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We have a packed programme of events and activities planned for the 2021/22 academic year!

 

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Hi there. My name is Nathan, and I am the teacher trainer for Macmillan Education MENA... and I am here to welcome you, and help you navigate our Advancing Learning Academic Programme for MENA teachers for the 2021/22 school year!

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So, whether you're looking to get the most out of your Macmillan Education course, inject some variety into your lessons, or are looking for ideas to push your students to reach their full potential, we have everything to help you with your Advancing Learning quest in 2021/22...

 

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Check out our schedule below and register for the events of interest to you... 👇

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MAKE NAVIGATING THE PROGRAMME FASTER AND JUMP TO THE MONTH YOU WANT

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OCTOBER 2021

OCTOBER
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    Note: this session is open to all...

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Zarina Subhan

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Harry Waters

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Matthew Hayes

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Mariela Gil

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Jessica Gedamu

 

We kick off the new academic programme with one of the most important topics at the moment: Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship (ESDC)

For this panel discussion we have invited some of the most active speakers in the fields of Diversity and Inclusion, Global Citizenship and Sustainability in ELT, and we will be challenging them with questions on the importance of the topic, and how teachers can integrate these principles into their teaching.

OCT 28, 2021

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OPENING PLENARY

 

ADVANCING LEARNING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: 'EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CITIZENSHIP' (ESDC)

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ADVANCE YOUR LEARNING:

click the banner to visit our ESDC Hub and find a wealth of support and resources for your classroom!

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Why not check out our collaborator content! Just click whenever you see a logo and explore even more PD opportunities here in the MENA region!

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CLICK THE ADVERT ABOVE AND WATCH OUR 'COFFEE-BREAK' STYLE PODCAST EPISODE:

 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES

This episode was recorded in collaboration with

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NOVEMBER 2021

NOVEMBER

Note: this session will draw on examples from Doodle Town, but the session 

is open to anyone interested in developing phonics in their classroom...

To learn more about our new Second Edition of Doodle Town, click the cover...

NOV 04, 2021

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LORENA PEIMBERT

 

PHONICS IN PRE-PRIMARY: A GREAT PLACE TO START

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Teaching young children how to read and write might seem challenging, especially when they are learning English as a second language. In fact, phonics was one of the most requested training topics from teachers in our MENA Insights survey, so we are really happy to have young learner expert and Macmillan author, Lorena Peimbert, joining us and showing us the concrete steps for introducing phonics as well as many useful classroom practices and games to make phonics fun for young learners

 

Don't miss this session if you are teaching pre-primary or lower primary!

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ADVANCE YOUR LEARNING:

click the OneStopEnglish button and access even more phonics support!

All of our PD activities follow the Advancing Learning themes! And, as a special treat, you can click on any of these colourful icons and download our Advancing Learning Teacher's Guide for that theme!

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YOU CAN ALSO CLICK THE BOOK COVERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COURSES!

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MAKING WEBINARS WORTHWHILE

This episode was recorded in collaboration with

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NOV 13, 2021

NATHAN WALLER

 

MAKING EDSC (EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CITIZENSHIP) VISIBLE IN THE CLASSROOM

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COLLABORATOR CONTENT

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Note: this session will draw on examples from Global Stage, but the session 

is open to anyone interested in supporting children's learning journeys...

If you would like to know more about how Doodle Town and Global Stage can create

a complete and comprehensive learning journey for your students, click the covers...

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LUCY CRICHTON

 

THE CHILD'S LANGUAGE JOURNEY: FROM RECEPTION, TO PRODUCTION, TO COMMUNICATION

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Language is crucial to a young child’s development: for communicating, for building relationships and for making sense of the world. As Loris Malaguzzi said, “There are infinite ways that children can express, explore and connect their thoughts, feelings and imaginings.” In this webinar, we’ll follow this beautiful journey, and look at ways we can help and support children in acquiring a rich and diverse language skill set. By using age appropriate input and careful scaffolding, we can strengthen children’s spoken output and guide them towards confidence and autonomy.

NOV 25, 2021

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I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING THIS WEBINAR WITH LUCY

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DECEMBER 2021

DECEMBER
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DEC 05, 2021

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COLLABORATOR CONTENT

NATHAN WALLER

 

Join me as I talk about my weird and wonderful journey into education, on the Teacher Talks podcast with Volkan Iner

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DEC 09, 2021

KATE PICKERING

 

STUDENT WELL-BEING: GUIDING TEENS TO A HEALTHIER MINDSET

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Join teacher, author and trainer, Kate Pickering, where she will consider what we mean by social and emotional skills and the role English teachers can play in helping students develop a healthy mindset in today’s challenging world. We’ll look at practical ideas for integrating student well-being into our classes, so as to produce positive results not only during English lessons, but in students’ life beyond the classroom.

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   Note: this session will draw on examples from Get Involved, but the session 

   is open to anyone interested in Advancing Wellbeing in their classroom...

   To learn more about our new teen course, Get Involved, click the cover...

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ADVANCE YOUR LEARNING:

click the banner to visit our Wellness Hub and find more support to keep you and your students healthy!

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CLICK THE ADVERT ABOVE AND WATCH OUR 'COFFEE-BREAK' STYLE PODCAST EPISODE: ZOOMING IN ON WELLBEING

This podcast episode in collaboration with

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It's BACK...! In 2020 almost 4000 teachers attended our Winter Fair, and this year lived up to its promise to be even bigger and better!

This year the Fair is all about pushing back those desks and bringing the creative arts into the language classroom. Our wonderful line up of guests explored:

making quizzes fun, motivational and instructive tools

theatrical folklore

creating emotional awareness through process drama

creating creative spaces in the classroom

ALL FOUR SESSIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

THROUGH THE LINK BELOW

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Dave Spencer

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Alicja Gałązka

Nurazilah Othman

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THURSDAY 16th DECEMBER

10am and 5pm UK Time

    Note: this event is open to all...

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ON BEHALF OF THE MENA PD ACADEMY TEAM

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JANUARY   2022

JANUARY

JAN 13, 2022

VIV LAMBERT

 

EXPLORING GRAMMAR AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DEPTHS

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Grammar can be tricky to teach and to learn, but it is an essential part of learning a language and the foundation for communication. With stories, games and motivating activities, studying grammar can be fun and with the right support we can make it achievable for every child.  In this webinar Viv talks about how to support children’s learning with practical ideas for scaffolding and differentiation..

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   Note: this session will draw on examples from Story Central Plus, but the session 

   is open to anyone interested in making grammar more engaging for their students...

   To learn more about Story Central Plus and how its new Grammar Booster feature (with

   scaffolded activities for mixed-ability classes) can help your students, click the cover...

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Welcome to 2022! Don't forget, all of our PD activities follow the Advancing Learning themes and you can click on any of these colourful icons and download our Advancing Learning Teacher's Guide for that theme! Enjoy...

ADVANCE

YOUR LEARNING:

click the Macmillan Education button and read Viv's blog post on Grammar!

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JAN 24, 2022

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CLICK THE ADVERT ABOVE AND WATCH OUR VERY SPECIAL PODCAST EPISODE:

TEACHER PD AWARDS

This episode celebrated the International Day of Education 2022, and the achievements of teachers in MENA. We invited twenty of the highest attending/participating teachers from our Macmillan Education PD activities in 2021 to talk about their PD journeys, ambitions for 2022, and share their top teaching tips with the MENA PD Academy community!

This podcast episode celebrated UNESCO's

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION, 2022

why not check out our other podcast episodes

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JAN 27, 2022

Lesson outcomes are descriptions of the specific knowledge, skills or expertise that the student will get from a lesson. In this webinar, we will explore why lesson outcomes greatly benefit both teachers and students, how to identify and write effective lesson outcomes, and a number of activities – including examples from Macmillan Education’s course Language Hub.

 

Teachers will go away from the webinar with a clear understanding of what lesson outcomes are, why they are important and a number of tried-and-tested activities to critically and creatively develop lesson outcomes

In this dual-session event, we will take a comprehensive deep-dive into the whole literacy journey for young learners.

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KIERAN DONAGHY

 

BRINGING LESSON OUTCOMES TO LIFE

   Note: this session will draw on examples from Language Hub, but the session 

   is open to anyone interested in developing lesson planning and outcomes...

   To learn more about Language Hub , click the cover...

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ADVANCE

YOUR LEARNING:

click the Macmillan Education button and read Kierans' blog post on Lesson Outcomes!

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JAN 29, 2022

SESSION ONE

MOHAMMED AZIZ

 

LITERACY FIRST STEPS AND DEVELOPING SKILLS IN THE PRE-PRIMARY CLASSROOM

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Let's focus on Literacy! 

In this dual-session event, we will take a comprehensive deep-dive into the whole literacy journey for young learners! We will look at the literacy-learning process, the strategies students need to learn, in-class and extension activities to support them on their journey, and most importantly, how we can support a love of reading for lifelong learning...

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SESSION TWO

NATHAN WALLER

 

DEVELOPING HIGH LEVEL LITERACY COMPETENCE IN THE PRIMARY CLASSROOM

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DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS WITH YOUNG LEARNERS

   Note: this session will draw on examples from Doodle Town 2nd edition and Global Stage,

   but the session is open to anyone interested in the literacy learning process...

   To learn more about Doodle Town 2nd edition or Global Stage, click the cover...

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FEBRUARY   2022

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FEB 03, 2022

RHONA SNELLING

 

The Real World and the Classroom: Developing Global Skills for Adult Learners

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What are ‘global’ skills? How can teachers help adult learners develop and practise global skills? In this webinar, Rhona Snelling explores the importance of global skills for adult learners, and the relationship between the classroom and the real world. This interactive webinar will cover techniques and points to remember, and present practical classroom activities and ideas.

   Note: this session will draw on examples from Speak Your Mind, but the session 

   is open to anyone interested in developing Global Skills with their students...

   To learn more about Speak Your Mind, click the cover...

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ADVANCE

YOUR LEARNING:

click the Macmillan Education button and read Rhona's blog post on

Global Skills!

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FEB 03, 2022

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CLICK THE ADVERT ABOVE AND WATCH OUR LIVE PODCAST EPISODE ON:

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCE)

In episode nine, Macmillan Education MENA trainer, Nathan Waller was joined by Engish and Social Studies teacher, Nesma Soliman, and we talked about her own personal community projects, and how she draws on those experiences to teach and inspire her students around the topic of Global Citizenship Education (GCE).

why not check out our other podcast episodes

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FEB 08, 2022

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Welcome to the Macmillan Education MENA Higher Education Symposium:

ACHIEVING ACADEMIC ENGLISH THROUGH STUDY SKILLS
 

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Click the coloured links and see more from our Symposium collaborators..!

 

In this symposium we welcome world-renowned Study Skills expert, STELLA COTTRELLwho will discuss the importance of study skills for the 21st century student.

We also welcome Barry Tadman, the publisher for SKILLFUL 2nd edition, to look at 
integrating study skills into activities in the English language classroom and beyond.

And finally, we will welcome Thom Kiddle from NILE, who will look at
Innovation in English Language Organisations and explore the challenges and opportunities.

This symposium is hosted in collaboration with SAUDI TESOL, and we graciously welcome
Dr Abdullah Al-Bargi, the president of SAUDI TESOL, to provide the opening statement for the event.

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FEB 10, 2022

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CLICK THE ADVERT ABOVE AND WATCH OUR LIVE PODCAST EPISODE ON:

SHAPING NEW UNDERSTANDINGS OF ELT

In episode ten, Macmillan Education MENA trainer, Nathan Waller was joined by Director of the English Language Institute at Dhofar University in Oman, Faisal Ben Khalifa, and we chatted about his approach to Educational Leadership and his upcoming ELT conference: Shaping New Understandings in ELT.

why not check out our other podcast episodes

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FEB 17/18, 2022

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COLLABORATOR CONTENT

NATHAN WALLER

Join me for my plenary session at Dhofar University's 'Shaping New Understandings in ELT' conference on Feb 17th, as I talk about the importance of student leadership for Advancing Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship (ESDC)

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ADVANCE YOUR LEARNING:

click the banner to visit our ESDC Hub and find a wealth of support and resources for your classroom!

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Click the banner and see everything we have going on this year

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WELCOME TO OUR

GLOBAL TEACHERS FESTIVAL 2022.!

Click the book covers or scroll down and

click the links to rewatch your fav sessions!

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Click the coloured icons and see more of our Advancing Learning..!

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FEB 20-24, 2022

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SESSION ONE

Introduction to a fast, fun explicit phonics course

SESSION TWO

What is systematic synthetic phonics, and what do I need to teach it?

SESSION THREE

Phonics leadership and engagement with parents

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Using materials to full effect, both in the classroom or in a blended-way

SESSION FIVE

Putting synthetic phonics into practice, with assessment and differentiation

A COMPLETE PHONICS COURSE

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MARCH   2022

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MARCH 3-5, 2022

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COLLABORATOR CONTENT

 

NATHAN WALLER

Join me for my workshop at this years ALLT (Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching) Conference on March 4th, as I talk about the importance of integrating Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship (ESDC) in ELT.

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ADVANCE YOUR LEARNING:

click the banner to visit our ESDC Hub and find a wealth of support and resources for your classroom!

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MARCH 05, 2022

   @ 4pm Egypt time

   @ 5pm Jordan/Saudi time

Ma'ab Al-Shalchi

 

Assessment for Learning (AfL)

with Global Stage

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What is Assessment ‘for’ Learning, or AfL? How can teachers integrate assessment into classroom practice as a feed-forward tool? How does AfL help students to develop more self-directed learning skills? In this workshop to support the teaching (and assessing) of Global Stage, Ma'ab Alshalchi explores the importance of Assessment for Learning, and suggests practical ways to integrate assessment for learning techniques into your classroom. 

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   Note: this session will draw on examples from Global Stage, but the session 

   is open to anyone interested in developing AfL techniques in their teaching...

   To learn more about Global Stage, click the cover...

FREE PD

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MARCH 07, 2022

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ADVANCING GENDER EQUITY IN EDUCATION

In episode eleven, Macmillan Education MENA trainer, Nathan Waller was joined by President of the AfricaELTA, AMIRA SALAMA, as together we celebrated INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2022, and discussed the current situation in MENA with regards to women, girls and gender equity in education and ELT.

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MARCH 09, 2022

@ 5.30pm Morocco time

@ 8.30pm Dubai time

NATHAN WALLER

 

Scaffolding for Success

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Learning a new language is inherently challenging, and building students’ confidence is essential if they are to thrive in the learning environment. A key approach in developing confidence is scaffolding - breaking learning into chunks and providing guidance on how to apply skills and strategies for completing tasks successfully.

This session examines how a scaffolded approach contributes to successful learning by helping students to develop positive attitudes and feel comfortable experimenting with language. We will explore practical ways in which teachers can scaffold classroom tasks to guarantee success for every student, by building confidence in enjoyable and meaningful ways.

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   Note: this session will draw on examples from Happy Campers 2nd Edition, but the session 

   is open to anyone interested in developing scaffolding techniques and their student's confidence...

   To learn more about Happy Campers 2nd Edition, click the cover...

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YOU CAN ALSO CLICK THE BOOK COVERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COURSES!

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MARCH 11, 2022

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SUPPORTING TRANSITIONING BACK TO THE CLASSROOM

In episode twelve, Macmillan Education MENA trainer, Nathan Waller was joined by Teach-O-Gen trainer, NABEEHA TAHIR, and together we considered the impact of transitioning back to the physical classroom and F2F learning, and what we can do to support each other, and our students in the process.

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   Note: this session will draw on examples from Academy Stars, but the session 

   is open to anyone interested in integrating Wellbeing into their lesson activities...

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MA'AB AL-SHALCHI

 

Creativity. Compassion. Confidence.

How to Guide our Students into Learner Superstars.

MARCH 12, 2022

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We have seen recently that developing our students into confident communicators is no easy feat! In this workshop, Ma'ab Al-Shalchi will explore the importance of a positive, caring learning environment for our students' social and emotional development, academic achievements, and confidence as communicators of English.

@ 11am Jordan time

@ 12pm Dubai time

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MARCH 17, 2022

@ 10am | 3pm | 9.30pm UK time

CAROL REED

 

How to Develop Global Skills

with Pre-school Children

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Global skills are critical to children’s educational success and long-term future. But how can we incorporate them into pre-primary language programmes in meaningful, age-appropriate ways? In this session, young learner expert, Carol Read, presents a pedagogical framework and practical ideas - based on stories, songs, games, content-based learning and projects (including some from The Wheels Series) - for integrating the development of global skills effectively in the early years.

   Note: this session will draw on examples from Mimi's Wheel, but the session 

   is open to anyone interested in developing Global Skills with their students...

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ADVANCE YOUR LEARNING:

click the OneStopEnglish button and access even more pre-primary support for Global Skills!

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@ 10am | 3pm | 9.30pm UK time

MARCH 25, 2022

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SARAH HILLYARD

 

When is a Mistake a Mistake, and 

when is it a Learning Opportunity?

Errors are a natural and expected part of language learning. It can be hard to know which errors should be corrected, when to correct them, who should correct them or how they should be corrected. This session aims at answering these questions while providing different strategies to adopt in your lessons. The way you handle error correction can determine whether a mistake becomes a learning opportunity or whether it hinders learning.

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   Note: this session will draw on examples from Share It!, but the session 

   is open to anyone interested in developing their teaching skills...

   To learn more about Share It!, click the cover...

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ADVANCE

YOUR LEARNING:

click the Macmillan Education button and read Sarah's blog post on

Error Correction!

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APRIL   2022

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ETHAN MANSUR

 

Seven Tips for Setting Up

an Exam Preparation Course

In this practical talk, Ethan explored seven ways to get off to a positive start with your exam preparation courses. Using examples from the new 4th edition of the “Ready for" series, he looked at how implementing best practices (like needs analysis and regular revision at the beginning of a course) can help students go from point A to point B, ensuring they reach their goal of successfully passing their exam..

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Note: this session will draw on examples from Ready For, but the 

session is open to anyone interested in developing student's exam skills...

To learn more about our Ready For series, click the cover...

ADVANCE

YOUR LEARNING:

click the Macmillan Education button and read Ethan's blog post on

Needs Analysis!

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APRIL 26, 2022

DAVE SPENCER

 

EXAMS AND TEENAGERS:

FACING THE FACTS

For most teenage students, exams are stressful, tiring, dull and seemingly pointless. However, it’s fair to say that exams are an inescapable part of their, and their teachers’, lives. So, when life gives you lemons, students and teachers have no choice but to make lemonade. This practical session will examine how we can turn exam negatives into positives, helping our students not only to get excellent exam results but also to learn useful life skills and to remain fresh, keen and motivated learners of English...

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Note: this session forms part of our hugely popular 'Teach with Dave' Masterclass and is open to anyone interested in developing exam skills with teen students...

To learn more about Dave's course for teens: 'Gateway to the World'

course, click the cover

ADVANCE

YOUR LEARNING:

click the logo and join Dave's Masterclass today!

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MAY   2022

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ON BEHALF OF THE MENA PD ACADEMY TEAM

 

...and welcome to the final month of our Advancing Learning Academic Programme Season 4 (ALAP4)

We have already started looking ahead to Season 5, and we want to work together with all of you teachers to make sure our activities are as relevant and interesting as possible, so we have created our MENA INSIGHTS 2022 SURVEY, so we can get to know YOU and YOUR NEEDS better...

and of course, we still have a few more activities in the bag in May... scroll down and find out more!

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ARE YOU AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN MENA?

SUBMIT OUR MENA INSIGHTS SURVEY BEFORE JUNE 30th TO BE IN WITH A CHANCE TO WIN AN ONLINE NILE COURSE...

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GRAND PRIZE!

an online NILE course worth over $500

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(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY)

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MAY 16-23, 2022

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Macmillan Education believes that a love of reading can be nurtured in every child, and is on a mission to support educators across the world as they develop reading passion and skills in young learners. A strong foundation in reading brings a wide range of benefits, including a broad vocabulary, improved speaking, listening and writing, and even exam success. Join literacy expert, CHARLOTTE RANCE, for this series of webinars called “Raising a Reader”, which will help attendees develop a variety of strategies and methods for engaging pupils in reading and critical literacy in the English language classroom. 

MAY 25, 2022

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ADVANCE YOUR LEARNING:

click the banner to visit our ESDC Hub and find a wealth of support and resources for your classroom!

Join the MACMILLAN EDUCATION Training Team as we reflect back on all the activities conducted throughout the ADVANCING LEARNING ACADEMIC PROGRAMME: SEASON 4 and suggest our ten favourite TIPS around the themes of GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP, SUSTAINABILITY, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, WELLBEING AND GLOBAL SKILLS...

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MAY 27, 2022

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TAKING ELT FROM CLASSROOM TO COMMUNITY

In episode thirteen, Macmillan Education MENA trainer, Nathan Waller will be joined by teacher, trainer, coach and conference organiser, LHOUSSINE QASSERRAS, and together we explore his work training new English teachers, organising the International Rabat Conference, and developing English community projects in Morocco.

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MAY 28, 2022

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COLLABORATOR CONTENT

 

NATHAN WALLER

Join me for my talk at the Educational Webinar Jam Summit on May 4th, as I talk about the Cultural Literacy and Creative Teaching Practices in ELT.

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JUNE 06, 2022

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COLLABORATOR CONTENT

 

NATHAN WALLER

Join me for my Key Note at Day 2 of the RABAT INTERNATIONAL ELT CONFERENCE on June 6th, where I will talk about the importance of the SDGs in ELT, and how we can make that happen in an easy way in the ELT classroom.

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ADVANCE YOUR LEARNING:

click the banner to visit our ESDC Hub and find a wealth of support and resources for your classroom!

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JUNE 10, 2022

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CAREER PATHS AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT IN ELT

In episode fourteen, Macmillan Education MENA trainer, Nathan Waller was joined by teacher, trainer and academic manager from Egypt, MOHAMED ADEL SAMK. Together they discussed teacher development and what options are available to teachers in MENA, as well as how they might go about accessing them and progressing their own career. Mohamed also shared his experience doing the DELTA in ELT Management, and we reflected on our own career pathways.

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JUNE 24, 2022

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ENGAGING STUDENTS THROUGH ACTIVE LEARNING

In episode fifteen, Macmillan Education MENA trainer, Nathan Waller will be joined by the Head of English and Social Studies at Al Hussan International School in Riyadh, SHAISTA QURESHITogether they will discuss ACTIVE LEARNING and student engagement - and her school's approaches to this topic - over a nice cup of tea...

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JULY 01, 2022

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JOIN NATHAN AND THOM FOR OUR ELTEA TIME MENA SEASON FINALE, WHERE WE WILL CHAT ABOUT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO CONDUCT THE

MENA INIGHTS PRIZE DRAW

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