IH London Future of Training Online Conference 2024

International House London has announced the return of their annual Future of Training Conference on Saturday 16th November 2024. The conference will take place face-to-face (in central London) and online.

Join the IH London team for a day of informative and thought-provoking sessions from language teaching professionals. The sessions will include presentations, discussions and opportunities to share thoughts and experiences on the topic of English language teacher training and teacher education. Leave the conference feeling inspired by what you have seen and heard.

This year's theme is "Tried, Tested, Transformative". Have you tried something new in your practice recently? Why did you decide to try it out? What influenced your experiment (e.g. reading, research, a discussion with a colleague, a webinar/presentation)? How did you evaluate, test the idea, procedure, approach? What did you find out? How will this transform your future practice?

Delivery of talks

All talks will be delivered using the Zoom platform so that speakers can be hosted from across the globe. Attendees will be invited to join online, but are also welcome to the Covent Garden School in London to join for discussions, food and drinks!

Sessions & Speakers

• Opening Workshop - Richard Chinn: Trying, testing and transforming – what does it mean to you?- Delivered face-to-face and online
• Cecilia Nobre: Building a reflective feedback culture in teacher training - Delivered face-to-face and online
• Matthew Ellman: Making teacher development frameworks work for trainers - Delivered face-to-face
• Helen Pattio Combe: Promoting the role of the multilingual teacher in ELT : how can teacher training promote diversity and inclusion in higher education - Delivered face-to-face
• Adrian Underhill: Questioning and updating handed down pronunciation content in future training - Delivered face-to-face and online
• Erica Lindley: Neurodiversity & CELTA: model and mentor - Delivered face-to-face and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Dr Jason Anderson: Diversifying teacher research practices: Controversies and opportunities - Delivered face-to-face and online
• Jonathan Spoor: Part-time TESOL Certificate courses: what’s the longer-term impact? - Delivered face-to-face and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Elna Coetzer: Am I coping? - Delivered face-to-face
• Magnus Coney: Dead German Philosophers, Teacher Superpowers and PISA Shocks: What Do You Learn on a PhD in Teacher Education? - Delivered face-to-face and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Irina Nosova: Challenges Encountered by Volunteer Language Teachers and Solutions for Teaching Ukrainian Refugees Displaced by War - Delivered face-to-face
• Orsolya Dunn: Focusing on critical reflection in teacher training: How are we feeling and why does it matter? - Delivered face-to-face
• Rose Aylett: Transformative theatre in teacher education: moving from spectators to spect-actors - Delivered face-to-face
• Teresa Bestwick: Building reflective practice into our routine - Delivered online and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Katerina Skriabina: Using instruments from CBT and MET in teacher training - Delivered online and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Ross Thorburn & Karin Xie: Integrating Speaking Strategies into Initial Teacher Training Courses - Delivered online and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Bruno Albuquerque: Focusing on the Essential - Delivered online and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Isabella Campos Alvim: Empowering EFL Teachers through Tailored CPD: A Framework for Lasting Professional Growth - Delivered online and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Marylin Caparelli: Stepping up the game – a collaborative approach to training - Delivered online and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Panagiota Giaouri: Bridging the gap between online and face-to-face CELTA: A Comparative Study of Trainee Perceptions and Employer Concerns - Delivered face-to-face
• Stephanie Wilbur: Designing online CELTA courses to maximise learning and achievability - Delivered face-to-face
• Alexandra Herrera: Mixed curriculum implementation in Latin American schools and universities: The Communicative-Competence Approach long-term educational alternative - Delivered online and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Simon Cox: The Master Apprentice - Delivered face-to-face and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Abeer Okaz: Teacher trainers: many hats but same identity - Delivered online and recorded for post-conference viewing
• Bimali Indrarathne: Feeding in reflective practice on academic content into professional practice - Delivered online and recorded for post-conference viewing

Tickets

Tickets are on sale. Visit the Eventbrite page to book either face-to-face or online tickets.

If you have questions about any of the above, you can email [email protected]

There is a discount of face-to-face tickets for IH members, please use the code FOT2024IH at the payment stage.

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