher training plan for 2018. The offer consists of an enhanced programme of talks delivered by expert teaching specialists and trainers in the field, including renowned ELT authors, Carol Read, Mark Ormerod, Donna Shaw, David Spencer, Scott Thornbury and Adrian Underhill on key topics such as creativity, texttext analysis, pronunciation, the Flipped classroom, gamification, the power of storytelling and drama, project-based learning, 21st century skills, to name but a few.

Our aim is to provide you with high quality ongoing teacher training wherever you are. The sessions are designed to be innovative, thought provoking and practical and we hope that the ideas demonstrated will empower you to reach your full potential as an educator.

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with the experts and resolve any doubts you may have!

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ADRIAN UNDERHILL is series editor of Macmillan Books for Teachers and author of Sound Foundations: Learning and Teaching Pronunciation, and the award winning Sounds App.

CAROL READ has over 30 years’ experience in ELT. Her main specialisation is in early years and primary language teaching. Carol’s publications include award-winning titles such as 500 Activities in the Primary Classroom and Tiger.

LOUISE CONNOLLY is the Head of Educational Consultants and Teacher Training at Macmillan. She also delivers workshops and talks both in Spain and Western Europe.

MARK ORMEROD is co-author of the Primary coursebooks Find Out! (with Donna Shaw), New Tiger (with Carol Read) and most recently Heroes (with Emma Mohamed).

DONNA SHAW is the co-author of a number of ELT primary courses for Macmillan, including New High Five! (2018), Heroes (2017) and Footprints (2010).

ELSPETH POLLOCK has been a teacher and trainer for over 20 years. She is a Cambridge speaking examiner for B1, B2, C1 and C2 and a materials writer for Macmillan.

SOPHIE HEYDEL is a trained actress and theatre facilitator and has been running The Drama Factory (theatre classes for children in English) and The Tale Teller (Theatre shows in English for schools) for over 10 years.

SUSAN DREGER Teacher, teacher trainer currently working at the ‘Departament d’Ensenyament’ in the TAC (technology for learning and knowledge) unit in Barcelona.

CARYS SHANNON is an experienced teacher, trainer and performer with professional credits in theatre and writing as well as over five years’ experience as an ESL teacher.

DAVID SPENCER began writing Secondary courses for Macmillan in 1994. His latest series is Gateway 2nd Edition, a 7-level course designed to prepare teenage students for school-leaving exams and for life after school. Dave has given talks to teachers in over 28 countries.

SCHUYLER HEDSTROM currently co-runs Acting Impact Theatre Company, and has taught English through Theatre for15 years in Madrid. He also works as a freelance teacher trainer for Macmillan.

SCOTT THORNBURY Scott’s writing credits include several award-winning books for teachers on language and methodology, including Uncovering Grammar, Beyond the Sentence, and The New A-Z of ELT (all Macmillan).

FIONA DUNBAR is the Director of ELI, Málaga and she has been teaching, training and managing in ELT for some 25 years, mainly in Andalucía.

JETRO DE CHÂTEAU As a multilingual language teacher and translator and interpreter, Jetro has worked in schools, private academies and companies and has taught courses on public speaking in different parts of Europe.

TROY NAHUMKO has been in ELT for over 15 years, working in such distinct places as Yemen, Azerbaijan, Laos, Libya and Spain as a teacher, teacher trainer, examiner and materials writer.

USOA SOL is a secondary school English teacher and the Head of the English Department at Sant Gregori School in Barcelona. She is particularly interested in the psychology of teenagers and believes in the use of ICT to motivate students and to help them in their learning.

TUESDAY, 13th MARCH 18.00 - 19.30h

WEDNESDAY, 14th MARCH 18.00 - 19.30h

WEDNESDAY, 14th MARCH 11.00 - 12.30h

WEDNESDAY, 18th APRIL 18.00 - 19.30h

TUESDAY, 17th APRIL 18.00 - 19.30h

TUESDAY, 17th APRIL 11.00 - 12.30h

TUESDAY, 8th MAY 18.00 - 19.30h

WEDNESDAY, 9th MAY 18.00 - 19.30h

WEDNESDAY, 9th MAY 11.00 - 12.30h

PRE-PRIMARY & PRIMARY ESO & BACHILLERATO PRIVATE LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

Creativity possibility‘Structured creative activity can be one of the best ways to find out what pupils already know

and allow them to use, enjoy and play with the language in a safe

environment.’

CARYS SHANNON

Break down the walls of your classroom!

‘Technology now allows us to take our students anywhere in the world using video-conferencing tools such as Skype. Open your

classroom to the world!’

SUSAN DREGER

Unpacking a text (General)

‘In this talk I want to show how texts can be exploited for their

(often hidden) linguistic and textual features.’

SCOTT THORNBURY

Writing with a Product in Mind‘In this webinar, we’ll take some typical, not very inspiring writing tasks and turn them into simple

but highly motivating mini-projects – projects that engage pupils in

creating a product

they can be proud of.’

MARK ORMEROD

Harnessing the Image Zeitgeist in a Visual World

‘Let’s explore the language teaching possibilities that arise in an online culture where sounds and images are becoming the

universal language.’

TROY NAHUMKO

Take five! (Young Adults & Adults)

‘In this session, we look at some short but effective activities, which

take no longer than 5 minutes.’

FIONA DUNBAR

The Magic of storytime‘This webinar discusses the

methodology of storytelling and presents a range of practical teaching ideas to promote

experiential learning and active

language use.’

CAROL READ

Keep up the pulse‘By providing our students with

carefully-scaffolded and clearly-staged language tasks, we ensure not only task completion but also effective skills development and successful communication in the

diverse classroom.’

LOUISE CONNOLLY

Be a star! (Young Learners)

‘We will explore the importance of developing students’ learning skills to provide them with the tools and confidence to take control of their

own learning, in English and beyond.’

SCHUYLER HEDSTROM

Dreading drama?‘This talk will give practical

advice on how, by setting clear instructions and ways of behaviour,

drama can be enjoyed by both you the teacher and your pupils

where the outcome is so

beneficial to all.’

SOPHIE HEYDEL

Motivating teenagers‘In this session, we will look

at different ways to engage teenagers in English language learning and to increase their motivation in the classroom.’

USOA SOL

How to find new sounds that are not in one’s

mother tongue (General)

‘After a brief overview of the pronunciation chart and how it works we’ll look at how to help

learners find new sounds by connecting with the muscles that make the pronunciation

difference, and getting behind the muscle habits of the L1.’

ADRIAN UNDERHILL

Gamification or game-based learning? Strategies

for the analogue and digital classroom

‘In this webinar, we will have a look at how you can successfully

implement gaming strategies in your classroom to foster

engagement and help pupils make the learning process

their own.’

JETRO DE CHÂTEAU

The Flipped Classroom‘We will look at what the basic

idea of the Flipped Classroom is and where the idea came from. Then we will examine one way of adapting the idea in English

Language Teaching.’

DAVID SPENCER

Bing, Bang, Boom, Boing and Baa Onomatopoeia and the importance of

sounds in the YL classroom (Young Learners)

‘By raising awareness to the existence of the differences between phonemes through

activities focusing on the use of these sounds and words, young learners can get a head start on their language learning journey.’

TROY NAHUMKO

Using projects to develop 21st century skills

‘Today’s learners are growing up in a complex, inter-connected world.

In this practical webinar we will explore how we can use projects to support the development of

21st century skills.’

DONNA SHAW

B1 Writing and Speaking: how to combine exam

technique and motivating teaching ideas

‘We will look at tried and tested practical classroom activities

which not only teach ESO and BACH students B1 writing and speaking technique and give

them exam tips, but which also keep them entertained and

motivated because they’re fun to do!’

ELSPETH POLLOCK

Optimise learning! (Teenagers)

‘We will demonstrate how we can equip our teens the skills that they need to reach their potential

in a changing world .’

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In Advantage, Macmillan teachers will have

access to online Teacher Training sessions

delivered by leading teaching experts and where

they will find all the support material for these

sessions, including handouts and recordings for

current and past events.

However, it doesn’t stop there! As a Macmillan

teacher, you will have access to a broad range of

services and solutions to help you develop as a

teacher and thus maximise your students’ learning.

Through this exclusive service, you will have

easy access to a vast range of ideas, activities

and teaching tips developed by expert teaching

professionals to enhance your daily teaching

experience.

All in one place, accessible anytime, on any device.

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