Lessons that matter - starting the ripples
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Dear Colleagues,
IATEFL Poland and Hanna Kryszewska, a teacher, teacher trainer and trainer of trainers,
have the pleasure to invite you to the webinar which will take place on Wednesday, 17th of June 2026, from 20.30 to 21.30 CEST.
This webinar is titled:
“Lessons that matter – starting the ripples.”
Summary:
In language classes students must understand the lexis, the grammar, the message, the cultural context etc. Understanding the message itself takes on a number of levels. Step one – comprehension questions, step two – teaching for understanding e.g. reading between the lines, step three – critical thinking, step four – mediation – interaction with the text, step five, the pinnacle: reflection hopefully leading to a change of heart. The webinar looks at the content, topics and texts we choose and how much they matter. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals provide a helpful guide when we look for good topics.
All lessons matter, but some matter more,
The content and stance can lead to a change of heart and instil values in our learners.
Bio:
Hanna Kryszewska is a freelance teacher, teacher trainer of both pre-service and in-service teachers, and trainer of trainers. She is co-author of resource books: Learner Based Teaching, OUP, Towards Teaching, Heinemann, The Standby Book, CUP, Language Activities for Teenagers, CUP, The Company Words Keep, DELTA Publishing, of a language course for secondary schools: ForMat, Macmillan, a video-based teacher training course: Observing English Lessons and asynchronous online TT courses for Orient BlackSwan, India. She is a trainer for Oxford Teacher Academy and Pilgrims Teacher Training, as well as editor of Humianising Language Teaching online Magazine. She has trained teachers and presented at conferences throughout Europe and beyond, and she has published extensively in ELT magazines and journals.
