InnovateELT 2023 Conference

Saturday, 20 May 2023 2:00 PM - Sunday, 21 May 2023 4:00 PM CEST

Carrer de Diputació 279 Bajos, Barcelona, Barcelona, 08007, Spain

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Saturday, 20 May 2023 2:00 PM - Sunday, 21 May 2023 4:00 PM CEST

Oxford TEFL, Carrer de Diputació 279 Bajos, Barcelona, Barcelona, 08007, Spain.

InnovateELT is an annual conference that’s been going strong since 2015. True to the name, our aim is to discuss the role of innovation in language education and celebrate some of the most exciting things happening around us.

This year’s conference theme is ‘Who Needs Theory in ELT?’

According to Kurt Lewin “There is nothing more practical than a good theory”. Is he right? At InnovateELT 2023, we’ll be exploring whether our industry is driven by theories.

While our Call for Papers remains open, we are delighted to offer Early Bird tickets at just €30 for both days. This is the cheapest way to attend, so don't miss out!

InnovateELT was set up in 2015 with the aim of discussing the role of innovation in language education and celebrating some of the most exciting things happening around us. Following the successful reintroduction of the in-person event in September 2022, next year's conference will take place over two days at our school in central Barcelona.

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Ambra Pacchioni
Teacherpreneur
Busy Bee Language Academy

About Ambra Pacchioni

Teacherpreneur
Busy Bee Language Academy
Jedrek Stepien
English Teacher
mentals.pl

About Jedrek Stepien

English Teacher
mentals.pl
Teresa Bestwick
Teacher trainer and materials writer
the TEFL Development Hub

About Teresa Bestwick

Teacher trainer and materials writer
the TEFL Development Hub
Caroline Chapman
Teacher, Director, Trainer, Writer
IH San Sebastian

About Caroline Chapman

Teacher, Director, Trainer, Writer
IH San Sebastian
Jonathan Dykes
Director
Molehill Holdings

About Jonathan Dykes

Director
Molehill Holdings
Peter Vahle
Continuing Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
UC Berkeley and University of San Francisco

About Peter Vahle

Continuing Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
UC Berkeley and University of San Francisco
Maria Sampio
Business English Trainer
Freelance

About Maria Sampio

Business English Trainer
Freelance
Barnaby Griffiths
Language and communication coach
Barnaby Griffiths Language Consultancy

About Barnaby Griffiths

Language and communication coach
Barnaby Griffiths Language Consultancy
Marina Yesipenko
Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Researcher
Scioskola Prague

About Marina Yesipenko

Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Researcher
Scioskola Prague
Georgie Thorman
English Teacher
Oxford House Barcelona

About Georgie Thorman

English Teacher
Oxford House Barcelona
Patrick Casey
Director
The North Station Academy

About Patrick Casey

Director
The North Station Academy
Geoff Jordan
Associate Tutor
University of Leicester

About Geoff Jordan

Associate Tutor
University of Leicester
David Young
Course Director, Trinity DipTESOL
Oxford TEFL

About David Young

Course Director, Trinity DipTESOL
Oxford TEFL
Ramy Rashad AbdelReheem
Cambridge CELTS Tutor/ Teacher of English and Teacher Trainer
Cambridge Assessment English, University of Cambridge

About Ramy Rashad AbdelReheem

Cambridge CELTS Tutor/ Teacher of English and Teacher Trainer
Cambridge Assessment English, University of Cambridge
Regina Szuszkiewicz
English Teacher and REGIPIO Games Designer
REGIPIO

Regina Szuszkiewicz, MA in English Philology, a passionate English teacher and language games developer. She has built a recognizable brand REGPIO language games. She has always emphasized that games may enhance language acquisition if they are appropriately used. She runs workshops for English teachers on how to effectively incorporate language games into the classroom. Regina has contributed to the ESL area by presenting at plenty of national and international conferences."

About Regina Szuszkiewicz

English Teacher and REGIPIO Games Designer
REGIPIO
Anthony Green
L2 listening expert
voicebook.cloud

Ever since he was a languages student, Anthony has been fascinated with intelligibility (or often the lack thereof) during the L2 listening process, finding it far more challenging than reading, and rejecting traditional approaches as inadequate. Having published successful CD-ROm series with El Mundo and other daily newspapers across the globe, as well as hands-on experience working with learners at universities and schools, during the lockdown, he took the opportunity to set up Phonema, whose Voicebooks have helped transform learner performance in listening almost beyond recognition

About Anthony Green

L2 listening expert
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Florencia Giudici
EFL Teacher and Teacher Trainer
Colegio Ward/ El Centro Britanico

Florencia is a CELTA certified teacher and teacher trainer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She graduated as a TEFL teacher from Instituto Superior del Profesorado “Dr. Joaquín V. González” and she has been teaching English to all ages for over twenty years, mostly in Argentina but also in New Zealand and the UK. She specializes in materials design and she is the co-founder of Flying Colours Learning Resources. Nowadays, Florencia is taking a post graduate course in methodology at Universidad CAECE and she is working as an EFL teacher and exams trainer at El Centro Britanico International House Santiago de Compostela.

About Florencia Giudici

EFL Teacher and Teacher Trainer
Colegio Ward/ El Centro Britanico
Duncan Foord
Director
Oxford TEFL

About Duncan Foord

Director
Oxford TEFL
Katherine Reilly
Academic Lecturer
ELT Publishing

About Katherine Reilly

Academic Lecturer
ELT Publishing
Scott Thornbury
Teacher
Freelance

About Scott Thornbury

Teacher
Freelance
Paul Ricketts
Product Owner
ELiT/Cambridge University Press & Assessment

About Paul Ricketts

Product Owner
ELiT/Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Anna Machura
English Language Teacher, Linguist, Dyslexia Tutor, Therapist
UCC (University College Cork) Language Centre, Ireland & DAI (Dyslexia Association of Ireland)

About Anna Machura

English Language Teacher, Linguist, Dyslexia Tutor, Therapist
UCC (University College Cork) Language Centre, Ireland & DAI (Dyslexia Association of Ireland)
Feruz Akbarov
Founder
ETA Uzbekistan

About Feruz Akbarov

Founder
ETA Uzbekistan
Colin Young
International Communication Specialist
Freelance

About Colin Young

International Communication Specialist
Freelance
Daniel Lawrence
Teacher and Materials Writer
Oxford TEFL/Oxford Online English

About Daniel Lawrence

Teacher and Materials Writer
Oxford TEFL/Oxford Online English
Joanne Carr
Teacher of English
British Council

About Joanne Carr

Teacher of English
British Council
Polina Venglovskaya
Community Manager
Amazy.uk

About Polina Venglovskaya

Community Manager
Amazy.uk
Chris Fry
Ex British Council & EOI teacher and teacher trainer
Retired

About Chris Fry

Ex British Council & EOI teacher and teacher trainer
Retired
Tim Warre
Educational Content Creator, Teacher, Teacher Trainer
Twenix & CIC Idiomes

About Tim Warre

Educational Content Creator, Teacher, Teacher Trainer
Twenix & CIC Idiomes
Svetlana Gritsenko
Senior Teacher
Col·legi Madre Sacramento

About Svetlana Gritsenko

Senior Teacher
Col·legi Madre Sacramento
Joan Chirivella
Language Coordinator
Col·legi Madre Sacramento

About Joan Chirivella

Language Coordinator
Col·legi Madre Sacramento

Sessions on May 20, 2023

02:00 PM

Introduction and Plenaries

02:00 PM - 02:45 PMOxford House, Barcelona
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  • Duncan Foord

    Director

03:00 PM

Speaking homework, in theory & in practice

03:00 PM - 04:00 AM
  • Paul Ricketts

    Product Owner

03:00 PM

Therapeutic Teaching. It's Not Rocket Science, It's Neuroscience

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
  • Anna Machura

    English Language Teacher, Linguist, Dyslexia Tutor, Therapist

Game-Based Pragmatic Learning

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
  • Regina Szuszkiewicz

    English Teacher and REGIPIO Games Designer

04:00 PM

Q & A

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  • Scott Thornbury

    Teacher

Writing less is more

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  • Colin Young

    International Communication Specialist

05:45 PM

How can we practise micro-listening theory?

05:45 PM - 06:45 PM
  • Daniel Lawrence

    Teacher and Materials Writer

Instilling and Using a Growth Mindset in the YL ELY classroom

05:45 PM - 06:45 PM
  • Joanne Carr

    Teacher of English

The Benefits of a Bad Theory

05:45 PM - 06:45 PM
  • David Young

    Course Director, Trinity DipTESOL

Creating original teaching materials: A Theoretical Approach with Online Tools

05:45 PM - 06:45 PM
  • Polina Venglovskaya

    Community Manager

06:45 PM

Extensive reading - the solution for everything

06:45 PM - 07:45 PM
  • Chris Fry

    Ex British Council & EOI teacher and teacher trainer

Atomic Classroom Habits

06:45 PM - 07:45 PM
  • Tim Warre

    Educational Content Creator, Teacher, Teacher Trainer

Using educational technologies to boost speaking performance

06:45 PM - 07:45 PM
  • +1
  • Svetlana Gritsenko

    Senior Teacher

06:45 PM

How a Soviet-era philosopher can help your students listen better

06:45 PM - 07:45 AM
  • Anthony Green

    L2 listening expert

Sessions on May 21, 2023

10:00 AM

Plenaries

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • +1
  • Ambra Pacchioni

    Teacherpreneur

10:30 AM

15 Things to Use on Monday [Revisited]

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Teresa Bestwick

    Teacher trainer and materials writer

The Magic Chair Theory

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Caroline Chapman

    Teacher, Director, Trainer, Writer

Virtual Reality for Language Learners

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Jonathan Dykes

    Director

Error correction nuts and bolts

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Ramy Rashad AbdelReheem

    Cambridge CELTS Tutor/ Teacher of English and Teacher Trainer

12:15 PM

Becoming a more Dynamic Teacher with Academic Writing

12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
  • Peter Vahle

    Continuing Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley

Language anxiety - from theory into my Business English classroom

12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
  • Maria Sampio

    Business English Trainer

02:00 PM

More language coaching tips to incorporate into your teaching

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Barnaby Griffiths

    Language and communication coach

Learner autonomy via multimodality

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Marina Yesipenko

    Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Researcher

How to create 10 minute activities using music videos

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Florencia Giudici

    EFL Teacher and Teacher Trainer

02:00 PM

Reducing foreign language speaking anxiety in our learners

02:00 PM - 03:00 AM
  • Georgie Thorman

    English Teacher

03:00 PM

Needing the exam, doesn't mean wanting the exam

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
  • Patrick Casey

    Director

Explicit and Implicit Learning in SLA: Theory and Practice

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
  • Geoff Jordan

    Associate Tutor

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