Teaching English for the Future:
How to Teach English to Teens with the Use of Digital Tools.
A Conference.
Student learning needs are altering dramatically because of a technological progress that changes our society.
Are teachers digitally ready to handle a fast changing classroom reality?
Please join us for an interactive, in-person, international conference on strengthening teachers' digital readiness for a lifetime English language education.
- Discover trends in language education and the use of technology as a system of teaching and learning;
- Learn about our free Online Course on Teaching English for a Lifetime for teachers on digital readiness;
- Share your opinion on policy recommendations for language learning of teenagers;
- Engage in the practice of the EngLife Tools during a highly interactive workshop.
Come to experience tools for the professional development of the English language teacher working with students at upper primary and secondary levels of education.
Come to experience EngLife.
Host: CLV LO im. Bohaterek Powstania Warszawskiego
Location: ul. Żywnego 25, 02-701 Warsaw, Poland
Date: June 15, 2023, Thursday
Time: 10:00 - 15:00
The entire event is free of charge.
This conference will be most useful for:
- secondary education community, including English language teachers, head teachers, school principals and teachers of other disciplines interested in merging tools developed in the projects into their teaching practice;
- representatives of higher education institutions with pedagogy departments;
- representatives of government agencies and policy makers;
- Erasmus+ coordinators at schools and universities; language schools;
- organisations congregating English language teachers.
Programme
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| This part will be conducted in English and Polish | |
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Welcome! Anna Grabek, Principal of CLV LO im. Bohaterek Powstania Warszawskiego, Warsaw, Poland |
| 10:05 - 10:15 | EngLife: English for Life. Conference opening by Justyna Gieżyńska, EngLife Erasmus+ Project Coordinator and President of Luminar Foundation, Poland |
| The rest of the conference will be conducted in English only | |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Flexing Education: Dynamic Language Learning for an Uncertain Future. A keynote speech by Maria Rahamägi, Founder of Edumus School, Estonia |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | How Teens Want to Learn in the Age of Connectivity. EngLife Analysis Results presented by Mike Dirhalidis, Head of Foreign Languages Department at Platon Schools, Greece |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Superteachers from the Future Are Among Us. How to Assess Professional Competencies of Language Teachers by Milic Vukojicic, Computer Science Teacher, International School, Serbia |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | The EngLife Digital Resources Repository. How to Navigate through the Database of Tools for the English Language Teachers by Purva Srivastava, Academic Lead at Atlantic Language, Ireland |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Teaching and Learning for Students and Teachers. How to Make the Most of the Free EngLife Online Course by Justyna Gieżyńska, Luminar Foundation, Poland |
| 12:10 - 12:20 | How Erasmus+ EngLife Changes Lives. An Account by Agnieszka Golenia, Principal of LO Dubiecko, Poland |
| 12:20 - 12:50 | Accelerating Digital Learning and Policy Recommendations on the Use of Technology in English Language Teaching by Peter Fagerström, Educraftor, Finland / Nordic Edtech Forum N8, Estonia, Märt Aro, DreamApply / Nordic Edtech Forum N8, Estonia |
| 12:50 - 13:00 | Your challenge, your solutions (Q & A) |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Networking over refreshments and canapés |
| 13:45 - 15:00 | EngLife Methodology Workshop. A Multiplier Event led by Aneta Juźwin, Vice-Principal of CLV LO and English Language Teacher, Poland |
There will be an informal Education Expo concurrent to the main event. Bring your business cards or school information if you wish to make connections with our Erasmus+ partners and each other.
This meeting is a culmination of EngLife, our Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership.
In case of questions, please contact the EngLife Erasmus+ Project Coordinator
Justyna Gieżyńska at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Partners
