Welcome to ELTea Time MENA!
SEASON TWO
ELTea Time MENA: A perfect companion for your commute to school...
Grab a cup of your favourite tea (or coffee!) and join us for our live podcast episodes, covering popular topics from our Advancing Learning programme.
In each episode we will be joined by a MENA-based educator for a 30-40 minute discussion on a contemporary topic that they are passionate about...
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See our season two episodes and upcoming schedule below!
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SEASON TWO PODCASTS
EPISODE ONE:
ADVANCING LEARNER AUTONOMY
GUEST: MOHAMMAD NABIL (EGYPT)
DATE: MONDAY 23rd AUGUST, 2022
Macmillan MENA trainer, Nathan Waller, is back - with his eccentric tea selection and inspiring guest educators from across the MENA region - for Season Two of ELTea Time MENA: our Advancing Learning Podcast series. In this first episode Nathan (with his calming chamomile tea) was joined by teacher educator and founder of EDUCAST EG - MOHAMMAD NABIL (a coffee drinker) to talk about the upcoming Back-to-School season and how we can advance and develop Learner Autonomy right from the very first class....
“ALLOW MANY DIFFERENT
ANSWERS FROM STUDENTS [THIS CAN MOVE THEIR THINKING FROM CONVERGENT (EVERYONE ‘KNOWING’ THE SAME ANSWER) TO DIVERGENT (MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES)...]”
EPISODE TWO:
ADVANCING ASSESSMENT (TIPS FOR SUCCESS)
GUEST: SARAH OMAR (EGYPT)
DATE: FRIDAY 26th AUGUST, 2022
In the second podcast episode of Season Two, Nathan (experimenting with a mint and turmeric tea this morning) was joined by SARAH OMAR (enjoying an herbal blend) - a former senior educator from the British Council in Egypt. Together they discussed what it might take to advance English language assessment in MENA (including assessment 'of' and 'for' learning) and the types of skills we might need to prepare students with (beyond language) to be successful in both school-based and International Assessments (such as IELTS).
“DON'T BE AFRAID TO CHALLENGE YOUR STUDENTS. [I BELIEVE] WE ALWAYS TEND TO UNDERESTIMATE OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR POTENTIAL...”
EPISODE THREE:
A POSITIVE PRE-PRIMARY CLASSROOM
GUEST: SAMAH RAJAB (SYRIA)
DATE: SATURDAY 17th SEPTEMBER
In our third podcast episode, Macmillan MENA trainer, Nathan Waller (enjoying a green tea with forest fruits) was joined by SAMAH RAJAB (loving her Earl Grey tea) - a pre-primary teacher from Syria - and together they will discuss Samah's approaches in developing a positive and interactive learning environment in her pre-primary classroom, and the benefits this brings to her very young learners. This episode contained lots of inspiring and practical advice for getting very young learners engaged in the learning process...
“DO EVERYTHING WITH LOVE! ...BUT ON A MORE PRACTICAL NOTE, CONSISTENCY IS KEY [TO SETTING EXPECTATIONS, BEHAVIOUR, AND ITS MAKES THEM FEEL SAFE...]”
EPISODE FOUR:
THE POWER OF OBSERVATION
GUEST: HALA AL-MATARY (EGYPT)
DATE: THURSDAY 29th SEPTEMBER
In our forth podcast episode, Macmillan MENA trainer, Nathan Waller (enjoying a fruity raspberry and peach tea) was joined by freelance teacher trainer (and published novelist) from Egypt, HALA AL-MATARY (a coffee drinker), and together we discussed Hala's experiences becoming a trainer and her interest in classroom observation as a professional development tool...
“KEEP LEARNING AND TRYING
NEW THINGS (DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER
YOU'RE NEW OR VERY EXPERIENCED) AND SHOW YOUR STUDENTS YOUR GENUINE PASSION FOR LEARNING (PASSION IS CONTAGIOUS)”
EPISODE FIVE:
'BACK TO CAMPUS': POST-COVID
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
GUEST: RANIA EL KHAYAT (EGYPT)
DATE: THURSDAY 20th OCTOBER
In our fifth podcast episode, Macmillan MENA trainer, Nathan Waller (enjoying a white peach tea) was joined by Director of the English Department at Nile University in Egypt, RANIA EL KHAYAT (who enjoys Earl Grey), and together we discussed the recent Return to Campus (for teachers and students) post-Covid, and some of the expected and unforeseen challenges and opportunities this has thrown at us all as educators (this episode also showcased and promoted the 2022 Nile University ELT Symposium)...
“REMEMBER, YOU ARE NOT JUST
HERE TO TEACH SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
STUDENTS ARE HUMAN - THEY HAVE INSECURITIES AND LACK CONFIDENCE - AND YOUR WORK HAS THE POWER TO TRANSFORM THEM INTO BETTER VERSIONS
OF THEMSELVES”
EPISODE SIX:
COMPETENCY-BASED TRAINING
GUEST: REEM AL QENAI (KUWAIT)
DATE: MONDAY 31st OCTOBER
In our sixth podcast episode, Macmillan MENA trainer, Nathan Waller (loving his Asian Pear Harmony tea) was joined by President Elect of TESOL KUWAIT and Assistant Professor of English and Social Studies & Head of Library at KTECH in Kuwait: REEM AL QENAI (enjoying her Jasmine tea), and together we discussed Reem and her teams' holistic approach to language teaching and learning through the adoption of a Competency-Based Training model, and some of the benefits this has brought, both in terms of learning outcomes and general life and study skills...
“ALLOW STUDENTS TO LEAD YOU. DON'T BE AFRAID TO INVOLVE THEM (BEYOND JUST LEARNING THE CONTENT) AND THEY WILL OFTEN SURPRISE YOU...”
EPISODE SEVEN:
'FROM SELF TO OTHER'
GUEST: TETYANA SHERUDA (JORDAN)
DATE: THURSDAY 20th OCTOBER
In this seventh podcast episode, Macmillan MENA trainer, Nathan Waller (having a latte today) was joined by teacher and HoD from Jordan, TETYANA SHERUDA (enjoying a black tea), and together we discussed the recent Return to Campus (for teachers and students) post-Covid, and some of the expected and unforeseen challenges and opportunities this has thrown at us all as educators (this episode also showcased and promoted the 2022 Nile University ELT Symposium)...
“BE OPEN. BE REFLECTIVE. BE CURIOUS.
NEVER STOP LEARNING, AND ASKING 'CAN I DO THINGS BETTER THAN I'M DOING RIGHT NOW?'
IF YOU CAN, THIS APPROACH WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE MORE ENJOYABLE”
EPISODE EIGHT:
'THE INNOVATION SHIFT
IN HIGHER EDUCATION'
GUEST: DR AFTAB ARA (SAUDI ARABIA)
DATE: THURSDAY 20th OCTOBER
In this seventh podcast episode, Macmillan MENA trainer, Nathan Waller (having a latte today) was joined by teacher and HoD from Jordan, TETYANA SHERUDA (enjoying a black tea), and together we discussed the recent Return to Campus (for teachers and students) post-Covid, and some of the expected and unforeseen challenges and opportunities this has thrown at us all as educators (this episode also showcased and promoted the 2022 Nile University ELT Symposium)...
“BE OPEN. BE REFLECTIVE. BE CURIOUS.
NEVER STOP LEARNING, AND ASKING 'CAN I DO THINGS BETTER THAN I'M DOING RIGHT NOW?'
IF YOU CAN, THIS APPROACH WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE MORE ENJOYABLE”
EPISODE NINE:
ADVANCING WOMEN IN EDUCATION'
GUEST: ANNA HASPER (UAE)
DATE: THURSDAY 20th OCTOBER
In this seventh podcast episode, Macmillan MENA trainer, Nathan Waller (having a latte today) was joined by teacher and HoD from Jordan, TETYANA SHERUDA (enjoying a black tea), and together we discussed the recent Return to Campus (for teachers and students) post-Covid, and some of the expected and unforeseen challenges and opportunities this has thrown at us all as educators (this episode also showcased and promoted the 2022 Nile University ELT Symposium)...
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