Webinar Series: Effective Materials in ELT

About webinars:

This webinar series is for English teachers who want their teaching to be more meaningful, flexible, and up to date.

You will learn how to use authentic materials effectively in class, how to design guided discovery tasks that build critical thinking and get students interacting, and how to teach more with less through task extension, recycling, and adaptation.

The focus is on concrete tools, examples, and practical tips for working with mixed-level groups, both online and offline. It works for experienced teachers and for those who are just starting out.

Official order for the webinar series

Certificate registry: "Using authentic materials in class" webinar
Certificate registry: "Designing a good guided discovery task" webinar
Certificate registry: "Teaching more with less: extension, recycling, adaptation " webinar

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webinar series

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For Teachers

For All Educators
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English
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free
CERTIFICATE :

1 certificate = UAH 100

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Who It's For

New Teachers

English teachers who have recently started teaching online and are looking for ways to make the learning process more efficient
Experienced Teachers

anyone with experience teaching English online who knows the sky is the limit and won't stop improving their skills
All Teachers

and for you too, if you're looking for personal growth ;)

What You Get

7 Hours of Training

3 recorded webinars, each followed by an optional final test

1 Webinar = 1 Certificate

upon successfully passing the final tests

*cost: UAH 100 per certificate

Program and Schedule

Using authentic materials in class

Authentic materials in language learning: discover the classification and sources of authentic materials, and learn about benefits and challenges of using authentic materials
Selecting authentic materials: explore how and what materials to choose to address the topic and tailor it to the students' needs
Introducing the topic and activating students' background knowledge: learn how to create meaninful context and help students connect to authentic materials

Designing a good guided discovery task

What is Guided Discovery? : define guided discovery, discuss the benefits for ESL learners
Key elements of a good Guided Discovery task: discover the importance of having specific, measurable goals; scaffolding and its types; choosing relevant and interesting topics for learners; encouraging peer interaction and group work.
Designing a Guided Discovery task: step-by-step: identifying learning objectives; creating a conceptual framework; planning the discovery process; providing feedback

Teaching more with less (extension, recycling, adaptation)

Why is less often more: selecting the focus of the lesson/series of lessons and sticking to it; why too wide focus of the lesson can decrease the quality of learning and overwhelm students
Extension: what is extension of tasks; examples of extended tasks; practical tips on effective task extension
Recycling: effective recycling of systems; tips and activities for effective recycling online and offline; no-resources recycling tasks
Adaptation: why adaptation might be needed; adaptation to the level of English proficiency; adaptation to the interests and needs of the students

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Nastia Tychuk

Senior teacher and methodologist at the Green Country English School network and TalkEn.Cloud, co-author of the My Flexi Book English textbooks for adults.

Certificates: TKT

Over 6 years of experience teaching English; has run more than 60 webinars and workshops for English teachers.

Olesia Vovk

Senior teacher and trainer at the Green Country English School network and TalkEn.Cloud, editor of the 24 Easy Steps and Notes by TalkEn.Cloud textbooks and the TalkEn.Cloud platform.

Certificates: currently working toward CELTA

Over 5 years of experience teaching English; mentors teachers and helps them sharpen their methodological and teaching skills

Olha Koval

CELTA-certified senior teacher, methodologist, and trainer at the Green Country English School network and TalkEn.Cloud.

Certificates: CELTA

Over 8 years of experience teaching English; works both with teachers who are just starting their careers and with experienced teachers.