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)
SLIDES FROM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Feedback Delivery in Teacher Training Courses by Mara Temi
Promoting Intercultural Competency in the ELT classroom by Fernanda Stocche Barbosa
Bringing Mindfulness to Class by Laia del Barrio
Teaching Reading in ESL Classrooms by Nada Awad
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
Story-Based CLIL for Little Learners (4 - 10 years old) by Sylvie Doláková & Ilona Sostronekova
Ideas on using Irish History with Teenage EL learners by Tony Penston
Activating the Passive Voice by Kessia Morais Lima
T for writing – is it? by Abeer Okaz
Making Project-Based Learning Work with Technology by Felipe Ronchi Fogo & Claire Ryan
Using and Assessing Learning Outcomes by Chris Farrell
EAP in the General English Classroom by Laurie Myers
Using Emotional Intelligence to Improve Behaviour and Learning by Alan Hall
BIG IDEAS for ESOL for Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers Arthur McKeown & Claudia Belloni
Empathy and ELT – is it Time to Reconsider how we Think about Each Other? by Conor O'Reilly
Developing Great Presentations and Public Speaking Skills by Ben Dobbs
Everything EFL Live Podcast by Erin O'Byrne & Shane Callaghan
Using Google Classroom in the Classroom by Lydia O’Donnell & Jane Langley
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
Challenges, Strategies and Solutions in less Resourced ESL Classroom by Faisal Naseer
Leadership Strand The developing manager
Supporting Newly Qualified Teachers by Liam Tyrrell
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
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
SLIDES FROM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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
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
SLIDES FROM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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