Webinars
Stay up to date and inspired with our free webinars for English language teachers. Find upcoming live sessions, or catch up by watching recordings of webinars you've missed.
Our practical, interactive webinars are led by experienced teachers and teacher educators working in English language classrooms around the world. Each session is designed to provide classroom-ready ideas, fresh insights, and opportunities to connect with fellow teachers.
Reserve your free place by registering on Zoom. All participants who attend a live webinar will receive a certificate of attendance.
John Shackleton - CPD Framework for teacher educators
In this talk, John looks at what the Continuing Professional Development Framework for teacher educators is and how it can be used.
Understanding teacher learning
Taking responsibility for your own professional development
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
Sue Leather - How to include reflection in teacher training sessions and courses
In this talk, Sue Leather looks at how to include reflection in teacher training sessions and courses.
Martin Froggett - Building the mentor-mentee relationship
Martin's talk will look at the key factors teacher educators need to consider when establishing a successful and effective mentor-mentee relationship.
Contributing to the profession
Paula Rebolledo - How could research inform EFL practice?
In this talk, Paula Rebolledo looks at the debate regarding the role of teacher research in EFL teaching.
Taking responsibility for your own professional development
Contributing to the profession
Ann Burgess - learning from each other internationally
Ann Burgess examines the role of the teacher as a researcher, concentrating on how this is linked to study visits and other international experiences.
Using inclusive practices
Nick Bilbrough - Zooming in and out
How can simple video conferencing tools provide many of the components of effective language teaching for young learners in refugee camps?
Understanding my learners
Lizzie Pinard - Fostering learner autonomy
Watch a recording of Lizzie Pinard's talk from March 2016 talking about how we can foster learner autonomy by helping our students negotiate real and virtual environments outside of the classroom to develop their English.
Understanding my professional identity
Understanding teacher learning
Supporting ongoing teacher professional development
Briony Beaven - Teacher stories
Telling stories of professional experience can be a powerful form of development for teachers and teacher educators, benefiting not only individual teachers but their educational institutions.
Planning lessons and courses
How to get students writing in class... and loving it.
Watch a recording of Rachael Roberts' webinar from January 2016 where she looked at a number of motivating writing activities that you can use with your students.
Using inclusive practices
Improving reading comprehension for learners with dyslexia
This webinar explores some of the learner’s difficulties with reading and suggests practical strategies and techniques for teachers who want to support struggling readers and improve their reading comprehension.