Teaching through the tears: pedagogy in a time of war
Hugh Dellar
Summary
Like many teachers, I pivoted to teaching online during lockdown and for a couple of years taught functioning multi-national classes. Russia's brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine put paid to all that and in the three years since the start of the full-scale war, I've had to adapt both my classroom practices and ,your school policy to take into account the new reality we now find ourselves in. Like many teachers, I pivoted to teaching online during lockdown and for a couple of years taught functioning multi-national classes. Russia's brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine put paid to all that and in the three years since the start of the full-scale war, I've had to adapt both my classroom practices and our school policy to take into account the new reality we now find ourselves in. In this raw and personal session, I unpack some of the principles that have come to guide my practice and look at how the personal is also always political.
Biodata
Hugh Dellar is co-founder of the online school and training company www.lexicallab.com. He has co-authored two five-level General English series, Outcomes and Innovations for National Geographic Learning, and his first methodology book, Teaching Lexically, came out in 2016. Recently, he worked on 'Your Top 50 English Questions Answered' for Wayzgoose Press.
Presentation Details
Type of presentation: Plenary
The presentation is for: General audience
The presentation focuses on: Various
The session is: Practical solutions presentation / exchange of practical ideas
Category: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, including Catering for Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Presentation is commercial: No
Speaking on behalf of a publisher, examination board, or commercial organisation? Yes, No
Scheduled for
Date: Friday, 2025-09-19, 15:20 - 16:20
Place: E2