Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: Integrating Sustainability into ELT – a webinar by Anna Plaksiienko
Dear Colleagues,
IATEFL Poland and and Anna Plaksiienko
have the pleasure to invite you to the webinar:
“Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: Integrating Sustainability into ELT”
which will take place on Wednesday, 19th of February 2025, from 20.30 to 21.30 CET.
Summary:
Embracing the challenges of teaching listening to students of all levels, teachers have to be creative in searching for ways to make lessons productive and effective. We often ask ourselves, „How can I help students decode what they hear? How to teach listening so that students actually HEAR? How to empower learners and aid their communication?”. In this workshop, we will discuss ways to empower learners and aid their communication, help decode not just words, but also context, tone, and intent, enabling them to grasp the full spectrum of spoken English, and preparing them for real-life interactions. Participants will discover strategies to teach listening lexically, engage students through active listening exercises, develop critical thinking and mediation skills, and use affordances for language development. Starting with identifying potential difficulties with teaching listening, we shall proceed to finding solutions to empower and challenge learners. We shall continue with the discussion of how to design effective lessons so that students can see their progress and notice improvement. Participants will be provided with tools for developing listening skills as well as encouraged to debate on the usage of AI technology. All of the activities are easily adapted for any age group. No prior knowledge is required. The session will be beneficial for teachers who are looking for ways to teach listening lexically, effectively, and naturally, thus improving students’ learning outcomes.
During the webinar all participants will be provided with a certificate of participation, which they will be able to download.
IATEFL Poland members have priority of registration for this webinar.
Do not delay. The number of participants is limited.
Professional profile
Anna Plaksiienko

Bio
Being a Cambridge-certified English language teacher and trainer,I have been actively involved in conducting professional development courses for a diverse array of institutions. My expertise encompasses several areas, including Education for Sustainable Development, smart and strategic usage of technology in education,and teaching lexically to enhance learners’ outcomes. I provide consultancy services for ESL teachers and present at CPD events worldwide.
Welcome!
On behalf of IATEFL Poland
Webinar organisers:
Anna Rogalewicz-Gałucka Chief Administrative Officer office@iatefl.org.pl | Lucyna Wilinkiewicz-Górniak Kraków Region Representative Webinars’ Coordinator lucyna.wilinkiewicz@gmail.com |