An online conference with the Troika ethos.
Plenary with Paul Seligson (sponsored by Richmond)
'The times they
are a-changing' -
or should be!
Thankfully, the goal of language learning has shifted from near-native competence to ‘plurilingualism’ - to be an effective, interactive communicator - and in English as a Lingua Franca. To my mind, the best way to achieve this efficiently, particularly for Romance language speakers, with all their advantages, is to build on rather than ignore existing linguistic knowledge. Trying to prohibit or ignore L1 seems even more incongruous for learners outside class, at home, online, surrounded by Portuguese!
Besides, translation is increasingly accepted as inevitable, even in immersion contexts. 'Think in English’ just won’t happen until C1+. With our monolingual groups, methodical, overt contrast with Portuguese must benefit both learners and teachers.
Yet, most teaching still follows traditional routes; ’English only’, native speaker / frequency models, ‘one-size fits all’, global courses … missing the specificity our classes both permit and deserve, and decelerating their communicative potential, particularly in ELF.
Surely, now is the time to re-evaluate cross-lingual activities and bilingual resources; contrastive analysis, error anticipation, cognate exploitation, customised pronunciation and, yes, translation. Realistic and highly practical.
(courses are 3-session events within the conference focusing on one topic; this is your chance to interact with leading experts in their fields in a longer, more academic sessions!)
Children’s and teenagers’ languages in ELT - Voices from south Africa
Hear the amazing stories about teaching children and teenagers in South Africa with an amazing team of international speakers sponsored by the IATEFL YLTSIG.
Tutors: Leketi Makalela, Nayr Ibrahim, Rethabile Mawela.
education management: principles & challenges
This courses focuses on:
- knowledge, skills, attitude and awareness: a framework for the development of coordinators, supervisors and school owners
- using key performance indicators as a managerial tool
- devising individual professional plans (for oneself and to the academic staff)
- dealing with teacher engagement (motivation, resistance and community-building)
Learn what's relevant when thinking about digital education. Topics in this course include: media and visual literacy, the use of frameworks to assess the use of technology, design for teaching and much more.
A new culture of learning - a reflective and practical approach to learner autonomy
A new culture of learning - a reflective and practical approach to learner autonomy"
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The nature of autonomy and the process of ‘autonomization’
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Autonomy, agency, and identity
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Making learner autonomy viable for teachers and students
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Learner autonomy in face-to-face and remote teaching before, during and after the pandemic
Six webinars with one theme: inclusive education. Topics include:
- Teaching the Hearing Impaired in an EFL Classroom;
- Teaching an autistic child in a bilingual environment;
- How to get all our students thinking;
- Older adults in ELT materials;
- Voices of a female white/non-white Brazilian Educator;
- Democratic Classroom;
Tutors: Gustavo Lima Barcellos, Luiz Eduardo Dudu, Sarah M Howell, Heloisa Duarte, Claudia Colla de Amorim, Aline Martins
Moderator: Akemi Iwasa
(webinars are delivered by members of our community who have submitted proposals and have been coached by Troika staff)
CPD
Marília da Silva - The teacher mindset during and after the Pandemic: a reflection on the experience.
Teaching skills
Daniel Silva - Reducing TTT in online lessons: tips from teacher observation.
21st century skills
Maria José Ramos - Preparing the kids and ourselves for the unknown.
Language skills
Marcio Pantoja - Reading Circles as an approach to foster language skills.
Pronunciation
Victor Hugo Medina - Intelligibility in English Language Teaching: The Different Levels of Understanding in Communication.
Teaching teens
Michelle Hudson - Making peace with homework - ideas for teachers of teenagers.
Native-speakerism
Carmem Foltran - The impostor in the classroom: facing Impostor Syndrome in our practices.
Teaching skills
Wesley Patryck - Stay hungry! How to motivate your students!
SEL
Beatriz Machado - Authentic games for the mind and the heart: beyond fun.
Intercultural awareness
Cristina Lage de Francesco - International-Mindedness in the English Language Classroom: For More Bridges and Less Walls.
Teaching skills
Larissa Duarte - Delivering feedback: students, parents and report cards.
Lunch Break & Troikafezinho
(Troikafezinho are curated informal chatrooms moderated by Troika guests)
Tim Gifford, from LearnJam: Designing effective learning: What we've discovered from applying our Learning Design Principles
Bruno Albuquerque, from Troika: an open room for networking.
Plenary Session: Isabela Villas Boas
A roadmap to a
paradigm shift
in assessment
What has helped shape the positivist assessment paradigm prevalent today in our
country? Why is it so difficult to change this paradigm? How can this type of change be smoothly incorporated in a school or educational system? In this talk, Isabela will briefly examine historical and contextual reasons for the mainstream mental models regarding assessment. She will then present the new trends in assessment that are being implemented around the world and in Brazil and, finally, provide a roadmap for changing mental models on assessment and implementing an alternative assessment system without “rocking the boat” or causing instability.
(courses are 3-session events within the conference focusing on one topic; this is your chance to interact with leading experts in their fields in a longer, more academic sessions!)
Reaching and teaching teenagers
This course focuses on what active learning is, the developmental characteristics of teenagers and how active learning caters for them and using projects to promote active learning.
Teaching (V)YLE
Six webinars, one topic: six fellow teachings share their experiences in teaching (very) young learners. Topics include: Using literature to develop social skills; story-based teaching
Engaging (V)YLs in the learning process through play; strategies to make online lessons fun and attractive to (V)YLs; strategies to help teachers cope with teaching (V)YLs remotely; techniques to introduce cultural elements to (V)YLs in online lessons.
Tutors: Carolina Dolinski Varaschin, Ana Clara Castilho, Miriam Oliveira, Bárbara Vanderlei, Danielle Tavares, Katherine Jara
Moderator: Cris Perone
Neuroscience 101 for Language Teachers
- Brain Basics: What parts of the brain do we use when we learn?
- Teaching a brain-friendly lesson: a guiding model for practice.
- Brain & emotions: What can prevent us from learning?
- Brain & 21st Century Skills: What skills are expected from teachers and students?
Remote teaching in the pandemic
Six webinars, one topic: follow six fellow teachers and their findings about teaching in the pandemic. Topics include: Significant use of technologies; how to integrate educational tools from the web into teaching to make lessons more engaging; adapting lesson plans, projects, and activities for remote teaching; experience gathered from the remote version of a full PBL English course; the role of teachers' emotions in the context of the pandemic; how teaching in the pandemic has driven us towards new practices that should be used to redesign students' social futures
Tutors: Vania Castro, Wallace Barboza, Claudia Boni, Marcia de Souza, Teresa Carvalho, Joyce Fettermann
Moderator: Paulo Dantas
Afternoon Break & Troikafezinho
(Troikafezinho are curated informal chatrooms moderated by Troika guests)
Michael Ledezma, from NE Build & Grow: Incorporating self-regulated learning in online classes
Renata Borges, from Troika: an open room for networking
(webinars are delivered by members of our community who have submitted proposals and have been coached by Troika staff)
Pronunciation
Aline Coutinho - Pronunciation First.
Inclusive Education
Ana Luisa dos Santos Oliveira - “Where do you live?” is not always an easy question.
Education management
Monica Lemos - The role of the pedagogical coordinator beyond the crisis.
Methods & Approaches
Igor Miura Ramos - Can Dogme coexist in the 21st-century classroom?
teaching skills
Julia Lima - Teaching speaking - how to make our students thrive?
Intercultural awareness
Gustavo Lima - BANG! POW! BLAM! Teaching Culture Through Comics.
Design thinking
Thais Motta - Design Thinking and modelling clay: a maker-centred learning approach.
TALL
Alexandra Andrade & Ketlyn Leva - Technology in the Classroom: Demons or Angels?
Teaching skills
Sue Cons - Simple steps for a perfect lesson plan.
Language skills
Anico Perfler - Reading during a pandemic.
Teaching skills
Gabriel Lemos - “How do you say that in English?” -- the importance of learner training to foster learner autonomy.
21st century skills
Sylvia Marit Syrdahl - Cooperative Learning - an approach to help students develop skills beyond school walls.
Plenary with Joan K Shin (Sponsored by IATEFL YLTSIG)
Teaching Remotely
for Primary
Aged Learners
of English
How can you keep your primary aged learners engaged as they sit in front of a computer or tablet screen or even a small mobile device? How can you encourage them to use and practice English through this virtual space? This presentation will present practical ideas for engaging your English language students online through remote learning.
