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Speaker Slides 2021

NB: Speakers are making these slides available on the understanding that any use of the original ideas and material in them will be clearly attributed to the author.

7th Annual Conference on Teaching in the New Normal

OPENING PLENARY

by David Fisher

 Making Online Teaching Dramatic

SATURDAY PLENARY

by Anna Nunan 

Teacher Education and Preparing teachers for a dynamic teaching environment

SUNDAY PLENARY

by Peter Lahiff

Reflection on Participation in the ELE Working Group 

Speaker Slides 2020

NB: Speakers are making these slides available on the understanding that any use of the original ideas and material in them will be clearly attributed to the author.

6th Annual Conference on Big Ideas and their Impact in ELT

OPENING PLENARY

by T.J. O’Ceallaigh

Revolutionising English Language Teaching Through Content And Language Integration 

SATURDAY PLENARY

by David Marsh

20 Years of ELT: Fusing New Methodologies (Integration / CLIL / Innovative Learning Environments)

SUNDAY PLENARY

by Joshua Paiz

Diversity & Inclusion in ELT

SLIDES FROM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
 

Feedback Delivery in Teacher Training Courses by Mara Temi​

Promoting Intercultural Competency in the ELT classroom by Fernanda Stocche Barbosa 

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Bringing Mindfulness to Class by Laia del Barrio​

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Teaching Reading in ESL Classrooms by Nada Awad​

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Instruction with Permission - A Brain-based Approach to Classroom Communication by Christine Mullaney

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Language Immersion Advantages and Challenges by Debbie West 

The Classroom Around Us: Utilising Place in Language Learning by Rebecca White 

Fostering Academic Language Learner Autonomy in EAP Writing by Stergiani Kostopoulou

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Story-Based CLIL for Little Learners (4 - 10 years old) by Sylvie Doláková & Ilona Sostronekova

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Ideas on using Irish History with Teenage EL learners by Tony Penston

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Activating the Passive Voice by Kessia Morais Lima 

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T for writing – is it? by Abeer Okaz

Making Project-Based Learning Work with Technology by Felipe Ronchi Fogo & Claire Ryan

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Intercultural Exchange - a Small Scale Exchange between Japan and Denmark by Mark Donnellan & Barry Condon

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Using and Assessing Learning Outcomes by Chris Farrell

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EAP in the General English Classroom by Laurie Myers

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Using Emotional Intelligence to Improve Behaviour and Learning by Alan Hall​

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BIG IDEAS for ESOL for Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers Arthur McKeown & Claudia Belloni ​

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Empathy and ELT – is it Time to Reconsider how we Think about Each Other? by Conor O'Reilly

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Everything EFL Live Podcast by Erin O'Byrne & ​Shane Callaghan

Using Google Classroom in the Classroom by Lydia O’Donnell & Jane Langley​

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English for Dyslexic Children by Ilona Sostronekova​

“Crystal Methodology”: Unlocking for Advanced Students, and for Ourselves, the Short-and Long-Term Benefits of Authentic Literary Texts by Sean Ruane

Self-Perceptions of ELT Teachers in ELT Schools in Ireland by Deborah Tobin 

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Challenges, Strategies and Solutions in less Resourced ESL Classroom by Faisal Naseer

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Leadership Strand The developing manager

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Supporting Newly Qualified Teachers by Liam Tyrrell​

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The Developing Manager - Managing Change in your Organisation by Louise Guyett

Promoting Healthy Conflict to Foster Creativity by Ian Brangan & Aidan O’Shea ​

Responding to Moments of Truth - Tips for Delivering Customer Satisfaction by Nadine Early

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Speaker Slides 2019

NB: Speakers are making these slides available on the understanding that any use of the original ideas and material in them will be clearly attributed to the author.

5th Annual Conference on Why we do what we do in ELT

OPENING PLENARY

by Steve Walsh

Dialogic Reflection

SATURDAY PLENARY

by Marjorie Rosenberg

Getting unstuck - stretching out of our comfort zones

SUNDAY PLENARY

by Russell Mayne

Evidence based ELT: What is it and why does it matter

SLIDES FROM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

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Use it or Lose it: how to activate professional knowledge by Kirsten Holt

Awaydays - whole teams explore, share, learn, resolve and plan by Liam Brown

Linguistic creativity - a tool for encouraging VL autonomy & lifelong learning by Visnja Fara

Brexit and the Impacts on English language learning in Ireland by Conor O’Reilly

Developing leaders and leadership through language training by Ben Dobbs

The developing manager: the role of reflection by Louise Guyett

Mentoring in teacher development by Chris Farrell

Blended Learning in ELT: Making it work by Pete Sharma

Using culture to engage learners by Sahand Razavi

Developing school-based CPD of ELT through Action Research by Venny Karolina

Experiencing Language - English through drama technique and methodology by Anna Kadzik-Bartoszewska; Charlie Hughes

Does learning lexical bundles increase fluency in writing? by Cathryn Bennett

Diving into the local experience by Susan Holden

Spilling the tea about LGBTQI+ in ELT by Angelos Bollas

Engaging with the English profile - A CPD programme by Gerard O’Hanlon

Are you in the right job? by Rachael Fionda

Understanding and working with adult students with different learning needs by Mara Antonella Toranza Temi

Make it QRacked! Using QR codes in the ESL classroom by Marzia Marcelli

Why do we use peer feedback in the EAP classroom? by Penny Tzanni

TBLT- An effective tool for language teaching by Faisal Naseer

Do pronunciation models matter? Reflections from Irish & Scottish classrooms by Gemma Archer

Reading a text: snore no more! by Oksana Dzyuban

Making connections - Using film in the language classroom by Eva Buyuksimkesyan

Listening skills (top-down or bottom-up): which one do students prefer? by Bárbara Hernandes

CELTA uncovered. The subtle art of unlearning by Ian Brangan

A crash course in cultural literacy for the ELT instructor by Doaa Baker

Who we are is how we teach by Liam Tyrrell

Why managers need PD too by Paula Castro

Spicing up the Business English classroom by Marjorie Rosenberg

 

Speaker Slides 2018

NB: Speakers are making these slides available on the understanding that any use of the original ideas and material in them will be clearly attributed to the author.

Joint Teacher Development Event with IATEFL TDSIG

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PLENARY SESSIONS
Building a 21st Century Learning Organisation by Sarah Mount

The ABC of Teacher Development by Maureen McGarvey

PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
Lights, Camera, Action! How Digital Videos Can Enhance Teacher Development by Cecilia Nobre

Developing Teachers’ and Managers’ Coaching Skills by Ben Dobbs

SHORT TALKS
Developing ELT Teachers use of Online Learner Corpora by Gerard O’Hanlon

Using Critical Incidents to Reframe Post-Observation Feedback by Radhika Iyer-O’Sullivan

Fostering Intercultural Harmony in the ELT Classroom by Doaa Baker

In Service Training for Informal Assessment of Speaking by Roomana Khan

What do we see when we observe? by Liam Tyrrell

Ideas into Practice – Making CPD Relevant and Accessible for Teachers by Robert Hanley

A Users Guide to Institutional CPD by Gavin Redden

Helping Novice Teachers Handle the Pronunciation Problem Starting with -ED by Mary Shepherd

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4th Annual Conference on Developing Outcomes in ELT

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Conference Report

OPENING PLENARY

by Adrian Underhill

Teaching and New Leadership

SATURDAY PLENARY

by Sue Hackett

QA,QM,QI .... what does it all mean for the language school?

SUNDAY PLENARY

by Thomas Farrell

Reflective Practice for Language Teachers

SLIDES FROM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

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Creativity, Critical Thinking and Communication for Greater Training Outcomes by Ben Dobbs

Improving Communication of Young Learner Progress by Shay Coyne

EAP in Ireland - Where can we go? by Steven Bruce

Dictating your way to more beneficial outcomes  by Ciaran Murphy 

From rules to reasons and other little tweaks by Danny Norrington-Davies

Noticing outcomes through student reflection by Aileen Donegan

Negotiating the transition from IELTS to EAP by Alex Runchman

Teacher Burnout in ELT by Chris Farrell

Representation of Norwegian English in the public: An attitude study by Christina Løkslett

Project-based learning — Reflective practice, constraints and learner outcomes by Adam O Regan, David Morgan, Matthew Watson

Using the Lexical Approach to outline and develop areas of pronunciation by Brian Duignan

Learner Perceptions of Corpora and Data-Driven Learning by Cathryn Bennett

Affect for better effect by Angelos Bollas

Low resource, high quality : Designing a zero-materials ESOL course by Jane Seely

Shifting from EAP to an Academic Literacies approach by Jessica Garska, Aoife Ni Mhurchu

Textpolitation: Getting more from a text by David Byrne, Mark Heffernan
 

Using corpora in ESL classrooms by Abeer Okaz

Facebook, Edmodo, or your own personal blog? by Keith Murdiff

Modality in course books - room for change? by Gerard O’Hanlon

The Challenge of Chunks by Frances Eales (Sponsored by Pearson)

Introduction to the Irish Research Scheme for Teaching by Chris Farrell

How to Create a School that Learns by Adrian Underhill

Professional Development: Opportunities and Attitudes in Ireland by Liam Tyrrell

Nuclear Stress- can it improve Intelligibility? by Isobel Burke, Stephen Bruce, & Stephen Easley-Walsh

The Autistic Classroom: Classroom management for teachers of ASD learners by Damian Cunniffe

Pre-reading: Is there another way? by Tony Penston

Building teacher’s assessment literacy through structured video CPD by Ben Beaumont

Implementing Self-Regulated Strategies to Sustain Learning by Sharifa Al’Adawi

Helping Students Understand the Intercultural Mindset by Debbie West 

Fighting Fossilisation with strategy training by Laura Edwards 

Embracing our Non-Native Speaking Community by Anna Maroutian