The Trainers



Steven McGuire

 

Kate Pickering

 

Christina Anastasiadis


Alistair Wood

 


Alex Bishop

 


Andy McNeish
Karen Dyer

 

Cathy Harris

 


Rory Power

 

Dennis Johns

Corinna Harvey

Catriona Brownlee

 


INTERNATIONAL HOUSE MADRID

TEACHER TRAINING SUPPORT

 

 

CEI Seminars 2008 - Third term
 

Seminar Attendance
All new teachers and returning teachers on full contracts should attend all of the seminar days. Teachers not on full contracts need to attend a proportional amount in relation to their teaching hours. If you are unsure, please contact the teacher training department.

 

Absence from seminars
If you sign up for a seminar and are unable to attend, you need to contact ttraining@ihmadrid.com If you are unable to attend due to illness, you should produce a doctor's line (justificante) as you would if you were absent for a class.
Attendance to seminars will be stated on all job references.

 

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Mar 28, 2008  Observation Refresher - Kate PickeringCompulsory for everyone involved in carrying out in-service observation. An opportunity to standardise our approach to and criteria for observing; the session will be based round a video leading to the prioritisation for oral feedback and the completion of the written report.
 FCE Speaking - Rory PowerRory offers good advice on how to help students do better with the speaking part of the exam
 Setting up a class web site - Steven McGuireSteven shows you how to set up a class web site to promote writing in teenage classes
Apr 04, 2008  Conducting Cambridge oral tests - Rory PowerRory gives advice on how to do the mock speaking tests for FCE and CAE necessary for anyone who wants to take part in paid Mock Orals
 Young Learner Cambridge Exams - Karen DyerKaren focuses on how to make the most of Galaxy 2 and Join In 3
 Exploiting songs in class - Alistair WoodAlistair provides some great ideas to use songs in class
Apr 11, 2008  No SeminarsNO SEMINARS. So don't choose this option
Apr 18, 2008  Exploiting listening texts with adults - Karen DyerKaren provides practical activities to make more of listening texts from adult coursebooks
 Drama for adults - Dennis and CatrionaDennis and Catriona show you how to use drama with adult classes
 Projects with young learners - Alex BishopAlex provides ideas for class projects with YL groups
Apr 25, 2008  What you need to know about SLA - Andy McNeishAndy McNeish looks at what we now know about second language acquisition
 Exploiting YL coursebooks - Karen DyerKaren explains what is involved and gives some practical ideas of how to help prepare students for starters, movers, flyers, KET and PET
 Pronunciation games for adults - Corinna HarveyCorinna demonstares a selection of games and activities designed to practise pronunciation
May 02, 2008  No SeminarsNO SEMINARS. So don't choose this option
May 09, 2008  Activities for very young learners - Cathy HarrisCathy focuses specifically on activities for very young learners levels 1-4
 Revision techniques and activities for exam classes - Dennis JohnsDennis looks at different approaches to revision activities for exam classes
 Using L1 appropriately in class - Christina AnastasiadisChristina looks at using Spanish appropriately in class and ways of managing without it
May 16, 2008  No SeminarsNO SEMINARS. So don't choose this option
May 23, 2008  Working on writing skills - Andy McNeishAndy provides useful ideas on how to improve students' writing
 Using newspapers - Hilary ThomsonHilary shows how to exploit newspapers and other media in adult classes
 Creative lessons for young learners classesAlex provides some new ideas for making things in young learner classes
May 30, 2008  Post diploma reading group - Kate PickeringOnly for those with or doing the Diploma or with at least 7 years post CELTA classroom experience An article based discussion on English as an International Language and the Lingua Franca Core. Some pre-reading may be involved.
 Using dictation - Alistair WoodAlistair provides practical activities and shows the potential of dictation in adult and teenage classes
 Using readers with DVD in YL classes - StevenSteven will look at combining readers with DVDs of the same titles
Jun 06, 2008  Lessons from nothing - Steven McGuireSteven looks at how to produce useful last minute lessons with no preparation - good ideas for short notice standby classes
 Language awareness - Andy McNeishAndy provides another in his popular series of language awaress sessions
 Changes to the FCE/CAE - Rory PowerRory provides valuable information about the recent changes to FCE and CAE exams which become effective after the June 2008 exams
Jun 13, 2008  Level testing refresher obligatory for all testers - Christina and AlexAn obligatory session for all trained testers – a refresher session on the process in order to standardise results
 Memory and language learning - Andy McNeishAndy looks at ways to help students get to grips with language and help it stick in their minds
 Tutorial activities - Alistair WoodAlistair provides a range of activities for you to organise while giving end of year tutorials
Jun 20, 2008  Summer adult courses - ChristinaChristina provides valuable information to teachers working on adult summer courses
 Summer young learner courses - Neil and AlexNeil and Alex provide ideas and information on what to do with young learners during summer intensives
 End of year activities - Steven McGuireSteven provides some lighthearted end of term activities especially for those teachers not working in the summer
 Peer observationIf you choose this option, you must inform your ADOS who you are observing

 

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