Autor: Anna Rogalewicz Gałucka

Coursebooks are full of idioms and Polish students love them! However, the problem is there are so many of them and most coursebooks teach idioms which are so outdated, students simply sound trite and old-fashioned. In this session, we will look at useful idioms to teach your students and help separate the old from the new. We will also look at a variety of fun ways to practise them in class.

This seminar explores how English language teachers can effectively support students with dyslexia by moving beyond words and embracing multisensory teaching. Participants will gain insights into the unique challenges dyslexic learners face in the EFL classroom and discover practical, research-informed strategies that engage sight, sound, movement, and touch. Through hands-on examples and classroom activities, teachers will learn how to adapt lessons, build phonological awareness, and create inclusive environments where all learners can thrive. The session emphasizes that with the right tools and approaches, dyslexia is not a barrier but an opportunity to reimagine how we teach and how students learn.

Do your students forget words and phrases you covered not long ago? Have grammar points been explained and practised, but little remains in students’ memory? These are the challenges we’ll be addressing in this webinar. We will look at examples of engaging revision activities you can adapt for your own classes. We will also explore practical ways to organise lessons, so knowledge is reinforced over time. The session draws on current research into how learning and memory work, giving you tools to make revision purposeful and effective.

There is a huge overlap between the world of entertainment and the world of teaching. Skills that entertainers have can help teachers to bring a class together, to create a good learning atmosphere among a group, and even to cope better with some of the specific psychological demands that they face today. This practical session looks at some of the things that entertainers do that can directly help teachers in their work such as keeping a group engaged and making sessions memorable.

Teacher Professional Development (TPD) has come a long way over the last 50 years, but its importance has increased tenfold with the new technological advances and the opportunities they provide. In this talk, we will explore why TPD is more important than ever and how technology, especially artificial intelligence (AI), is revolutionising the way ELT professionals grow and learn. We will also examine how Al and innovative digital tools are reshaping traditional approaches to professional development, making it more personalised, accessible, and efficient, while considering both the opportunities and challenges they present.